Stankonia

This is the fourth album from Southern US hip hip duo Outkast. Dre and Andre 3000's eclectic mix of psychedelia, funk, and hip hop is ever present throughout 'Stankonia' with previous producers Organized Noize taking a backseat. The album includes the two singles which helped propel Outkast onto the world stage 'B.O.B.' and 'Ms. Jackson'.

Rolling Stone (1/4/01, pp.106,114)
- Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "Top 10 Albums of 2000" - "...[Their] masterwork is practically a hip-hop AMERICAN BEAUTY....easily the most erotically unzipped hip-hop ever recorded..."

CMJ (1/08/01, p.27)
- Included in CMJ's "Best Hip-Hop Albums" of 2000.

The Source (12/00, pp.237-8)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Bizarre and groundbreaking....They're hip-hop's Lewis and Clark....Thir Funkadelic-inspired rap universe is the antithesis of predictable..."

Spin (1/01, p.73)
- Ranked #6 in Spin's "Top 20 Albums of the Year [2000]" - "...It's highbrow bounce with fluorescent jimmy hats. Par-tay!"

The Wire (1/01, p.34)
- Included in Wire's "50 Records Of The Year".

Q (1/03, p.54)
- Included in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums Ever"

Q (1/01, p.114)
- 4 out of 5 stars - "...Eccentric rather than egocentric, bohemian not boastful, STANKONIA parades some of the most ambitious music - hip hop or otherwise - currently on offer."

NME (12/30/00, p.79)
- Ranked #42 in NME's "Top 50 Albums Of The Year".

Entertainment Weekly (11/3/00, p.81)
- "...Reeks of artful ambition rendered with impeccable skill....transcending the Southern funk-rock-hip-hop synthesis....Take a deep breath and jump into this music..." - Rating: A

Alternative Press (12/00, p.108)
- 5 out of 5 - "...Bold and confrontational....coalescing the political and societal challenges of hip hop's past into what is one of the genre's most artistically unorthodox releases so far..."

Muzik (12/00, p.95)
- 5 out of 5 - "...[They] rip up the rulebook. Tear it into tiny soul-pieces. Build something new....supremely warm, funky and f***ed up music....This is great black music..."

The Wire (12/00, p.65)
- "...There are so many shifty, elastic clauses...you can't put a finger on 'em, much less cover an ass that shakes from Funkadelic to Prince booty Bass..."

NME (11/18/00, p.41)
- 9 out of 10 - "...Introduces a fresh Southern lilt to the gangsta s*** and imbues it with a gacked-up overabundance of reality and imagination....Think Prince's SIGN O'THE TIMES, then multiply it by a million..."

Melody Maker (12/5/00, p.58)
- 4.5 stars out of 5 - "...This is witty, tight, political, thoughtful, inspired and, above all, tuneful hip-hop....F***ing superb."

CMJ (10/30/00, p.4)
- "...One listen, and you'll be a lifelong resident of STANKONIA..."