Both are placed in front of a huge drooped black and white American flag. The album cover shows Andre standing shirtless facing forward, arms stretched outward and chin held high, along with Big Boi rocking a baggy t-shirt and big necklace.
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‘Stankonia’ was a word that Andre created himself, and he explained that ‘Stankonia’ “is this place I imagined where you can open yourself up and be free to express anything”. The album was named after the recording studio that the duo bought in 1998. Their hunger to keep stretching the sounds of hip-hop hadn’t succumbed. The album shows OutKast at their most extreme the duo had reached the mainstream by this point, but they went against the idea of making another album to fit the mould. ‘Stankonia’ was released on Halloween in 2000, 20 years ago today. Their next record didn’t have to keep breaking barriers, but it did, and it cemented their status as the biggest duo in hip-hop and beyond. The duo were now household names who had proved themselves and everyone else of what they were capable of. With each record being so uniquely refined in OutKast were pushed to the forefront of the scene. A mix of fans were drawn to them through their range samples, heavy beats, southern patois and storytelling ability.
OutKast’s previous albums, ‘Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik’ (1994), ‘ATLiens’ (1996) and ‘Aquemini’ (1998), all redefined the meaning of hip-hop and put the Atlanta duo on the map. Three albums deep into their career Andre 3000 and Big Boi, the composite members of duo OutKast, were getting bored with the music being released at the time. I used to be a real big fan, but not anymore, really. Followed by the other frontman stating: “Man, as far as hip-hop. “They’re real comfortable out there right now. Speaking to Spin Magazine in 2001 for a state-of-the-art interview two rappers from Atlanta explained the current state of the hip-hop scene.
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