Doing the piece on Cunninlynguists got me to thinking about Goodie Mob and Outkast. I’ve heard rumors (confirmed via Wikipedia so much as Wiki can confirm anything) of Goodie Mob reuniting with Cee-lo for a new cd but what became of Outkast. IMO, they lost their mojo after Stankonia continued to fade with Speakerboxxx/Love Below and became utterly forgettable after Idlewild. Last I had heard, 10 the Hard Way, was supposed to have came out this year which would have satisfied their contractual obligations and I assumed Outkast would then die a much needed death until the eventual reunion tour/album. So what happened? I set out to ask Google and found my answers via 2 site (here and here):

One album remains on Outkast’s LaFace contract. It was originally planned as a ten-track release called 10 The Hard Way; shortly after Idlewild dropped, the duo confirmed the album is still in the works, though both have begun new projects without releasing any new information on the album. In a recent interview with the L.A. Times, OutKast confirmed that “10 The Hard Way” was still going to come out, but said they would keep it ‘under wraps’ until the album’s release, still possibly two years away.

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While you’re waiting for info, here’s something new from the duo courtesy of Spine Magazine. “Da Art of Storytellin’ Part 4” feature’s Floetry’s Marsha Ambrosius and will appear on DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz: The Album, out next week.

DJ Drama (feat. Outkast and Marsha Ambrosius) - Da Art of Storytellin’ Part 4
Outkast (with Goodie Mob) - Git Up Git Out