As I speak for the people like I always say, let me say this for the people Andre……..COME BACK FULL TIME! 2011 was ready for the reappearing act of Andre Lauren Benjamin, better known as Andre 3000 aka Three Stacks, sort of. Several years back, Three Stacks stated the reception from some of his guest verses inspired him to create his long awaited solo effort, but of course nothing came about. Fast forward to 2011, Andre got back on his remix/feature game drawing the number one inquiry from his die hard advocates: WHERE IS THE SOLO PROJECT? Of course Andre doesn’t have answers for us and needless to say, the question doesn’t need to be asked again. In the meantime, let’s review Andre’s work from 2011 and decided is he ready to set foot in the solo territory. The nominees are……

Drake ft. Lil Wayne & Andre 3000 – The Real Her (Prod. By Noah “40″ Shebib): Weeks before Drake’s sophomore effort hit the streets, “The Real Her”, sans Benjamin’s vocals hit the eStreets leaving many to wonder who the open beatscape was for after Dwayne’s verse. 3000′s verse was more than likely a bad night in the strip club wondering about not only his own troubles, but the ones surfacing in the minds of those doing something strange for a piece of change. Word play is solid, especially the Boise line, but ended on a sour not with the Rabies reference.

Beyonce ft. Andre 3000 – Party (Prod. By Kanye Wes, Jeff Bhasker & Beyonce Knowles): I’d first like to say more more Kanye and Three Stack collaborations are needed. As for the verse, the party rhetoric started out pretty fun. An obvious play on his moniker, Dre came out swinging without looking. But about 10 seconds later, the ATL native went on a mid life crisis tangent which then turned into a off the dome freestyle session in which he was having fun doing lol. Oddly enough, the final couple bars, Dre reals us back in with a witty closing.

B.o.B ft. Andre 3000 – Play The Guitar (Prod. By Salaam Remi): An extraordinary start to an awesome collaboration. Imagine seeing Three Stacks on top of your local Church’s Chicken plucking away at guitar? Seems to me this verse was straying along the lines of the feeling of playing the guitar. Well that’s what the latter of the verse gave me, especially the outro. Fast paced spitting at its finest, it’s easy to get lost in Dre’s wordplay, but play it back a couple times it may hit a couple chords. Not the best in flow, but the message was well received.

Kesha ft. Andre 3000 – Sleazy (Remix) [Prod. By Bangladesh, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco]: This verse comes off a bit confusing to me, but I like the story being told from the young perspective. I’m going to call in some help from you folks to help me break it down a bit more. I’m obviously missing something, but I have a hunch what’s going on. Regardless, the beat doesn’t compliment his flow as it should. Sounds like the production is trying to keep up with him. My least favorite verse out of all the 6 nominees.

Lloyd ft. Lil Wayne & Andre 3000 – Dedication To My Ex (Miss That) [Prod. By Polow Da Don]: There’s nothing like reminding an ex on how she FUCKED up. Andre keeps his cool as he travels down memory lane with an ex he shared some great times with before the glits and glamour (this may or may not be a true story). Seems to me the current joker 3000′s ex is with now doesn’t know her at all and the thought of rekindling that fire is something Benjamin won’t fathom.

Young Jeezy ft. Jay-Z & Andre 3000 – I Do (Prod. By M-16): To me, and not because I love this song, but Three Stacks got off on this. Clean! It’s not the fact that Stacks is spitting the imagery of love at first sight, but he’s doing it from the perspective during a night at the club. Not one, but all of you should relate to seeing THAT chick who fits your domestic bill. This verse went through three specific phases: The Spotting. The Proposal. The Child. All while in the club. Flow fits in the pocket of the instrumental easily. My favorite verse from Andre this year.

Lil Wayne ft. Tech N9ne & Andre 3000 -Interlude (Prod. By Willy Will): Not for nothing, Tech let niggas HAVE it on here. In all directions, but Andre’s laid back demeanor balanced out this feature party quite well. And with no main focus, the canvas for Andre’s verse was an open field that became colorful extremely quick. It’s the pharaoh, Three Stacks. Well! Disrespecting niggas flows, crowning himself king of the jungle and some female banter? Yeah, this one is a no brainer to say the least, no?

Ok, incase you guys don’t agree with my lyrical observations, I’ve linked each song for you to listen and give your own synopsis. I can’t wait to see what some of you have to say. GO! GO! GO!