Roses
Outkast | Artist Essentials
First released: 2003 (year verified)
Original 2003 full studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The ornate keyboard opening gives way to a sharply defined groove and an increasingly crowded vocal finish.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2003 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2003 release history of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2003 full studio album recording
Credit: Outkast
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - original group-credited program
Original 2003 double-album program, preserving Outkast as the release credit and Sleepy Brown/Norah Jones guest credits. Full Roses is approximately 6:09; later radio and cleaned editions are not silently substituted. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - original group-credited program
Original 2003 double-album program, preserving Outkast as the release credit and Sleepy Brown/Norah Jones guest credits. Full Roses is approximately 6:09; later radio and cleaned editions are not silently substituted. | 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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