26-06-2025
Behind Tasman Keith's cover of Outkast 'B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)' for Like A Version
The seminal hip-hop track from Atlanta's slickest duo Outkast was always on the Like A Version dream list for Tasman Keith, he just needed the right moment to unleash it.
"For me, just with a lot going on right now here and everywhere, it just felt like what I needed and what I wanted to say in the moment," he said.
"And also to be able to pen a verse after an Andre 3000 verse is a challenge, and I wanted to take that on."
Not only did he body his verse, creating bars that would make Three Stacks himself proud, Tasman was able to weave in his own history, perspective and truth into an already-powerful song.
"Speak on, you know, freedom of my people, freedom of all people," he said.
"Really putting us at the forefront. The favourite line of the band was the 'Weetbix and powdered milk' bar, when I brought that to rehearsal it was like 'yeah, that's the one'."
Tasman aimed to represent mob from a broad range of areas with his performance, joining together performers from Gadigal, Gamillaraay and his own mob, the Gumbaynggirr people.
"For me, I'm from regional Australia," he said.
"So I wanted to bring regional mob to city mob and have us share this moment together. Yeah it was special."
Posted 42m ago 42 minutes ago Thu 26 Jun 2025 at 10:30pm
