Soundtrack or standard Outkast album? Both, and that's the beauty of Outkast, you never know what to expect from them next. In the beginning there was Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik and everybody said "what the hell does that mean?”, and since then the duo has made an art of making us scratch our heads. Innovative, experimental, music has been their trademark, a blend of conscious, thought provoking lyrics and "who else would have thought of that" beats. The duo's latest release Idlewild is no different; the sixth release from the Atlanta natives makes us once again disregard what we thought hip-hop could be.

The album starts out strong with “Mighty O”, a song many thought would be the first single released by the group. It reminds the world that Andre 3000 still is one of the best lyricist out, as he does what so many have longed to hear him do... trade verses with Big Boi on a hip-hop track. They both lay down killer verses to a track that's largely based on Cab Calloway's "Hi-De- Ho" and make it look easy. It then begins shifting gears as the pair trade solo songs a'la SpeakerBoxxx/The Love Below with Dre's Banjo laced, “Idlewild...