Aquemini
Studio album by OutKast
Released	September 29, 1998 (US)
Recorded	1996-1998
Genre	Southern hip hop/soul/funk
Length	74:47
Label	LaFace/Arista
Producer	Organized Noize, Babyface and OutKast
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Entertainment Weekly (A) November 6, 1998, p. 88 Los Angeles Times link Nude as the News (Favorable) link Muzik PopMatters (Favorable) February 7, 2004 Q February, 2001, p. 124 Rap Pages Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone October 1, 1998, p. 66 Spin The Source November, 1998, p. 189 Uncut
OutKast chronology
ATLiens (1996) Aquemini (1998) Stankonia (2000)

Aquemini is a 1998 album by hip hop duo OutKast (Big Boi, André Benjamin). The album was critically acclaimed virtually across the map for its innovative, natural rhymes and funky, characteristically Southern beats, courtesy of Organized Noize, the record producers. Guest musicians on the album include Witchdoctor, Raekwon, Cee-Lo, Goodie Mob, Angela Bloomfield and George Clinton. The album was certified platinum in November 1998, only two months after its release, and was certified double platinum in July 1999. On the Billboard music charts, Aquemini peaked at #2. Producers on the album include Babyface and Organized Noize, as well as André and Big Boi themselves on nine out of the fourteen tracks. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... 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"Rosa Parks", "Aquemini", and "SpottieOttieDopalicious" were later included on the Big Boi And Dre Present...OutKast hits album. Big Boi And Dre Present. ...

Overview

Aquemini (a portmanteau of the two performers' Zodiac signs: Aquarius (Big Boi) and Gemini (André)) is a vaguely futuristic, synthesizer-drenched album punctuated with anthemic choruses and bluesy beats, as well as a memorable spoken word poem in the nine-minute soul jam "Liberation". In contrast to much of hip hop music in the late 1990s, OutKast refused to tone down the regional qualities, like the harmonica break on "Rosa Parks" and distinctive Atlanta slang and diction throughout. At the time, mainstream rap was almost entirely dominated by Puff Daddy's New York-based Bad Boy label, which was criticized for putting out music hip-hop fans claimed was commercially watered-down both lyrically and in terms of production. OutKast's sound, while outwardly similar to some other Southern rappers like Master P or Goodie Mob, was distinct, yet hook-laden and accessible, and sounded fresh at a time of stagnation in the hip hop community. A portmanteau (IPA: ) is a word or morpheme that fuses two or more words or word parts to give a combined or loaded meaning. ... The term zodiac denotes an annual cycle of twelve stations along the ecliptic, the apparent path of the sun across the heavens through the constellations that divide the ecliptic into twelve equal zones of celestial longitude. ... Spirit of Aquarius Aquarius is an astrological sign, which originated from the constellation Aquarius, and is the eleventh sign of the zodiac. ... Gemini the twins Gemini is an astrological sign, which originated from the constellation Gemini, and is the third sign of the zodiac. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... A harmonica is a free reed wind instrument. ... Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969)[1] is an American record producer, CEO, clothing designer, actor and rapper. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Bad Boy Records (originally Bad Boy Entertainment) is an east coast Hiphop/R&B record label founded by producer/rapper Sean Diddy Combs in 1988 that is a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Percy Robert Miller (born April 29, 1967), better known as Master P, is an American rapper. ... Goodie Mob, based in Atlanta, Georgia, is widely considered one of the founding hip hop acts of the Dirty South movement. ...

Aquemini received critical praise then virtually unheard of for a mainstream hip hop album, who enjoyed the lack of a materialist focus on bling bling like much of mainstream hip hop of the time, and Rolling Stone even declared that the album proved "that you don't have to sell out to sell records"[1], while PopMatters agreed, claiming "(i)n a year where excess was romanticized by nearly everyone, OutKast was one of the few commercial groups concerned with more than just 'the Benjamins'"[2]. Q magazine called Aquemini "(b)reathtaking in its ambition... (Aquemini) makes most rappers seem drab and doltish in comparison" [3], while others have identified the album as alternative hip hop or compared it to progressive rock and bands like Pink Floyd [4]. Nude as the News called "Rosa Parks" "one of the best rap songs ever crafted." It also made Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 500 Albums of All-Time List [5] and Chris Rock's list of the Top 25 Hip-Hop Albums of all time. [6] Bling-bling jewelry Bling redirects here. ... This article is about the music magazine. ... PopMatters is an international magazine of cultural criticism. ... Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a genre that is defined in greatly varying ways. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... Nude as the News is a song by the American singer/songwriter, Cat Power (a. ... Christopher Julius Rock III[5] (born February 7, 1965)[6][7] is an Emmy Award winning American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. ...

Track listing

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Personnel

Organized Noize is a successful Atlanta-based American record production company made up of Rico Wade, Ray Murray, and Patrick Sleepy Brown. ... Atlanta-based DJ and producer, known for doing tracks exclusively for Outkast. ... Kenneth Babyface Edmonds (born April 10, 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an R&B and pop singer, songwriter, keyboardist, record producer, film producer, and entreprenuer. ... Big Boi (born Antwan André Patton on February 1, 1975 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American hip hop artist and producer; one half of the alternative hip-hop duo OutKast. ... André 3000 (right) on the cover of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below André 3000 (born André Benjamin on May 27, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a African American hip hop artist and producer; one half of the successful and avant-garde hip-hop duo OutKast. ... Raekwon (born Corey Woods, January 12, 1970, Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American East Coast rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. ... Erykah Badu (born Erica Abi Wright, February 26, 1971, in Dallas, Texas) is an American neo-soul, R&B/hip hop artist whose work crosses over into jazz. ... Cee-lo (also known as Dice, See-Low, Four-Five-Six, The Three Dice Game, Chinchirorin, and by several alternative spellings) is a gambling game played with three six-sided dice. ... Richard Walters (born January 14, 1965), better known by stage names Slick Rick, MC Ricky D and Rick the Ruler, is a rapper. ... Witchdoctor, A.K.A. EJ Da Witch Doctor is a founding member of the Atlanta Dungeon Family collective which includes Goodie Mob, OutKast, Cool Breeze, Killer Mike, Big Rube, and others. ... Khujo is an American hip hop musician who was born on March 13, 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Joi Gilliam (born January 25, 1972) is an American R&B/Rock singer, record producer and songwriter associated with the Dungeon Family collective based in Atlanta, Georgia, and as such often performs with OutKast, the Organized Noise production team, and Goodie Mob (her ex-husband, Big Gipp, is a member... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other persons named George Clinton, see George Clinton (disambiguation). ... Debra Killings is an American singer and bass guitarist; notable for extensive session and background vocal work for LaFace Records-based artists such as TLC and OutKast. ... Patrick Sleepy Brown is an R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... An electric guitar An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... For other uses, see Synthesizer (disambiguation). ... A short grand piano, with the lid up. ... Bob Moog Dr Robert A. Moog (born May 23, 1934) is the inventor of the Moog synthesizer. ... Scratching is a DJ or turntablist technique used to produce sounds for some types of music. ... Atlanta-based DJ and producer, known for doing tracks exclusively for Outkast. ... A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. ... A woodwind instrument is a musical instrument in which sound is produced by blowing through a mouthpiece against an edge or by a vibrating reed, and in which the pitch is varied by opening or closing holes in the body of the instrument. ... For other uses, see Horn. ... Percussion redirects here. ... Bigg Gipp born Cameron Gipp (born on April 28, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia), is an American rapper from the South. ...

Album singles

Single cover	Single information
	"Rosa Parks" Released: October 20, 1998 B-side:
	"Da Art of Storytellin' (Pt. 1)" Released: April 11, 1999 B-side:

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Album chart positions

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Singles chart positions

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external links

• Everything You Wanted to Know About Outkast