Andre 3000 Says ‘New Blue Sun’ Doesn’t Count in Solo Record Deal

André 3000An interesting information emerged about ‘s instrumental album. New Blue Sun.

During a recent appearance Tour Show The Atlanta rapper said on his podcast that his debut solo album wasn’t included in his current deal with Epic because it wasn’t a rap project. “They congratulated me on the process, they congratulated me on what the work was, but contractually – this is very interesting – my label will not consider this album to be against my contract,” he explained.

after Toure asked him to clarify whether the album counted for an album. outkast “That’s as a solo artist,” André replied, confirming that he also has a solo album deal in addition to his band deal. Big Boi.

André said his lawyer explained this for him and that his contract included a legal stipulation that prevented him from releasing “everything” to fulfill the terms of his contract. “It’s something that says, ‘The next record should be 90 percent like the previous record.’ Do you understand what I’m saying? “This prevents you from handing over 10 tracks with a clap of your hands and saying, ‘This is my album,'” he explained.

OutKast rapper reiterates that Epic CEO Sylvia Rhone and her team have been “very supportive” New Blue Sunand added that he had little interest in “getting out” of the Epic deal. “It’s not like I’m trying to get out, like, ‘Let’s hurry up and get out.’ And then I was like, ‘Oh, I’m about to release this rap album,'” he explained. “No, I don’t have a rap album, none of this is any shit like that, so I’m not stressed about it… I wish it counted. Interesting news for artists to hear: This is new The album doesn’t count.”

billboard Reached out to representatives of Epic Records and André 3000 for comment

New Blue Sun broke the record For the longest song to become a hit hot 100 graphic and aptly titled: “I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a ‘Rap’ Album But This Time, The Wind Literally Blows Me Away.” The album has also been released recently nominated for album of the year at the upcoming Grammys.