In advance of the release of his new album "because the internet", rapper Childish Gambino spoke about the influence of Andre 3000 over his genre-defying music.

"He's Andre, he's Andre 3000; he's probably one of the best," he said. "But also, he holds a special place. I grew up in Atlanta. And it's weird, when I went to college, people were like, 'Have you ever heard of OutKast?' and I'm like, 'Yeah, they're four records in.' People didn't know. They were always around, and they never quite fit the Atlanta scene. The Atlanta scene was like, Lil Scrappy and stuff. People were like, BME Click, and... Crime Mob... I loved those tracks, and they were always doing something a little different. And they allowed a lot of these artists to be as experimental as they are."

Childish Gambino admitted he had never sought out Andre 3000 or OutKast's style. "A lot of the tracks, I feel, were influenced by that kind of stuff, even unconsciously, because I never tried to go after that sound, but you listen to Kendrick, too, you can see how he's a little influenced by it."

Source: HipHopDX