Ghetto Musick / Prototype

"Ghetto Musick" / "Prototype" is the fourth and final single to be released from hip-hop duo OutKast's fifth studio album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003). "Ghetto Musick" (also written as one word, "GhettoMusick") can be found on Disc 1 (Speakerboxxx) and "Prototype" (or "She Lives in My Lap") can be found on Disc 2 (The Love Below).

"Ghetto Musick" / "Prototype"
Single by OutKast
from the album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
ReleasedNovember 22, 2004
Recorded2003
Genre
Length
  • 3:56 ("Ghetto Musick")
  • 5:26 ("Prototype")
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)André 3000
OutKast singles chronology
"Roses"
(2004)		 "Ghetto Musick" / "Prototype"
(2004)		 "Mighty O"
(2006)
Alternative cover
"Ghetto Musick" single, B-sided with "She Lives in My Lap"

Song information

"Ghetto Musick" is found on Big Boi's disc Speakerboxxx. The song was released in the UK as the first single from the album. It peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart. It was later released elsewhere as a double A-side single with "Prototype". The song samples vocals from Patti LaBelle's "Love, Need and Want You". LaBelle also appears in the video lip syncing to her vocals. "Prototype" is found on André 3000's disc The Love Below, and was released as a double A-side single with "Ghetto Musick". It did not receive as much promotion as "Ghetto Musick", only being promoted with its double A-side single release and its music video.

A version of "Ghetto Musick" with edited lyrics is used on the soundtrack of NBA Live 2004.

Music videos

The music video for "Ghetto Musick" featured Big Boi during his daily routine as a "Delivery Boi" for Fed Up, a deliberate reference to FedEx. He eats lunch at Patti LaBelle's house, delivers packages to a sorority house—a group of gang members he evades a fight with and an attractive female who tries to sleep with him before her husband arrives with a bat. It's mostly comedic and meant to reflect a Southern environment, including fictional exaggerations of Southern culture such as a "Fish and Grits" restaurant. The video for "Prototype" has a white-haired Andre 3000, who, after landing on Earth with other interstellar travelers, falls in love with a woman played by model and actress Michelle Van Der Water in an idyllic rural area, ultimately leading to the two kissing inside a tent (and with Water’s alien becoming almost instantly full term pregnant because of it) and the two marry the next morning with a son already born.[1]

Remixes and freestyles

In 2005, under the moniker K Dot, Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar did a remix with Punch on his mixtape, Training Day.

Track listings

UK CD1

  1. "Prototype" (radio edit) – 3:53
  2. "Ghetto Musick" (Hey Ya! radio edit) – 3:56
  3. "Prototype" (video CD-ROM) - 4:22
  4. "Ghetto Musick" (video CD-ROM) - 3:59

UK CD2

  1. "Prototype" (radio edit) – 3:53
  2. "Ghetto Musick" (Benny Benassi Club Mix) – 6:00
  3. "Spread" – 3:51
  4. "Unhappy" – 3:56

UK CD single

  1. "Ghetto Musick" (radio edit) – 3:56
  2. "Ghetto Musick" (Benny Benassi Club Mix) – 6:00

UK 7-inch vinyl single

  1. "Prototype" (UK radio edit) – 3:53
  2. "Prototype" (instrumental) – 5:26

UK 12-inch vinyl single

  1. "Prototype" (radio edit) - 3:53
  2. "Ghetto Musick" (radio edit) – 3:56
  3. "Unhappy" – 3:56
  4. "Prototype" – 5:26

US 12-inch vinyl single

  1. "Ghetto Musick" (radio edit) – 3:56
  2. "Ghetto Musick" (Benny Benassi Club Mix) – 6:00
  3. "Ghetto Musick" (instrumental) – 3:56
  4. "She Lives in My Lap" (radio edit) – 4:11
  5. "She Lives in My Lap" (club mix) – 11:12
  6. "She Lives in My Lap" (instrumental) – 4:11

Charts
Chart (2004–2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2]
"Prototype" / "Ghetto Musick"		 43
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[3]
"Prototype"		 15
Germany (Official German Charts)[4]
"Prototype"		 85
Scotland (OCC)[5]
"Ghetto Musick"		 70
UK Singles (OCC)[6]
"Ghetto Musick"		 55
UK R&B (OCC)[7]
"Ghetto Musick"		 15
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8]
"Ghetto Musick"		 93
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9]
"Prototype"		 63

References
  1. Vineyard, Jennifer. Outkast Tell Otherworldly Love Story in 'Prototype' Clip. MTV. Retrieved on May 24, 2010.
  2. "Australian-charts.com – Outkast – Prototype / Ghetto Musick". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. "Outkast: Prototype" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Outkast – Prototype". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  5. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  6. "Outkast: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  7. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  8. "Outkast Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  9. "Outkast Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
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