André 3000 has released a music video for “Something Is Happening And I May Not Fully Understand But I’m Happy To Stand For The Understanding,” the track is for the the Red Hot album TRAИƧA. the 26-minute “Something Is Happening And I May Not Fully Understand But I’m Happy To Stand For The Understanding.” The video weaves a dense tapestry of 2D and 3D landscapes; organic subjects, digitally composed. Drawing inspiration from Édouard Glissant’s ‘Poetic Intention’ and the opaque aesthetics of fifth generation console games, it investigates what it means to “be born into the world…to conceive the world as a relation…as a poetics of alterity.”

This track by André 3000 sits at the helm of TRAИƧA’s “Awakening” chapter, guiding a process of expansion alongside the listener. It marks a new era for the artist of composing without bars. Stretching nearly half an hour, its mystical chatter and unfolding ceremony become a new kind of language—a tongue for hearing. The track features Carlos Niño, Deantoni Parks / Technoself and Nate Mercereau with Diego Gaeta, Maia, Matthewdavid, Shabaka, and V.C.R.

With production beginning in 2021, and over 100 artists contributing, TRAИƧA marks one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by Red Hot – a spiritual journey across 8 chapters and 46 songs, spotlighting the gifts of many of the most daring, imaginative trans and non-binary artists working today. The collection of originals and covers features the first Sade song in 6-years, the 26-minute André 3000 piece whose accompanying video is out today, ANOHNI, Sam Smith, Laura Jane Grace, Hunter Schafer, Teddy Geiger, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Yaeji, Julien Baker, Clairo, and many more.