Reviews (page 9 of 14)
Stankonia delivers some undeniable singles, “B.O.B.,” “Ms. Jackson” and “So Fresh, So Clean” still sound huge but across the full album the relentless obsession with getting laid becomes pretty exhausting. A product of its time, perhaps, but beneath the ambition and brilliance there’s a lot that hasn’t aged especially well.
Stankonia slams this I fear
Rap
3.75 The songs I liked, I really liked. Not every song was for me though
Some absolute bangers on this one. So Fresh, So Clean and Ms. Jackson I already loved but B.O.B. was new to me, it's so good. It's really got that early 00s sound.
Звісно альбом культовий і тут є місс джексон, але я відверто кажучи ніколи не міг послухати його повністю за один раз - забагато пісень і більшість мені не дуже подобається. Хоча хіти тут звісно аутстендінг, як-то кажуть.
FAAAAAR too long, but good production with a banger here and there.
I liked the idea of the interludes - like the album is comprised of different chapters. Coming with different taste in music, I am not the best to judge, lacking knowledge about the history of the genre, however, I did like how lyrically sounding tracks - Ms. Jackson for example - are combined with harsh rapping tracks like B.O.B. and yet the album sounds coherent.
Good
There's some real culturally iconic songs in here. but not really my vibe.
Just too many interludes and overall too long. The hits can't make up for that.
Pas mal, Mr jackson un classique. Franchement pour du rap il y a une prod interessante. pour un album datant de 2000, je trouve ca innovant. Askip c'est misogyne. Donc bof. DA de vrai gangster Un peu decu pour etre honnete a part m jackson, j'ai pas trop accroché
Moyen mais +1 pour l'histoire derrière
A bit too much stank...
Vaca catch up
2.5
Creativity is everywhere, but i'll take The Love Below (and only that part) above it any day of the week
Three stars only for Ms Jackson. Sorry, the rest is just not my kinda rap. Also, interludes. I hate interludes.
So many great songs on this album, and so many hip-hop classics. There is honestly more hardcore rap on here then I expected based on the singles alone. Even though it's not my taste it was still enjoyable. Very created production as well. Maybe a few too many interludes. Top Songs: So Fresh, So Clean, Ms. Jackson, B.O.B, Stankonia
As outstanding as the hits are, it quickly becomes repetitive and background. Disappointing given how clearly creative the lads are
So fresh and so clean clean
Quite long. Some real bops on here but ultimately this is an album not made for me.
bombs over bagda primeira música do mundo
Not my favorite OutKast album, but still a fun listen.
Beautifully produced, but at 75 minutes there's some flab that could be cut.
7/10 Best songs: Ms. Jackson, B.O.B. Bombs Over Baghdad The album started incredibly strong, but it outstayed its welcome by around the midpoint and I was relieved it was over by the time it finished. I was actually pretty impressed with the overtly political songs (Gasoline Dreams, Bombs Over Baghdad), but many of the other tracks were a bit weak, largely due to their immature/lame lyrical content. I think there's a world where this album could've gotten 5 stars, but it needed a lot of editing to get to that point.
Very experimental style with many energetic songs on here. A highly influential album with OutKast paving the way for other artists of what a HipHop record could sound like. It was commercially huge with hits like Ms. Jackson or So Fresh, So Clean implementing topics that werent the standard for the time and still doesnt lack the credibility and feeling of a HipHop album. What I just dont understand are the interludes. Out of 24 tracks there are 7 interludes and I dont really get it to be honest. For me it doesnt add much of a feeling but rather interrupts the listening flow a bit. Its a thing in HipHop I know but with all due respect I dont understand it. Still a good experience though. 3,3/5
A great rap record. Maybe not my favorote Outkast record, but up there with Aquemini and ATLiens.
El álbum está bien, a esto me refiero cuando digo que me pueden llegar a gustar discos de hip-hop... acá el problema pasa plenamente por la duración... un disco de una hora y veinte se hace largo casi con cualquier género.
Why can I not do half stars ☹️ 3.5/5!!
Blast back to junior high. Ms Jackson is such a banger. Great early 2000s rap.
3.5
Best Track - "Ms Jackson"
Funky, alternative rap, colorful, disorienting.
5 - AVERAGE
No está mal pero se me ha hecho pesadillo, la verdad.
So much misogyny in the lyrics that it makes it really cool to listen to. Speaks to my inner monologue. They just like me fr fr
6.5/10 Some songs very raunchy and weird, others very catchy and fun!
Fun album, lacked engagement at times
I liked this one, but it was a bit long for me. The beginning was great but it got a bit tedious but the end. Probably a 3.5 but I'm rounding down
Många låtar är intressanta, men för mig svårlyssnade, andra är mästerverk. Jag hör visionen och påverkan detta haft. Låter friare än mycket annat på den här tiden. 6/10
I could straight up never get into Outkast despite really rating 3 stacks and big boy as rappers. Andre 3k on features is a top 5 rapper of all time, but something about Outkast albums bores me.
Yes, sometimes yelling "ain't nobody dope as me" is required while showering... But with all due respect to Ms. Jackson, this album isn't solid all the way through. Definitely some shining moments, but also some just ok moments.
3.5 stars
it really needed to be 30 minutes shorter
Too much of everything. So much it actually detracts from what is good.
Outkast is a great band with awesome music and timing but they still have lyrics that have not ages well. A song called We Luv Deez Hoes? And the 80s style female sex noises on an album is played out even for 2000. Cmon Andre, you are better than that. :)
Hmm yes quite good sections rather (Bombs over Baghdad) but too long, it peters out in the last half. Also, their talk of sex doesn't really align with my "vibe" (probably because gay) and also the stank of it all isn't my vibe either (maybe because gay but who knows). Release the Kate Bush Collab Big Boi! (If it even exists)
Made me motivated to clean the house. Will I listen again? Probably not.
Classic
Outkast's hits are ingrained in childhood memories for me but this is too long of an album.
I really appreciate Outkasts unique, musically informed approach to hip hop. Unfortunately I just can't stand cocky ass rap. Mixed in with the genius I have to hear about how much better at rap you are compared to the other rappers and also how excellently you can get your dick sucked.
Couple songs are good, but the rest was hard to get into.
Not my favorite, but this album is not bad. I would come back to a few songs.
kinda fun
Some really great tracks - some of my favourites. Not sure how much I'd listen to the full album though.
Some real good tunes on this. Couple of real classics. But the skits and interludes don't really land, and the album as a whole feels very bloated and a bit long-winded
Some highlights (Gasoline) some lowlights (Ms Jackson, I'll Call B4 I Cum). And seriously, I'll Call B4... is BAD. Ms Jackson isn't my lane and I always felt it was pretty weak, but even it looks good compared to I'll Call B4... In a VERY roundabout way though, hearing this led me to DJ Screw and right now I'm vibing hard with him, so Stankonia loses one star for I'll Call B4 I Cum but it gets one back again for inadvertently leading me to DJ Screw so there ya go.
Listened
Really hot hip hop. I hear all the influences: Hendrix, Little Richard, Prince, George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic. These guys pushed hip hop into new and exciting territory. Great listen.
Three-leaning-four. Almost there!
Kinda classic but I don’t enjoy most of the songs other than Mrs jackson sorry. That being said I respect what this album did for the 2000’s
ms. jackson is a banger and the rest was alright
When it's good (So Fresh, So Clean, Ms. Jackson, B.O.B.) it's good. When it's mid (Gangsta Shit, Slum Beautiful)... it's real mid and meh.
A few great tunes mixed with such mid
I'm not going to say that i'm familiar with Outkast. Sure I know them and sure I can list up a couple of songs of them. But I never really listened to a full album of this band. So I guess this was my first time. Did I enjoyed it? Yes Did I enjoyed all the tracks? No Will I listen to it again? Maybe Will I listen to their other albums? Maybe 3/5
Cool concept, very unique beats and love how the story unfolds Catchy Top songs: So fresh so clean
i dont remem think it was mid
Too long and that annoyed me along with the interlude pieces. 3 stars
The album is far too long and it'd be the easiest thing to chop out all the interludes. They weren't good when this came out and have only got worse with time. The singles here are all great and the rest of it is solid. But it's a good not great album. I'd question why they get two albums and if they've really had that much influence, but they're hardly the worst example on the list
Heard it before. 3rd rap album in a row? Funny coincidence. At least I got something good. Ms. Jackson and B.O.B. are massive bangers. And there are more interesting tracks on the album too. It's a much better listen than Speakerboxxx/The Love Below where the entire 2nd part was a massive letdown 3/5
Honestly too sprawling to get my head around. Again, I ain't really a hip-hop/rap listener. I enjoyed breezing through it, but nothing stuck.
Buen disco. mucho swagg, y algunos temones
dragutel, not my typa music dar am apreciat intro ul, am vibeuit pe so fresh, so clean, i’ll call b4 i cum si bob si ele solide, m am oprit acolo tho pt ca nu m au lovit neaparat. bun de garage gen
Some fun hooks at times and I loved and always have loved Ms Jackson, but no stand ours. Stanklove is what I feel for my waterbottlee
des pépites, des choses moins bien
Some all timers on here but the corniness is just too much sometimes
Love the classics on this one (so fresh, so clean & ms Jackson) those go double platinum in my house. The rest was a solid hip hop album, not always my cup of tea but well crafted nonetheless
I'll give this a three because it sounded interesting at least.
Surprised on how OK it was
*2000. *Big hits: So Fresh, So Clean. Ms. Jackson, Bombs Over Baghdad. *Great and fun in small doses, but over an hour is too much for me. RATING - 7/10
Contains some iconic tracks we all know and love.
A millennium classic that isn’t just an average hip-hop record; OutKast in true form.
Good Outkast
Some classics like Ms. Jackson, which I really enjoyed. I feel like some of the songs weren’t for me though.
I don't like rap that much but I'll be generous and give it 3.
Um not sure with this one. Wouldn’t say it grabbed me. I did see a difference between the more funkier songs, which I am not a fan of and the rap rock of BOB which I really liked, even more than Ms Jackson whose RNB beat was a bit obvious.
This was a rather eclectic experience. Some aspects knocked it out of the park, but unfortunately, there were also a couple of stanky foul balls. On the plus side, I was familiar with (and love) the three singles. Each track felt different, and the beats were consistently compelling. I also appreciated the conscious elements (though, not so much the more tropey ones). On the negative side, the album is littered with skits, and I flatly hate skits. This compounded the other big negative of the album: its length. Even without the skits, it would still be over an hour long. I can't tell if the back half is weaker than the front, or if it was simply fatigue setting in. Either which way, some cutting would certainly have helped matters. With the proper editing, this might have been a 5. As it is, a 3 feels most appropriate. Skits are the devil.
I give this a 3 with a side of “on the right day it’s a 4.” If this album were 30 minutes shorter it would be 4 “on the right day it’s a 5.” So bloated and filled with fluff. The great songs on here are so freakin good though.
Always a… sign when the intro feature moaning sound effects. Gasoline dreams: a decent flow, but overall didn’t really like it. So fresh so clean steps it up slightly, I liked the mix of pop/rap and thought it was a massive improvement on the first track. Lyrics were questionable, but it was a fun enough listen. The keys following the tune of the chorus throughout the verses was a cool effect. Ms Jackson was pretty great. I know that’s the popular track on the album, but it is for a reason. Snappin & Trappin used the lyric Pussy Wrecker. Nuff said. Other than that I didn’t really think it was that bad though. I’ll call b4 I come: ugh. I think with this one you just have to not listen to the lyrics because it’s a bop otherwise. The woman vocalist was pretty good on this one. I actually really enjoyed B.O.B. It had such a good intensity to it! Humble Mumble, well, it was alright but I liked the name. Red velvet was pretty good! Gangsta shit… eh. Very repetitive. Toilet Tisha had a nice sound to it, I thought it was quite annoying but somewhat mesmerizing. Having Cee-Lo on Slum Beautiful was nice. As a last track, the title track was alright, but it was too long. It had some good moments, but I really felt that length. 2.5/5 ⭐️, it doesn’t quite deserve a 2, but I don’t want to give it anything higher. 166/1089
i liked this album and i liked the funky beats, i would need to listen to the lyrics more and look into the messages more to better rate
средненько, много снипетов определенно есть стиль необычная подача есть хиты всю культурную особенность этого альбома мне как белому человеку понять не дано, поэтому что есть то есть. качает местами есть хиты 3.4
Not an Outkast fan as such but I've heard both _ATLiens_ and _Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik_ and, from memory, they're both better than this which is a long and bloated affair with some great moments (_Gasoline Dreams_, _Ms Jackson_, _B.O.B_) but ultimately, at 73 mins, is too long like most hip-hop albums around this time and it suffers for it... meandering along, not sure of its direction, much like this single sentence review.
In my eyes, one hit doesn't automatically make this a good album. It's passable, though.
Lyrically maximalist (few rappers to this point had crammed as many syllables into their verses or, especially, their album titles) and significantly less aggressive in posture than much of the popular hip-hop of its day. It's also quite long. OutKast are a deservedly influential act from this period and broke out of the narrow lane that had been established for hip-hop crossing over to the mainstream. They were idiosyncratic and prolifically creative. 'B.O.B.' and 'Ms Jackson' are classics. There's also a lot of good in here. I did find myself becoming bored once or twice. Maybe I just didn't like 'I'll Call Before I Come' and, since I hate the skits on rap records, *eight* of them is pretty grating, especially on a day when I already had a headache. For sure, give it a go. It's a good record. Is it the #6 album of all time, as Paste Magazine once said? I don't think it's in my top fifty. But it's worth your time. 3/5 (which I'll admit is a little harsh)
Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Very Good - This album has a much harder edged funk than the preceding couple of albums which were spacey and soft where this is bouncing and high energy. I think the album lacks truly great tracks after the first few. B.O.B. focuses things again for the second half though. It's a very good album and I would like it even more but I can't help comparing it to OutKast's earlier work which I definitely prefer.
there’s some good stuff here but it feels kinda bloated and all the interludes lost my interest. don’t talk to me just play me music yk?? but i have respect for outkast and the formula that they rock with.
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Not really my style of rap, sometimes too much interlude, and except some great songs not all too amazing. Does have some quality songs tho. 1. Ms. Jackson 2. B.O.B. - Bombs Over Bachdad 3. So Fresh, So Clean
This did not need to be 70 minutes. I fucked with a good amount of it, though, but some of the beats were a bit too goofy-sounding for my taste. Still a decently fun album all-around. Favorite Track: Ms. Jackson
Am I a big OutKast fan because I've heard some of their albums and know songs other than Hey Ya? Because I listened to this project and ATLiens for the first time this year, and I don't find them any more exciting than other lesser respected albums. I think the key is the quality of the rap and production, which is undeniable here, so a real hip-hop head will have a lot of material to enjoy. As far as enjoyment for music in general, I really don't see myself putting this on again. It's an easy listen, but it lacks the hook to force me to come back— in an era where singles are added to your entire collection. We all know what the standout tracks are, here. I suppose it could've aged better. The hard lyrical effort is so influential that it's been bested continuously. Thanks OutKast, for the grand scheme of hip-hop. I wanted to like this more than I appreciate it, or at least as much. 3.2/5
Very lively.
This is the first full rap/hip hop album I've ever listened to. The beats in each song were pretty static in that it was kept constant throughout the song, with only slight variations in some of the songs. This made me want to finish each song and get onto the next as across the album each song had a unique beat that I usually enjoyed. Reading the lyrics while listening to the songs definitely elevated my experience as the rapping portions had very interesting lyricism (storytelling and rhyming), however the themes of sex kept on repeating on nearly every song with just a couple of exception such as "Ms. Jackson" and "Toilet Tisha" which made the album feel very monothematical which undercut a bit from the more interesting stories told. Something else the lyrics did was talk about the album itself and Outkast as a group being present, standard practice for rap albums, which I didn't enjoy as they were really out of place. What I enjoyed most was the rapping since the instrumental parts didn't have many instruments and were just about the beat itself rather than using a variety of sounds so for example I enjoyed the song "Xplosions" as it was fully rap while a song like "BOB" was only good in the rapping sections. I didn't enjoy "Snappin' and Trappin'" as it felt like they were trying to be experimental with all the weird sounds but it didn't really add anything to the song. "Humble Mumble", "Xplosion", and "Ms. Jackson" were my favourite songs of the album. Overall would probably listen to a couple of these songs again but not the full album.
it was pretty good but only a few songs stood out
Exuberant, unpredictable, steady, flowing excitement.
3.5/5 stars if I could, has some of OutKast's best songs on here but the remainder of the "not so popular songs" were pretty bad
Better than expected
I don't know why I thought this would be better, but I thought it would be better. The last OutKast album felt unpredictable and super creative, this felt a bit more mundane. Didn't hate it but didn't love it either.
There were parts of this album that I enjoyed quite a bit. For instance, Andre 3000s rapping feels fresh and different and the feel of the album is pretty unique and experimental and is drawing from a pretty wide range of influences. That said, there was a lot I didn’t like. Most notably, the length of the album, the interludes, how repetitive some of the songs felt, and the general cliche hip hop subject matter in some of the songs.
Rap is not my vibe for listening to music, but I did like Ms Jackson and I’ll call B 4 I cum. I can appreciate the variety and beat of some of it, but overall I’m just not a big rap fan
Too long, skits forgettable, great singles and some good album tracks
Singles are amazing. The rest were just ok.
it’s been so long that I listened to hiphop. this was a really good way back
Apart from a few certified bangers this album as a whole is not something I would ever listen to. I think it's the only Outkast album I don't own.
Entretenido rap
Just for a funny and my first whole Outkast experience, but it is an ok album
Naturligtvis lite för långt men kan man bortse från det är det jämnt, svängigt och en hälsosam dos party. Det är ett bra hiphopslbum med gott om starka spår. Bäst gillar jag det loja svänget i "So fresh so clean". Funken i Erykah Badulåten är en annan höjdare. Men som sagt det är jämnt, få tråkiga spår, bra gäster och fokus på sväng, Big Boi är en jäkel på att hitta det Stabil trea
Intensiv och funkig hip hop i de bästa låtarna, t ex Gasoline dreams, Snappin and trappin och Spagetti junction. Lite tråkigare i de rena sångnumren, så som hiten Ms Jackson. Men framförallt drar den stora mängden Interlude-spår ner helheten. Gör att skivan tappar i tempo och flyt. Svag trea.
När de är bra är de riktigt bra. Som (givetvis) i Mrs Jackson, I’ll call B 4 I cum och B.O.B. med flera. Men frågan är om vi haft något album som lider mer av oförmågan att begränsa sig. För det här är på tok för långt. Framförallt alla dessa jävla sketcher. Hur kunde man tro att detta var en bra idé? Totalt blir det en trea.
eerste paar nummers 4/5, rest 2/5
So given that hip hop is not my thing this is never going to fair. But there’s powerful & clever lyrics here. It may not sound totally contemporary but it sure as shit doesn’t sound 26 years old. Kim & Cookie is brilliant / hilarious. And the Ms Jackson groove is irresistible.
I think they are parts of it I absolutely love, but it is a bit messy by design, and I am not often in the mood for that. I also think it probably deserves to be listened to multiple times to truly be understood, but I dont have the energy to sat throught this very long very explosive, record multiple times right now. Bombs over Bagdad is an absolute highlight, though.
I forgot half these songs, and they do have some proper bangers.
way too long
Favorite of all Time
Tired.
Some moments were nice oldschool hip-hop, but the more modern one were annoying to me. Could be easy 4 if the annoying stuff were removed to trim it to 40-minutes album
Gran album, histórico. Tiene temazos, es muy amable para la gente externa al rap. Mucha melodía. Me encanta cómo está pensado, con los interludios y todo. Se escucha súper bien. Es quizás un toque largo, yo no lo terminé. Pero muy bueno tmb para introducirse en el rap yankee. Ms. Jackson HIMNO
I really enjoyed the album. Was kindly belssed with it not being as much boombap as many 90s albums are. The hits are there such as Ms. Jackson and B.O.B.
Im was not impressed
This album was one of the soundtracks of my youth. I was never a big fan of albums with interludes, but I get their point in the larger theme of the album. This one is more cohesive than most.
fav songs: so fresh, so clean ms. jackson b.o.b. (bombs over Baghdad) xplosion energetic, inventive, bloated 60/100
ms jackson is irresistible
no entendí nada.
The songs were good, but there were too many interludes and skits. Why did so many 90s and 2000s hip hop albums include them?
Didn’t love every song but it was def a vibe
Un album de hip-hop des années 2000, qui dure comme de bien entendu plus d'une heure. Il va sans dire que je m'attendais à détester parce que la sélection d'album de Robert Dimery dans les années 2000 est.. plutôt douteuse. Mais contre toute attente, j'ai plutôt bien aimé ! Alors, ce n'est pas vraiment ce que j'aime le plus dans le genre, mais c'est créatif, il y a plein de passages qui rentrent dans la tête et le peu que j'ai compris des paroles (ça demande une concentration que je n'ai pas) était plutôt sympa. Pas forcément un truc sur lequel je reviendrais spontanément, mais c'était une découverte intéressante et je pense mettre un 3.
I like a lot the songs on this album and enjoyed interludes.
Starts off very strong with Gasoline Dreams. Ms. Jackson is also a classic one. Other than that I got tired of it by track 15 because I'm not a huge hip-hop fan. But this was pretty good. I was initially too generous on my votes and I'm calibrating my bar now so this gets 3.
It's ok, but asside from a couple of really iconic songs it gets repetitive after a while. Sometimes it feels a bit performative.
Okay.
The hits were hitting. The rest not so much. This was too long, and as with similar records I didn’t care for the skits and could have done without them. 3/5
3.5. Mostly fun
Rap pesado, para entrenar súper. Muy buenos temas pero larguísimo y canciones muy x
Lots of meh tracks but some fiya ones - found a new fav song in that bombs over Baghdad tune
Wasn't in the mood for this kinda music atm
Started super strong with the hits but most everything after was very hit or miss and nowhere near what this group is capable of, and went on really long
00’s Hip Hop ⭐️Gangsta Sh*t
It just boggles my mind that Andre3000 didn’t become the next big thing. I’m guessing it was his own doing. I’m not looking it up. I’ll always just wonder until I see something on YouTube. Shhhh let’s listen to the album. And it’s just as I have always thought. OutKast are only as good as their singles. They are a group you want to love but they just fall short . Choice cut: Ms.Jackson
Danced my ass off to this in high school. So Fresh, So Clean Ms. Jackson B.O.B. - Bombs Over Baghdad
Way too long, does not do enough in all that time. I think that Southernplayalisticadillacmusic or ATLiens should've been the pick for the list, too.
Didn't like this as much as I expected, ranges from close to unlistenable (or at least aged very badly) and the best music ever written (Bombs Over Baghdad). Let's go in the middle
Intro is fucking insane man Some fillers here and there but it doesnt bother me for now Also it's such a good hiphop album okay like despite some questionable lyrics "snappin and trappin" im talking about you rn but its not the only one
Stankonia makes a stronger case for itself than Speakerboxxx/The Love Below — the single album format keeps Big Boi and André 3000 operating as a unit rather than pulling in separate directions, and the production has a kinetic, genre-blending energy that feels genuinely unified rather than divided. The talent is never in question. The opening argument is almost overwhelming. "B.O.B." arrives like a freight train and remains one of the most propulsive tracks in hip-hop history — punk energy, gospel choir, and Atlanta funk colliding at a speed that shouldn't work and absolutely does. "Ms. Jackson" is a stone cold classic that earns every bit of its cultural staying power. Erykah Badu's presence elevates everything she touches, as it always does. The problem is consistency. The interludes derail momentum in exactly the same way they did on the double album — OutKast clearly love the format and this particular listener consistently doesn't, which is a stable and honest critical position rather than a snap judgment. The material between the peaks is a genuine mixed bag, and the highs are high enough that the valleys feel more pronounced by contrast. Two OutKast records, two honest threes. The ambition is real, the highlights are real, and the format choices keep pulling the rug out from under both. A record that contains some of the best moments in their catalog without quite being one of their best albums.
I have listened to a few of these songs before, especially Ms. Jackson. It is an interesting album because the songs range from 30-second interludes to over 3 minutes. Even though it isn't something I would normally listen to, I think the album is really good and unique. Definitely worth listening to.
3.5
I went into this album expecting to struggle with it, as I usually find it hard to stay engaged with hip hop. However, OutKast turned out to be more interesting than I expected. B.O.B. stood out to me with its unexpected guitar elements, which gave it a strong rock feel. Stankonia (Stanklove) left an impression with its bluesy atmosphere, showing a completely different side of the album. Overall, it’s a diverse and experimental record that goes beyond my usual image of hip hop.
Well...Hip-Hop/Rap is not my usual genre... I have learned to have an open mind and expand beyond my first impressions. So far this has been a fun journey in music and culture.
outkast mi je možda najbolji rep/hip-hop izvođač kojeg sam slušao, ne samo u sklopu ovog izazova/projekta već općenito. na ovom albumu je prejebena stvar, mrs jackson, pravo malo remek-djelo. osim toga album je solidan, ali je malo predug i nije me cijelo vrijeme držao podjednako zainteresirana. visoka visoka trojka
Album with great his, however a lot of agressive cuts for my taste
Aww fuck yeah. Perfect for a Friday. The beats slap, it's chonky hip hop goodness.
the songs were good, but half the album is talking
Me gustaron solo dos canciones, no soy de rap
Doo doo
Full Album Thoughts: Album Rating: 3.4 (B) Alright. Alright. Alright. I did not rate the interstitials. Gasoline Dreams B- All right. The delivery is a bit too much Yell for me. I really dont have an ear for rap or hip hop yet. So Fresh So Clean A+ See I am enjoying this more melodic style already, and the more "stream of consciousness" sounding verses. A bit more loose on the beat. Also I need a minute to recover from "Youre so anne frank lets hit the attic to hide out for about two weeks". Ms Jackson A Wild choice for the backing track, what I can only guess is just Playing It Backwards. Really trippy sounding. One thing I am noticing about myself is I dont really focus on lyrics on An Initial Listen Through, so very dense lyrical artistry is lost on me. Snappin & Trappin C Now like... this bweep bweep song just sounds like Alien Meme Music. Spaghetti Junction B+ Oh yeah this is smoother. I l do enjoy more laid back beats Ill Call Before I Come B+ Hehe, yeah see this is how you do a goofy sounding song. I actually enjoy this. BOB S This is absolutely wild. Love this. Such a wild varied song. Xplosion A Weird harpsicord beat with distorted drums and guitar squeals? And we are back to the Fart Synths. Okay. We Luv Deez Hoez A I also really enjoyed this one, but was too distracted to write much! Humble Mumble A And this one has a funky beat too! Sadly there is some kind of score multiplier I am noticing in my "somewhat objective rating" where if you have a string of good songs in a row, I kinda ride that vibe throughout! Having female vocals singing is also a nice break? Red Velvet B- Nope. Combo dropped. Gansta Shit B- It takes a hot minute to get started, and then we are back to the stutter step style of rap. Toilet Tisha A- I think this is a bit too long, but its a groove and a half. Slum Beautiful B+ Chill song, I actually dig the weird noodling, but again, a bit too long. Stankonia B- This is a hell of an outro. Not really much to say again. Sorry, this one doesnt do it for me
Better than biggie and stuff
Rap isn't a genre I have any form of affinity for. If anything I have a negative affinity to it. Until a few years ago, if asked what kind of music I dislike, rap would be unfairly my answer, a consequence of being bombarded by plenty of crap rap whilst first navigating the world of music and seeing it as a big mainstream genre I wanted nothing to do with. Gradually this has been worn down over the years by encountering better representations of the genre, and OutKast would be among the artists who softened my dislike. Hey Ya! was a song I grew up with, and whilst at the time I wouldn't have known to consider it rap, and perhaps still today wouldn't, it's a formative song for me. Stankonia isn't an album I looked into despite that; I still didn't like rap enough to sit down to a full album, and the one song I knew well from it, Ms. Jackson, was the least favourite of their songs I listened to with any regularity. I understand Stankonia was a significant release at the time, and I'm sure the social commentary hits harder if you were listening to it during the time of its release in the country it came out of, or were more ingrained into the scene, so for me I lost all that possible connotation. I found this album to be lengthy, lengthier than it should be, with a lot of the later songs feeling like padding and the abundant interludes that smatter the album being particularly unneeded. This album has some very strong songs. Ms. Jackson is probably it's main hit, it's the sole song I knew in advance, but there's some other real standout stuff. For me, Bombs Over Baghdad might be my single favourite song I've found through this process so far. It's only album 20, but as a metalhead I was coming here hoping in no small part to find metal and rock I had never listened to before, so for the first song I listen to on loop I first found here to be rap is staggering to me. For every great song here there's something more underwhelming. It's hardly a hit parade, and after B.O.B. nothing could stop that song thrumming through my head. Ironically it somewhat ruined the rest of the album for me. I'd rather listen to OutKast as single songs than a full album, even if I do now better appreciate their work. Listen to this album once, find the songs you like, and get out.
Me parece que le sobra contenido. Tiene de los mejores temas de “rap” que escuché contrastado por una banda de temas vacíos, largos y repetitivos. Aún así gran album.
No lo escuche completo porque to estaba muy vibing que digamos asi que no se como coño dar un rating aqui, pero hermano, descubrir Ms. Jackson valió completmante la pena. Que arrecha esa canción
Había escuchado ya la de Ms. Jackson. Me gusto, fue más movido un tipo de rap en inglés típico de los 2000s'. No demasiado intenso, movido, relajante que te deja concentrarte en lo que haces pero también disfrutas y moverte un poco.
So Fresh, So Clean and Ms. Jackson are the standouts I grew up being familiar with, but the rest of the album was probably too experimental for my taste. An interesting listen and no doubt culturally significant, but one I won’t revisit outside of the singles.
Some of the songs are really filler fuel, which kinda ruins the album from being great. Ms. Jackson and Bombs over Baghdad are great songs though!
3.0 - Ok
It's better than Speakerboxxx which I scored 2. Interludes annoy me though (again) and it's still too damn long! Won't listen again.
8/10
This album transported me back to a simpler time. I still fucking hate interludes though.
Could have used some editing but the flow is good and B.O.B. is outstanding
Fun to listen to
i like wu tang and the other one more sounds abit general but cld be seinfield
Very cool thematic album
It's too long and a mixed bag for me. Can't be doing with all the skits. Miss Jackson a cut above the rest
Pretty, pretty, pretty good
its not my kind of music, but its a wide variated album with songs for everybody
Sorry miss Jackson but this was mid
No es mi onda pero me gustó
I liked so fresh, so clean and I am sorry ms jackson. other songs just didnt stand out
I have heard about Outkast heard their famous songs but have not heard a whole album written by them. I enjoyed the album its just that old hiphop is not me. The production is crazy,beats,lyrics. I see he hype around the album and Outkast but its not just my type of music. It was nice listeing to it. My personal ranking is a 7.5/10.
Bombs over Baghdad is a 5 star track … not sure about the rest of the album though 🤷♂️. Also love that Chappelle quotes it in his black Bush skit 😂.
I’ve kind of avoided OutKast because I got so sick of Hey Ya but this is decent.
Hip-hop rap with samples/loops. Concept album? Almost.. Some funk influence in I'll Call B4 I Cum. First full track (Gasoline Dreams) reminds me of Public Enemy. Also Dr Octagonacologist but that was actually fun. Apart from Ms Jackson there's almost nothing melodic here. And at 1hr 13mins it's pushing it. Ah BOB is what we're here for. Dense rhymes and political lyrics, and even a hook! On another level to what came before on the album. Best track - Spaghetti Junction, BOB 3 stars - I expected more based on the Outkast I'd already heard
There are a couple of hits, it's well written beat wise. I get why they are a important group of the 00s hip hop scene and has a cultural impact. But for me personally it is not the most interesting music and i wasn't that into hip hop in my early days. otherwise it would have been higher
I’d give the album a 5/10. Love OutKast but this album just didn’t do it for me. Of course there are a few classic songs on here but the project overall wasn’t for me. A little all over the place but true to who OutKast is, out of the box.
probably the hip-hop album i've enjoyed the most on here so far but there were just tooooooooo many of those interludes. whole album in general was just way too long.
I’m surprised I didn’t like this more. A couple absolute gems, but just not enough to sustain throughout for me.
Probably high 3 if not low 4. Great flow, great beats, great riffs! It went a bit long, and I didn't like the horny tracks, but the other songs were great.
I found a new song I hadn't known before (Gangsta Sh*t) which sounds very Memphis based.
Pretty interesting production, but the songwriting was not amazing
A few absolute classics, but the rest is just okay
this is a classic. some really fun stuff on here. i could really do without the interludes i just dont care for them. 7/10
Review got lost with bad signal but hey ho. In brief, enjoy the positive upbeat elements and that makes up for the lengthiness of the album and repetitive elements. Also nice interplay between the singers.
Tracks like 'So Fresh, So Clean' and 'Snappin and Trappin' just don't hit the mark for me. They represent what I often dislike about rap. Repetitive backgrounds and limited musicality with a rap layered over the top. Less 'sauce' and more substance, please. The album has so much content that it's probably impossible not to find a style that misses for me. However, a redeeming quality of the group is the diverse flow among the members, which adds an interesting element. It keeps the sound from going stale, and some of the delivery is the closest to singing I’ve experienced within this style of hip hop. While it does feature the occasional synth loop, its not too intrusive. You get a genuine variety of beats, styles, and instruments. The way they blend those with melody is, from that perspective, pretty cool. Ultimately, it’s an album that has a lot to say and doesn't rely just on being offensive, so I'm pleased with that. Especially as someone who has been very avoidant of R&B and Hip Hop in the past as a general rule. Not bad!
This is a very good rap album. But it's still a rap album. There is a lot in here that sounds ahead of it's time but it also falls down in some of the usual ways. It's overly long, annoying interludes, and at times is repetitive. The best thing about this album, other than it's prescience, is that it remains upbeat and fun to listen to despite some fairly hard themes. I didn't end up with the same fatigue as I sometimes have after an hour of violence and dark themes. Honourary mention for "Mrs Jackson" which is a great track that was played a lot during my uni days.
I am for real
Bangers are banging, but everything else is more meh... The beginning is great, but after bangers, it's just fillers. My favs were Ms. Jackson, So Fresh So Clean, Toilet Tisha (my fav besides the hits everyone knows)
Another album that is plagued by its size. There's plenty of good stuff here, and I can't deny that when Big Boi and Andre 3000 are together they have the ability to strike gold. But there are just as many misses here as there are mega hits. They're definitely an impressive duo, but this is ultimately a skip-around album. Personally, I can only handle so much of Andre 3000's channeling his inner Prince. Highlights: Ms. Jackson B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) We Luv Deez Hoez (feat. Backbone & Big Gipp) Lowlight: I'll Call B4 I Cum (feat. Gangsta Boo & Eco)
I've never listened to a whole Outkast album so this was enlightening. I can understand why they got more radio play than other hip hop bands but they still feel like a proper rap group. I didn't know how Southern rap was distinctive from other regions and this album gives me some sense of it--not that I could define it, but I think I can hear it. It's also interesting to hear Andre 3000's early years given all that he has gone on to do in the last 25 years.
Overall, pretty good album, some of the songs are mediocre, some are remarkable, some of their more popular songs are off Stankonia, and some I'd never heard but had me hooked nevertheless by it's beat primarily. I'd give this album a 7/10, cause as much as there are some serious bangers, some fall short for me.
3.5! Some absolute classics on here, and I found it really easy to listen to even with the length. Ultimately not enough stood out for four stars, but I do love this band.
there are a bunch of great songs on this album and many that I could do without. I'm also done with "interludes". drop about five songs and all the interludes and i would I give it another star
I've always struggled with OutKast - they're obviously insanely talented but it always comes across as cold. It's never hit me on a gut level, it's always academic appreciation. This album was no different. Is it because I'm not from Atlanta? Maybe. Talented? Yes. Worth being on this list? Yes. Will I go back to it? No. Best Tracks: Gasoline Dreams (with Khujo Goodie); Ms. Jackson; B.O.B. - Bombs Over Baghdad
Hmm...I liked this less than expected based off my past experience listening to Outkast. Too many interludes that added nothing to the album. The songs that were hits were the best ones.
Some good tracks on here and some that feel like they were just experimenting and said wtf, throw it on anyway.
Oohhh very fun, definitely knew a few songs but had never listened to t he album before. Don’t know if I’ll return to it, but glad I listened to it tho
Gasoline Dreams is a banger, literally. So Fresh, So Clean is so fun. Ms. Jackson is a classic. ? is so so good. This album unfortunately has way too many interludes, so scoring down based on that.
Some great bits but way too long. Enough with the interlude skits.
not bad
Couple of good songs
The question going into Stankonia was were any of the other tracks going to be up there with 'So Fresh, So Clean', Ms Jackson, and Bombs over Baghdad? Unfortunately the answer for me was no, which leaves this album a bit of a bloated mess at over 70 minutes.
Lots of upbeat, good quality songs, although a bit too frenetic for me.
Of its time. Favourite track: Ms. Jackson
Up & down, I liked Gasoline Dreams and Ms Jackson, didn't like Snappin' & Trippin' and We Luv Deez Ho*z. A lot of social commentary which I feel requires a second listen to fully parse, but at 1hr10ish for 24 different tracks I might not. Still engaging though
I love Outkast and have very fond memories of this classic album! I have to say, though, sacrilege as it may be, that like most hip-hop albums I've ever heard, it's too long and really dips in the second half. Lots of high highs in the first half. B.O.B is probably my favorite Outkast song!
I know the respect this album gets… not my jam
Helllll yeah
I'm always a little nonplussed with OutKast, he deserves a spot on the list but I can't say how high
My only past experience with Outkast is Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, and it's safe to say that was not a positive experience. Without the much stronger disc 2 of that album, it would have nothing going for it, and even with that disc it's far too long for comfort. Stankonia is a more reasonable length (though still too long for an LP). There are plenty of good full-length tracks here and only a few duds* (plus all the interludes, which are throwaways almost by default), so it's easy to shave this down to 40-50 minutes. I have no idea why this wasn't done. Outkast's monotone moaning is nothing to write home about. The opening track, Gasoline Dreams (let's ignore the one minute of sexual moaning that is Intro), is yet another bland attempt at giving the police the middle finger. Which, don't get me wrong, is an important message. But apparently it doesn't make for good-sounding music. The next song, So Fresh So Clean, is a big improvement, mostly for the stylish falsetto chorus and wah-wah synth. There's also a nice keyboard line in the verses that imitates the chorus melody – a subtle detail, and very cool. Ms. Jackson is also an instant classic, and it's obvious why. The chorus is groovy, soulful, unmistakeable. In contrast, the verses are nothing amazing, though using reversed SFX is a fun touch. Bombs Over Baghdad is another pretty good song (and we're less than halfway through the album). The mood is rushed, aggressive, a call to action. You might notice I'm disregarding the interludes. There's a good reason for that. For reasons unknown, they leapt into the musical norm in the early 90s, and (at least in hip-hop and R&B) have been unshakeable ever since. "I'll Call B4 I Cum"? Oh dear. (Unfortunately, that synth riff goes kinda hard.) [*The duds in question include "?", Snappin' & Trappin', Gasoline Dreams, and Red Velvet.] 3/5 Key tracks: So Fresh So Clean, Ms. Jackson, Xplosion
Not my thing, but good quality music
Very high highs, very low mids. The first half of the album had me thinking this would be my first 5 star, with classics like Ms Jackson and B.O.B, but the second half felt like a bit of a let down, lacking the energy and pickup of the first. The interludes (or interlewds as they were) felt very out of place and jarring against the rest of the album and didn't add much to the cohesiveness of the record.
This had some hits I didn’t expect. Fun and easy listening
Very different and unexpected
Vähän tuntuu taas menevän liian pitkäks tää levy ja kerkee kyllä tylsistymään svengien soidessa. Onhan siellä ihan kivoja biisejä joukossa, mutta suurin osa melkosta samaa mössöä
Ei ihan perusräppäilyä, vaan mukavan erilaisia stygejä. Ei tätä silti heti uudestaan kuunnella tarvitse. 3/5
Ihan hyviä biisejä, mutta saatana kun on pitkä levy tämäkin. Meinasi kyllä kyllästyminen iskeä. Mielestäni oli kyllä parempi, kun se aikaisempi Outkast mikä tässä on tullut. Mennään kolmosella.
it's alright
It was alright, definitely some good songs in here but it went on for soooo long. And too much moaning interludes for me.
Original e c ok
C’est intéressant qq bons sons mais j’aime pas trop leur manière de rapper
Standout tracks: Ms. Jackson Spaghetti Junction Humble Mumble Red Velvet Toilet Tisha I really wasnt a fan of this album. It felt very experimental and i couldn't get behind it at all. There were a few songs that i enjoyed but not enough to enjoy the album. There were tons of interludes giving the album more of a story telling feel compared to most hiphop albums which i thought was cool.
I'm not really a rap fan. This is more than just standard rap, though. It has fun drum beats, guitars, and melodies. I also heard different sounds and instruments being used as well as r&b influences. I didn't really care for the interlude tracks, however. Overall, a pretty fun listen with real life themes, but I will say the first half of the album is definitely stronger than the later half ("Gasoline Dreams" and "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)" in particular).
Packed full of great songs. Bombs over Baghdad is a personal top for me
Too many interludes, too long, but good to listen to the non massive hits I hadn't heard in ages
I love the production of this album. I love some of the songs on this album. I'm not sure I completely love the album.
Well this was a bit of a treat to someone who had not heard it before. 3.5 for me
My 4th favourite OutKast album, love it. Tom.
As Outkast entered the 2000s, their sound saw a pretty drastic shift from some of the more stylized and more lyrically dense music for a much more straightforward Pop Rap approach. Don't get me wrong this album is far from radio material but it is very obvious to see just how much more accessible the production, rapping, and even songwriting is here than some of the group's previous material. As much as I really wanted to love this album, I simply could not. The direction is a bit all over the place and the interludes really bog up what would be a pretty solid album into one I feel many people look back on quite too fondly and don't highlight the flaws enough. I feel when looking at this album and then again their iconic double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, the problems arising from this tonal shift with Outkast become more abundantly clear. They simply do not know how to cut out the fat and instead throw everything at you and hope for the best. Stankonia could have easily been a 30-40 minute long album but was instead stretched way past its' limit to 1 hour and 13 minutes and I find that to be quite excessive. For as negative as I am being I do not hate this album, but I feel its' nostalgia factor has worn off quite significantly in my mind.
Seems quite common now but this was a very different sound when released. Some huge tracks on there, could do without the late 90s/00s “skits” on every track though
Maybe I was just not in the mood for it, but this felt way less consistent than I remembered. The highs were still really high, but the rest was kinda meh and bloated.
Klart mere min generation af Hip-hop. muligvis fordi det går væk fra at tage sig selv alt for alvorligt. Her er der både plads til at variere lyden, men også stemningen - det er nok især fordi der er så mange gæster på albummet. Boogie baskeren: Ms. Jackson er altid et skønt genlyt. - Sjov detalje. PT. har Ms. Jackson 1.5 milliarder lytninger, mens "Good hair" har mindre end 3000 lytninger selvom nummeret kun er 14 sekunder. Så der er ret tydeligt ikke et album som bliver streamet fra start til slut normalt. :)
There’s so much personality in André 3000 and Big Boi’s performances, which brings a tonne of energy to the album. Combined with some very punchy production (Especially on tracks like Bombs over Baghdad and Xplosion) and it’s hard not to bob your head for the entirety of the hour+ runtime. Not sure I can get into the interludes to be honest. When I’m already a little weary about how long this album is, they just get a liiiiittle annoying. Wasn’t really pulled in by the humour of them either. Heavily felt some fatigue on the back half of the album. If this was trimmed down it’d be an all-timer.
Mrs. Jackson was familiar. The rest was too long. Maybe a good look at life in inner-city Atlanta. The usual macho bravado and libido of hip-hop, with the occasional smooth turn of a lyric but more often predictable.
I did enjoy this album
Not bad, some catchy tunes, and some upbeat numbers, but also some less interesting raps
Pretty good, my kids liked it
BREAK! or also called, annoying interlude. I like music in my albums not skits. Nevertheless. This album had some good music. But also, it's rap, which I'm still not the biggest fan of. Hoping this challenge can change that, but for now 3 because of the hits.
They’ve always been more of a singles group for me and this album doesn’t change much. “So Fresh, So Clean” and “Ms. Jackson” are all time smash hits and there’s a few other good tracks here as well, but also some clunkers. Couldn’t care less about the interludes.
This album was good but id be lying if i said i liked it as much as i wanted to. The loud and funky production is great, and the contrast between 3K and Big Boi is really fun, but maybe it was just me, but I felt it was lacking the bangers I wanted out of it. Maybe that’s my expectations getting the better of me but I still felt a little let down. I still liked it a fair bit, just wanted a little more.
2-3 gute Lieder sind dabei aber vieles ist kinda meh. Hab erwartet, dass ich es mehr mag, tue ich nur leider nicht. Allgemein ist das Album sehr lang aber tut nicht viel trotz seiner Länge. Höhepunkt(e): So Fresh So Clean, Ms. Jackson Tiefpunkt(e): Vorallem die Interludes, Intro und Outro sind komisch. Und circa die Hälfte der Lieder. Rating(e): 5/10
not my fav album but some objectively good songs
Досить приємне звучання, мені сподобалось декілька пісень.
Some okay beats here but not for me. Gasoline Dreams was kind of good and Xplosion, Humble Mumble, Red Velvet. probably going with a 3 here.
Lots of cool sounds, beats, flow. The skits break the momentum, though. Could have been 4 stars. 3 stars.
Super interesting and unique album. Creative production. It’s a tad too long. I prefer ATLiens and Aquemini, but this one is a close third. 3.6/5.0
Tedious sometimes, fun other times
3.5. some of the songs were weird but i liked it overall. just not something i’d listen to again :P
7/10
Prob my fav rap album so far
Though I've never really fancied myself an OutKast fan, I have to say this was pretty good. It had a lot of range and kept things interesting the whole way through. Stylistically, it can most easily be called rap/hip hop, but really is much more than that. So much more that it kinda circles back around to just bearing the rap/hip hop moniker. I don't generally love the genre, but I was still able to enjoy this one well enough. There was a heavy use and range of melodies on the album, which I enjoyed compared to just steady flows. The structure of the album reminded me a bit of Public Enemy, but with early Kanye West-like concepts and production and more vocalization. There's also a variety of topics on there you might not see on many other hip hop and rap albums, or at least not presented the same way. I did think it suffered a bit from all the featured artists. When the majority of the full-length songs include a feature (sometimes multiple), it gets a bit distracting to listen to. It feels less like the main artists' album in a way. Another issue I had was the length. I had to pause my listen a few times given it runs 73+ minutes. I'm not sure it's really justified being that long, even if most of the songs on it were good. It causes the good songs to lose their momentum and the OK songs to muddle, stagnating (stank-nating?) the album. As a whole, I thought this was a solidly good album. It probably would have been better if it was 3/4 as long, but it had enough to keep it interesting despite the length. There were some really good songs on it and no real bad ones. Even though I don't usually love the style of music, I still found it a good listen. Overall: 3.4/5
Three stars. Only because it’s carried by 2 great songs
Musically, I enjoy this but it is a bit bloated with interludes and filler tracks.
Stank you. Very much
The good is really good but there's a lot of fillers in here
I enjoyed the hits
Experimental, I like. Very ahead of it's time.
It was great for the most part, but not really the style of music I go out of my way to listen to. The hits on the album are undeniable.
I had it playing in the background, but it wasn’t rlly my favorite. It’s not my style but I obv like ms.jackson bc who doesn’t? I don’t think I would listen to it again but I liked the exposure to a different kind of music!
3 songs saved (ms. Jackson, so fresh so clean, red velvet). Others are so so
Álbum divertido. Dá pra curtir. QKZXHBB HADES.
I managed to listen to this twice, which is surprising as it's 73 flipping minutes long, and I'm glad I did, if only because it confirmed everything I thought on first listen. They promise funk, and there certainly is a distinctive sexy/funky feel to this, but in most other ways it follows standard hip-hop tropes. Overlong. Crude/unfunny interludes. A few cracking tunes and a whole load of filler. Slightly less bling bling and slightly more jaded lyrics than west coast G funk, but otherwise nothing new.
I didn't really get into Outkast until Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, so it was great to fully listen to this album and appreciate another of their really influential releases.
I liked this album the most so far
Non male, non avevo mai ascoltato tanto degli outcast fuori da hey ya
Legends, aquemini best rap album all time
I’d rate a 3.5. It’s a little bloated and could do without the interludes.
the songs were all JUST A BIT too long. I liked so fresh, so clean (and it’s the only one can I can remember).
I LOVEE THIS ALBUM THIS IS SO MY MUSIC TASTE YAYYAYYAYAYAY
bleh
Good but a little too long. Too many skits. Some absolute bangers. They really need half stars so I can give this a 3.5.
Def a little long, the three singles are all incredible, but gasoline, humble mumble and spaghetti junction were all new to me and awesome as well. Favorite skit is Kim & Cookie, was legit loling. 3.5 rounded down bc 74 mins is just too much.
Pretty catchy and overall good
Vond vooral de bangers die ik al kende erg leuk en “Humble Mumble”. En vette afspeel-visual
1er album : je m'attendais pas à tomber sur celui-ci, je connaissais que deux sons de base, et c'est drôle de se rendre compte que le reste des sons ne sont absolument pas dans le même délire. J'aime bien les touches funky mais c'est un peu répétitif et beaucoup trop d'interludes. Je pense pas que je l'écouterais en boucle. La cover est juste trop classe par contre. Le feat avec Erykah Badu est très cool.
The sense of humor on this album doesn't exactly work for me. I bounce off of a lot of the songs here because of that. Speakerboxx / The Love Below is a greatly superior album for me. The singles stand the test of time, but the rest doesn't get me all too excited. A pretty soft 3-star review.
Synes dette var litt rotete, men til tider kult og vibey. Hører på en måte at det er bra beats, effekter og tekster, men likevel synes jeg det er litt masete. Liker singlene og et par andre sanger litt. Skal høre gjennom albumet igjen, tipper at jeg kan like det bedre da.
A wonderfully thick and bizarre collection of massive pop-rap hits, and stanky weirdness. Like a nation of individuals, creative, and elegant and flawed at the same time. Humble Mumble hits even harder now than it did when I first heard this. The 4th quarter of the album, lacking any of the radio hits, nor any material at all that could be considered radio-ready, is an interesting choice of songs. On one hand it feels like outtake material tacked on at the end, but there is a weight that keeps me coming back and finishing the album.
Banging
Wildly exuberant. MC role never seemed so much like a Bard. Great interludes. Started to drag and over indulge at places.
3 Stars - In my opinion it is incredibly volatile Album with some high highs such as "B.O.B" "Xplosion" "Ms Jackson" Rivaled with some Hard Listens with "Snappin' & Trappin'" "We Luv Deez Hoez" Overall I expected more from the hype however somewhat dissappointed.
Not really my style but the songs were pretty catchy
It would be 2* but there is Sorry Mrs. Jackson, one of my all time favourite songs, on it so...
A classic for a reason. Reminds me of high school.