Each record offered more amorphous flows and endless imagination than the one before it, with bars promoting non-violence and perseverance, perhaps most explicitly spelled out on socially conscious standout "Humble Mumble." Over time, they played up their complementary personalities: André's poetic pensiveness and eccentricity shined, as Big Boi excelled at quick-witted slick talk. With thick drawls and lucid lyrics over soulful instrumentation, Outkast continued their art of storytelling with three almost instantly classic follow-ups, ATLiens, Aquemini, and Stankonia. Their 1994 debut album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik-punctuated by a silky single, "Player's Ball"-was a coming-of-age depiction of the pimps, rides, and aura of their hood.
Atlanta natives André Benjamin and Antwan Patton, both born in 1975, met as teenagers rapping in their school cafeteria before forming a duo and connecting with local producers Organized Noize. "The South got something to say," André 3000 proclaimed at the 1995 Source Awards as he and Big Boi accepted the award for Best New Rap Group. Since its release, ATLiens has been listed by several magazines and critics as one of the greatest Hip Hop albums of all time.Back before rappers below the Mason-Dixon Line got the respect of their East and West Coast contemporaries, Outkast raised the bar for lyricism, originality, and creativity. The album spawned the singles “Elevators (Me & You)”, “ATLiens”, and “Jazzy Belle”. It has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of two million copies in the United States. The album was very well received by music critics upon its release, who praised the record’s lyrical content. The album’s title is a portmanteau of “ATL” (an abbreviation of Atlanta, Georgia) and “aliens”, which has been interpreted by critics as a commentary about the feeling of being isolated from American culture.ĪTLiens debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, and it sold nearly 350,000 copies in its first two weeks of release.
Lyrically, the group discusses a wide range of topics including urban life as hustlers, existential introspection, and extraterrestrial life. Several songs feature the duo’s first attempts at producing music by themselves. The record features outer space-inspired production sounds, with OutKast and producers Organized Noize incorporating elements of dub, reggae, and gospel into the compositions. OutKast recorded ATLiens in sessions at several Atlanta studios-Bosstown Recording Studios, Doppler Recording Studios, PatchWerk Recording Studio, Purple Dragon Studios, and Studio LaCoCo-as well as Chung King Recording Studio and Sound On Sound Recording in New York City. The duo wanted to improve on their 1994 debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik and gain respect for the growing Southern Hip Hop scene. Release date: August 27, 1996.ĪTLiens is the second studio album by OutKast, released on August 27, 1996, by LaFace Records.
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