OutKast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (20th Anniversary) (Reissue)

Description

Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik is the debut album of American hip-hop duo Outkast, released on April 26, 1994, by LaFace Records. Having befriended each other two years prior, rappers André 3000 and Big Boi pursued recording music as a duo and worked with the production team Organized Noize, leading to a record contract with LaFace. With the team producing, Outkast recorded the album at the Dungeon, D.A.R.P. Studios, Purple Dragon, Bosstown, and Doppler Studios, all in Atlanta.

A Southern hip-hop record, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik features live instrumentation in its hip-hop production and musical elements from funk and soul genres. Wanting to make a statement about urban life as an African American in the South, Outkast wrote and recorded the album as a teenager and addressed coming-of-age themes with the album's songs. They also incorporated repetitive hooks and Southern slang in their lyrics.

Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik charted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 and was eventually certified Platinum in the United States, denoting one million copies sold. A critical success, the album helped distinguish Southern hip hop as a credible hip hop scene during East Coast and West Coast hip hop's market dominance at the time. It has since been viewed by music journalists as an important release in both hip-hop and Atlanta's music scene.

Release Info

Label: LaFace Records 88843042641
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 2014
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Conscious

Tracklist

A1 Peaches (Intro)
A2 Ain't No Thang
A3 Welcome To Atlanta (Interlude)
A4 Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
A5 Call Of Da Wild
A6 Player's Ball (Original)
A7 Claimin' True
B1 True Dat (Interlude)
B2 Crumblin' Erb
B3 Funky Ride
B4 Git Up, Git Out
B5 Hootie Hoo