#500: Outkast - Aquemini

Outkast - Aquemini

September 29, 1998, LaFace Records

1.  "Hold On, Be Strong" (featuring The Four Phonics) - 1:11

2.  "Return of the 'G'" - 4:49

3. "Rosa Parks" - 5:24

4. "Skew It on the Bar-B" (featuring Raekwon) - 3:15

5. "Aquemini" - 5:19

6. "Synthesizer" (featuring George Clinton) - 5:11

7. "Slump" (featuring BackBone and Cool Breeze) - 5:09

8. "West Savannah" - 4:03

9. "Da Art of Storytellin' (Pt. 1)" - 3:43

10. "Da Art of Storytellin' (Pt. 2)" - 2:48

11. "Mamacita" (featuring Masada and Witchdoctor) - 5:52

12. "SpottieOttieDopaliscious" (featuring Pat Brown) - 7:07

13. "Y'All Scared" (featuring T-Mo, Big Gipp and Khujo) - 4:50

14. "Nathaniel" - 1:10

15. "Liberation" (featuring Cee-Lo, Erykah Badu and Big Rube) - 8:46

16. "Chonkyfire" - 6:10

Results

Rate: 6/10

Best Song: Da Art of Storytellin' (Pt. 2)

Worst Song: Hold on, Be Strong

Comments

Alright, this was first on the list, and yes, I completely stole that list from Wikipedia. Deal with it.

Anyways, Aquemini is one of those Rap Albums that screams "Hoodlum". That was probably the whitest thing I'll have to say. Outkast grasps all the concepts of Ghetto Rap and mashes it into a pretty dope Album. The songs itself are pretty hip-hop, but the lyrics combine satire with deep concepts. I was really digging the beat to "Return of the G", until Part 2 of "Da Art of Storytellin'" rolled into play. I swear I felt like stabbing someone and escaping cops after listening to this. Probably not the best for kids, but who doesn't want a gangster for a 6 year old? Anyways, decent Album, loved the radio effect to the Accapella "Nathaniel", and kind of wish that I appreciated Rap a little more to get into this kind of stuff.