Frank Ocean
“Pink Matter” (Remix) (f/ Big Boi + Andre 3000)
Digital Single (Def Jam)
As much as I’d love it to be, this isn’t really an Outkast reunion track. That said, if anybody could reform the greatest hip-hop group of my lifetime, it would be someone with the awesome power of Mr. Ocean. The “Pink Matter” remix does highlight one thing that made Outkast great: their totally different perspectives. While most hip-hop groups generally see the world the same way, Big Boi and Dre’s tracks always worked so well because they would consistently found the diametric opposite sides of the same coin. While Andre’s verse is a brokenhearted lament to an absent girlfriend who was “made for cuddlin’,” the playful Big Boi gets his T-Pain on, pining for an exemplary stripper who was “the perfect hoe.” Considering how different they seem, it’s kind of amazing they were able to co-exist for four near-perfect albums and two pretty alright ones. Hopefully, the rumors of an Outkast reunion come to fruition, and if they do because of this collaboration, Frank Ocean deserves the Noble Peace Prize. Seriously.
