Stankonia [PA] (CD - 2000)

Outkast: Andre 3000 (vocals, synthesized guitar); Big Boi (vocals).

Additional personnel includes: Sleepy Brown (vocals, Fender Rhodes piano, Moog bass); Khujo Goodie, Killer Mike, J-Sweet, Gangsta Boo, Eco, B-Real, Backbone, Big Gipp, Erykah Badu, Slimm Calhoun, C-Bone, T-Mo Goodie, Cee-Lo Goodie, Big Rube, Rosalin Heard (vocals); Big Boi, Dre (rap vocals); Donnie Mathis, David "Whild" Brown (guitar); Jason Freeman, Jerry Freeman (horns); Marvin "Chanz" Parkman (piano, keyboards); Earthtone III, Organized Noize (keyboards, programming); Preston Crump (bass, synthesized bass); Aaron Mills, Robert Grister, Dookie Blossumgame (bass); Victor Alexander (drums); Cutmaster Swift (cuts); Myrna "Screechy Peach" Crenshaw (background vocals).

Producers: Earthtone III, Organized Noize, Carl Mo.

Engineers include: John Frye, Neal H. Pogue, Kevin Parker.

Principally recorded at Stankonia Recording, Atlanta, Georgia.

STANKONIA won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. "Ms. Jackson" won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group.

Initial pressings of STANKONIA will include a mix of alternate cover art.

Outkast: Andre 3000 (vocals, synthesized guitar); Big Boi (vocals).

Additional personnel includes: Sleepy Brown (vocals, Fender Rhodes piano, Moog bass); Khujo Goodie, Killer Mike, J-Sweet, Gangsta Boo, Eco, B-Real, Backbone, Big Gipp, Erykah Badu, Slimm Calhoun, C-Bone, T-Mo Goodie, Cee-Lo Goodie, Big Rube, Rosalin Heard (vocals); Donnie Mathis, David "Whild" Brown (guitar); Jason Freeman, Jerry Freeman (horns); Marvin "Chanz" Parkman (piano, keyboards); Earthtone III, Organized Noize (keyboards, programming); Preston Crump (bass, synthesized bass); Aaron Mills, Robert Grister, Dookie Blossumgame (bass); Victor Alexander (drums); Cutmaster Swift (cuts); Myrna "Screechy Peach" Crenshaw (background vocals).

Producers: Earthtone III, Organized Noize, Carl Mo.

Engineers include: John Frye, Neal H. Pogue, Kevin Parker.

Principally recorded at Stankonia Recording, Atlanta, Georgia.

STANKONIA won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. "Ms. Jackson" won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group.

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

Personnel: Dré , Big Boi (vocals).

Audio Mixer: Josh Butler.

Recording information: Stankonia Recording, Atlanta, GA; The Dungeon, Atlanta, GA.

The Atlanta-based critically acclaimed duo of Big Boi and Dre returns with yet another innovative contribution to hip-hop. STANKONIA, an album borrowing its title from the group-owned recording studio, continues Outkast's tradition of delivering groundbreaking music.

The two MCs cover topics that only they would rap about, over self-produced tracks that only they could make. Songs like "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)" are in contrast to the current hip-hop scene, with its bass music background, while "Ms. Jackson," a dedication to a baby's momma's momma, sports a soulful melody in the tradition of Outkast's previous efforts. Either way, Outkast still proves to be in its own elite class.

The Atlanta-based, critically acclaimed duo of Big Boi and Dre offers yet another innovative contribution to hip-hop. STANKONIA, an album borrowing its title from the group-owned recording studio, continues Outkast's tradition of delivering groundbreaking music.

The two MCs cover topics that only they would rap about, over self-produced tracks that only they could create. Songs like "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)" are in contrast to the contemporaneous hip-hop scene's lyrical preoccupations, while "Ms. Jackson," a dedication to a babymama's mama, sports a soulful melody in the tradition of Outkast's previous efforts. With STANKONIA, Outkast proves to be in its own elite class. minimize