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Emeritus
Reviews 88
Approval 95%
Soundoffs 91
News Articles 19
Band Edits + Tags 198
Album Edits 276
Album Ratings 2916
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Last Active 01-03-23 11:21 pm
Joined 06-03-16
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| Neek'd: OutKast
It's time. | | 6 |  | OutKast
ATLiens
Look, I know this is an eternal sin and a spit in the face of the hip-hop gods, but I honestly for the life of me can't get into this album. Sure, I guess I get why some people dig the spacey production and solid lyrics, but the music is repetitive and the beats are beyond bland. If those two things can't hook me into the song, the lyrics can't capture my attention or save the music for me. I guess that nothing I look for in hip-hop can be found here, and that's really all I can say. | | 5 |  | OutKast
Idlewild
Yeah this was definitely a bit of a mess, but it's enjoyable in its own right. The mash-up of genres here is a lot of fun even though it isn't pulled off quite as well as it should have been, and it runs far too long while featuring a variety of tiresome tracks like "Hollywood Divorce" (as well as a plethora of pretentious interludes). That being said, songs like "PJ & Rooster," the closer, and the immensely listenable Janelle Monae vehicle (where she shows up Andre 3000 in his own song) "Call the Law" make this album more enjoyable than not. | | 4 |  | OutKast
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
Yeah this was a jam. Definitely not my favorite hip-hop album by a long shot, but it was a lot of fun and showed potential for Andre and Big Boi both as clever rappers and talented musicians. There's a solid amount of variety and wit to the whole experience, with funky beats and engaging live instrumentation. It's not quite as revolutionary or interesting as their later stuff, but it's just really damn likable. | | 3 |  | OutKast
Aquemini
This is where OutKast really hit their stride for me, sculpting an extremely vivid and atmospheric hip-hop album that utilizes a far greater emphasis on musicality compared to their previous albums. Weak moments like the chorus of "Mamacita" (which sounds like it belongs on a mid-tier Snoop album) are easily overshadowed by brilliant songs like the aggressive but melodic "Da Art of Storytellin' (Pt. 2)" and the epic, expansive, and mind-boggling "Liberation." This is much more my style. | | 2 |  | OutKast
Stankonia
Turning up the speed and accessibility, Stankonia could have easily been a major miscalculation for OutKast but managed to be their greatest moment up to that point. Popular tracks like "B.O.B." and "Ms. Jackson" are endlessly catchy and fun while still be incredible acts of unique musicianship. I personally enjoy more aggressive and musically present hip-hop, so this really hit the spot for me. | | 1 |  | OutKast
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Easily one of my favorite hip-hop albums, it seems like all that Andre and Big Boi needed to do their best was simply get out of each other's way. Surprisingly enough I prefer Big Boi's Speakerboxx, featuring blistering but highly creative hip-hop cuts like "Bust" and "The Rooster." On the other side of the hand is Andre's The Love Below is much poppier but also much more experimental constant blend of several genres. If they were separated, they would simply have been their two best albums, but together they compare and contrast to create something better than they would've been apart. | |
neekafat
11.26.17 | My write-ups might be a bit weak because I waited too long before writing this but whateva | Papa Universe
11.26.17 | well, if that's your opinion... | Papa Universe
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11.26.17 | .... it's wrong. | AlexKzillion
11.26.17 | Worst. | AlexKzillion
11.26.17 | Ranking. | Papa Universe
11.26.17 | but i'm not the one to talk, cause "the music is repetitive and the beats are beyond bland" pretty much sums up how i feel about them | AlexKzillion
11.26.17 |
Ever. | neekafat
11.26.17 | Haha you guys just tripped over each other
Yeah I'll admit I'm not proud about it but it's whatever | neekafat
11.26.17 | At least I'm not Drifter and put Idlewild at 1 | AlexKzillion
11.26.17 | I mean all their albums are pretty good at the very least but like..... Aquemini is far and away their best... Idk how anyone can put any of their other albums in front of it, let alone Stankonia AND sbtlb | Drifter
11.26.17 | Idlewild is their best though | neekafat
11.26.17 | Aquemini is great and will probably grow on me a lot, but Stankonia and SB/TLB were just too much damn fun for me to resist | neekafat
11.26.17 | Also Drifter is wrong as usual | Drifter
11.26.17 | Between idlewild and aquemini, I pick idlewild | neekafat
11.26.17 | Get outttttt | Spacesh1p
11.26.17 | This is fucked up, please delete. | neekafat
11.26.17 | No thanks (: | Avagantamos
11.27.17 | beats beyond bland? are your ears clogged with your own shit? | Rowan5215
11.27.17 | Call the Law is a Big Boi tune, not Andre
fucking great jam tho agreed | neekafat
11.27.17 | Oh shit my bad, either way their verse is mediocre compared to Monae haha | Kompys2000
12.05.17 | OutKast is pretty close to the top of my list of "beloved artists I've never had any interest in listening to for some reason". | Drifter
12.05.17 | Same | neekafat
12.05.17 | Lol that was me until this |
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