Elevators (Me & You)
Outkast | Artist Essentials
First released: 1996 (year verified)
Original 1996 full studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The sparse, hovering backing leaves the two rappers' different placements against the beat easy to hear.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1996 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 1996 release history of ATLiens. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 1996 full studio album recording
Credit: Outkast
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: ATLiens
ATLiens - original LaFace program
Original 1996 album and earlier 1996 Elevators/ATLiens single fields. The original Elevators and separately named ONP 86 Mix are distinct program entries. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Annual version match under review
The selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
The actual retained annual candidate does not identify its audio edition. The selection preserves the original full studio presentation; documented named radio mixes or shorter anthology presentations are not silently treated as identical. The real annual candidate remains provisional, without asserting a different performance from duration alone.
ATLiens - original LaFace program
Original 1996 album and earlier 1996 Elevators/ATLiens single fields. The original Elevators and separately named ONP 86 Mix are distinct program entries. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Elevators - documented original single presentations
Original 1996 single history with separately named Radio Edit, ONP and Crazy C presentations. Supports the actual annual edition question, not an equivalence inferred from duration. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About OutKast
OutKast are the Atlanta hip-hop duo of André 3000 and Big Boi. Their recordings bring Southern storytelling together with funk, soul, jazz and rock, often using futuristic imagery and elaborate musical settings. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik established their early approach, while ATLiens and Aquemini expanded its range. Stankonia pushed further into electronic and psychedelic textures, and Speakerboxxx/The Love Below presented contrasting sides of the partnership. Across these changes, the duo's distinct vocal styles and interest in narrative remained central to the music.
Artist background sources
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: OutKast
Supports Atlanta duo identity, musical blend, storytelling and named album progression; inconsistent museum release-date labels omitted and member solo IDs excluded. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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