 speakerboxxx/the love below is the fifth studio album by american hip hop duo outkast, released september 23, 2003 on laface records. issued as a double album, its playtime of more than two hours is distributed over solo albums from each of the group's members. speakerboxxx is the solo project of big boi and a southern hip hop album with a p-funk influence, while andrÃ© 3000's the love below features psychedelic, pop, funk, electro, and jazz styles. speakerboxxx/the love below received widespread acclaim from music critics, earning praise for the consistency of big boi's speakerboxxx and the eclectic musical style of andrÃ© 3000's the love below. the album was supported with the hit singles "hey ya!" and "the way you move", which both reached number one on the us billboard hot 100, and the top five hit "roses". speakerboxxx/the love below has been certified diamond and 11 times platinum by the recording industry association of america for shipping more than 11 million units (in this case, 5.5 million double album sets, which are double-counted by the riaa). ==background and recording== following the release of outkast's fourth studio album stankonia (2000), andrÃ© 3000 felt urged to do something different from his previous projects and moved to los angeles to pursue an acting career. he was relatively unsuccessful, obtaining a minor role in hollywood homicide (2003) and a one-episode appearance in the drama series the shield. he quickly returned to music and began re
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