André 3000 Surprises With New Piano Instrumental Album He Initially Named The Best Worst Rap Album in History

On Monday (May 5), ahead of his appearance at the 2025 Met Gala, 3 Stacks quietly dropped a new LP on DSPs. The project is made up of seven piano instrumentals and contains no bars.

7PS was partially recorded prior to his Grammy-nominated instrumental album New Blue Sun, which dropped in November of 2023, while the origin of the LP came about nearly 10 years ago when the OutKast rapper was playing a piano with his son. The original title for the offering was The Best Worst Rap Album In History.

"It’s jokingly the worst rap album in history because there are no lyrics on it at all," Stacks says of the new album. "It’s the best because it’s the free-est emotionally and best I’ve felt personally. It’s the best because it’s like a palette cleanser for me.'"

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