Is Stankonia a good album?

Is Stankonia a good album?

On their fourth album, Stankonia, Big Boi and Andre 3000 prove that they may well be, as they claim, the coolest motherfunkers on the planet. Or, more specifically, as Big says, “Cooler than Freddie Jackson sipping on a milkshake in a snowstorm” — cool enough to make Stankonia one of the best albums of the year.

Is Stankonia a classic?

Three Southern rap experts revisit the 20-year-old classic. OutKast’s Stankonia was released Oct. 31, 2000, and we’re still feeling the stank two decades later.

Why is it called Stankonia?

Outkast named the studio “Stankonia”, a word created by André 3000 as a portmanteau of the words “stank” (a slang synonym for “funky”) and “Plutonia” (the title of a poster in his bedroom depicting a futuristic city).

What is better speakerboxxx or The Love Below?

The consensus in rock circles had unfairly anticipated that The Love Below would reign supreme over Big Boi’s Speakerboxxx, since Andre was the one with the guitar in the fuzzy boots. As it turns out, his Prince-mimicking fusion looks a lot better on paper than it sounds in your ears.

Who owns Stankonia Studios?

Stankonia Recording Studios, which birthed its namesake record by Outkast that was certified quadruple platinum and is currently owned by the legendary Atlanta hip-hip duo, will host Atlanta-based Grand Prize Winners From Last Year, Atlanta-based 6LACK (as a part of the collective Dreamr Digital), Georgia’s own Gemini.

How much did speakerboxx The Love Below sell?

11 million units
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below has been certified diamond and 11 times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping more than 11 million units (in this case, 5.5 million double album sets, which are double-counted by the RIAA).

Who is on the cover of Stankonia?

Read The Liner Notes For Our 20th Anniversary Edition Of The Landmark Album. Atlanta rappers Antwan “Big Boi” Patton and André “André 3000” Benjamin, best known as the Southern hip-hop duo OutKast, did not appear as disruptors of reality, or deities of pop culture on the cover of their fourth studio album, Stankonia.

Where is Stankonia?

Atlanta, GA
Stankonia Recording Studios. Atlanta, GA. “A Place where all funky tha’ngs come from.”