| Product Summary | | Label: Bmg/arista/la Face | | UPC: 00730082607322 | | Release Date: 10/31/2000 | | Buy.com Sku: 60410358 | | Item#: MPCYVV | Format:  CD |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Initial pressings of STANKONIA will include a mix of alternate cover art. | | Outkast: Andre 3000 (vocals, synthesized guitar); Big Boi (vocals). | | Additional personnel includes: Sleepy Brown (vocals, Fender Rhodes piano, Moog bass); Khujo Goodie, Killer Mike, J-Sweet, Gangsta Boo, Eco, B-Real, Backbone, Big Gipp, Erykah Badu, Slimm Calhoun, C-Bone, T-Mo Goodie, Cee-Lo Goodie, Big Rube, Rosalin Heard (vocals); Big Boi, Dre (rap vocals); Donnie Mathis, David "Whild" Brown (guitar); Jason Freeman, Jerry Freeman (horns); Marvin "Chanz" Parkman (piano, keyboards); Earthtone III, Organized Noize (keyboards, programming); Preston Crump (bass, synthesized bass); Aaron Mills, Robert Grister, Dookie Blossumgame (bass); Victor Alexander (drums); Cutmaster Swift (cuts); Myrna "Screechy Peach" Crenshaw (background vocals). | | Producers: Earthtone III, Organized Noize, Carl Mo. | | Engineers include: John Frye, Neal H. Pogue, Kevin Parker. | | Principally recorded at Stankonia Recording, Atlanta, Georgia. | | STANKONIA won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. "Ms. Jackson" won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group. | | Initial pressings of STANKONIA will include a mix of alternate cover art. | | Outkast: Andre 3000 (vocals, synthesized guitar); Big Boi (vocals). | | Additional personnel includes: Sleepy Brown (vocals, Fender Rhodes piano, Moog bass); Khujo Goodie, Killer Mike, J-Sweet, Gangsta Boo, Eco, B-Real, Backbone, Big Gipp, Erykah Badu, Slimm Calhoun, C-Bone, T-Mo Goodie, Cee-Lo Goodie, Big Rube, Rosalin Heard (vocals); Donnie Mathis, David "Whild" Brown (guitar); Jason Freeman, Jerry Freeman (horns); Marvin "Chanz" Parkman (piano, keyboards); Earthtone III, Organized Noize (keyboards, programming); Preston Crump (bass, synthesized bass); Aaron Mills, Robert Grister, Dookie Blossumgame (bass); Victor Alexander (drums); Cutmaster Swift (cuts); Myrna "Screechy Peach" Crenshaw (background vocals). | | Producers: Earthtone III, Organized Noize, Carl Mo. | | Engineers include: John Frye, Neal H. Pogue, Kevin Parker. | | Principally recorded at Stankonia Recording, Atlanta, Georgia. | | STANKONIA won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. "Ms. Jackson" won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group. | | Personnel: Dr? , Big Boi (vocals). | | Recording information: Stankonia Recording, Atlanta, GA; The Dungeon, Atlanta, GA. | | The Atlanta-based critically acclaimed duo of Big Boi and Dre returns with yet another innovative contribution to hip-hop. STANKONIA, an album borrowing its title from the group-owned recording studio, continues Outkast's tradition of delivering groundbreaking music. | | The two MCs cover topics that only they would rap about, over self-produced tracks that only they could make. Songs like "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)" are in contrast to the current hip-hop scene, with its bass music background, while "Ms. Jackson," a dedication to a baby's momma's momma, sports a soulful melody in the tradition of Outkast's previous efforts. Either way, Outkast still proves to be in its own elite class. | | The Atlanta-based, critically acclaimed duo of Big Boi and Dre offers yet another innovative contribution to hip-hop. STANKONIA, an album borrowing its title from the group-owned recording studio, continues Outkast's tradition of delivering groundbreaking music. | | The two MCs cover topics that only they would rap about, over self-produced tracks that only they could create. Songs like "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)" are in contrast to the contemporaneous hip-hop scene's lyrical preoccupations, while "Ms. Jackson," a dedication to a babymama's mama, sports a soulful melody in the tradition of Outkast's previous efforts. With STANKONIA, Outkast proves to be in its own elite class. | | Stankonia was OutKast's second straight masterstroke, an album just as ambitious, just as all-over-the-map, and even hookier than its predecessor. With producers Organized Noize playing a diminished role, Stankonia reclaims the duo's futuristic bent. Keyboardist/producer Earthtone III helms most of the backing tracks, and while the live-performance approach is still present, there's more reliance on programmed percussion, otherworldly synthesizers, and surreal sound effects. Yet the results are surprisingly warm and soulful, a trippy sort of techno-psychedelic funk. Every repeat listen seems to uncover some new element in the mix, but most of the songs have such memorable hooks that it's easy to stay diverted. The immediate dividends include two of 2000's best singles: "B.O.B." is the fastest of several tracks built on jittery drum'n'bass rhythms, but Andre and Big Boi keep up with awe-inspiring effortlessness. "Ms. Jackson," meanwhile, is an anguished plea directed at the mother of the mother of an out-of-wedlock child, tinged with regret, bitterness, and affection. Its sensitivity and social awareness are echoed in varying proportions elsewhere, from the Public Enemy-style rant "Gasoline Dreams" to the heartbreaking suicide tale "Toilet Tisha." But the group also returns to its roots for some of the most testosterone-drenched material since their debut. Then again, OutKast doesn't take its posturing too seriously, which is why they can portray women holding their own, or make bizarre boasts about being "So Fresh, So Clean." Given the variety of moods, it helps that the album is broken up by brief, usually humorous interludes, which serve as a sort of reset button. It takes a few listens to pull everything together, but given the immense scope, it's striking how few weak tracks there are. It's no wonder Stankonia consolidated OutKast's status as critics' darlings, and began attracting broad new audiences: its across-the-board appeal and ambition overshadowed nearly every other pop album released in 2000. [Stankonia was also released in a "clean" edition, containing no profanities or vulgarities.] ~ Steve Huey |
Musical Guests | | Erykah Badu | | Goodie Mob | | Gangsta Boo | | B Real | | Khujo Goodie | | J-Sweet | | Killer Mike | | Eco | | Backbone | | Big Gipp | | Slimm Calhoun | | T-Mo | | C-Bone | | Cee-Lo | | Sleepy Sleepy Brown | | Big Rube |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 10/31/2000 | | Original Release Date : 2000 | | Catalog ID : 26073 | | Label : LaFace (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00730082607322 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (1/4/01, pp.106,114)
- Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "Top 10 Albums of 2000" - "...[Their] masterwork is practically a hip-hop AMERICAN BEAUTY....easily the most erotically unzipped hip-hop ever recorded..."Rolling Stone (1/4/01, pp.106,114)
- Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "Top 10 Albums of 2000" - "...[Their] masterwork is practically a hip-hop AMERICAN BEAUTY....easily the most erotically unzipped hip-hop ever recorded..." Spin (1/01, p.73)
- Ranked #6 in Spin's "Top 20 Albums of the Year [2000]" - "...It's highbrow bounce with fluorescent jimmy hats. Par-tay!" Spin (1/01, p.73)
- Ranked #6 in Spin's "Top 20 Albums of the Year [2000]" - "...It's highbrow bounce with fluorescent jimmy hats. Par-tay!" Entertainment Weekly (11/3/00, p.81)
- "...Reeks of artful ambition rendered with impeccable skill....transcending the Southern funk-rock-hip-hop synthesis....Take a deep breath and jump into this music..." - Rating: A Entertainment Weekly (11/3/00, p.81)
- "...Reeks of artful ambition rendered with impeccable skill....transcending the Southern funk-rock-hip-hop synthesis....Take a deep breath and jump into this music..." - Rating: A Q (1/03, p.54)
- Included in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums Ever" Q (1/01, p.114)
- 4 out of 5 stars - "...Eccentric rather than egocentric, bohemian not boastful, STANKONIA parades some of the most ambitious music - hip hop or otherwise - currently on offer." Q (1/03, p.54)
- Included in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums Ever" Q (1/01, p.114)
- 4 out of 5 stars - "...Eccentric rather than egocentric, bohemian not boastful, STANKONIA parades some of the most ambitious music - hip hop or otherwise - currently on offer." Alternative Press (12/00, p.108)
- 5 out of 5 - "...Bold and confrontational....coalescing the political and societal challenges of hip hop's past into what is one of the genre's most artistically unorthodox releases so far..." Alternative Press (12/00, p.108)
- 5 out of 5 - "...Bold and confrontational....coalescing the political and societal challenges of hip hop's past into what is one of the genre's most artistically unorthodox releases so far..." The Wire (1/01, p.34)
- Included in Wire's "50 Records Of The Year". The Wire (12/00, p.65)
- "...There are so many shifty, elastic clauses...you can't put a finger on 'em, much less cover an ass that shakes from Funkadelic to Prince booty Bass..." The Wire (1/01, p.34)
- Included in Wire's "50 Records Of The Year". The Wire (12/00, p.65)
- "...There are so many shifty, elastic clauses...you can't put a finger on 'em, much less cover an ass that shakes from Funkadelic to Prince booty Bass..." Muzik (12/00, p.95)
- 5 out of 5 - "...[They] rip up the rulebook. Tear it into tiny soul-pieces. Build something new....supremely warm, funky and f***ed up music....This is great black music..." Muzik (12/00, p.95)
- 5 out of 5 - "...[They] rip up the rulebook. Tear it into tiny soul-pieces. Build something new....supremely warm, funky and f***ed up music....This is great black music..." CMJ (1/08/01, p.27)
- Included in CMJ's "Best Hip-Hop Albums" of 2000. CMJ (10/30/00, p.4)
- "...One listen, and you'll be a lifelong resident of STANKONIA..." CMJ (1/08/01, p.27)
- Included in CMJ's "Best Hip-Hop Albums" of 2000. CMJ (10/30/00, p.4)
- "...One listen, and you'll be a lifelong resident of STANKONIA..." The Source (12/00, pp.237-8)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Bizarre and groundbreaking....They're hip-hop's Lewis and Clark....Thir Funkadelic-inspired rap universe is the antithesis of predictable..." The Source (12/00, pp.237-8)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Bizarre and groundbreaking....They're hip-hop's Lewis and Clark....Thir Funkadelic-inspired rap universe is the antithesis of predictable..." Melody Maker (12/5/00, p.58)
- 4.5 stars out of 5 - "...This is witty, tight, political, thoughtful, inspired and, above all, tuneful hip-hop....F***ing superb." Melody Maker (12/5/00, p.58)
- 4.5 stars out of 5 - "...This is witty, tight, political, thoughtful, inspired and, above all, tuneful hip-hop....F***ing superb." NME (Magazine)
(12/30/00, p.79)
- Ranked #42 in NME's "Top 50 Albums Of The Year". NME (Magazine)
(11/18/00, p.41)
- 9 out of 10 - "...Introduces a fresh Southern lilt to the gangsta s*** and imbues it with a gacked-up overabundance of reality and imagination....Think Prince's SIGN O'THE TIMES, then multiply it by a million..." NME (Magazine)
(12/30/00, p.79)
- Ranked #42 in NME's "Top 50 Albums Of The Year". NME (Magazine)
(11/18/00, p.41)
- 9 out of 10 - "...Introduces a fresh Southern lilt to the gangsta s*** and imbues it with a gacked-up overabundance of reality and imagination....Think Prince's SIGN O'THE TIMES, then multiply it by a million..." |
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