Aquemini has been included in several publications' best album lists. In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked it number 500 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The staff explained the inclusion by stating: "OutKast unleashed an explosive hip-hop that deployed live musicians, social commentary and a heavy dose of deep funk". [51] The album was placed at number 11 on the list of the "100 Best Albums of the Nineties" by the same magazine. [52] In 2020, they revised their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list and re-ranked the album at number 49, calling it "the greatest record ever to come out of the Dirty South." [53] After the release of ATLiens, André 3000 entered a relationship with neo soul singer Erykah Badu, who was part of a burgeoning movement in the urban music scene described as "more bohemian than ghetto". [9] André 3000 adopted a more flamboyant style of dress during performances in promotion of ATLiens that included large glasses, blond wigs, and marching band uniforms. Badu gave birth to his first child in November 1997, which presented new artistic inspiration for the rapper. [9] Recording [ edit ] Producer Neal H. Pogue compared the recording of Aquemini, with its wide variety of live musicians, to that of 1960s Motown Records ( former headquarters pictured). OutKast wore their musical connections easily, and sometimes literally. The references to 70s funk and soul weren't just in the deep, colour-saturated funk underpinning the whole album... It's also a very musical album. Sure, there are samples, but it's mostly real musicians playing guitars and horns, or in the case of the charmingly named South Central Chamber Orchestra, strings and woodwind. a b Hughes, Dave (September 29, 2008). "OutKast: Aquemini". Slant Magazine . Retrieved September 13, 2013.

Powell, Mike. "Atlanta to Atlantis: An OutKast Retrospective". Pitchfork . Retrieved 25 January 2022. Offiziellecharts.de – OutKast – Aquemini" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 23, 2020. Smith, Troy L. (April 21, 2020). "100 greatest hip hop albums of the 1990s". Cleveland.com . Retrieved August 21, 2021.a b Christgau, Robert (2000). "OutKast: Aquemini". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-312-24560-2 . Retrieved September 13, 2013. Harris, Chris (August 30, 2006). "Outkast Take A Billboard Beating From Diddy's Danity Kane". MTV News . Retrieved May 10, 2014. a b c d Rys, Dan (September 30, 2013). "Big Boi Remembers OutKast's 'Aquemini' 15 Years Later". XXL . Retrieved January 28, 2014. a b c Warren, Emma (October 12, 2011). "My favourite album: Aquemini by OutKast". The Guardian . Retrieved September 14, 2013. S. H. Fernando Jr. of Rolling Stone wrote "OutKast prove that you don't have to sell out to sell records. Sporting plenty of live chops and soulful harmonies, Aquemini's fresh, original feel defies rap's coastal clichés." [25] Steve Jones of USA Today commented that the duo's "molasses-smooth raps speak to the stark realities of urban streets." [45] Tony Green of Spin said that although they are not as spiritual as Goodie Mob, Outkast's "streetcorner signifying" offers listeners more than simple musical pleasure and that they "have crafted some of the most seductive and dramadelic textures." [43] Giving it a five out of five "mic"-rating, Charlie Braxton of The Source praised the duo for "their superb use of the urban narrative." Braxton called Aquemini "a brilliant record" and commented that it "possesses an uncanny blend of sonic beauty, poignant lyricism and spirituality that compels without commanding". [49]

Oh well. Any group that can present a strong as "West Savannah" and have it only be the fourth or fifth-best song on its parent album rules as far as I'm concerned, and this is a high point in the artistically barren world of late '90s hip-hop. Lastly, Outkast released an HD version of their music video for “Rosa Parks” today (watch HERE) and last week, “The Way You Move” received the HD treatment as well (watch HERE). Wang, Oliver, ed. (May 1, 2003). Classic Material: The Hip-Hop Album Guide. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-561-8.

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Ollison, Rashod D. (April 8, 2004). "Dusting off some classics to keep in the CD player". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved August 21, 2021. Christgau, Robert (March 2, 1999). "Pazz & Jop 1998: La-Di-Da-Di-Di? Or La-Di-Da-Di-Da?". The Village Voice . Retrieved August 21, 2021. he title is a portmanteau of the two performers' Zodiac signs: Aquarius (Big Boi) and Gemini (André 3000), which is indicative of the album's recurring theme of the differing personalities of the two members. The group recorded the majority of the album in Bobby Brown's Boss town Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. a b "100 Best Albums of the Nineties: #11". Rolling Stone. April 27, 2011 . Retrieved September 13, 2013.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Carmichael, Rodney (June 24, 2010). "The Making of OutKast's Aquemini". Creative Loafing . Retrieved February 18, 2012. M.T. Richards (August 13, 2013). "The Five Best Atlanta Hip-Hop Albums of All Time". Paste . Retrieved September 13, 2013. a b Aquemini (CD liner). OutKast. LaFace Records. 1998. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) a b Stelloh, Tim (February 6, 2004). "OutKast: Aquemini". PopMatters . Retrieved September 13, 2013.a b c Austerlitz, Saul. "Records: OutKast's Aquemini". Yale Herald. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015 . Retrieved May 10, 2014. a b Baker, Soren (October 25, 1998). "OutKast Aquemini (LaFace/Arista)". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved January 28, 2014. The University of Michigan (2004). Current Biography Yearbook, Volume 65. H. W. Wilson Company. p.433.