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B.O.B. by OutKast

B.O.B. by OutKast runs at 154 BPM in the key of A major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Measured

Tempo
154 BPM
Key
A major
Length
5:04
Genre
boom-bap hip hop
Mood
restless
Vocals
Vocal

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The prompt

A restless boom-bap hip hop track with explosive energy and a broken-beat feel at 154 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a clap-layered snare and washy crash-led cymbals. Plucked synth carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows verse-chorus. A full-voiced female vocal delivers a rhythmic and percussive performance. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a slapback delay on the vocal. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding vocal clarity and low-end weight, built on chromatic and shifting chords, leaving a tense and coiled atmosphere.

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What the analysis found

Bass instrument
electric bass
Bassline style
root-note anchored
Tempo
154
Chords
chromatic and shifting
Cymbals
washy crash-led cymbals
Energy
explosive
Atmosphere
tense and coiled
Genre
boom-bap hip hop
Harmonic instrument
plucked synth
Harmonic style
fingerpicked
Mixing style
lo-fi and saturated
Mood
restless
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
broken-beat
Snare
clap-layered
Sonic focus
vocal clarity
Secondary focus
low-end weight
Space
a slapback delay
Structure
verse-chorus
Textural detail
subtle bitcrush
Vocal style
rhythmic and percussive
Vocal
a full-voiced female vocal

About this page

This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key are measured from the audio; instrumentation and production characteristics are classified against a fixed vocabulary. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes, and no lyrics from it are stored. The measurements and classifications are automated estimates, so use them as a starting point and trust your ears.

Planetary Records is not affiliated with OutKast. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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