Hootie Hoo - Intellectual

André got a call from the girl he had sex with a few weeks ago claiming that she missed her period and is pregnant with his kid, but he just hung up the phone because he isn’t tryna deal with that shit.

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/watch?v=NEkanbD0NIU

Big Boi used to sell crack, but he switched to selling weed. This is a good move if you want to limit the amount of jail you will face if you get caught, but with less risk comes less reward since crack brings in more money.

East Point and College Park are the cities close to Tri-Cities High School, the place where Big Boi and Dre first met and started the glory that is Outkast.

“Each One, Teach One” is a common African-American proverb. It’s also a bangin' song by Poor Righteous Teachers

“Claimin' True” is another OutKast song that appears on this album.

Big Boi shouts out two popular Atlanta strip clubs here: Club Nikki VIP and Magic City.

André isn’t going to be this girl’s Superman, but he is willing to “lay” (have sex with) her, just like he lays his vocals down when recording a track.

When Big Boi was just a Little Boi, he was only interested in getting a kiss from girls. Now he is only content if he is getting in a girls panties (“draws”).

Dre sticks his .380 caliber pistol in his waistband before he hops in the car. Self defense, homie.

The “hootie hoo” ad lib in this song references the White Owl cigarillos the duo uses to roll their blunts (it’s the sound an owl makes).

André shouts out all of his friends that don’t let women take control of their lives (especially ugly women).

“Hootie hoo” imitates an owl call, which makes sense considering the duo is using White Owl cigars to roll their blunts with the other members of the Dungeon Family. The “funk from the skunk” describes the strong, skunk-like odor that comes from smoking weed.

Although André often treats his pursuit of women as a sport or pastime, there is nothing fun about getting called into court on harassment charges. Court has two meanings here, as it can refer to a basketball court (“my favorite sport”), or an actual courtroom.

Big Boi juxtaposes the holiness of “Hallelujah” with the temptation of drinking Martell liquor here.

Kendrick Lamar echoes a similar idea on “Money Trees” years later:

It go Halle Berry, or Hallelujah
Pick your poison, tell me what you doing

And Big K.R.I.T. portrayed the same dilemma in the cover artwork of his mixtape 4Eva N A Day:

André fucks these women one at a time and then leaves them, all the while he’s causing their panties to hit the ground like victims of a drive-by shooting.

Big Boi might not actually smoke dope, but his music is so “dope” (of excellent quality) that he is doper than Pookie – Chris Rock’s crack addicted character in New Jack City. In other words:

I don’t smoke crack, motherfucker I sell it!“

Pookie is a fairly famous character in hip-hop circles, as he has been shouted out in songs like “Suicidal Thoughts” by Biggie and “Street Struck” by Big L.

Reference to the phrase “one for the money, two for the show” made popular by Elvis Presley on the intro to his song “Blue Suede Shoes”.

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/watch?v=T1Ond-OwgU8

This is a reference to a line that is frequently repeated in the Prince song “Little Red Corvette”.

A reference to the duo’s debut single “Player’s Ball”.

André’s pager went off twice because his girls are trying to reach him, and he decides to answer so he can meet up with them and lay the mack down.