Although Outkast rapper André 3000 really wanted to make a Rap album, it looks like his latest offering has moved the needle in ways he could never have imagined.
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André 3000’s latest single, his 12-minute-plus instrumental track “I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a ‘Rap’ Album But This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time,” made its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 90, marking the longest-running song to make it to the chart, toppling the previous record-holder, Tool’s 10-minute, 21-second Prog-Rock anthem “Fear Inoculum,” with 120 whole seconds to spare.
The song, from the Atlanta rapper/producer/flutist and former Outkast member’s all-instrumental solo debut New Blue Sun, has also hit the number 1 spot on Billboard’s New Age Albums chart -- naturally. Check out the full tracklisting below and grab your copy now.
André 3000 - New Blue Sun
1. I swear, I Really Wanted To Make A "Rap" Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time
2. The Slang Word P(*)ssy Rolls Off The Tongue With Far Better Ease Than The Proper Word Vagina . Do You Agree?
3. That Night In Hawaii When I Turned Into A Panther And Started Making These Low Register Purring Tones That I Couldn't Control ... Sh¥t Was Wild
4. BuyPoloDisorder's Daughter Wears A 3000® Button Down Embroidered
5. Ninety Three 'Til Infinity And Beyoncé
6. Gandhi, Dalai Lama, Your Lord & Savior J.C. / Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, And John Wayne Gacy
7. Ants To You, Gods To Who ?
8. Dreams Once Buried Beneath The Dungeon Floor Slowly Sprout Into Undying Gardens