Stankonia

Great flow and energy. 8/10

La colgaron estos dos. Discazo. Lástima la duración. Se hace largo llegando al final. Pero buenísimo. 8/10

More layered, creative, and ambitious than I remembered. This album is fantastic above and beyond its singles (which were rightly huge hits). Will be adding this back on to the rotation.

Iconic hip-hop album. I'm not a fan of this genre, but I really liked the artists’ naturalness and the influences of other styles, like funk and gospel. I must read the lyrics: obviously they sing too fast for me 😅

oh yeah

That was a fun listen

Mmmmmm love this one

A teeny overlong. Could cut out the skits and interludes without affecting the overall album. But some truly great tracks here. Ms. Jackson, So Fresh and so Clean, BOB, and Call Before I Come are all fantastic. Andre 3000 is such a talented and interesting musician

I don't think I'd ever listened to this whole record. It is clearly a classic. I'll be returning to a few of these tracks (beyond the obvious) for sure!

4/5. This album feels all over the place while still within the same theme and vibe. The experimentation is to the max with so many alternating genres and rapping styles. It truly feels like a combined effort, with great features and lyricality. Granted, there are some interesting lyrics. They have stepped past the threshold of referring women as accessories and now as objects that deserve respect. Still not great, feels like this kind of stuff should have been figured out around like 5 years old. There is some parody in it though, as they seem to be self aware of the misogyny present in the rap culture, inviting female artists in songs that clearly dehumanize them. It's played for laughs and satire but is a little dated so it doesn't always land. I think the overall quality of the album is pretty high tier though. I can't say it's perfect but it is still really good, for the time. Best Song: B.O.B., Ms. Jackson, Humble Mumble, I'll Call Before I Come

BOB is an absolute banger The other songs here are great too (Although I'm not a huge fan of all the interludes)

Hell yeah. I'd heard Ms. Jackson before but the second half of the album really surprised me. 'I'll Call B4 I Cum', 'We Luv Deez Hoez', and 'Humble Mumble' were all really fun. Great album by Outkast, excited for their other project.

This was good in my opinion Not gonna score it /10

I can smell what these guys are cookin’.

Surprisingly good. I didn't know OutKast were legit.

Great classic album

iconic! i love ms jackson

Nice hip hop

I like this album. It's too long (product of its era) and with too much filler, but the tracks that slay are undeniable.

7.5/10

Solid

There's only one song on this album I'd heard previously; Ms. Jackson; because it was bloody everywhere in 2000 when it came out. It was a time where Outkast were clearly transitioning from lock-standard hip hop to a sound more attractive and singalong-worthy [i.e. 'Hey Ya' and 'Roses', which came later], but the roots of that transition are here on 'Stankonia'. 'Stankonia' is standard for hip hop albums at the turn of the millenium: 1+ hour run times, replete skits/interludes, but what sets this album out is its clear homage to 70s funk in places [there's plenty of slap bass and soulful vocals from Andre 3000 and Big Boi to compliment their raps] and its fearlessness in tackling political and sociocultural issues ['B.O.B.', 'Gasoline Dreams']. The duo also responds to the perceived misogyny around the hip hop scene at the time by expressing sympathy and remorse for the female experience ['Ms Jackson', 'Slum Beautiful', 'Toilet Tisha']. I honestly couldn't really stand hip hop when I was a kid [save for a few songs], but as I've gotten older, I've started to appreciate how deep and effective some of the lyrics actually are. Outkast certainly weren't slouches in the lyrics department. 'Stankonia' is quite an intelligent and thoughtful record that effectively speaks to the life of African-Americans in the South [Outkast are from Georgia], and its effort in reintroducing funk to a turn-of-the-millennium crowd is rivalled only by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. There's profound intelligence behind saying sorry to Ms Jackson. Best songs: 'Ms Jackson', 'B.O.B.', 'I'll Call B4 I Cum'

Energetic, chaotic but controlled. Contrast in vocal styles is fantastic as always with OutKast. Eccentric, melodic bursts then sharp steady flows. Musically the album regularly changes lane but the beats are always tight and there are some sick synth sounds. Little bit more filler than Aquemini in my opinion but some MASSIVE hits. Favourite track - Ms Jackson, B.O.B, Red Velvet or Gangsta Sh*t. 8/10

Great album! Really inventive music with great grooves.

Really a 4.5 because I just don't like the track Humble Bumble. I liked the rest though. Cover is like a 2/5 though. Who approved this composition?!

Definitely in my top most listened to albums in high school. It was great to revisit. B.O.B is top tier. I’m probably more of a 4.5 on this one.

In many ways, Stankonia is the most OutKast of all OutKast albums and OutKast is great! There are some very high highs on this album and some all time classic songs. But I couldn't go all the way to five stars because while the album is surprisingly coherent, it is too long, the skits are mostly unnecessary, and the production comes off as a little self-indulgent in places. So much great stuff, and incredibly influential, worth a listen just for Bombs Over Bagdad alone! While the album is 4 stars, the cover is 2 stars for me, just not great composition and not very memorable.

Love OutKast, quite a bit of dross in the mix but still classic 👌🏼

Just thinking the other day this hasn't given me a rap album for a while, and here's one of the few I actually already own. Don’t know it just feels more musical than most rap albums to a non expert like myself. 4 Star.

So fresh, So clean earns all the stars here.

Very very good. Blends various genres with hip hop. Electronica, funk, jazz, gospel, rock... "There is no genre, no mainstream versus underground.. there is only groove"!

Never really listened to Outkast, even though they have been a household name my whole life. So Fresh, So Clean, has been sampled and quoted a million times. Ms. Jackson is a classic! Now Killer Mike has showed up in the beginning of his career. BOB is a famous song I had never heard before. Big Boi and Andre 3000 being a duo really works on this song. Also some really early guitar work in rapping which I feel like I've heard a bunch on later Kanye and Kendrick albums, neat to see that up here early. The refrains in BOB remind me of the Funkadelic album I had a few days ago. There are some really fun beats on this album - I can hear a real person playing a keyboard and sampling it. It definitely sounds like a real record, it wasn't all made in Logic with plugins by one person. Sounds like real drums in a lot of places too which is cool. Xplosion is a straight up Gorillaz song. Also a big fan of the nostalgia of bragging about subs and amps in detail for their cars - super early 00's Pimp My Ride vibes. I am the 2,641st play of the Good Hair interlude on Spotify! I like the interludes. They are fun and are from before the era of the voicemails from Grandma trope of when I was in high school/college. True little skits that go with the songs. I really like story songs so Toilet Tisha was sad but I'm always so impressed by artists that can tell a story like this.

Very inventive rap

Great album

Decent but other outlast are better

👍

Banger

Dirty south!

Great record. You can begin to hear Andre and Big Boi branching out into their own directions.

They overcooked this. Many songs don't work and overall it's way too long. But but but, it has some brilliant music. Bombs over Baghdad, Ms Jackson, So Fresh So Clean. It's a glorious mess.

Good up there with other great rap albums probably outstanding for its time. Good mix between rap and melody.

Outkast! Awesome album, good energy. I prefer SpeakerBoxxx to Stankonia, but this is a good album.

Love IT

Much better than the last OutKast album I reviewed. I disliked that album because it was too different from OutKast's usual style. "Stankonia" is a great album that offers more than just its singles. "B.O.B." and "Ms Jackson" remain classics to this day. What a nice end to a mixed week. 4 stars for "Stankonia".

🍑🍆

OutKast are extremely singular

Gear: Focalman Cleardara Artwork: 😎😎🇺🇸 Production: 🎧😘🤌 Music: 🌀🌈🚀 Rating: 💣💣💣💣(💣)/5

Such a strong first half and then totally fizzles out with duds in the second half.

OutKast has such an interesting and wonderful way of making music. This one obviously has some all time classics but many of the songs you don't hear all the time are on the same level of clever lyrics, engaging instrumentals, and great vibes.

Crazy pull to get this four days after speakerboxx/love below. I like the kinda goofy fun energy of the album, with the skits and jokes sprinkled about and the "BREAK" bookending some of the skits. I appreciate how they included some less known features in here from Atlanta (Killer Mike got his start on this apparently??) but some didn't land for me. We Luv Deez Hoes in particular overstays its welcome with me, and Gasoline Dreams as well, but to a lesser extent. Some certified classics in here though, and a couple surprise hits for me, like Spaghetti Junction. Some of these beats are really experimental too, Snappin & Trappin made me feel scared. Overall, an enjoyable early 2000s rap album with some character and a lot of influence.

I was not expecting to know multiple songs on this album. Similarly to Speakerboxxx/Love below, there is a lot of cool instrumentation and little details. It was slightly less listenable for me with all the funny interludes. Some highlights: -Kim and Cookie surprising highlight for me, love the horns, bird noises and girl chorus -Rhythms in humble mumble are outstanding -Some nice bass on Toilet Tisha

Gøy, sjøl om æ hørte på det med et halvt øre mens æ sov mæ over deler av Saltfjellet. Men æ likte det æ hørte i våken tilstand!

Aquemini is a better album, I've always felt. This was their more commercial breakthrough and it's still good but it lacks some of the fun I feel like their previous album (that isn't on this list for some odd reason when there's like 40 90's euro dance albums)

A classic album from one of the best duos in rap history. A little on the long side and a few interludes that are skippable but aside from, a great project overall

I'm so close to giving this a 5, but to be completely fair, I'd probably skip a track or two, so I'm following my original rubric. 4 stars

Some classic songs but felt the collaboration songs were weaker.

Man, this takes me right back to college.

Love

3.8 solid, some were a bit meh but the songs that were good were GOOD faves: BOB, so fresh and so clean, gasoline dreams

At this point I'm kind of wishing that Dimery just stuck to rock and left rap off his list. It's not that the albums he selected aren't necessarily good, it's just that he displays such a shallow understanding of the genre and the most important, game-changing albums that I roll my eyes every 2 weeks or so when one pops up. Again, it's not so much the selections as the absences. Anyway, onto Stankonia. This is definitely Outkast starting to become 2000s Outkast, with all the southern weirdness and idiosyncrasy that Big Boi somewhat embraces and Andre 3000 overdosed on eventually (he just released a flute album...). So there are a ton of hits on this album, Mrs. Jackson, Fresh and Clean, Bombs Over Bagdad. That's probably why the album made the list--Dimery recognized a few tracks. Is Stankonia better than Aquemini, or ATliens? Maybe not. Is it more polished and commercial, palatable to a wider pop audience? Yes. As an album it's not as complete. There is a lot of filler and weirdness in here. Snapping and Trapping is a chore to listen to, despite it being the first track most of us heard Killer Mike. Listening to this track again, it makes me surprised, and happy, that he didn't disappear into obscurity after this awkward track. ? is definitely a question mark. That's a weird one, but at least it's short. There are great sleeper tracks on here though. Spaghetti Junction is super solid. Xplosion is a great track with B-Real doing a great verse. Red Velvet is cool. The whole album is kind of infused with a lot of 80s synth sounds that make for a unique sound, and part of something you hear a lot in Outkast's work, and some of Big Boi's solo stuff. Gangsta Shit, great lyrics and beat overall. Anyway, it's a very good album, but I don't listen to it as much as Aquemini or even southernplayalisticcadillacmusik. 4/5

Some stinkers on this album, but a lot of classics that still stand the test of time.

Overall great album. Fun, funny, funky. A number of classics here.

One of my favorites so far 🤩 “Ms.Jackson” remains to this day one of the most iconic songs of the hip-hop genre. “So Fresh, So Clean” is so engrained in the lexicon that it’s quoted by people who’ve never even heard the song. “B.O.B.” Belongs on every gym/exercise playlist ever. Even the interludes like “Kim & Cookie” give the album a “concept” kind of feel. Simply fun to listen to.

This album brings me back to high school! This is pre-Fergie and definitely more on the hip hop side of things than Pop. It's cool to see how versatile BEP can be and this album has some all time bangers! fave song: Ms Jackson

i went into this hoping to LOVE it because it’s obviously a classic but unfortunately that did not come to be. i did like it and there were some great tracks but overall i wouldn’t put it anything above ‘very good’. solid 4 but nothing more

Stankonia is a kaleidoscopic burst of creativity. An all-time classic and a major part of the soundtrack to my college experience. Break!

I’m no expert on hip hop but listening to this album really felt like these guys were way ahead of their time. It didn’t feel mundane or derivative or anything like that, rather quite novel. Plus I enjoyed listening to it too. I’ll have to return to it though for sure, I feel like I missed a lot.

Drags on a bit towards the end when they start doing this cheesy singing and the interludes are pretty pointless, but the singles are iconic and some songs feature some of the craziest hip-hop production ever. Also my song is on here!!!

They made a banger song about Radek so obviously 5/5. I didnt listen to the whole thing (yet) but what I heard I liked even though I am not a huge fan of rap :P for a rap album, it seems fairly decent!

Solid album but not their best one in my opinion.

Bitchin! Its a great album, complex themes, just a little boring on some tracks unfortunately.

There are so many classics on this album that are legitimate 5s for me. I love the Sly/Funkadelic influences, too. These are interspersed with interludes that I find boring/skippable, and the misogyny on this record feels like a step back. I’m not sure if it was done in jest or as a send up of the genre, but it doesn’t sit so well with me. The album as a whole is consistent, but I think I love their other stuff a lot more.

Could've been perfect but Cee-Lo made it a 4 star my favorite apple pie recipe https://littlespoonfarm.com/apple-pie-recipe/

Good album with some really great highs. Kind of overstays its welcome but the creativity in the beats and lyrics are unbeatable. great first half with a relatively forgettable back half that takes off a star, but otherwise a solid project

listened on the car coming back from a trip. I'm sorry ms Jackson

My childhood. One of the reasons I listen to rap

Rating: 3.7 Wonderful album. Excellent synergy from everyone involved. Very long album but they change it up enough from song to song enough to make it cruise instead of grind like a lot of these longer albums do.

Just a helluva an album with super huge hits. The lesser songs are good, too - it all kind of comes together in a wild, broad whole. But still too long! These guys need an editor! When you have a million good ideas I don't need to hear all of them! I get that's part of what makes it good, but it also makes it annoying. Shameful 4.

Love how creative these dudes are

Great variety styles that never stays in one spot long enough to wear out its welcome. Creative, original, and high energy with nods to the P-Funk past while weaving in and out of futuristic Radiohead-ish soundscapes. 4/ 5

Upon first glance, I did not expect much from this album. I think hearing Ms. Jackson and So Fresh so many times over the course of my life has desensitised me to not think of much when I hear the name 'OutKast'. Listening to Stankonia epitomises the reason I like this website. I had the opportunity to really discover an artist who I had not really given a chance before. Like the name, the album is a portmanteau of andre's avant guard experimental style and big boi's ability to bring it back with streetwise lyrics. The interludes made me laugh and were wonderfully well thought out. It really feels like it was meant to be released in 2000. It also really is a proper album. Not everyone enjoyed it and picked out the hits. But listening top to bottom, this album is a fucking piece of art.

Epic

Really good

Outkast get a lot of hate but this album has a few bangers. Ms Jackson is hands down Outkast' best single release. Gasoline Dreams is biting. BOB is great, too. Outkast are the king of pop hooks in hip hop.

An excellent OutKast album! I tend to forget how good the tracks beyond the singles are on this album.

more filler than I remember but some generational classics

4.8 Definitely not their best album as that would got to LoverBoy // SpeakerBox. But the album itself has 3/4 major singles that hit close to home for me. Being raised on early naughty hip-hop, pop or anything that was shown on MTV. Andre3000 is an absolute hotty so he can’t get below a 4 in my eyes

fantastic album, i can smell the stank

Epic journey! I only know OutKast's more commercial hits but every song had something! Even if this isn't you're go-to genre, you can't deny the mix of musicality across the album. Great collabs, great lyrics. Starts strong and the final track is a great conclusion. Overall - this slapp'd!

Есть классные песни

OutKast takes me back—their sound brought such a bright, feel-good energy to the genre, creating out a totally unique lane of their own. You can hear the joy, wild creativity and authenticity in every track. I always got the sense they were having an absolute blast making this music… and honestly, they seemed like they’d be a riot to hang out with.

True story: I worked at Tower Records with an artist actually named Chuck Berry. His silhouette looked like Basquiat and he was a really cool cat. One time he told me a story about how he hooked up with his next-door neighbor. Sometime later, he came to work one day with two black eyes. I asked what happened and he said he didn't know. He just woke up on his stoop outside his apartment with a bad headache and double shiners. Best he could surmise, his neighbor brained him with a frying pan the night before when he was drunkenly trying to find his keys to the front door. He thinks she might have been angry because he was kinda ghosting her after the hookup, and this was her revenge. Years later, at a house party, I was shooting video and interviewing everyone. I saw Chuck and asked him how he was doing and he said that the coming year was gonna be "all about Chuckonia... like Stankonia, but FOR ME." Chuck was a total original, and so is this record.

très très lourd, j'aime beaucoup le mélange rap, synthés, expérimental, bref très bon album (y'a juste un peu trop de musiques ET d'interludes)

Kinda dig it. If I heard each song in a vacuum I'd pretty much like them all. But after 24 songs, I was ready to move on and listen to something else.

top 3: - ms. jackson - so fresh, so clean - humble mumble / spaghetti junction *special mention: - gasoline dreams - B.O.B. - we luv deez hoez - gangsta sh*t

so good. might be the best 90s rap album... top five for sure.

Niet mijn muziek smaak maar wel grappig

So creative and varied

Apparently it’s Rap Week on 1001! I remember when Stankonia come out it was huge. I hadn’t listened to the entire album until now. Much like a lot of post-Golden Age rap, there are elements in here that are not culturally aligned with me. However, one of the things I appreciate most about OutKast is they definitely have talent, and the diversity of their music on this album alone proves it. I didn’t realize until recently that the cover is an homage to Sly/Family Stone There’s A Riot Going On. I think everyone alive in the early 2000s heard Mrs. Jackson and BOB, as they should. Big Boi’s flow is incendiary. I liked some of the deeper cuts in here like Spaghetti Junction and even I’ll Call which was kind of a surprise for me. It may not be my normal playlist but it is definitely tight and legendary.

Random thoughts: - Is the real last ATLiens record? While Speakboxx/Love Below was technically OutKast, this was the last one with them together. - if they could have made more So Fresh, So Clean or Ms. Jackson, that would have been great - I dug the hits on this one. The 2 tracks mentioned above plus B.O.B. - the rest was pretty good the only one that really jumped out at me was Toilet Tisha. That song was rough. - also, did CDs encourage artists to make albums too long. 1 hr and 13 minutes is a lot. It seems like 45 minutes is kind of the sweet spot. Just a thought that crossed my mind while listening to this one.

What a fantastic mix of music. Hard rap presented gently, with a solid helping of 70s soul. I am not comfortable with the gangsta rap lyrics, but I can't say no to this music. 4/5

Es un álbum muy largo. Eso es lo primero que tengo para decir. Tuve que ir escuchándolo de a partes a lo largo del día porque no disponía de 1 hora y 13 minutos para escuchar el álbum de una sola vez. Dicho esto, el álbum me gustó. Tiende a ser un tanto ecléctico entre canción y canción, pero saben mantener una misma esencia a lo largo del álbum. Los interludios te imbuyen en la narrativa y hay un buen equilibrio entre temas cantados melódicamente y temas rapeados. La calidad de producción es muy buena, me gustaron los sampleos y algunos "cues" que reutilizan en distintos temas para generar una experiencia más integral. Tengo entendido que las letras tienen contenido político y del llamado rap conciente. No llegué a prestar la atención suficiente a este aspecto en todas las letras, pero a mi parecer esto le suma valor al álbum. La experiencia de álbum sería mucho mejor si hubiese durado la mitad de lo que dura, pero aún así, lo considero un buen álbum.

Four stars for Mrs. Jackson

Bernie - stabil 7 Luke - stærk 9

So good. Why didn’t I pay any attention to this 25 years ago? The hooks? The heavy percussion? The sorta trippy vibe? Yes, yes, and yes. I particularly like “Gasoline Dreams” and “So Fresh, So Clean.” And, of course, “Ms. Jackson.” The album drags a little at the end: a better album might’ve dropped some of that (and been 15 minutes shorter). But that’s a small criticism. The album really takes you on a ride…. Highly recommended.

While not my favorite from OutKast it’s still a timeless classic. Big Boi and Andre glide on these tracks

fantastic

Was prepared to not like this album assuming a cultural divide that I would not be able to breach. Turns out I enjoyed it quite a bit musically.

a veritable cornerstone of any self-respecting millennial middle schooler’s cd collection

Great album! Skits tho :(

4.5 Great album, the strength of the great songs definitely outweighs the couple of songs I didn't care as much for. The interludes didnt add anything (do they ever? (Maybe I just dont get it). Sounds like they were keepin it real with all of the Atlanta collaborators on the album. Speaking of keepin it real there is a golf movie with Big Boi called Whos your Caddy and it is terrible

kind of a rushed rhythmic sound with really fast lyrics. good stuff but feels like the 90s in not a great way. some iconic meolodies like Ms. Jackson, so fresh so clean. a long album at like 1h15min

Great album

God tier music

The last third of the album really struggles. Was during a time where everyone felt the need to make 20 track, 80 min hip hop albums. Cut to a normal length this is an outstanding album. For me the though, the high points are really really good.

Love OutKast's energy and style on this one. Really listenable, fun lyrics and fantastic rhythms and beats. Never really followed the different regional hip-hop sounds, finding I'm quite fond of the ATL style. The energy does drop off a bit in the second half of this one, but the good is really damn good.

pretty good

I think that Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is a masterpiece. This is also strong but doesn’t rise to that same level. 4/5

Great hip hop record. I never heard it in its entirety but it hooked me from the start. Awesome vocals and rhythm.

Good album. OutKast was really a banger till Andre 3000 went crazy. Big Boi is a great talent!

When this record hits, it's hits big. But when it stumbles.... woof it's bad. Half the run time would have gotten this thing a 5 star.

So Fresh, So Clean Ms. Jackson B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)

8/10

I get the “Andre 3000 is your favorite rappers favorite rapper” claim. Fun sounds, iconic cover.

I really enjoyed this one. Ms Jackson is already a top song for me. 4 stars bc it’s not my absolute fav but over all very enjoyable and I enjoyed all the interludes

Hell yeah! one of my favorite OutKast albums. Really solid album, but might have done a little better with less interludes in retrospect. Still there are so many good songs and the overall vibe is amazing. Andre and Big Boi really shine on this one.

Break! This album is still fun as hell. When I go OutKast, I usually go to the more orchestrated Aquemini, but the sparse beats framing Andre3000's not-quite-outsized-yet persona is excellent. It feels like actual 2000 rap music, yet experimental in the right balance. A rare instance of great hip-hop interludes. Some of the guest-heavy tracks like "Snappin'" take me out of it, but otherwise, rock solid.

Listening to Stankonia offers a window into the evolution of hip-hop as it entered its third full decade. By this point sampling was too expensive or legally risky to rely on, so in its place is rich and diverse instrumentation and metallic-sounding programmed beats. Andre 3000 alternates dexterous rapping with more melodic singing snippets that hint at his later evolution as a well-rounded musician. The musical styles are kaleidoscopic, ranging from the expected (P-funk, soul) to the entirely unexpected (psychedelia, especially). OutKast deep-fried a musical form and came up with something that sounded entirely fresh and fun.

Andre 3000 feels like the rightful heir to P-Funk. So, yea, it's good. Weird. And good. And B.O.B. is just great.

When I turned 18, I got Outkast’s ATLiens as a birthday present, and it ended up being one of the big reasons I got into this kind of hip hop. I didn’t play their later albums as much, but Stankonia definitely got a lot of spins. Their sound was just so different from all the gangsta rap I was into before, it really stood out. The album’s solid overall, and it’s got a few huge hits that were basically on MTV non-stop back then… maybe a little too much. But for example, the song So Fresh, So Clean is still in heavy rotation in my playlists, it’s just timeless.

9/10 Great chemistry between Big Boi and 3 stacks. Great hits, solid production. Some filler but overall great.

great beats, great rapping. as a whole its a bit bloated and the skits don't do it any favors.

I like the Southern vibes and Andre 3000 and Big Boi delivery is excellent - and there are many great tracks (notably BOB / Ms Jackson) - but but but its too long, too many skits and a few too many dud tracks which prevent it being a 5.

De hecho, no lo escucharía con agrado nada de su género, pero...para eso está la palabra excepción. Les doy un 4

The most varied single OutKast album. So much fun and has so much character

A great album. I enjoyed most of the tracks. All of the good tracks, were really good. Favourite Track(s): Ms. Jackson, Spaghetti Junction, B.O.B. Least Favourite Track(s): I'll Call B4 I Cum, Stankonia

Out of the major US hip hop areas I think my ranking is: 1. East Coast 2. Southern 3. West Coast But out of all the southern hip hop I've listen to, I think this is my favorite. I just wish it was shorter. Mid 4.

Overly long I feel but on repeat listens I could get into this 3.5*

There are some classics in there.

4 stars

Classic album. I didn’t finish this but enjoyed it. Need to give it another listen probably.

אלבום מצוין ביטים מטורפים אבל יש כמה fillers... שיר מועדף - B.O.B

OutKast is always great. So sad they no longer make music.

aaaaall aboard the stankonia express folks! virtuose shit, aber wenni ehrlich zu mir selber bin lieded d'listenability scho chli drunder – wichtig hani's mer mal ih voller längi gönnt, aber wirde in zuekunft eher einzelni songs drus lose trotz grosser liebi für die 2 boys chani daher nöd volli punktzahl gäh – merci trotzdem <3

bangers

Interesting album

Not as pg as the hit songs. True classic 🔥

Best OutKast album??

Some of OutKast's best songs are here - whole album is solid - a little bit long with some unnecessary skits, but great songs. BOB is GOATed.

I love this record. I don’t think that I ever get tired of Andre 3000 doing just about anything and he has so many incredible moments on this album. Even with the lyrics in front of me I don’t think I’m physically capable of recreating his flow and what he’s able to do. Also despite its 24 tracks, it goes by really quickly and doesn’t feel bloated at all. There are a couple of skits and extended outros that perhaps aren’t super exciting but still help create a world that’s fun to live in for the 1h20 this album takes up. ATLiens for life but this most likely their best record. Favorite tracks are So Fresh, So Clean, Ms Jackson, B.O.B, Humble Mumble and Gansta Shit.

I enjoyed this one a lot. Took me a long time to appreciate this band, but so worth it. My only observation is that it was really long….maybe there is something as too much OutKast in one sitting!

It was good. Amazing beats but I’m not a fan of the skits.

Liked it. Can tell why it's a benchmark album.

Nice!

I can’t believe I waited this long to listen to this. I knew the singles, but the rest of the album is great. Weird beats, really good production.

An album filled with many great songs and a lot of interludes. The album could be tighter and there are a few songs I'm not sold 100% on. I really like it but it's the weakest of OutKast's major 3 albums. 8/10

Though this isn't the kind of music I listen to I can appreciate the depth of this dynamic album

Lot of great songs on here, it was fun to revisit an old favorite. Some of it hasn’t aged super well - “(I am for real!)” seems so corny now. I still really dislike the skits.

cool

I'm just going to start rating hip-hop albums by how much they remind me of/owe to Prince--this is a 3.5, bumped up for the actual backing band.

3.5

A good album fir its genre. A bit too long, but varied musically. 4 stars

I own this album and have always enjoyed it. I’m more of a fan of the slowed down soulful type side those with key songs So fresh and so clean, Ms. Jackson, and Call be fire I come, I think when they go faster and more trap style it loses a bit but it is still fun.

A great album- this one has so many hits I remember from my childhood. It also has a ton of B sides that slap- both Andre 3000 and Big Boy have strong, unique styles that bring complexity and variety to the songs on the album. Overall- very good album. 4.5/5

This is interesting, the vibe is more funk. This album is really cohesive and it feels like an experience. Feels like a soundtrack.

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I'm not big into rap music but I've been genuinely surprised and the songs were really diversed and unique ! For me, versality is really something important and it has been done very well. The only song I knew was the classic Mrs. Jackson but songs like Gasoline dream and Spaghetti Junction were a very nice discovery.

I have heard some songs from this before so am excited to listen to it in its entirety. I can see why it is influential, has a bit of everything. It has a few stand out songs but mostly, you can hear how it influenced the genre and tried to do something different. Definitely an enjoyable listen, will return to some songs. Songs I liked: So Fresh, So Clean; Ms Jackson, Spaghetti Junction, B.O.B, Xplosion, Red Velvet Songs I liked less: Snappin & Trappin

It's good I suppose... it needs improvement though. Obviously 'Ms. Jackson' and 'B.O.B' are really, REALLY, good, but then there's some songs like 'We Luv Deez Hoez' that just don't hit the mark. It's hard not to love Outkast, but this still does have a few too many flaws.

What's amazing is that this album sounds like it just came out (or maybe I don't listen to modern music?). It's like they set the standard for the next 25 years. BOB was on repeat for me during high school. Fresh and so Clean is in my head all of the time. Ms. Jackson is outstanding. Too many skits and short bits, but alright, whatever.

A few bangers.

finally a fucking great album. Outkast represent everything i love about hip hop and there's a strong case that this album is the peak of their creativity and willingness to experiment. Ms. Jackson is among the greatest number ones of all time, B.O.B. is an eternal banger, Humble Mumble, Xplosion, Gasoline Dreams... man this album rocks. deserves to be one of the 1001? absolutely. any of their albums other than Idlewild can have a case made but this one's probably the strongest

not my favorite Outkast project (i prefer ATLiens and Aquemini), but Stankonia is really where their star power took off. B.O.B. is definitely their best song though, so fucking good!

Definitive staple of the Southern Hip Hop scene by arguably one of the best acts to do it. Solid bangers across the whole album and would be an easy 5 for me if it wasn't for the interludes/skits every few tracks. A serious whos-who of features across the album though.

YAS

Classic

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I think the album is greater than the sum of it's parts due to the vibe.

I heard this album for the first time today... This album single-handedly made me want to get into more hip-hop music. Compared to the other hip-hop albums I've heard, this album is probably one of the most influential. It most literally fused funk, hip-hop, rock, and psychedelia music-- all packaged neatly into one album. Very influential and ahead of its time. This album pulled me in headfirst. Revolutionary.

Slightly carried by the bangers.

4/5. Solid and clever. Humble mumble a surprise favorite

Pretty great, kinda long. I’m more of an Aquemini fan.

Definitely not nearly as consistent as Aquemini or ATLiens, but the highs on this album are highs that other artists could only dream of. Could probably be 20-25 minutes shorter but it's still quality despite that. Bombs over Bangdad! Ms Jackson! Red Velvet! So Fresh So Clean! Red Velvet! Humble Mumble! It's great! It's a 3.5 but I'm feeling generous and rounding up.

Really funky album, has good instrumentals. A bit joking of vocals and skits. But the last half of the album is great. The first half is good.

Hell yeah! I was just reading about this album (and Outkast) yesterday, in two separate places for two separate reasons, one of which was the announcement they will be inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame this year.

I can see why this album was on the list. There was a lot to like about this. I did t like the rap songs so much but there was rock, soul and r&b that were all good.

This album's a classic. Not every single song is for me, but these guys breathe so much musicality that I have to at least give it 4 stars.

It’s good.

Super album.

Good Hip hop, the radio track ms jackson is a classic but the rest of the album stands on its own

the 1001 albums generator giveth, and the 1001 albums generator taketh away. getting both outkast albums in the span of a month felt pretty generous.

This is #day253 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… it's been a while since I last messed up the numbers. Yesterday was supposed to be #day252, but I labeled it #253 instead. With how hectic the past couple of weeks have been, it's understandable. Anyway, it's kind of funny to land on Stankonia today, because I had "Ms. Jackson" on the playlist for my birthday party on Sunday. It was a party with a good cause, though, as I raised money for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The playlist was packed with pop/rap/dance tunes from the '00s, the kind of stuff you'd hear on the radio or catch on TV. Outkast… I learned about this duo from a local teenzine around 2003–2004. I can still picture the Speakerboxxx/The Love Below cover and remember seeing Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik listed in their discography. "Hey Ya" was massive back then. And I remember "Ms. Jackson" on the radio, too. So I've always had a bit of a soft spot for this duo. And it's no surprise, because what you've got here is something way beyond hip-hop. Outkast runs the gamut of styles, remaining on the edge of progressiveness. Name another band mixing rap, rave music, psychedelia, gospel, rock, and all that jazz in such an entertaining way. That's what I'm saying. I'm giving this a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day254.

It took some time at first to get into it as I'm not a Southern Hip-Hop connoisseur at all, but it was a great experience for sure. There are definitely some hits that I'll listen more often now!

The whole album sounded very different to me than the famous hit "Hey, ya". I was very impressed, because I realized that I did knew Outkast good enough. Very good rap. One of the best for sure.

This album holds up way better than i expected and made me want to deep dive OutKast.

There are some really great tracks on here, but at 73 minutes, there is also a lot of filler.

I'm sorryyyy Ms jackssooon

Outkast is one of those glimpses into a fun and creative world that just makes me wish I had a dope crew of friends. Seems like a really cool time in the Atlanta hip hop scene. So much fun, commentary, satire, etc going on in here. And of course the style and flows are next level. They're def carrying the Hieroglyphics torch.

Above average

Bangers for days

I’ve listened to this before, I already knew that it would be a banger. Always love listening to it again, it’s just so catchy. A little bit long, it’s still worth it

The album took a bit of time before starting but once it really got it on, it showed me again why genre-blurring is the best thing you can do in art, ever.

great time

the place from which all funky things come

Again, I could do without the skits but god damn was this good. This will always be the soundtrack for my college years.

You know, for the longest time I thought OutKast was solely known for Hey Ya. I think that’s because that was the first time I heard of them, but I never thought that they had other hits. Hell, I didn’t even know I Like The Way You Move was even them until a few years back. I am very stupid, I know. So let me lay out my thoughts for this album. This album covers the lyrical spectrum of hip hop, from rapping about social issues (Gasoline Dreams, Humble Mumble) to singing about making love (I’ll Call Before I Come, We Luv Deez Hoez) and does so in a complex way. This isn’t one-note hip-hop; there’s notes of rock, funk, and r&b that gives the tracks life. Stankonia is perhaps the most ambitious and innovation hip-hop album I’ve encountered so far and it’s fun but balanced energy can be felt. In particular, I loved the bombastic energy of B.O.B. That shit was electric. And Ms. Jackson lived up to its reputation: an emotional checkpoint within the first half of the album. However, there are a few draw backs. Inevitably, the length of Stankonia got to me and I think the second half suffers compared to the first half. I felt it became more rap centric and it kind of started to drag on me. Also, the interludes are a mixed bag. I found Pre-Nump and Drinkin’ Again to be “Sensible Chickle” territory, but the rest…eh. To be honest, as a whole, this is more of a 3.5 for me, mostly due to the second half. But I fell comfortable rounding it up to a four, since the good songs were bangers. Favorite track: B.O.B. Other hits: Ms. Jackson, Gasoline Dreams, So Fresh,So Clean, Xplosion, Toliet Tisha

Pretty cool album, very early 2000s feel hip hop/rap. A couple of well known tracks but maybe feel like the last half was a bit better. BREAK

Would be 4 stars if not for the skits/if it was trimmed down a bit. Still damn good. 3.5/5

Solid hip hop album with generally cohesive lyrical themes, incredibly well produced and creative beats, and interesting/engaging flow with the occasional pleasant hook break.

The Good: They warn us where we are heading… The Bad: What if we aren’t about the Stank? The Ugly: Feeling like an outcast listening to an Outkast album… I do my very best to always push down on Rap… but for me, Outkast, and more importantly Andre3000, isn’t rap. Outkast is funk the way that Flea from RHCP explained what funk is all about: mixture of fun and fuck… Anyway, can’t give the album a 5* because it is a little on the long side for me… but, I did have a funky time, so here’s to their 4*

OutKast is awesome man

So incredibly good

Great album, with 3 of my favorite OutKast songs ever. However, as a whole I dont like it as much as ATLiens or Aquemini, it has better peaks but as an album experience its weaker. The first half is borderline perfect, but the second has songs that dont connect with me.

Musically amazing, the energy is fantastic, blending all kinds of influences into vibrant, bouncy tracks that are just all so fun. I wanted to give this a 5 star, but holding it back is the fact that it is just very bloated. It was 1.25 hours and if it was like 50 minutes this would be a 5.

veszett jó album ez, a bombs over baghdadra még emlékszem is a viva tvből hehe. :D izgalmas zeneileg is, abszolút megérdemel egy négyest

This slaps but suffers for being a bit too long

so versatile, i reallv love outcast and I wish artists made albums like this today.

I settle down on the sofa with my wife and our newborn son, our little Christmas miracle. Our daughter had been asking for a baby brother for Christmas ever since she could talk, and she sits on the floor, excitedly showing her new family member her gifts from Santa. The fireplace is lit, the music is playing and life is.. very good. I catch myself smiling at my wife, and she notices and returns the grin before asking "what?". "I love you" I respond. "I love you too" she says as she snuggles in closer. And then, a noise I haven't heard in a long time - two men, or more, clapping their hands and speaking in unison "BREAK". "Did you hear that?" I ask my wife, looking around to see where the noise came from, but she is already standing up and taking off a wig, throwing down our son onto the floor. My daughter sighs and says, in an uncharacteristically deep voice, "finally" before going out for a smoke. My son is a prop doll. My whole life was a skit. I look into my hands and weep. Pretty good album.

Somehow got both OutKast albums in the span of 4 days but not complaining, a classic album in the hip hop genre and probably OutKast’s magnum opus

I love their singles but their albums never really hold my attention.

It feels a bit odd to get this album *after* their later "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" double-album, but that's life I suppose. I liked it that we got both Big Boi and André 3000 together on most songs, and I also really appreciated the more eclectic style on this album than most 90s/2000s hip-hop albums that we've gotten in this collection. That said, it's also a very different sound than on either half of "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below," but nice to hear Andre 3000 moving towards his more melodic/singing style, and I also enjoyed the p-funk vibes on some tracks (especially "I'll call before I come"). A solid (but overly long) album overall, and a few highlights throughout, mainly their singles like "So fresh, so clean" (with a fun video to go along with the song), "Ms. Jackson" (with the horror-style video with head-bobbing animals) and the wild "B.O.B" (with an amazing and hypnotic technicolor video to accompany it, not to mention the creative remix by RAGM's Zach de la Rocha), also the frenetic "Humble Mumble". Although it's not my preferred music style, I can definitely see why this album was so highly ranked.

Some great songs here, esp Gasoline Dreams, So Fresh, So Clean, Bombs Over Baghdad, and even the not as great ones are pretty good. I need to listen to it again to really get my head around it but so far, I think it's a few tracks too long.

Great album.

Great album with some memorable hits.

Great album but a bit bloated

Cool album, some absolute bangers on there.

Some fantastic songs, great energy. Don't love the skits or misogyny.

An all-timer but had never listened to it front to back. I'm definitely more of a "singles and B-sides" Outkast fan but even I can recognize the greatness.

stanklove

Loved this album. So many good tracks. Still fresh and creative in my book, but felt a little less cohesive towards the middle and end.

I love parts and respect it all, but it’s too frenetic to be a regular part of my repertoire.

Psychedelic funky genre changing and bending. Love it.

Unique sounds but majority of songs are hard to bump to

Lots of different bangers here, quite a good listen

A bit long but good. Gasoline Dreams and Ms Jackson took this to a 4

This album rules. 8/10.

Rätt bra

Stonking Honking hits!

Overall: 7/10 I'm so glad these two made music together for a little bit cause their voices and different styles work so well together. I do think this album is a little hit or miss on a personal level but the best songs are so good that it's still a classic. It's way too long and although it's become a staple of hip hop, I couldn't care less about the interludes/skits. B.O.B. is on this album though and that's a top 10 rap song of all time. Fav Song: B.O.B. - Bombs Over Baghdad Least Fav Song: Snappin' & Trappin'

Not a big rap fan but this is both nostalgic and funky

Enjoyed bumping around town to this album in Aunty

I love OutKast but the skits are annoying

Pretty much defined the start of the millennium. Willenium be damned.

Oh this is heat. Even if you gave this to me a year ago I would have rated it MUCH lower. It’s got amazing grooves and the flow is just incredible. Sounds even better when you peep on public transportation Fav song: Spaghetti Junction

Having been familiar with hit singles like Ms. Jackson but never hearing the full album, I was surprised at how varied and experimental this record could get. At times, the age of the album shows through the ABAB style rhyme patterns or out of time flows that some features have, but still are enjoyable lyrically. I give it 4 out of 5 stars because there were songs that I would probably skip if I weren't giving the album a concentrated listen, but I still see the appeal of them. Stankonia is an album that has definitely earned it's critical acclaim and I encourage anyone and everyone listen to it.

Really enjoyable listen with some awesome classics.

Revolutionary and really fun album. Unfortunately it suffers from too many interludes and a few misses.

Fun, great songs,

😀

lot of bangers in the album. lots of variety with funk, jazz, and even guitar solos. Favorite track: ms.jackson other picks: so fresh so clean, bob, gasoline dreams

Some high water marks achieved. Enjoyed the unorthodox flow and beats. Between a 3.5-4/5

So fresh and so clean! Pretty enjoyable and creative despite the sophomoric misogyny typical of this genre. I'd listen to it again.

So cool and fresh

really modern feeling record - lots of fun and really spectacular showing from the most consistent group of the century... i just always felt like this was their third best album ... i just love the 90s shyt a bit too much i suppose

there are 2 certified classics on this album and I liked the rest but didn’t love it. Was impressed listening to the lyrics and how progressive and meaningful they were.

Classic. Not my personal fav album but can’t be ignored

Clearly a cultural staple of southern rap, it’s got some phenomenal tracks. It’s a little long (as with a lot of rap albums from the late 90s), and some of the material doesn’t age well, but it’s a classic.

Outkast were one of the coolest hip hop groups out there and "Stankonia" was their breakthrough album. They really took their time with this one and allowed the ideas to develop and diversify. There's a very eclectic mix of styles here, including electronic music, rock and gospel, but it's firmly held together by hip hop. Outkast were also trailblazers in the Southern hip hop movement. Before this, most big names in the genre would have been localized to New York and California, the two coasts that dominated hip hop and famously opposed one another. On top of all that, Outkast stood out for having more progressive attitudues about women than many of their contemporaries. Women in these songs are mothers, daughters, and partners to be valued. They're also sometimes victims of systematic sexism and Outkast calls on us to be allies. And through all of the social messages, experimentation, and representation of their region, the music is also just fun and catchy. Although they weren't at the level of "Hey Ya!" just yet, it's easy to catch yourself singing along to songs like "Ms Jackson" and "So Fresh, So Clean".

Saved 7/24 songs to the playlist. First time really listening to OutKast outside of the more popular songs they’re known for. Really good listen.

Listened to on 1/20/25. I enjoyed this album a lot with very good songs such as 'B.O.B", "Ms. Jackson", "Toilet Tisha", 'So Fresh, So Clean" and "Spaghetti Junction". Outkast's energy and lyrics are highlights of this album, the energy they carry is great. What brings this album down is the interludes which are boring, among that, the one song that I did not like was Snappin' & Trappin' which felt offbeat and clunky. Otherwise, I enjoyed this album a lot, i would rate it a 4/5.

solid album

Classic.

There are some real bangers on this album. Can't believe its 25 years old.

WE BOUNCING. Honestly it was a pretty good album, got me boppin in the morning

I was afraid it was gonna be another album ruined by skits like the Notorious B.I.G., but thankfully the interludes weren't that distracting here. Its very refreshing to hear OutKast just spitting bars here and actually rapping, their 2 big hits feel more like RnB. Favorite songs here are Gasoline Dreams, B.O.B. and Xplosion, where they do just that. The runtime is a bit long but a good album nonetheless.

4+

Theoretically OutKasts best album. Has some great songs, I would say it’s decent overall.

Obviously I remember the songs here. Mrs Jackson and my classic Spanish rendition - but I've never listened to the whole album. Glad it was served up to me.

Honestly wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did. I was a bit worried about the runtime, but Stankonia managed to stay consistently good all throughout its a bit bloated 73 minutes. That being said, although I liked pretty much every track, there wasn't a single truly impressive one (apart from maybe B.O.B.). Also, unnecessary interludes are unnecessary.

This isn’t my favorite OutKast album but it is still an incredible, undeniable monster of a record. “Bombs Over Baghdad” is one of my all time favorite songs. It was also cool living through the time when this album absolutely owned popular culture. And it couldn’t have happened to two more talented performers. OutKast is as good as hip-hop gets and amongst the best of pop music generally. This album is funny, smart, catchy; basically everything you could want out of a record. This would get full marks from me if it was a single album rather than a double.

A bit of a tiring one to listen to with 75 minutes and several interludes, but it is definitely a good album.

Energetic and creative Always liked ms Jackson, but never listened to the whole album before. B.O.B is 🔥🔥🔥

Classic album. This put Atlanta on the map. Andre 3000 is one of the greatest rap artists of all time. People sleep on Big Boi a bit too. He's not Andre, but they were a solid duo. It was so different when it came out, and it's still different than anything else out there now.

84% Best: So Fresh, So Clean; Ms. Jackson; Spaghetti Junction; B.O.B. - Bombs Over Baghdad; Humble Mumble Must-Hear? Sure

"We're bouncing". Mycket omväxlande men på ett bra sätt! Många riktigt bra features på detta album! Hade faktiskt glömt hur bra det här albumet är bortom Ms. Jackson. 4/5 toasters.

OutKast is never a dull moment. BOB is such an amazing song and one which I have a ton of memories on. However, all their albums can be a little uneven at times and their whimsical side sometimes grates on me. 3.5/5

only two good songs, but still fun to listen too

4/5 Gasoline Dreams has quite an annoying quality to it, but thankfully it is immediately followed by the big singles So Fresh, So Clean and Ms. Jackson, the first of which is so smooth, well-produced and well structured. Then of course Ms. Jackson with its weird reverse sounds and amazing hook bangs. It becomes clear Big Boi and Andre are two exceptional rappers who are at the peak of their powers. Then somehow we're plunged back into shit with Snappin' & Trappin'. It's like a joke song, so goofy and awkward. Then 180, another class banger in Spaghetti Junction, followed by the funky, enjoyable I'll Call B4 I Cum. What is going on? The beginning of this album is less consistent than my sleep schedule. The incomparable Bombs Over Baghdad is next, and the urgency, the chaotic energy is so enticing. Just a brilliantly structured track. Xplosion is great, We Luv Deez Hoez is good, and Humble Mumble is fantastic, boring, and annoying at different moments in its 5 minutes. ? is mostly just annoying though for its whole minute. Red Velvet is intriguing, but doesn't really deliver, and Gangsta Sh*t is not very good. I wanted more Cruisin' In The ATL tbh. Toilet Tisha is an exceptional song, and I love the storytelling and the production in equal amounts. Absolute gem hidden in the back end. Slum Beautiful is alright, if not very memorable and then Stankonia (Stanklove) to finish is a slow, massive number which works well as a closer. In conclusion, this album has incredible highs and a few low lows. The interludes are fine, and the rapping and production are uniquely brilliant at times. I do think a scalpel is needed to remove the garbage, and create something exceptional. Gasoline Dreams 2/5 So Fresh, So Clean 5/5 Ms. Jackson 5/5 (FAV) Snappin' & Trappin' 1.5/5 (LEAST FAV) Spaghetti Junction 5/5 I'll Call B4 I Cum 4.5/5 B.O.B. - Bombs Over Baghdad 5/5 Xplosion 4/5 We Luv Deez Hoez 3.5/5 Humble Mumble 3/5 ? 2/5 Red Velvet 4/5 Gangsta Sh*t 2.5/5 Toilet Tisha 5/5 Slum Beautiful 3/5 Stankonia (Stanklove) 4.5/5

A really great hip hop album. Banger after banger. Wonderful stuff. B.O.B will forever be one of my favourite bops at the gym.

So Fresh So Clean into Ms. Jackson. huge high point in hip hop. Snappin' & Trappin' is really crazy with its samples. B.O.B. kills. We Luv Deez Hoez is also really good.

a bit long

Pretty good album.

I had this album in 5th grade. I had no business as a white suburban Midwest kid with this album in 5th grade. It blew my mind. I loved B.O.B. I didn’t know why but I knew the album was cool. There are the undeniable hits of Ms. Jackson and So Fresh So Clean. They pulled you in then smacked me in the face with tales of Atlanta stunting. I didn’t understand any of it. After three amazing left turns two very different dudes from Atlanta continued to crush it. Stunting on every style and refusing to be boxed in. The album is hip, fun, street, intelligent, and sexy. Almost perfect, but not quite. Too damn long!!

Solid effort

Really good. A bit long and repetitive

how many interludes do you think it took for the recording academy to decide stankonia wasn't getting album of the year this record is almost too much of a good thing at times, but "b.o.b." is a 6-star song if i've ever heard one

Didn’t catch all of the standouts because I was working. Good vibe overall, but I didn’t enjoy the new stuff as much as what I already knew. Standouts: So Fresh, So Clean, Ms. Jackson, and B.O.B. - Bombs Over Baghdad.

If I were rating this 30 years ago, it would have been 5 stars, but age has a way of changing you...

Absolute classic

Second one of these I own a physical copy of. Though like the Neil Young album, partial credit this time to my wife. It’s not often she makes a pick at the record store. I love the hits, but deep cut Outcast, for me, isn’t as great as other early 00’s rappers like Nelly, Ludacris, or Talib. Still a solid 4 ⭐️ for BOB, So Fresh So Clean, and Ms Jackson. Dig the song with Erykah Badu too.

So much influences for a single album and all mixed perfectly together. Production is peak as well as lyrics. Maybe too long because some song were a little weak 9/10

Really good especially liked Bob 4/5

There is an underlying Prince influence in this and the last album that take it over the top and make their sound really unique and stand out. On this album I really like the rock elements. It's not as consistent as the last album, and I don't know why they have so many interludes. A

Now we're talking, absolutely monster hip-hop album. The skits/interludes do grate on me a little but not as much as a lot of others. Andre 3000 is probably my favorite MC of all time, and his flow shines all over this one. B.O.B., Ms. Jackson, So Fresh So Clean, the hits just keep coming.

Gasoline goes so hard and Ms Jackson is iconic. The rest is good but there’s too much of it. Need an Andre rap album. High 4.

Stankonia is the best hip hop can offer from one of the best groups to ever do it. The key to its enduring listenability is based in its strangeness at times. Like most great hip hop, and the funk legends that influence the genre, it's that Clinton-cum-Prince esque freakiness that is cooler than the other side of the pillow.

skits really hinder this. could i write poetry to this? y

Tough call because OutKast is a favorite and this is one of their best albums. But the back half loses steam and the flow gets broken up by the skits. More like a 4.5.

Gasoline, Fresh & Clean, and Ms Jackson are all amazing songs. Bombs Over Baghdad is probably one of the best songs ever recorded. Can't give it a five because of all the filler though.

4 stars

Very good album. I remember listening to this in the lab at college, it was very popular. Some of my classmates were making an mp3 player (it was a long time ago) and they played this album over and over, it never got old. I still like it a lot, it has great beats any lyrics. They are very skilled rappers with great flow, what's not to like?