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It’s been almost a decade since OutKast released their <em>Speakerboxxx/The Love Below</em> LP (six years since their <em>Idlewild</em> soundtrack). And while Big Boi's been the only half of the duo to push out his solo album with 2010's <em>Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty</em> (and now prepping <em>Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors</em>’ release), the other half’s been busy outshining other people on their own records. Despite being hesitant to drop an album of his own, André 3000’s string of notable collaborations alongside everyone from Lil Wayne to Young Jeezy, Rick Ross and more make up for the void. Just two months ago, T.I. mentioned in an interview that he had the best Three Stacks verse ‘<em>ever</em>’ on their “Sorry” collaboration off Tip’s <em>Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head</em> album. Though he delivered another top-tier verse (no surprise there), the high anticipation that preceded “Sorry” leaves many debating whether or not it was in fact Dré’s best verse to date. So on that note, we lined up all of André’s guest appearances since his 2007 hot streak (sans features credited as OutKast) and ranked them all to see just who managed to have to Best André 3000 Guest Verse <em>Ever</em>…—<em>XXL</em> (@XXL)

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22. B.o.B ft. André 3000 “Play the Guitar” (2011)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X7k4QQ0UjsQ?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X7k4QQ0UjsQ?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />On B.o.B’s street single, André stands “on the <em>corner of ‘Give it to ’em’ and they don’t want it’</em>.” Got beef? Pick and choose wisely.

21. Jay-Z ft. André 3000 & Ice Cube “30 Something (Remix)” (2007)

21. Jay-Z ft. André 3000 & Ice Cube “30 Something (Remix)” (2007)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3MjufDpWqWs?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3MjufDpWqWs?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />Over Jigga’s Dr. Dre produced anthem, Dré speaks on the youth of today when rhyming lines like, “Rapper’s really gettin’ pain in full/So full that the kids don’t go to school in hopes of becomin’ one of us…The television tells them their vision/Now it’s hard for them to make decisions with out feelin’ uncooled, unschooled, thumb rule/Rule of thumb, can’t be dumb…” Take note.

20. Ciara ft. André 3000 & Ludacris “Ride (Remix),” <em>Basic Instinct</em> (2010)

20. Ciara ft. André 3000, Bei Maejor & Ludacris “Ride (Remix),” <em>Basic Instinct</em> (2010)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A7t8aXYra2k?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A7t8aXYra2k?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />On the opening verse to Ciara’s sultry remix, Three Stacks provides enough game to steal Minnie away from Mickey. “I can look at your face and know the pussy good,” he starts before adding, “You wanna give me your taste but don’t know how to do it.”

19. Lloyd ft. André 3000 & Lil Wayne “Dedication to My Ex (Miss That),” <em>King of Hearts</em> (2011)

19. Lloyd ft. André 3000 & Lil Wayne “Dedication to My Ex (Miss That),” <em>King of Hearts</em> (2011)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/87tluBA5p2s?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/87tluBA5p2s?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />On Lloyd’s <em>King of Hearts</em> single, André dwells on an ol’ lady that’s changed since taking her from her ex. “Bet your buddy don’t even know you don’t like red/Or was it fuchsia, fuck it, our future is dead.” <em>Take that, take that</em>…

18. Big Boi ft. André 3000 “Lookin’ 4 Ya” (2010)

18. Big Boi ft. André 3000 “Lookin’ 4 Ya” (2010)

<object width="620" height="465"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LkbxgiP8fGI?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LkbxgiP8fGI?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="465" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />While it wasn’t dubbed an OutKast track, this leak for Big Boi’s “Lookin’ 4 Ya” whetted the appetite for many fans of the <em>ATLien</em> duo. Oh and on his <em>cool shit</em> André killed it too. “Wait'll, you get a load of me,I ain't joking/Dark Night, Batman/And I'm poking that pussy Cat Woman.”

17. Gorillaz ft. André 3000 & James Murphy “DoYaThing” (2011)

17. Gorillaz ft. André 3000 & James Murphy “DoYaThing” (2011)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mtYL6EiC1KE?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mtYL6EiC1KE?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />André 3000 does his <em>damn thang</em> on Gorillaz’ “DoYaThing” track, touching on everything including his <em>plaid past and solid future</em> to <em>tearing a nigga face off</em>. Keep sleeping on him and suffer the consequences.

16. Lil Wayne ft. Tech N9ne & André 3000 “Interlude,” <em>Tha Carter IV</em> (2011)

16. Lil Wayne ft. Tech N9ne & André 3000 “Interlude,” <em>Tha Carter IV</em> (2011)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dhvdJT4JCMM?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dhvdJT4JCMM?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />On one of the many interludes on Wayne’s <em>Carter IV</em>, Dré unleashes another standout verse proving why he should be referred to as “<em>the Pharaoh Three Stacks…</em>”

15. Fonzworth Bentley ft. Kanye West, Andre 3000 & Sa-Ra “Everybody,” <em>C.O.L.O.U.R.S.</em> (2008)

15. Fonzworth Bentley ft. Kanye West, Andre 3000 & Sa-Ra “Everybody,” <em>C.O.L.O.U.R.S.</em> (2008)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cY_GXXVuE4k?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cY_GXXVuE4k?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />Yup, Fonzworth Bentley <em>actually</em> had a single. Even more surprising, it featured Three Stacks and Kanye West (on the hook) with the former stealing the show. No surprise there.

14. Frank Ocean ft. André 3000 “Pink Matter,” <em>Channel Orange</em> (2012)

14. Frank Ocean ft. André 3000 “Pink Matter,” <em>Channel Orange</em> (2012)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ynVQD-b0qX8?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ynVQD-b0qX8?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />There’s nothing worse than dealing with relationship regrets. However, hearing Three Stacks vividly detail his own experience over Frank Ocean’s <em>Channel Orange</em> album cut makes it worth while. Short and sweet.

13. Ke$ha ft. Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and T.I. “Sleazy Remix 2.0: Get Sleazier, ” <em>Cannibal</em> (2011)

13. Ke$ha ft. Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and T.I. “Sleazy Remix 2.0: Get Sleazier, ” <em>Cannibal</em> (2011)

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12. Drake ft. André 3000 & Lil Wayne “The Real Her,” <em>Take Care</em> (2011)

12. Drake ft. André 3000 & Lil Wayne “The Real Her,” <em>Take Care</em> (2011)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xmO-PUJ8cJE?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xmO-PUJ8cJE?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />Touching on a relationship gone awry, Andre provided one of the best guest verses on Drizzy Drake’s <em>Take Care</em> album. He even offers some vital advice, “<em>Please be careful, bitches got the rabies</em>.

11. Beyoncé ft. André 3000 “Party,” <em>4</em> (2011)

11. Beyoncé ft. André 3000 “Party,” <em>4</em> (2011)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/skb4CfKq61E?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/skb4CfKq61E?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />As he set the scene on Bey’s “Party” single last year, Three Stacks stole the show once more—on an R&B track at that. “I ain’t worried about them fuck niggas over there/But they worry about me…”

10. Lloyd ft. André 3000 & Nas “You (Remix),” <em>Street Love</em> (2007)

10. Lloyd ft. André 3000 & Nas “You (Remix),” <em>Street Love</em> (2007)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_NpdMm2tFhw?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_NpdMm2tFhw?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />Arguably Lloyd’s most successful single to date, Dré dishes out a tale about a lady he meets and falls in love with at Whole Foods. Now that’s quite the story.

9. Young Jeezy ft. André 3000 & Jay-Z “I Do,” <em>Thug Motivation 103: Hustlaz Ambition</em> (2011)

9. Young Jeezy ft. André 3000 & Jay-Z “I Do,” <em>Thug Motivation 103: Hustlaz Ambition</em> (2011)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_h22bztFU_s?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_h22bztFU_s?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />“Nothing's more attractive than a heavy praying woman,” raps Andre on Jeezy’s <em>TM:103</em> standout cut. “To a him when those and them been defecating on me/Her would sense the heaven, and him when Andre omen/Baby I’m hell, save me, don’t bail”

8. Chris Brown ft. André 3000, Drake, Kanye West, Rick Ross, T.I. & Fabolous “Dueces (Remix),” <em>F.A.M.E.</em> (2010)

8. Chris Brown ft. André 3000, Drake, Kanye West, Rick Ross, T.I. & Fabolous “Dueces (Remix),” <em>F.A.M.E.</em> (2010)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s45ME6UVz4o?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s45ME6UVz4o?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />Three Stacks challenges the listeners on Breezy’s break-up anthem, when he rhymes “She came four... times to my cousin's house to see if I was there/Get your minds out the gutter, man/ We're out here trying to have a good time…"

7. John Legend ft. André 3000 “Green Light,” <em>Evolver</em> (2008)

7. John Legend ft. André 3000 “Green Light,” <em>Evolver</em> (2008)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/biyG45ZxhZ4?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/biyG45ZxhZ4?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />André proves his game’s official on John Legend’s <em>Evolver</em> single. “No, I'm a comet; I, just want you woman/Hey, if I were you then it would be me that I'd go home with… You did it! Let's hop a cab, and split it/I'm kiddin! We both goin to where you livin!” We see you Three Stacks.

6. Rick Ross ft. Andre 3000 “Sixteen,” <em>God Forgives, I Don’t</em> (2012)

6. Rick Ross ft. Andre 3000 “Sixteen,” <em>God Forgives, I Don’t</em> (2012)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VgKmJRhsx4o?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VgKmJRhsx4o?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />What do you when 16 ain’t enough? Get André 3000 and the rest will speak for itself. This <em>God Forgives, I Don’t</em> standout should serve as your best example.

5. Devin the Dude ft. André 3000 & Snoop Dogg “What A Job,” <em>Waitin’ to Inhale</em> (2007)

5. Devin the Dude ft. André 3000 & Snoop Dogg “What A Job,” <em>Waitin’ to Inhale</em> (2007)

<object width="620" height="465"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2T1jdreS6ko?version=3&hl=en_US"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2T1jdreS6ko?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="465" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"/></object><br /><br />On Devin’s mellow album cut, he speaks on those online pirates that share music (“You download it for free/We get charged for it”) and offers some positive words for the fans (“See we do it for that boi that graduated/That looked you in your eyes real tough and said 'preciate it/And that he wouldn'ta made it if it wasn't for your CD number nine…”) <em>Yeah, exactamundo</em>.

4. T.I. ft. André 3000 “Sorry,” <em>Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head</em> (2012)

4. T.I. ft. André 3000 “Sorry,” <em>Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head</em> (2012)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QXfhiijSt1Y?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QXfhiijSt1Y?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />While he sometimes barely has time to rap (appearing in ads for Gillette, playing Jimi Hendrix, etc.) Dré takes some time for Tip and delivers a whopping verse that’s far from <em>boring</em>.

3. Big Boi ft. André 3000 & Raekwon “Royal Flush,” (2008)

3. Big Boi ft. André 3000 & Raekwon “Royal Flush,” (2008)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4FUPPurcasM?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4FUPPurcasM?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />Although not being credited as an OutKast single, Big Boi gathered his partner-in-rhyme and Raekwon for one monster record in “Royal Flush.” With his almost two-minute timed verse Three Stacks weaves through his verse with lines, “Crack and I have a lot in commonWe both come up in the 80's and we keep that bass pumping/That's a nega-tive comparison, embarrassingUnfortunate that if you come up fortunate the streets consider you lame/Ha, I thought the name of the game was to have a better life/I guess it ain't. What a shameI don't slang/Never slung but I'm one with the slumThat has a name well fitting, plenty cheese getting…” Well damn, Three Stacks.

2. DJ UNK ft. André 3000, Big Boi & Jim Jones “Walk It Out (Remix) (2007)

2. DJ UNK ft. André 3000, Big Boi & Jim Jones “Walk It Out (Remix) (2007)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oCE5MwAMgNI?version=3&hl=en_US"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oCE5MwAMgNI?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"/></object><br /><br />It’s the verse that started it all and of all people, DJ Unk hosted it. Albeit, Three Stacks’ verse for UNK’s “Walk It Out” hit, meshed perfect like a hood dude and a baggy white tee.

1. Rich Boy ft. André 3000, Game, Jim Jones, Murphy Lee & Nelly “Throw Some D’s,” <em>Rich Boy</em> (2007)

1. Rich Boy ft. André 3000, Game, Jim Jones, Murphy Lee & Nelly “Throw Some D’s,” <em>Rich Boy</em> (2007)

<object width="620" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oPp4GHzDVHo?version=3&hl=en_US"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oPp4GHzDVHo?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="620" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"/></object><br /><br />Rich Boy’s debut single was already hard. But after Andre hopped on and slaughtered it, the rest became history. He snarled at competition (“You might be the dope but I would flush it down the toilet”), sent his hater’s parents a <em>whole case of V8</em> and even had time to verify his street credibility (“Ain’t a hood nigga but a nigga from the ho-od”). Altogether, the verse would place a closer scope on the eccentric man that used to rock plaid.