Ten Other Artists Who Should Be in OutKast

Who says you can't mess with perfection?

Ten Other Artists Who Should Be in Outkast - You don't mess with perfection. And, yes, OutKast is perfect. Still, when Big Boi was asked during an interview on Bay Area radio station The Wild 94.9 who he'd add to his legendary group, he aimed high and named Bob Marley and John Lennon. "I'd definitely put Bob Marley in there, and John Lennon," he said. "Just think about what that would sound like." Big's response got us thinking, though: Who else would make a dope addition to arguably rap's dopest duo of all time? Read on to see. (Photos from left: Larry Ellis/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images,Arnold Turner/WireImage, Chris Walter/WireImage)

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Ten Other Artists Who Should Be in Outkast - You don't mess with perfection. And, yes, OutKast is perfect. Still, when Big Boi was asked during an interview on Bay Area radio station The Wild 94.9 who he'd add to his legendary group, he aimed high and named Bob Marley and John Lennon. "I'd definitely put Bob Marley in there, and John Lennon," he said. "Just think about what that would sound like." Big's response got us thinking, though: Who else would make a dope addition to arguably rap's dopest duo of all time? Read on to see. (Photos from left: Larry Ellis/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images,Arnold Turner/WireImage, Chris Walter/WireImage)

Jimi Hendrix - After issues with the law, Jimi Hendrix was forced to enlist in the Army for for two years. He had trained as a paratrooper at Fort Campbell in Kentucky for less than a year when he broke his ankle and had to be discharged. (Photo: Evening Standard/Getty Images)

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Jimi Hendrix - Jimi's blistering guitar work and bluesy singing voice would sound great next to Andre 3000 and Big Boi. Andre was cast as the late rock god for an upcoming biopic for a reason. Plus, judging from Dre's cacophonous guitar work on Rick Ross' "16 Bars," Dre could use some lessons.  (Photo: Getty Images)

Kendrick Lamar - Kendrick Lamar's incredible major-label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d. city, is undoubtedly influenced by Outkast, with its funk-trap production and Andre-influenced rhymes and singing. He almost sounds like an honorary member already, so why not just make it official? (Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Samsung)

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Kendrick Lamar - Kendrick Lamar's incredible major-label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d. city, is undoubtedly influenced by Outkast, with its funk-trap production and Andre-influenced rhymes and singing. He almost sounds like an honorary member already, so why not just make it official? (Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Samsung)

George Clinton - George Clinton's innovative '70s funk and other-worldly fashion set the stage for OutKast's own left-field music and wardrobe 20 years later. He's even collaborated with the group already, on 1998's "Synthesizer," so joining the group wouldn't be a stretch. He'd be like their version of Papa Wu.  (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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George Clinton - George Clinton's innovative '70s funk and other-worldly fashion set the stage for OutKast's own left-field music and wardrobe 20 years later. He's even collaborated with the group already, on 1998's "Synthesizer," so joining the group wouldn't be a stretch. He'd be like their version of Papa Wu.  (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

“The Unraveling" feat. Raheem DeVaughn - Unlike the title, it all comes together (again) on this track, as the album nears its closing curtain. With a piano-driven, bass-heavy beat, Raheem DeVaughn's soothing assertiveness keeps in line with the somber leitmotif as he sings, "I died here again to be reborn again … a man with no future," on the hook. If you weren't sold that you were at a funeral, Black Thought emerges with a brief poem, which brings you closer to theoretical man's final resting bed.(Photo: Matthew Eisman/WireImage)

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Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson - OutKast has always been a big fan of incorporating live instruments into their music, and Questo is obviously the go-guy on the drums. Between the Roots, Jimmy Fallon, his catering company and his DJ gigs, Questlove's one of the busiest men in showbiz — what's one more gig?  (Photo: Matthew Eisman/WireImage)

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Doing the 'Du - Erykah Badu, rocking a new hairstyle, electrifies a crowd of French fans at the Festival de Nice 2012 in Nice, France. (Photo: Marta Szczesniak/WENN.com)

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Erykah Badu - Erykah Badu and OutKast have already proven to be amazing co-creators: She appears on "Liberation" (from 1998's Aquemini) and "Humble Mumble" (from 2000's Stankonia). And best of all, she and Andre, former lovers, have a 15-year-old son, Seven. Imagine what they'd make together next?

Lady Gaga - If OutKast was a dance-pop-making white girl, they'd be Lady Gaga. She could be like their Fergie, but much, much less corny.  (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Lady Gaga - If OutKast was a dance-pop-making white girl, they'd be Lady Gaga. She could be like their Fergie, but much, much less corny.  (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Pharrell Williams - OutKast would sound killer over Pharrell's beats. In their spare time, he and Andre can compare their kilt collections.  (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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Pharrell Williams - OutKast would sound killer over Pharrell's beats. In their spare time, he and Andre can compare their kilt collections.  (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Live From New York - Singer Frank Ocean, still celebrating his stellar debut album, Channel Orange, hits the stage to perform for fans at Terminal 5 New York City. (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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Frank Ocean - They share the same love for funk, 808s and groundbreaking music — Frank Ocean wailing in between Dre and Big Boi verses would be epic. Check Frank's "Pink Matter," which features Andre, for proof. (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Sly Stone: March 15 - Funk singer Sly Stone celebrates his 68th birthday.(Photo credit: CAMERA PRESS / Tristan Fewings)

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Sly Stone - Funk godfather Sly Stone would be the ideal mentor to Andre 3000 and Big Boi — if they could get him to actually show his face. Last we heard, he was living in a van on Crenshaw.  (Photo: CAMERA PRESS / Tristan Fewings)

Prince Calls Himself a Slave - In the '90s, Prince went on "strike" and infamously appeared with the word "slave" painted on his face to protest his record company at the time, Warner Bros., and their onerous contracts.  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Prince - It's easy to imagine Prince's funky falsetto, songwriting and production blending in seamlessly with OutKast's work — which is no doubt already deeply influenced by him.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)