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Advantages: Some bg tunes
Disadvantages: Some bad tracks

"Stankonia" was the fourth album to be released by a group which consists of Andre 3000 and Big Boi, who collectively go by the name of OutKast. This album was a successful one for the group as they managed to a #2 in th Billboard Charts, as well as three singles, of which one achieved a #1 in 2000. "Stankonia" has a multitude of musical genre's blended within it, whch shows the diversity of the group. Amongst what OutKast brings us, we have: metal, ...
...called alt. Hip Hop as this is what it revolves around. The two artist differ greatly, also adding to the mixture of what is brought from OutKast. They call themselves "The player and the poet" giving and obvious contrast from the start, as Big Boi stays gangsta as his lyric mainly go on the theme of being a thug, whilst Dre generally comes up with random metaphoric phrases. It makes me wonder how Fat Sacks can put up with the other because of his ... Read review

Advantages: Double album- both C.D.'s great!
Disadvantages: There are non

This is the best album i have ever bought, and probably will ever buy. Both albums- 'Speakerboxxx', and 'The Love Below' and packed full of quality songs. Probably every song (especially on 'The Love Below' album) has the potential of being number one. There is great variety in the songs, and contrast between the two albums. The 'Speakerboxx' album is more hip-hop, and 'The Love Below' is a little more unique, and includes my favourite song- Hey ... Read review

Advantages: Very original
Disadvantages: Concept to album doesn't hold on

Released in 1996, "ATLines" was the second album relase by the pioneering Atlanta Hip Hop duo OutKast. It wasn't until much later on in 2001 when they released "Stankonia", coming out with singles such as "Ms. Jackson", "B.O.B." and "So Fresh, So Clean" when they received mainstream attention. I felt that in comparison to "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik", the debut record from them, this was less experimental, showing that they had worked out a ...
...sound with other duos in the region such as 8Ball & MJG and UGK, and without them, we may not see the domaintion which the Dirty South may over Hip Hop today. 1. You May Die (Intro) 2. Two Dope Boyz This is one of the best tracks off the album as we are taken on a strange little journey with "Two Dope Boyz In Cadillac", and the adventures which this duo of drug-dealers get up to. I felt that this was a strange foundation, but in made for a very ... Read review

Advantages: All of the early hits and a new single
Disadvantages: Some bad tracks

...prior to this. OutKast tell us that they arn't just about being funky as they are oftenly perceived, but this is what it is manly about for them as generally they are always "Funkin' Around" 3. Ain't No Thang **Four Stars** This comes from the album "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" back in 1994, when the members of this group were making names for themselves. There styles back then was original and it is evident by the way their music came out, ...
...of the world to see OutKast for the first time and is commonly incorrectly called their debut single. In fact they had already achieved a double platinum album before this but it was relatively unheard of in this country. The sample is "Strawberry Letter #23" by The Brothers Johnson and it is a very sombre and apologetic track. This was the next step for OutKast in getting inot the mainstream as this had a lot more appeal than many of their preious ... Read review

Advantages: Big debut with an original sound
Disadvantages: Little variety

"Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" was the debut single from OutKast. This was one of the first Hip Hop albums of its kind, because it was from an Atlanta duo. At the time, in the early ninties, Southern hip Hop was considered very alternate, although now it is the most prominant variation. From places such as Houston, Memphis and Miami, there were only a handfull of artist which could claim to have gotten big in America, these include: Scarface, ...
...The artist from the south had to make themself a distinctive sound as the East and West Coasts of America had before, so a blend of these two was used. OutKast was a group which expirimented a lot with teir own sound in the beat and lyrics, which brins us to what we hear in this album. 1. Peaches (Intro) 2. Myintrotoletuknow This is a very funky build up for the group as it has an electric guitar riff throughout which funks the beat up. This isn't ... Read review