'Key & Peele' facetiously explores Outkast split

By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Sunday, August 23, 2015

Earlier this week, Comedy Central's "Key & Peele" did a goofy "flashback" sketch in 2005 focused on a chance meeting between two members of Atlanta's legendary rap duo Outkast at a coffeehouse.

Andre 3000 and Big Boi at the time were working on the "Idlewild" soundtrack. They ended up taking a hiatus in 2007 for seven years before reuniting last year for some touring.

The set up: a coffee shop. Big Boi (Jordan Peele) explains to an employee that he and Andre had grown apart. But then Andre (Keegan-Michael Key) shows up dressed like Peter Pan "Hey Ya" style and requesting his latte in a vase.

They "reunite" and Big Boi isn't all that enthused by Andre's wackiness or the fact Andre wants him to include the "3000" at the end of his name. "Don't do the voices," Big Boi said. Andre also has ideas for an album, like one featuring "screeching metal" and only one spoken word per track.

Then Big Boi gets to the point: "We used to be a team. We used to be on top! Then you went and lost your f**** mind!"

And before Andre leaves to get fitted for a toga, he whispers some nonsense into Big Boi's ear. "Why does your breath smell like birdseed," Big Boi asks before Andre skips out of the coffee shop with his drink and skips out on the check.