Stankonia is a sharper, faster and busier album than anything they put out before, and the duo touch on themes such as race, parenthood, misogyny and politics. There is more melody and a different approach to rapping, not just in terms of OutKast’s work but a lot of other Rap/Hip Hop albums. We get elements of Rave, Funk, Gospel, Rock and so many other genres in an incredibly rich and eclectic album. About to enter a new century, perhaps OutKast felt that they needed to create something that was bigger than anything they had ever done. I love their previous album, but Stankonia is a broader and more adventurous album.
Their previous album, 1998’s Aquemini, was recorded at Bobby Brown's Bosstown Recording Studios and Doppler Studios - both in Atlanta.
Recording in OutKast’s Stankonia Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, and produced by Earthtone III, Organized Noize, and Carl Mo, OutKast’s André 3000 and Big Boi were free from constraints. The record reached Number 10 in the UK albums chart”. As Pitchfork reports, Vinyl Me, Please is offering an exclusive 2LP version on black-and-white galaxy vinyl to subscribers.įollowing the album’s release, André 3000 and Big Boi picked up the Best Rap Album and Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group awards at the 2002 Grammys.
The full ‘Stankonia’ album, meanwhile, will be available digitally in 24 Bit and 360 Reality Audio. Featured in the ‘B.O.B’ set will be a reworking of the song by Rage Against The Machine’s Zack de la Rocha.
This October 30, fans will be able to hear instrumental, a capella and remixed versions of the aforementioned three tracks through new streaming bundles. Jackson’, ‘So Fresh, So Clean’ and ‘B.O.B’ (‘Bombs Over Baghdad’). “ Released on October 31, 2000, the fourth studio effort from the Atlanta duo – aka André 3000 and Big Boi – contained the singles ‘Ms.
It is an absolute masterpiece of an album and, the fourth album from OutKast, Stankonia is overflowing with amazing songs, sounds and innovative moments! I think it is one of the finest and most important albums in all of Hip Hop, and it is due for a twentieth anniversary edition. 31st October, I want to get in ahead and celebrate one of the best albums of the past twenty years.