I think the words like “obsessed” and “stalker” are thrown around far too liberally.  I refuse to be shamed or forced to marginalize the depth of connection that requires total devotion and full dedication – even if one party doesn’t know that the other exists.

My unreciprocated love for Andre Benjamin began when I was a kid tagging along in the back of my pop’s Lincoln town car to drop my big brother off at Tuskegee University for freshman orientation. Bro popped in that OutKast, “southernplayalisticadillacmuzik“ CD and from the moment I heard Andre flex over the southern fried beat of the title track, I was a goner.  Since then, #bae has undergone about 3 or 4 artistic transitions, inviting us to witness his growth at each juncture.

While the stars have not yet aligned for him to bless us with a follow up to “The Love Below,” he has occasionally emerged from his cocoon with the illest guest verses ever penned.  For those like me who are quietly suffering 3 Stacks withdrawal, here’s a little guest verse compilation to get you over the hump.