This year, OutKast’s magnum opus “Hey Ya!” turns 20. That means that for the past two decades the world has been shaking it like a polaroid picture to “Hey Ya!” But what does the song really mean?

André 3000 wrote the song in 2002. “Hey Ya!” became an instant hit among fans and critics alike, earning Outkast a place in the spotlight. It grew successful in North America, first charting on the ...

Outkast's seminal hit "Hey Ya!" is one of the defining songs of the 2000s. An undeniably catchy earworm, its addictive melody and snappy hook have been filling dancefloors for the best part of the ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Look, I get it.

Over the years, we’ve seen hip-hop reach heights never imagined. From the booth to the classrooms of the most esteemed institutions, the beat and driving force of the genre has allowed it to shine ...

Just ten years ago, Big Boi and André 3000 (better known then as Outkast) released two lead singles off of their double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. One of them was called “Hey Ya!” and, boy, ...

Back in 2003, OutKast's "Hey Ya!" was an inescapable party anthem that drove the duo to the top of the Billboard charts. You may remember the pair's retro, Ed Sullivan Show-inspired music video to go ...

How does someone try to prove that a song is distracting? First, Pass Me Fast looked at Spotify’s most popular songs. They did not include obscure songs in their ranking. Second, they calculated how ...

From Nirvana to Radiohead to Queen, Panic! At the Disco are known for covering high-energy rock anthems at their live shows. They went in a different — and arguably more challenging — direction with ...

Song parodist Eric Schwartz (the Internet’s equivalent of Weird Al Yankovic) put together this hilarious send-up of the Jewish Festival of Lights. Set to OutKast’s hit Hey Ya, Schwartz’s snappy ...