Stankonia is the fourth studio album by American hip-hop duo OutKast. Their previous release Aquemini (1998) played an important role in introducing Southern hip-hop to other regions of the United States. In the spring of 1999, OutKast began work on Stankonia at Stankonia Studios in Atlanta, which the duo had recently purchased. The band's ownership of the studio allowed for less time pressure and therefore more musical experimentation. Stankonia features many local Atlanta musicians that the group discovered while visiting clubs in the city. With Stankonia, the duo wanted to create a chaotic musical aesthetic and incorporated a variety of musical genres, including drum and bass, gospel, rock, salsa, funk and psychedelia.
The recording sessions were difficult as André 3000 wanted to abandon his rapping vocal style in favor of a more melodic technique, an approach that Big Boi and other producers were not accustomed to. In order to maintain musical cohesion with Big Boi and continue his musical evolution, André 3000 incorporated both techniques on Stankonia. Lyrically, the duo tackles topics such as politics, misogyny and personal introspection in an irreverent manner. The album debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and sold over 530,000 copies in its first week. Stankonia was consistently praised by music critics and received an overall score of 95 out of 100 on Metacritic. The album spawned three singles: "B.O.B", "Ms. Jackson" and "So Fresh, So Clean"; "Ms. Jackson" became the group's first single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100. At the 2002 Grammy Awards, OutKast won the award for Best Rap Album for "Stankonia" and the award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Ms. Jackson". In 2003, the album was listed at number 359 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 best albums of all time.
LP 1
- Intro
- Gasoline Dreams - Khujo Goodie
- I'm Cool (interlude)
- So Fresh, So Clean
- Ms. Jackson
- Snappin' & Trappin' - J-Sweet
- D.F. (interlude)
- Spaghetti Junction
- Kim & Cookie (interlude)
- I'll Call Before I Come - Eco
- B.O.B.
- Xplosion - B Real
- Good Hair (interlude)
LP 2
- We Luv Deez Hoez - Backbone (Rap)
- Humble Mumble - Erykah Badu
- Drinkin' Again (interlude)
- ?
- Red Velvet
- Cruisin' In The ATL (interlude)
- Gangsta Sh*t - C-Bone
- Toilet Tisha
- Slum Beautiful - Cee-Lo
- Pre-Nump (interlude)
- Stankonia (Stanklove) - Big Rube
| Utgivelsesår | 2024 |
| Produksjonsår | 2000 |
| Format | 2LP Vinyl |
| Sjanger | Hip Hop |
| Bestillingsnummer | 0196588848612 |
| Se alt av | OutKast |
