Aquemini (Clean Version) (1998) (Clean Version )

Artist: Outkast
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Label: Bmg/arista/la Face
UPC: 00730082615327
Release Date: 9/29/1998
Buy.com Sku: 60064660
Item#: MQ9JXJ
Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Hold On, Be Strong ~ Outkast
2. Return Of The "G" ~ Outkast
3. Rosa Parks ~ Outkast
4. Skew It On The Bar-B - (featuring Raekwon) ~ Outkast
5. Aquemini ~ Outkast
6. Synthesizer - (featuring George Clinton) ~ Outkast
7. Slump ~ Outkast
8. West Savannah ~ Outkast
9. Da Art Of Storytellin' Part I ~ Outkast
10. Da Art Of Storytellin' Part II ~ Outkast
11. Mamacita ~ Outkast
12. SpottieOttieDopaliscious ~ Outkast
13. Y'all Scared - (featuring T-Mo/Big Gipp/Khujo) ~ Outkast
14. Liberation - (featuring Cee-Lo) ~ Outkast
15. Chonkyfire ~ Outkast



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Outkast: Big Boi, Dre (rap vocals).
Additional personnel includes: T-Mo, Big Gipp, Cee-Lo, Raekwon, Khujo, Masada, Witchdoctor (rap vocals); Erykah Badu, Joi Gillian, 4.0, Pat "Sleepy" Brown (vocals); Donny Mathis (acoustic guitar); Preston Crump (electric guitar, bass); Craig Love (guitar); Marvin "Chanz" Parkman (keyboards, bass); LaMarquis Jefferson (bass); Victor Alexander (drums); Omar Phillips (percussion); Organized Noize (programming); David "Mr. DJ" Sheats (DJ); George Clinton, Lil' Wil, Debra Killings, Playa Paul (background vocals).
Producers include: Organized Noize, Outkast, Donny Mathis, David "Mr. DJ" Sheats.
Engineers include: Neal H. Pogue, Bernasky Wall, Kevin Parker.
"Rosa Parks" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group.
Outkast: Big Boi, Dre (rap vocals).
Additional personnel includes: Erykah Badu, Jamhr "Backbone" Williams, Frederick "Cool Breeze" Bell, Joi Gillian, Pat "Sleepy" Brown (vocals); T-Mo, Big Gipp, Cee-Lo, Raekwon, Khujo, Masada, Witchdoctor (rap vocals); Donny Mathis, Craig Love (guitar); Preston Crump (electric guitar, bass); Marvin "Chanz" Parkman (keyboards, bass); LaMarquis Jefferson (bass); Victor Alexander (drums); Omar Phillips (percussion); Organized Noize (programming); David "Mr. DJ" Sheats (DJ); George Clinton, Lil' Wil, Debra Killings, Pat "Sleepy" Brown, Seven Sirios Benjamin, Playa Paul, Theresa Hightower, 4.0 b.k.a. The Four Phonics (background vocals).
Producers: Outkast, Donny Mathis, David "Mr. DJ" Sheats, Organized Noize.
Engineers include: NealHPogue, Bernasky Wall, Kevin Parker.
"Rosa Parks" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group.
Even compared to their already excellent and forward-looking catalog, OutKast's sprawling third album, Aquemini, was a stroke of brilliance. The chilled-out space-funk of ATLiens had already thrown some fans for a loop, and Aquemini made it clear that its predecessor was no detour, but a stepping stone for even greater ambitions. Some of ATLiens' ethereal futurism is still present, but more often Aquemini plants its feet on the ground for a surprisingly down-home flavor. The music draws from a vastly eclectic palette of sources, and the live instrumentation is fuller-sounding than ATLiens. Most importantly, producers Organized Noize imbue their tracks with a Southern earthiness and simultaneous spirituality that come across regardless of what Dre and Big Boi are rapping about. Not that they shy away from rougher subject matter, but their perspective is grounded and responsible, intentionally avoiding hardcore clich?s. Their distinctive vocal deliveries are now fully mature, with a recognizably Southern rhythmic bounce but loads more technique than their territorial peers. Those flows grace some of the richest and most inventive hip-hop tracks of the decade. The airy lead single "Rosa Parks" juxtaposes front-porch acoustic guitar with DJ scratches and a stomping harmonica break that could have come from nowhere but the South. Unexpected touches like that are all over the record: the live orchestra on "Return of the 'G'"; the electronic, George Clinton-guested "Synthesizer"; the reggae horns and dub-style echo of "SpottieOttieDopaliscious"; the hard-rocking wah-wah guitar of "Chonkyfire"; and on and on. What's most impressive is the way everything comes together to justify the full-CD running time, something few hip-hop epics of this scope ever accomplish. After a few listens, not even the meditative jams on the second half of the album feel all that excessive. Aquemini fulfills all its ambitions, covering more than enough territory to qualify it as a virtuosic masterpiece, and a landmark hip-hop album of the late '90s. ~ Steve Huey
Every once in a while someone makes an album that actually means something. This time around, Outkast is that someone, and AQUEMINI is that album. With their first album, Outkast created Southern hip-hop, and with their second album, they further defined it. Then, rap groups from the South really took off, and took the sound of the South with them, far from the boundaries set by Big Boi and Dre. However, the two innovative MCs break new ground with AQUEMINI, their third album, not to reclaim their reign of the dirty South, but to establish their mark in the universal scheme of hip-hop.
Rap music needs AQUEMINI for its lyrical consciousness, its musical creativity, and its accessibility. One of the album's most impressive qualities is its ability to keep it real without self-consciousness. Outkast takes an everyday situation and turns it into an amazing storytelling journey into outer space. Songs such as the seven-minute "SpottieOttieDopaliscious" that feature live instruments and poetic lyrics are Outkast at their best.
Every once in a while someone makes an album that actually means something. This time around, Outkast is that someone, and AQUEMINI is that album. With their first album, Outkast created Southern hip-hop, and with their second album, they further defined it. Then, rap groups from the South really took off, and took the sound of the South with them, far from the boundaries set by Big Boi and Dre. However, the two innovative MCs break new ground with AQUEMINI, their third album, not to reclaim their reign of the dirty South, but to establish their mark in the universal scheme of hip-hop.
Rap music needs AQUEMINI for its lyrical consciousness, its musical creativity, and its accessibility. One of the album's most impressive qualities is its ability to keep it real without self-consciousness. Outkast takes an everyday situation and turns it into an amazing storytelling journey into outer space. Songs such as the seven-minute "SpottieOttieDopaliscious" that feature live instruments and poetic lyrics are Outkast at their best.

Musical Guests
George Clinton
Goodie Mob
Lil' Will
Cool Breeze
Pat Brown
Raekwon
Witchdoctor
Erykah Badu
Joi
4.0
Khujo
T-Mo
Big Gipp
Cee-Lo

 
Compilation Appearances
Soul Food
Boy Is Mine
Art Of Storytelling (Explicit Version)
Wood (Explicit Version)
Shaft (Explicit Version)
Let's Get Ready (Explicit Version)
Totally Hits 2001
More Music From 8 Mile (Explicit Version)
2004 Grammy Nominees
Barbershop 2 - Back In Business (Explicit Version)
Barbershop 2 - Back In Business [edit (Explicit Version)
Vol. 16-Now That's What I Call Music
Renaissance Presents Pacha Ibiza 2
Fabric Live 24
NOW #1s
Beat'n Down Yo Block(Explicit Version)
Beat'n Down Yo Block
Mr Brown(Explicit Version)
Underground Kingz (Bonus Cd)(Explicit Version)
Much Dance # 1S / Various (Can)
Friday Night Lights
Beat N Down Yo Block(Explicit Version)
Gangsta Grillz The Album(Explicit Version)
Gangsta Grillz The Album
Strange Hip Hop
Strange Soul
We Are The South (greatest Hits)(Explicit Version)

 
Associated Artists and Works
Artists, Various
The Lounge Below: A Tribute To Outkast ~ Artists, Various
Goodie Mob
Goodie Mob
Goodie Mob
Goodie Mob
Various Artists
A Tribute to Outkast: The Lounge Below ~ Various Artists
Various Artists

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 09/29/1998
Original Release Date : 1998
Catalog ID : 26153
Label : LaFace (USA)
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00730082615327

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.79)
- Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."

Rolling Stone (10/1/98, p.66)
- 4 Stars (out of 5)
- "...Anything OutKast touch...sounds as though they took it for a spin through the cotton fields in their Caddy. Sporting plenty of live chops...and soulful harmonies, AQUEMINI's fresh, original feel defies rap's coastal cliches..."

Rolling Stone (10/1/98, p.66)
- 4 Stars (out of 5)
- "...Anything OutKast touch...sounds as though they took it for a spin through the cotton fields in their Caddy. Sporting plenty of live chops...and soulful harmonies, AQUEMINI's fresh, original feel defies rap's coastal cliches..."

Spin (9/99, p.136)
- Ranked #35 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."

Spin (1/99, p.91)
- Ranked #3 on Spin's list of "Top 20 Albums of '98."

Spin (12/98, p.178)
- 9 (out of 10)
- "...OutKast understand the power of sound the way, say, Sly understood it on THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON or P-Funk did on `The Motor-Booty Affair,' and so they've crafted some of the most seductive and dreamadelic textures this side of, well, the last OutKast album..."

Spin (1/99, p.91)
- Ranked #3 on Spin's list of "Top 20 Albums of '98."

Spin (12/98, p.178)
- 9 (out of 10)
- "...OutKast understand the power of sound the way, say, Sly understood it on THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON or P-Funk did on `The Motor-Booty Affair,' and so they've crafrted some of the most seductive and dreamadelic textures this side of, well, the last OutKast album..."

Entertainment Weekly (11/6/98, p.88)
- "Spotlighting equally the talents of Dre and Big Boi may be the key to their artistic transcendence. They also rip the rap envelope by trading samples for distinctive instruments like Kalimba and harmonica (a la Earth, Wind & Fire and Curtis Mayfield)
..." - Rating: A

Entertainment Weekly (11/6/98, p.88)
- "Spotlighting equally the talents of Dre and Big Boi may be the key to their artistic transcendence. They also rip the rap envelope by trading samples for distinctive instruments like Kalimba and harmonica (a la Earth, Wind & Fire and Curtis Mayfield)
..." - Rating: A

Q (4/01, p.124)
- 5 stars out of 5 - "...Their 3rd and best offering....Breathtaking in its ambition, it makes most rappers seem drab and doltish in comparison..."

Q (4/01, p.124)
- 5 stars out of 5 - "...Their 3rd and best offering....Breathtaking in its ambition, it makes most rappers seem drab and doltish in comparison..."

Uncut (3/03, p.120)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...An entirely convincing hip hop continuation of Parliament's prime late-'60s/early-'70s LPs....Cosmic and encompassing; sprawling and superb..."

Uncut (3/03, p.120)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...An entirely convincing hip hop continuation of Parliament's prime late-'60s/early-'70s LPs....Cosmic and encompassing; sprawling and superb..."

Mixmag (1/99, p.113)
- 4 out of 5 - "...Infused with laid-back soul and a slow regional drawl....Thick with molasses-rich funk....hip hop for the heart, mind and soul..."

Mixmag (1/99, p.113)
- 4 out of 5 - "...Infused with laid-back soul and a slow regional drawl....Thick with molasses-rich funk....hip hop for the heart, mind and soul..."

Muzik (12/98, p.70)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Sweet, soul-soaked samples, a whole heap of bottom and quicksilver staccato rhyming....There's some fantastic material here but hwta makes it even more impressive is the way it's worked together..."

Muzik (12/98, p.70)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Sweet, soul-soaked samples, a whole heap of bottom and quicksilver staccato rhyming....There's some fantastic material here but hwta makes it even more impressive is the way it's worked together..."

Vibe (6/02, p.109)
- Ranked #9 in Vibe's "Top 10 rap albums" - "...Their crowning achievement (so far)
..."

Vibe (6/02, p.109)
- Ranked #9 in Vibe's "Top 10 rap albums" - "...Their crowning achievement (so far)
..."

The Source (11/98, p.189)
- 5 Mics (out of 5)
- "...Aquemini is a brilliant record....Throughout the record Dre and Big Boi showcase their verbal trademark--cool, staccato flows steeped in the everyday slanguage of the Deep South..."

The Source (11/98, p.189)
- 5 Mics (out of 5)
- "...Aquemini is a brilliant record....Throughout the record Dre and Big Boi showcase their verbal trademark--cool, staccato flows steeped in the everyday slanguage of the Deep South..."

Rap Pages (12/98, p.139)
- 5 (out of 5)
- "...The beauty of Outkast is that they constantly reinvent themselves....AQUEMINI continues Outkast's pied piper effect on society's outcasts...appealing to their commonalities and uniting them under one umbrella..."

Rap Pages (12/98, p.139)
- 5 (out of 5)
- "...The beauty of Outkast is that they constantly reinvent themselves....AQUEMINI continues Outkast's pied piper effect on society's outcasts...appealing to their commonalities and uniting them under one umbrella..."

  
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