Tracks
Performer Notes
- 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.
- 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.
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..."
