The November 17 release date was announced by Andre during an exclusive interview this morning with NPR.
I dont want people to think, Oh, this Andre 3000 album is coming!
And you play it and like, Oh man, no verses.

Andre 3000 in Atlanta 2016Marcus Ingram/WireImage
So even actually on the packaging, youll see it says Warning: no bars.
Its letting you know what it is off the top.
And Andre isnt ruling out a return to rap at some point in the future.

In my mind, I really would like to make a rap album, he said.