Stankonia

A bit of a mixed bag for me personally, but overall it's great.

more than just ms jackson, a vibeee

So Fresh, So Clean Ms. Jackson Spaghetti Junction Humble Mumble

Album has lots of character, after listening to another OutKast album I can see why they have such a big reach, good stuff.

Classic

OutKast’s third best album but fantastic and maybe their most fully realized sound.

Great and full of energy!

Never listened to this album before but knew many of the songs.

Sorry Ms Jackson is a banger. Speakerboxxx/Lovebelow is peak Outkast.

lots of fun

Again a brilliant hip hop album

Whatever subgenre of hiphop Outkast is considered, is my favorite.

有几首编曲和feat好听，很多对不是很听hip-hop的我来说太没可听性了

Such a blast. I can’t walk around feeling any more badass than I do with this playing.

It's legitimately good. I'm not really a fan of hip-hop, but the songs are fun and a good listen at the gym or while on a walk. There's a style barrier there for me and even though it is really good, it's not really for me. That is completely fine, in my opinion. There are several good things that aren't for me and that's okay

André 3000 has such a distinct voice; especially in the world of hip hop. Stankonia has top notch production and, coincidentally, released on Halloween back in 2000.

Very good. This was my first time listening to the entire album. Earlier I had only heard the popular songs from it. That heavy rotation is well deserved, because this album has a few five star songs (So Fresh, So Clean, Ms Jackson, B.O.B.). Last summer I attend a music festival where Big Boi was one of the headliners, and that was a great show.

Ooh another great album! I balked at the length of this one at first, and I do think it overstays its welcome just a bit, but there are so many great songs here, including the hits I hadn’t heard in too long.

Good album. Really good.

So many hits but it’s a long album with a few tough listens as well. Prob could have cut a few from the 1 hr 13 min experience.

Énorme, vraiment top C'est outkast quoi, du bon rap des fois drôle, souvent engagé, c'est aussi très beau Ça expérimente, ça se pose pas trop de question et c'est juste un gros kiff Ça invite ses potes sur des sons Ça raconte des trucs Maxi dose dans mes oreilles Je pense que je pourrais réécouter cet album et l'aimer plus, pour l'instant je trouve que Atliens est meilleur, hâte d'écouter le reste de leur discographie

Good old school hip hop. Some songs I knew and others with good energy.

Great album but definitely starts to drag towards the end, could probably do with a bit of a trim. 4/5 (but probably more like a 7.5/10) Favourite Song: Ms. Jackson

Never had so much fun listening to the first half of an album, followed by a fat fucking nap through the second half. BOB, Gasoline Dreams, and Ms. Jackson all personal highlights Has a bar about taking a bitch up into the attic like Anne Frank, so instant +1 point for me 7.2/10

Some absolute classics on here like ms jackson and so fresh and so clean, which are the cream of the crop of this album packed with heat. Outkast throws a lot at the wall on here and not all of it sticks, but the ones that do, stick like glue. It is a long album but due to the variety on here it never grows old. Personal favourite tracks were gasoline dreams, bombs over baghdad and humble mumble

A wonderful, funny and diverse album. Lots of bangers.

Long but good

6/10

Fun. Bit rude

Good album with some absolute bangers on it

Oh yeah, 90s rap embodied. Sexual references are demeaning, but ever popular in the genre.

Fun

Bops

Decent. Rating: 4.4

Good album, full of funky and colorful songs, though there's an uneven quality (the singles hit so hard, but there aren't many memorable songs apart from those)

Love this album - 4.5 just because there are a couple songs I am not in love with

Dope. Maybe a bit too long.

their third best album

Never listened to the rest of this album only ever hear a couple of the songs. Enjoyed it.

Parhaita nollarin rap-levyjä, vaikka aika pitkä onkin. B.O.B on laittoman kova. Ms. Jackson tais olla ensimmäinen biisi, jonka koskaan latasin mp3-soittimeen joskus 8-vuotiaana.

Hauska levy! Tykkään kyllä OutKastin energiasta. Ehkä vähän pitkä, mutta silti riittävän kiinnostava. 4/5

Some well known classics as well as some fun to listen too beats. A couple songs hurt the flow, mostly for uninspired lyrics/topics.

love this album one of the great rap discs of all time

I’m conflicted because songs like BOB are some of the most interesting and unique sounding songs I’ve heard on this project. However I really hate interludes on albums, it ruins the flow for me, and some of the tracks are just bad, like the hoez one. Some of big bois lyrics are questionable to say the least. The album as a whole would be better if some songs were cut.

Ms. Jackson :)

супер стилево

Я уже готов был 5 поставить, ноооо потом переслушал и понял, что чёт чутка перетянуто. А так - великолепнейший альбом музыкально, текстово он добивается прям уах, осталось только перестать бомбить Багдад.

A funky nearly flawless southern rap classic. You can hear the labor of love this album was to create, the intricacies that can only be borne out of long hours spent on carefully crafted production. The only fault I can find is that it does feel somewhat bloated at nearly 75 minutes, a function of the longer length afforded albums from the CD era.

3.5/5

For the 2nd day in a row, I desperately want to give out a 5, but the album is just too long Stankonia is a 50 min masterpiece in a 75 min album. I get that it is intentionally wild, free flowing and unpredictable but it’s a little too loose for me. It’s incredibly creative and innovative. A fusion of just about every genre you can think of. It’s potentially the best hip hop album of the millennium. Andre 300 is genius, unquestionably 8.7/10

I already own this one, classic record.

I enjoyed this album more than I thought I would. They experimented with a wide variety of music styles on this album, I can hear influences of Funk, Jazz, Psychedelic and Rock to name a few. It makes for a really pleasant listening experience. The lyrical content hits all the typical hip-hop themes, guns, drugs, sex and violence, but with a hyperbolic angle that sometimes veers into satire. Fav Tracks: Ms. Jackson, B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad), Humble Muble, Stankonia (Stanklove)

Knew the mainstream tunes (Ms. Jackson, So Fresh So Clean, B.O.B.), but never really listened to the rest of the album before. Having said that, was captured by the diversity of each song, and surprisingly enjoyed the skits between songs and the "BREAK" at the end of each song/skit. Well paced album. Would consider it Outkast's 'Magnum Opus'.

Good rapping, brings back some memories of middle/high school. Definitely not kid appropriate. Also, learned some new sex stuff

Gasoline Dreams - ***** powerful vocals, driving beat What can I say? A product of it's time.

you like hip hop...you like this

Another rap album that's very long. Some fun production. Overall feels like rap made by an orchestra.

Pumpin'! It does get a little tired towards the end which is why it only gets 4 stars

A really fun album.. liked it more than i thought

This album surprised me, after hearing the intro I didn't think I'd enjoy it but a lot of the songs were amazing. I didn't expect such a strong political music either. Incredibly influential hip-hop and a pleasure to listen to.

Stankonia is the fourth album by American hip hop duo Outkast. This funky hip hop album contains elements from other genres such as: EDM, psychedelia, gospel, and rock. This award winning album is critically acclaimed and considered to be one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. It won Grammy's for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Ms. Jackson", and it's certified quintuple platinum in the US. The structure of Stankonia made it accessible to all types of music fans. It has the bones of hip hop and rap, with upbeat, funky, and rockin' hooks for the pop, rock, and soul fans. This is a classic hip hop album that holds up to this day. Stankonia was a fun album to listen to and well produced. Everyone should give this a listen, even if you already know its singles by heart.

Super innovative sound production.

Finally! I've been waiting for Andre3000 since this list first had a rap album. I'm so glad they included the best of all time. Unfortunately I have to take a star off for the misogany.

Great album. Would be even better without the skits and the daft sex sounds.

Has some hits. But overall decent but not really my jam.

I've always had a soft spot for these guys. Lyrical groovy rap and laid back tunes followed by manic beats and lightning fast rapping.

This is Outkast's last real album, as it was more of a collaboration than Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, which was basically two solo albums under the Outkast name. I wouldn't say this is their best album, but I find it to be my favorite album because of the diversity of sounds and even the skits were short and memorable. This was definitely not a lean album and you can see how both Big Boi and Andre 3000 had big ideas they wanted to explore outside of the Outkast name. Regardless, this album is a must-listen for those who want to hear what Southern rap was like in the late 90's/early 2000's.

Didn't need to be an hour long, but still a classic

Only detracting thing was the interludes

- The flow is sublime - Great production quality and song styles - Too long but at least the songs are good

Honestly more mid than I had hoped for. Can’t give it 5 stars it’s got some very weak mix jobs and wayyy too many interludes.

This was dank. Definitely my shit. Fucking hype sounds, variety, lyrics. Kinda had it all. Wanna give it another listen.

Really cool album actually, quite trippy. The first quarter or so of the album was definitely 5 star terrority for me, but then it got a bit worse after that. Still some cool songs like 'Humble Mumble', 'We luv dez hoes' (though the latter is quite misogynist, like much else sadly). I think overall it just sounds a bit different with lot of acid-like elements and their rapping style works really well in my opinion.

Really enjoyed this - great production, some interesting beats and considered and thoughtful lyrics: not the boastful brags of some of their contemporaries. I know Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, so this sounded familiar. I feel like you only need one OutKast album, whether it's this or that one. One star off for the fact it could have used some editing, but not bad at all.

This was a surprise enjoy, and validates my motivation for continuing this project. It’s an album I knew just from “Fresh and so clean” and “sorry mrs Jackson” lyrics on FM radio when I was in college. Although it wasn’t all gold, it had great, relatively happy lyrics, repetitive melodies and well engineered beats. I’m not sure how many millions this sold but it earned them. 4/5

OutKast have been one of those duos that I've always said "I've liked," but I've never actually listened to one of their albums, so this is my first full experience, and this was good. I really enjoy the more regular song structured pieces, I assume courtesy of André 3000, but that doesn't stop the raps from being good too. I think if the album were just shorter (I don't know if I remember a single skit) and more tight in general, as some of the more jokey songs weren't what I would call good, then this could have made more of an impact towards me. All the big songs here, though, are great though, and even stuff like Toilet Tisha really caught me off guard with how good they were. I'm excited for The Love Below, and maybe Speakerboxxx will be good too, and that's what this album has basically made me think. Is that how people usually see OutKast? I've really got no clue. Still, solid album. Starts really strong then peppers good bits throughout.

A lot of really great tracks on this album, some incredible rhyme schemes and flows with inventive production. Some gross stuff and skits (boo), a little over-long for my taste, but overall it's deserving of its classic status. Fave track: B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)

Yes very good, 23 years old!

re-shaper of hip-hop with many unexpected elements

The fact that this came out in 2000, which is where so much music went to die, is incredible to me. This album so close to great. "Don't everybody like the smell of gasoline? Well, burn, motherfucker, burn, American dreams Don't everybody like the taste of apple pie? We'll snap for your slice of life, I'm tellin' ya why I hear that mother nature now on birth control The coldest pimp be looking for somebody to hold The highway up to Heaven got a crook on the toll Youth full of fire, ain't got nowhere to go, nowhere to go (woo)" That happens in the first five minutes! Then So Fresh, So Clean? Ms. Jackson? Toilet Tisha??? Whereas most hip hop at the time was just albums full of pose, this one went in such a different, great drection. Is it the tension between Big Boi's fundamental rap style and Andre's grand, emotionally dynamic style? Sure. I don't know. But it's pretty fuckin' great. Where it falls short - it coulda used a little restraint. By the time Xplosion comes around - and I like that one, too - it starts to feel long. I like long albums, too. But 24 tracks? All of these tracks break through for me, but I do think to myself "Is this still going?" and that ain't great. Like, I don't know that I need 'Slum Beautiful' at the end here. Like, if this stopped after Red Velvet - that would still be pretty long, but better.

The first true good hiphop.

I think this was really great, though I'm not sure I'm crazy about how long it was nor a bunch of the songs on it. Outside of that, killer classics in "B.O.B.", "Ms. Jackson", and "So Fresh, So Clean". I like it alot overall. 8/10.

Has some definite bangers but also some unnecessary interludes and fillers. I last listened to this 3 or so years ago when a 20th anniversary edition came out, hard to believe it's been that long already!

Amazing tracks on this album but too many skits makes it a hard play through

full of classics. bangers

intelligent witty and focused. mutiple classics. andre 3000 is a kind of genius.

I love listening to OutKast and randomly hearing songs that I heard in the early 2000s! This album is good, it doesn't quite do what Speakerboxx does for me but it's still fun. I think this is one of the 1st albums where my indifference to the genre is getting in the way from me feeling that this is something truly great - that or it is indeed just good, that being said there are definitely a few tracks that swing very hard

Very fun, creative, funky hiphop with some amazing beats. Lyrics range from funny and clever to "yo bitch" type shit.

Hyvää räbbiä ja iha hauskoja interludeja. Ei parasta mutta antanu niin paljon 3 tähteä että oli tää 4 :D

Weird album, see how it was ahead of its time, production super unique yet still very 2000 sounding, singles definitely the standouts, ? is one of the craziest tracks ive ever heard

A classic for sure, I grew up with outkast and stankonia is not the most consistent but has many of their best songs, obviously Ms Jackson, So Fresh So Clean and BOB. Still there’s plenty more great songs and immaculate vibes, plus Andre 3000 is easily one of the greatest rappers in the world.

Just for ms jackson really

This album marked the most mainstream Outkast effort up to this point, by building off the underground success of ATLiens. Boasting some of their biggest commercial hits at time of release, this album also hosted notable B-sides and lyrically heavy tracks. Stankonia not only exemplifies the ATL rap movement at the time, but also highlights the heights it could achieve.

It was initially daunting seeing the track list of this album and the length. I prefer albums in that sweet spot of 40-60 minutes. But the initial worry soon disappeared once I got into this album, the slick flows and amazing production hooked me and there was enough variation to keep me intrigued for the 75 minute run time

mrs. Jackson er sykt bra

Bombastic, brash, brilliant.

It was a really really good album

Amazing album by an amazing duo.

Love this album. Gasoline dreams is great. I really liked both of these albums but 3.5 hours of outkast is too much

I enjoyed this album more than the last one. The singles are the best. I forgot about BOB. There are a lot of cool moments on this record but they don't last long. Ms. Jackson is a bop.

Break

"i don't like rap" just say you hate black ppl, we know already

I really only knew about Ms. Jackson and Roses, but I liked this album and I’m happy that I listened to it.

Never a fan of skits in albums I will take an entire star for the mar they make on what is otherwise a superlative record from Outkast. These interludes in particular aren't palette cleansers, they're straight up stupid. It's a shame because otherwise this is a five star record. Gasoline Dreams indeed.

Would be a 5 without the interludes.

Need to listen to an enjoy more. Fun!

Some songs are bangers, some not so much.

Forever? For ever ever? For ever ever? Andre 3000 sometimes seems like his lyrics are trying to catch up the beat, like he's putting too many words in. It's more apparent in Ms. Jackson than some of the other songs, though. Even though I am not a fan of interludes in albums, I thought it was funny that they yelled "BREAK!" at the end of each one. Still, I liked the flow of some of the other songs more, even "?" which was short but to the point. "Humble Mumble" was also good (didn't know Andre 3000 & Badu were a couple). I can see why this made it in, the rhymes were really good, but Andre has to not try to fit so many words in, like fitting your size 10 foot into a 9 1/2 shoe. The slowing down of "Stankonia" at the end, ha sooooo funneeeeee. <sarcasm> So probably a 3.5 rounding up to a 4 for me. I enjoyed it a lot. I remember listening to Idlewild and enjoying that when it came out. So yeah, I was probably going to enjoy this going in.

I remember when this album came out; it was big. Ms. Jackson got overplayed and over-impersonated but So Fresh, So Clean and BOB couldn't get played enough in my opinion. They were/are awesome; BOB is still one of my favorites from that era. The first 15 minutes or so of the album really rocks. I don't think it keeps that level and pace throughout - probably a bit over-ambitious with all the tracks and almost 75 minutes of album. It's still real solid, with some wicked tempos and beats, but I might rate it even higher if it was tighter.

Classic.

It was a fun album and several well known songs. I don't think I have listened to the entire album previously and I enjoyed it. It was a little on the long side though.

One of the earlier examples of the melodic shift of Southern Hip Hop. Widely influential, not always what I'm looking for

All of the songs on this album were so different, and they all hit HARD. Definitely way different from the 90s hip hop albums I've listened to so far

I really like this, but it’s a bit Pimps and Hoes for my taste. Production is great, delivery is usually on point and a lot of the content is an interesting take on things. I just can’t help comparing it to Speakerboxxx/Love Below which I much prefer. Or things going on with Quanum Projects or J5 at a similar time.

Legendary follow-up to what I consider the greatest hip hop album of all time, Aquemini. I waited for this album like a kid waits for Santa, and after hearing that first single B.O.B. I knew the wait was worth it. Outkast trancedes hip hop with their potent and expansive lyrics, diverse array of beats and backing music, and a unique style that makes them without a doubt the greatest hip hop duo of all time (sorry Eric B and Rakim). I do love this album, and it still holds up after 23 yrs, although it's too long at over an hour runtime, and the second half of the album isn't near as good as the first half. Definitely essentially listening.

I was happy to see this album pop up. I knew the hits but hadn't listened to the entire album before. My only real complaint is that it was a bit long. It is poignant, smart, funny and generally a good time. An album capable of a sit down for a critical listen or thrown on for a game night with friends.

Quality Album with good variety

Classic. Super fun!

Staaaanky, this album was great

It has a song called spaghetti junction 100/100 Real score 80 This is a hard album to rate because of its inconsistencies and interludes. Thankfully in the digital age you can just not add the interludes to your playlist. They do add slight context to the songs but I've never liked skits on albums. Most songs on here are quite good, a couple real bangers make the experience better, BOB is easily the highlight with a very catchy and layered hook. Other songs seem to suffer from repeating the chorus every 25 seconds which can get a little monotonous. The lyricism is always on point and helps elevate some of the lesser tracks on here, some are quite beautiful and poignant. Overall a really fun, creative wacky album with some luigis mansion type beats and silly grooves with occasional real slappers

7.5/10

jooo pari hyvää jota ties jo hyvä soundi

Zeker niet altijd mijn genre, maar Outkast is zo'n groep die hiphop interessant kan maken. Er gebeurt veel, soms met een knipoog, soms serieus, maar het blijft leuk daardoor. Ms Jackson is ook wel echt briljant, verder nog niet bijzonder veel memorabels gehoord (na 1x luisteren), maar toch goed genoeg voor 4 sterretjes.

This was a solid one! Very much felt like a mix of 90s and 2000s vibes.

Genial, pero no tan genial como recordaba. Igual BOB o Ms. Jackson son mucho

Not a huge fan of rap but I appreciate the good ones, and this is one of them, easily in my top 10 of the genre, enough to keep the non-believer listening, and if they're paying attention, learning something.

Good as expected, but honestly (I will get crucified if anyone were to see this) was expecting a little more out of the songs I didn’t know (BOB, Ms Jackson, so fresh so clean). Everything was good but those songs are the best on there by far. Not sure how much me knowing them influences that though.

Nu så! Jag hade hellre sett den där delade dubbelplattan dock. Men bra spjuverhiphop på denna plattan också.

Svängigt kul och banbrytande!

Worth my time

Some of my all time favourite Out-Kast songs, but I don’t know if this album as a whole is up there for me.

admittedly, i don't know very much about hip hop, but i know outkast's stankonia wasn't typical hip hop, especially compared to what i've heard thus far on this project. sure, it had the rapping and good beats! but it was a breath of fresh air in comparison to other hip hop albums--especially because of the purposeful lack of misogyny here. the satire song "we luv deez hoez" was amusing for that reason. progressive rap isn't exactly a common genre, and outkast might be one of the few to make it sound good. and to combine it with funk? wow! i found every song to be a creative endeavor. outkast didn't rely just on rapping for their vocals (though it is clear especially in "b.o.b." that they are talented rappers!), and that choice allows the album to not feel stale. at 73 minutes it is a long listen, but with the different genres and vocals, the time is well spent. and like many other hip hop albums, outkast chooses important subjects for their songs. "gasoline dreams" stood out to me for that reason with its lyrics. that being said, i've found myself interested in this album in a few different ways. upon repeat listens, there's more and more to notice. it's well done and deserving of its place here. but for me? it just isn't something i'd revisit frequently. a 3.5 as a compromise.

I remember when this album came out, and hearing little snippets of it here and there from friends and people in the neighborhood, and realizing how different it sounded compared to rap and hip-hop that had led up to this point. For a kid who doesn't even like hip-hop very much to note and retain that information is pretty telling. And as an adult who is experiencing this album for the first time, I believe it holds true, still: with this album, in a new millennium, OutKast changed the face of rap and hip-hop music. OutKast found a winning formula with the way they mixed funk and other experimental sounds into their smart, witty lyrics and hip-hop sound. No track on this album is straightforward or predictable; everything here sounds fresh and a bit off-kilter, while still remaining incredibly accessible. The soundscape that OutKast created here would become a staple for other Black artists going into the 2000s. Songs like "So Fresh, So Clean" and "Ms. Jackson" lead a great charge on this album, but there are plenty of other songs on here that could and should have been just as popular ("B.O.B." and "We Luv Deez Hoez" to name a couple). I have commented a lot on how the 90s rap on this project is dated, if for no other reason than the misogynistic way that rappers talk about women. OutKast flipped the table on this and rather than capitalizing on the mistreatment of women, addressed misogyny as an injustice. Again, I am not a rap or hip-hop expert, but I believe this album is one of the best and most influential hip-hop albums to be released in our lifetimes.

Solid album. can see a bright future for outkast. 4/5

Great flowing lyrics, high tempo and dark beats make up for the little bit too long runtime

Un poco largo... Funky y los primeros tracks son los mejores

I'm super happy that Outkast has a record on this list. So revered in modern hip hop, so fun, so energetic, so confident without being cocky- there's so much to like. Hearing "So Fresh, So Clean" for the first time in probably like 15+ years I'm actually just slightly little let down though. The chorus is great, but I remembered it being more than just a super catchy chorus. All of the verses and in-between parts are really subpar compared to the great hook. Having "Ms. Jackson" right after on the track list definitely absolves any issues I have hahaha. This track is so good, and solidifies why this album deserves a spot on this list (these two tracks being 2 out of 3 of their best tracks- with the other of course being "Hey Ya!"). Love the vibe in this one, love the lyrics. Overall its really tight. A 4/5 for me.

Wow! A sprawling, funky, fun masterpiece. Yes, it goes on forever....but it's never repetitive, always exciting, challenging, and different. It's like walking through a funhouse and you never know what's around that next turn. Loved the journey...interludes and all. Favorite tracks: Ms. Jackson So Fresh, So Clean I'll Call B4 I Cum B.O.B. 4.5/5.0

A premiere example of what they would later evolve into. They also evolved the genre here and found success from doing so. As a stand-alone album is great. In hindsight it’s even more important.

Yes.

OutKast wears their influences on their sleeve on 2000’s Stankonia, recalling sounds of Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, and other funk/psych artists. I love how they also added a bunch of local artist features on this record. Sure, their are skits/interludes on here which are pretty dated, but they’re short and non-intrusive. The production is amazing. This record was obviously very influential because I can hear shades of Kanye, Tyler, the creator, Kendrick Lamar, and much more. I cannot believe this came out in 2000. Great record.

8/10 quite long but overall pretty cool

8/10. There were only a couple of real hits, but it stayed remarkably solid throughout a long-ass runtime.

It has a lot of good tracks but it’s too long with so many interludes. Also definitely still more in the Andre 3000 camp over Big Boi. 8/10

Enjoyed a few of these songs. Most of it is too young/profane for my demographic. But props for revolutionary hip hop.

Was fun, not my favourite though

Already listened. Imo very overrated Outkast project. Not a fan of the very industrial/experimental sound they used in comparision to their other albums. I love a few songs tho like B.O.B, Spaghetti Junction and So Fresh So Clean. 7/10

4 Fantastic

Hip hop intel.ligent amb influències de r&b, soul i rock. Molt llarg, però hi ha poques vegades que baixin el nivell; i en els seus millors moments, destaca com un dels millors àlbums d'inici del mil.leni. Fàcilment, Top 3 dels discos de hip hop de la llista dels 1001

Crazy that this album is 22 years old. Some great tracks on here.

Outkast, I am a fan. I like the groove..I like the funk...I like the style. That said, I do sometimes find the album listen a bit challenging...tends to feel stuffed to the gills just to stuff it. With just a bit of trim, I think I would enjoy it even more!

Mostly enjoyable, although I don’t know that I appreciate the interludes and there were a few duds on there. I’m wondering if I want any skits on my music albums… With these long runtimes I wouldn’t mind starting there to trim the length a bit. I’d probably enjoy an edited version of this… Nonetheless, there are a lot of real moments of brilliance on this album! It is packed with a variety of styles that keeps the interest level up. I really enjoyed hearing surprising instruments and styles pop up throughout. Easy to see why this is a rap classic.

Quite the classic eh Nolan? Nolan: Yuh

Goat album. So many hits

Classic

from "Toilet Tisha" to "I'll Call B4 I Cum" this album is great

So fresh and so clean!

Yeah I really like this album the beginning with three great songs in a row (if you exclude the between song songs, if you will); Gasoline Dreams, So Fesh So Clean and Ms. Jackson get thi gs started with a bang and there's little let up afterwards. A fantastic hip hop album. 4.5 stars

7,4 Iconic hip-hop Some of the best 2000 songs

Massa, mas bastante conversa e efeitos entre as musicas

4.0

J’aime bien cet album. Beaucoup de bons trucs et d’humour. Ça manque souvent dans le hip-hop. J’ai tellement écouté la toune B.O.B. dans ma vie, c’est clairement une de mes préférée du genre.

Classic

full of classics. loved the breaks

Quick notes…there’s so much variety to this album, which serves to get a rap outsider into the genre. There are several unreal songs from the duo on this album, and even non-hits are a decent listen. On first listen, OutKast is different from the 90s rap that I knew of growing up in the best way possible. Listening to the album in full made me see that I might have missed out on this when it first came out.

Maybe a few too many tracks and could be cut down by boy they knew what they were doing.

Sprawling hip-hop classic

An extremely expansive album, with some really good songs. I'm not sure that the messages stand the test of time, but will rate it based on the timing from when it was created.

4.0 - I generally try to listen to albums in one sitting so I can understand them holistically. But with this album that approach felt like eating an elephant -it's a fucking HUGE record! OutKast come on full force in almost every song with hard beats and frenetically paced rhymes (see "Bombs Over Baghdad"). For a mild hip hop fan with limited exposure, I enjoyed it much more when I listened in smaller segments. There's no denying the bars that are spit with relentless fury. And there are so many great moments on here (e.g. how they include a few bars of the Wedding March at the end of "Ms. Jackson"). I even like most of the skits that help create a cohesive listening experience. My only real knock is with "Clappin' and Trappin'" - the beat is distractingly loud and busy.

God, this album's sick. The interludes drag a little, and I could personally do without every song from Toilet Tisha onward, but it's so solid otherwise. Such a deep and complex piece of work, I'm really glad I got to revisit it for this.

Classic

Classic!

Another difficult album to rate, and not because I don't like it. I think these guys are brilliant, and this and "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" are two OutKast albums I own on CD, but man, this is a lot to take in in one sitting. The songs are so dense, I need an hour or so to digest what I've heard after three or four tracks and then come back for more. It's hard to believe this album is 20 years old — I'm not a student of the genre (whatever genre that is... you try to classify them) — as this album would be pretty groundbreaking if it were released today. [Side note, this and Speakerboxxx/Love below won Grammies for "Best Rap Album," so that's how the "industry" defines them.] The effortless (and adventurous) mix of styles, the guitar solo and entirety of "B.O.B." is a great example, is a feature of OutKast that drew me in from the start: the band just doesn't sound or act like any other in the rap/hip hop space. Andre 3000 and Big Boi are like Prince's younger brothers, artists who won't let convention or precedent determine how to create music, and while I don't relate to every moment on the album, it is all really good. It's a long album, with a running time of 73 minutes (taking the CD medium to its limit), but there's nothing to remove to make it leaner, even the interstitial interludes work to give the album cohesion and flow. I guess that settles it, this is a 4, closing in on 5 territory. Glad I had the weekend to explore it.

I really appreciate this album. This solid rap with this funk and experimental hip-hop nuances. Reeally good. (7/10) FT: Ms. Jackson, So Fresh, So Clean

I’ve always loved Ms.Jackson. It’s the only track on this disc that I was familiar with. Happy to say I loved the rest of it. Outkast have a lot to say. They can be funny (Gangsta Shit). They can be political (B.O.B.). But it’s mainly the sounds I enjoyed. The musical soundscape is so interesting. And subsequently the album is rarely boring. Highlights for me are I’ll Call Before I Come, Bombs Over Baghdad (loved the guitar solo), Xplosion & Gangsta Shit.

What I like about classic hip-hop albums: they are fun and funky, and full of ideas. What I don't like: they can be sooooo long, and skits. I mean, I love 3 feet high and rising, but why did people take away that the skits were the best bit of the record? This is, to my mind, the best Outkast album. It is less schizophrenic than Speakerboxx/Love Below and comes across as an integrated whole. The sue of live musicians gives the album a harder rock/funk edge which channels the influence of P.Funk, Prince, Hendrix etc without ever being a mere copy. The higher tempos give this album a lot of energy. The singles are outstanding, and most of the rest of the album is on point, not too much filler (although, I would prefer a shorter album overall). Also, they have toned down the misogyny and violence that is often overwhelming in hip hop, which is sweet blessed relief. Overall, a classic.

mi piacciono gli album che sono organizzati come un'opera corale e la musica non è nemmeno malvagia. Non emerge nulla di particolare però per renderlo un capolavoro

4/5. Fantastic album which feels bloated by the amount of skits/interludes when listening to it intentionally, they probably pass easier when not focusing on the record. Album stars off quite slow despite having the major songs (So Fresh, So Clean and Ms.Jackson) early. Other tracks I love Humble Mumble. We Luv Deez Hoez and B.O.B.

Incredible

pretty good, I like OutKast 8/10

Loved this, had some incredible names on it. Too many skits

Hip-hop muy entretenido. Mezcla con funk, rock... Me ha gustado. Un 4.

stanky

Lyrical legends, these dudes.

Lots of garbage on this album. Most of the filler was unnecessary but the good songs were incredible. Really close to giving this 5 stars but the skits were all terrible enough to lose it a star.

Some good songs, I'm not a fan of hip hop, but I do like some Outkast!

An absolute classic full of bangers

I expected the back half to fall off in quality due to the number of tracks, but it was solid all the way through.

This album suffers in my eyes simply because it's been so overplayed throughout my life. It's not as good as Aquemini, but it's an absolute classic and one of the best albums of the 2000s.

Already have listened

A big depart from their previous records, "Stankonia" threw away the mellow and chillness of early Outkast and focused on the zeitgeist of the early 2000, with a chaotic sound, mixing 1970s funk and early hip hop references with a a solid alternative and progressive rap production. Thematically, you can trace a topics from start to finish in this album, with lyrics about the aspirations of the black people in the USA, materialism in black culture, the public perception on hip hop at the time and the life of black women in southern United States. Songs like "Ms. Jackson" and "B.O.B." are great classics of an eternally evolving hip hop sound on which Outkast have a very important role to this day.

Listened to on the RS500 - surprisingly good

This was a nostalgic listen for me, I was in 6th grade when this came out and although I never listened to it myself I found myself remembering parts of it here and there. I was not a huge fan, but I definitely see how influential Outkast was on hip hop.

Not the music I listen to often but I do like this duo and this album is very well produced.

It's pretty good. Not all tracks stand out but the ones that do (Like Gasoline, Ms. Jackson, Red Velvet) are really good.

Fresh. Futuristic. Aware. These guys crafted such a timeless rap classic as the new millenium arrived. In terms of tracks, the funkier/softer ones are among the best rap songs I have ever heard. Those beats are on a different level. The skits and the rock-ish tracks are skippable, imo. However, the album as a whole is a pretty solid 70+ minute epic. Apparently, the duo tried to be more melodic, explored new musical influences, and worked with new producers to capture the colors of their times. Geez, the 2000's feels like a mirage now. Overall, while it's not something that I would listen from start to finish, it's definitely a solid modern classic.

After listening to this album it is evident that it has a huge place in the evolution of hip-hop into the Pop mainstream. OutKast combine 70's funk and soul, with elements of rock music and hip-hop, to create a work that is ready to take on the world of Pop. The album also lyrically stands out from most at its time in that the lyrics are socially conscious. The album clearly requires repeated listens to really appreciate it's place in the evolution of hip-hop but even after a few listens it becomes clear that this album was/is something special. The one song that seems out of place here is "Snappin and Trappin", not a fan of this song, mainly lyrically. Favorite song: Ms. Jackson 4 out of 5

Other than the sample on Snappin' and Trappin', this album was an incredible listen. Depth to the lyrics, plenty of layers to the production, samples and guest spots. I definitely hear the 70's funk influence of Sly coming in through the production. Fav Tracks: Humble Mumble and B.O.B.

A typical Outkast album with typical Outkast pop hooks - slightly surprising to see this album is on the list (wasnt the previous one considered to be the classic one?) Anyway it is very strong album even though 73 minute is overkill and hard to take in in one go. Rated it as 4* and still do.

Very good album, with a couple of great songs that I've had on repeat when it came out. However, having listened to the album again, there are just a few too many songs I don't care much for. Just short of 5 stars for me.

So good. Full of classics!

Very little to hate about this work of art

I’m not a hip hop person, but not going to lie, this one has catchy tunes. Wish it’d be shorter, thou...

Some absolute belters on this album, but not quite a 5-star as there's also a lot of dud filler. Prefer Andre 3000's leads to Big Boi's, some of it does veer a bit too much towards the bragadocious. Miss Jackson, So Fresh, So Clean and Bombs over Baghdad stand out

Classic, holds up

Great, although the often frenetic pace and elaborate vocals delivered at the same left me trailing behind and not picking up a lot: this is one I need to spend more time with.

This was my introduction to OutKast. I listened to this a lot in college, but i must have made a cd without the skits/interludes. Those are awful. The rest of the album is great.

Great stuff. Already listened to this album before, plenty of times. Ms jackson is always and wil always be a sad song :(

Не совсем мое, но качает знатно. Пару треков утащила себе, натанцевалась, шо аж шея болит. Хорошо, короче, 3.5

All around 4.

Oh I am exciiiiited to see this one! Reminds me of middle school. Gasoline Dreams is very 90s hip hop. Each track is so different. I love this album. I will say I appreciate this a lot more now than I did 10 years ago at Coachella lol

So much character on this project. You seemingly can't find anything like this nowadays.

i heckin love outkast

Very good!

goed maar wat te lang... wel soms gedacht "oh dit is cool"

Aaaah! I'm so conflicted! It sounds so fresh and so clean, but it leaves you feeling dirty! At least on a few tracks. If you took out "Gasoline Dreams," "Snappin' & Trappin,'" and "Gangsta Sh*t," this would be a top-tier album. With them, "Stankonia" is going to fall a star short. "Stankonia" includes all the OutKast hallmarks - incredible lyricism, flows, and funk aplenty. They were so unique and groundbreaking, but I wish that their style had influenced more of the musical style of Southern rap music. The stuff that I have heard coming out of Atlanta and the South in the last decade have been much less inspired. "Stankonia" wasn't my favorite OutKast album, though. It is apparently their most acclaimed, but "ATLiens" and especially "Aquemini" were better for me. But neither of those made the list! I went back to start "Aquemini," but will have to spend more time digging back into the OutKast catalogue. "Speakerboxx/Love Below" is on the list, but I don't remember that one beyond the overhyped singles. It's too bad OutKast is best known for "B.O.B." and "Hey Yaaaaaa(how many a's?)," because those are not their best (for me).

I love Outkast. I love their sound. Do I wish they bent their considerable talents towards worthier lyrical topics than their many conquests? Yes. However, contemplating the aftermath of those conquests as in "Ms. Jackson" makes it clear to me they have something more to say than just rapping about "Gangsta Shit" (but they can do that too).

Okay, it's rap, isn't it? Some songs are obscene, and I have nothing else to say, kinda generic hip-hop music to my ear. Still better than generic blues rock.

I had almost forgotten about hip hop inclusion of joke/skit tracks

4/5

Although it is a bit long at 75 minutes, it is a fresh sounding mix of rap and funky-rock with elements of jazz, blues and soul thrown in for good measure.

I thought this album was beautiful, varied and very different to what I imagine OutKast to be, glad I listened

Wonderful stuff. I remember watching Ms. Jackson on a music channel just before school one day and thinking it was excellent. I haven't actually listened to it properly for a long long time so it's nice to know it is a very good song.

Buen disco de Hip-Hop, un poco largo para mi gusto

Nostalgic but holds up

Long but enjoyable good quality hip hop like me granny used to love.

classic bangers on here. not huge about a couple of the tracks but still a very influential album.

There is some of this album I love, some I can take or leave, but overall it's fun and enjoyable

Album s kojim je i krenulo moje skupljanje (kupovanje) ploča. Uglavnom album mi nije u top 3 njihovih, ali je isto tako album sa dosta opasnih hitova, i daleko najpoznatiji meni se čini? Kvalitet na nivou, s obzirom da Outkast ima jako opasnu diskografiju, teško je napraviti top 3.

This is so much more of an album than I expected, which admittedly was Ms. Jackson plus filler. Great bars, great production, and still holds up as pretty original and refreshing in comparison to a lot of other rap/hip hop, both then and now. The soul and funk influences go a long way. Drags a bit towards the end, but Stankonia is a great closer

Excellent album…if they cut a few songs it would have been 5 star

I'm sorry Ms. Jackson ooooo! Enjoyed B.O.B. - Bombs Over Baghdad. I remember years ago there was a The Clash mash-up; London Booted, Spanish Bombs Over Baghdad, https://youtu.be/ZgLTO_LqOQA

Didn't listen to whole thing, but Bombs Over Baghdad is amazing.

Good album. A bit too long

This came out in 2000? Damn I’m old. I wasn’t sure about this one when it started… aside from the throwback radio hits… but this album is pretty good.

Liked it. Reminded me of Emina and gravediggers

Hip-hop muy entretenido. Mezcla con funk, rock... Me ha gustado.

Outkast is a top 3 rap group of all time. This is like a 4.5 because of the interludes and what they did during their first three albums

sorry ms johnsonnn

Love OutKast but in the minority of not absolutely loving this album. It’s got joints for sure but a smaller chunk feels like filler. Still great

This was a very good surprise. A great album that sounds very different from "normal" American hip-hop.

Too longer and some filler, but some tremendous tunes here. Very difficult to gainsay the triple-punch of So Fresh, So Clear, Ms Jackson and B.O.B. Also some fantastic deeper cuts like Red Velvet and Humble Mumble.

This was alright. a good reflection on the well known tracks

So fresh, so clean: sick drums

Great stuff, classic

Great album. Funny interludes, couple bangers ("Ms. Jackson" & "B.O.B."), couple goofy tracks ("We Luv Deez Hoez").

I like how this doesn’t sound dated.

Liked it a lot. 21 years old, still very potent flows/lyrics , beats not my fave sometimes. Favourites: snappin and trapping, ?, so fresh

false

Album tout bonnement exceptionnel, bien loin de la fraude Ghostface Killah subie precedemment. Malheureusement, la longueur de l'album ainsi que les interruptions répétées de mes collaborateurs pour raisons professionnelles ne peuvent permettre à l'album d'obtenir la sacro sainte note de 5/5, qui n'a toujours pas été attribuée de mon côté (mon compère Robtrippier ayant eu la main un peu lourde sur Back to Black, mais je ne peux lui jeter la pierre)

Very good, enjoyed it a lot more than most hip-hop.

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One of the truly great hip hop albums, masterful beats, lyrics, and skits. One of my favorite southern rap albums

A classic Hiphop album that evokes memories of happy uni days

Fun, funky hip hop

A great album full of energy, let down only by the skits and a couple of duff tracks.

really good album, a little jaded as it was so overplayed when I was younger

This album is pretty lit lyke

Hotlanta. Took rap in a southern direction.

Hip hop de calle. No es lo mío, pero no ha estado mal.

Crazy talent and really great songs. Happy to have listened to the whole thing.

Solid album, particularly enjoyed the second half. Still prefer Surfer Rosa, but would be interested in giving this album additional listens.

good one, some great tunes and classics althoug the concept drags a little

I love Southern rap, and Outkast are the progenitors of the whole thing. Atlanta wouldn't exist in music the way it does today if it weren't for Andre and Big Boi. Stankonia is a universally acclaimed classic and one of those essential albums that everybody should listen to. And in spite of all that, I can't give it a 5. Don't get me wrong, there are phenomenal classic tracks ("Bombs Over Baghdad", "Ms. Jackson", and "So Fresh, So Clean" come to mind) on this album. But there are also some odd choices ("Toilet Tisha") and some groan-inducing skits that should have been left off. Stankonia is absolutely worth a listen, but you're well within your rights to just stick to the highlights.

Great, funky, weird album.

Innovative and Bad Ass. outstanding Tag Team. Did not get 5 stars because the album overall was songs that were Grand Slam hits (miss jackson, so fresh/so clean, Hey Ya) mixed with songs that were just 'meh'

Funky fresh, ya'll.

Solid Album. 3.8

Really good. Far from perfect, too long and too many shitty interludes. Probably closer to 3 than 5 overall.

Straight FIYAHHH 4.5

Some really good memories. Probably best listened to while high

Great music, good and fun beats.

pretty solid hip hop, started stronger than it finished, not a huge fan of the interludes

Lots of classics, "so fresh so clean", "gasoline dreams", "ms jackson". Nice to listen to the full album, will definitely keep this one in the rotation.

Great album but for all the hype that it typically gets I was a little underwhelmed on my latest listen.

Many oldskool influences and truly a groundbreaking phenomenon that both hit hard on the popular music of the time and for a few more years to come. Though my knowledge on the R&B and rap scene are small.

Classic album. Some great hip hop hits that were great to revisit

First time listening to this in full, and I understand why this is on the list. It sounded fresh and interesting, but I wasn't really into the interludes. Still, a solid record for sure, and I'd listen to it again!

Far better than I remember from my first listen; Certainly rewarded a closer listen. There's still a bit of patchiness, and the sheer number of skits has been commented on to death. But Gasoline Dreams is an absolute monster of a track which I missed the first time around, and the hits still hit. A big part of my perception of higher lows is the consistent-but-interesting production and way Big Boi and André 3000's voices slot into the mix.

3.75/5. I enjoyed this. I thought there were some funny lyrics throughout the album. I also thought most of the songs sounded good. I will have to listen again.

tas moments, kad ir so fresh, so clean un ms. jackson b2b ir loti forsh, bet pārējais albums mid imo

Pretty good and interesting rap album, it includes a large variety of styles and influences that keeps songs fresh throughout the entire album. 3.65/5 its good but runs a little long

Some good stuff on here but too many songs thins out the quality.

A couple of great earworms on here but the rest is pretty generic hip-hop.

Some AMAZING songs and some great songs, but it's a little long for me and I wasn't sold on some other songs. Still though, the highlights are songs that I'll be returning to for a while

Okay album, I got a lot of respect for the impact of OutKast. Some good songs and some pretty forgettable ones. Lots of weirdly raunchy and uncomfortable interludes and sounds like they had in their last album on the list. Main complaint is that it's just too long

I'm learning I just am not really into Outkast or Atlanta rap. Not that it's bad, it's just not really my thing. It's got the silly Gorillaz Plastic Beach type stuff going on that I would normally be into, but for some reason it just doesn't click outside the context of Plastic Beach. Way too many interludes, along with a lot of the tracks being very repetitive and wear out their welcome for me. Fine album, but yeah, just not for me. Far prefer East Coast/Jazz/Soul/Alternative rap over Atlanta/Southern rap.

Nice variety.

A long way from what I normally listen too, but it's cool in small doses.

Enjoyed it. First time listener to this album. Probably needs a few more listens but enjoyed it

Cool

3.5, pretty decent

Even though its highs are really good, the album is a bit forgettable. I liked it

appreciate you

Like Ms Jackson and BOB. 3 stars

Nice beats especially "Ms. Jackson" (a classic in my view). I heard the real story behind this song and found it interesting. Also liked "So Fresh, So Clean".

punchy mais je sais pas si je réecouterais beaucoup de sons. BOB bonne découverte au delà de Mrs Jackson

Legalzinho, mas não tenho mais saco pra rap

Although B.O.B is one of my fave songs of all time this isn’t my favourite OutKast album. Still a huge fan though.

white girls really like this album