Aquemini is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast. It was released on September 29,1998,by LaFace Records. The title is a portmanteau of the two performers' Zodiac signs:Aquarius and Gemini,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 Bosstown Recording Studios and Doppler Studios,both in Atlanta,Georgia.
Goodie Mob is an American hip hop group based in Atlanta,Georgia,consisting of CeeLo Green,Khujo,T-Mo,and Big Gipp.
Patrick Leroy "Sleepy" Brown is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is one-third of the successful Atlanta-based production team of Organized Noize,which has created hits for acts such as Outkast,Goodie Mob and TLC. TLC's "Waterfalls",penned by Brown and Organized Noize's Rico Wade and Ray Murray,was a #1 hit single on Billboard's Hot 100 in the summer of 1995.
ATLiens is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast. It was released on August 27,1996,by Arista Records and LaFace Records. From 1995 to 1996,Outkast recorded ATLiens in sessions at several Atlanta studios—Bosstown Recording Studios,Doppler Recording Studios,PatchWerk Recording Studio,Purple Dragon Studios,and Studio LaCoCo—as well as Chung King Recording Studio and Sound On Sound Recording in New York City.
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast,released on April 26,1994,by Arista Records and LaFace Records. Having befriended each other two years prior,rappers André3000 and Big Boi pursued recording music as a duo and worked with 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.
Soul Food is the debut album from American rap group Goodie Mob,released by LaFace Records. Its title track was a hit single and the album included the first use of the term 'dirty south',on the track of the same name. The Goodie Mob quartet includes Cee-Lo Green,Big Gipp,Khujo,and T-Mo. Guest vocalists on this album include André3000 and Big Boi of Outkast,Cool Breeze,and Witchdoctor. In 1996,it was certified gold as sales stand at over 500,000 units in the U.S.
Even in Darkness is the only studio album by American rap supergroup the Dungeon Family. It was released on November 20,2001 via Arista Records. Production was handled by Organized Noize and Earthtone III.
Still Standing is the second studio album by American hip hop quartet Goodie Mob. It was released on April 7,1998,through LaFace Records with distribution via Arista Records. Production was handled by Organized Noize,Mr. DJ,Craig Love,David Whild,DJ Muggs,and members CeeLo Green and T-Mo. It features guest appearances from Backbone,Chiefton,Cool Breeze,Lil' Will,Outkast and Witchdoctor.
Mutant Mindframe is the debut solo studio album by American rapper from Big Gipp of Goodie Mob. It was released in 2003 under Koch Records. It features guest appearances from Gator Boy,André3000,Big Rube,8Ball,Khujo,Sleepy Brown,Slimm Calhoun,T-Mo and Witchdoctor. The album peaked at #161 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States.
"Git Up,Git Out" is the third and final single from Outkast's debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. A conscious Southern story-rap about the dangers of giving in to circumstances and not doing anything with one's life,the song features Cee-Lo and Big Gipp of Goodie Mob,the second appearance of any of Goodie Mob's members,after "Call Of Da Wild". Produced by the Dungeon Family's own Organized Noize,the track is also featured in the 2006 film ATL,which also featured Big Boi,and was sampled in the 1998 hit "Can I Get A..." by Jay-Z feat. Ja Rule and Amil,during Amil's verse,and in Macy Gray's 1999 debut single "Do Something".
Kinfolk is the only studio album by American hip hop duo Ali &Gipp,consisting of Ali Jones of St. Lunatics and Big Gipp of Goodie Mob. It was released on August 14,2007 through Universal Motown. Production was handled by DJ Speedy,Stee,The Trak Starz,T-Wayne,Dallas Austin,Jay E,Jasper Cameron,Jermaine Dupri,Nitti and Trife. It features guest appearances from Nelly,Murphy Lee,Avery Storm,Big Rube,Bun B,CeeLo Green,Chocolate Tai,David Banner,Jasper Cameron,Juvenile,Kyjuan,LeToya Luckett,Lloyd,Tamala Jones and Three 6 Mafia. The album peaked at number 174 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.
"Rubber Band Man" is a song by American rapper T.I.,released December 30,2003 as the third single from his second studio album Trap Muzik (2003). Production from David Banner was noted by music reviewers,particularly the ascending organ riff that has been described as 'hypnotic' and 'pure halftime show'. Upon release,it charted reasonably well,peaking at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song is included in the hits collections Totally Hits 2004,Crunk Hits Volume 1,and Hip Hop Hits Volume 9. It was listed at number 34,on Complex Magazine's "Best Atlanta Rap Songs of all Time" and number 61,on their "Best Songs of the Decade."
"Rock Yo Hips" is a song by American Southern hip hop sextet Crime Mob featuring Lil Scrappy. It was recorded at PatchWerk Recording Studios in Atlanta and released on August 29,2006 via BME Recordings/Reprise Records as the lead single from the group's second studio album Hated on Mostly. Production was handled by Crime Mob member Lil' Jay. The single peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"Knuck If You Buck" is a song by American Southern hip hop group Crime Mob. It was recorded at PatchWerk Recording Studios in Atlanta and released on June 29,2004 via Reprise Records as the first single from their eponymous debut studio album Crime Mob (2004). Written by members Jarques "M.I.G." Usher,Chris "Killa C" Henderson,Jonathan "Lil' Jay" Lewis,Venetia "Princess" Lewis and Brittany "Diamond" Carpentero,it was produced by Lil' Jay,and features fellow rapper Lil Scrappy.
"International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" is a song by American hip hop duo UGK,released on June 6,2007,as the second single from their fifth studio album Underground Kingz (2007). The song,produced by DJ Paul and Juicy J of Three 6 Mafia,features verses from fellow Southern hip hop duo Outkast.
The discography of Outkast,an American hip hop duo,consists of six studio albums,one compilation album,one soundtrack album,one video album,32 singles,three promotional singles,and 21 music videos. In 1992,Outkast became the first hip hop act to be signed to the label LaFace Records;with their first studio album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994) that debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik spawned the commercially successful single "Player's Ball",which reached number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Their following two albums,ATLiens (1996) and Aquemini (1998),were commercially successful in the United States;both albums peaked at number two on the Billboard 200,and were certified double-platinum by the RIAA. Three singles were released from each album;all three from ATLiens charted on the Billboard Hot 100,with "Elevators " peaking at number 12,making it the most successful. The lead single from Aquemini,"Rosa Parks",peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100:two more singles,"Skew It on the Bar-B" and "Da Art of Storytellin' ",were released from the album. In 1998,Outkast collaborated with hip hop group Goodie Mob on the single "Black Ice " and with rapper Cool Breeze on the single "Watch for the Hook";the singles peaked at numbers 50 and 73 on the Billboard Hot 100,respectively.
The discography of American rapper Big Boi consists of three studio albums,one mixtape,twenty-two singles,five promotional singles and twenty-five music videos. Big Boi initially achieved success as a member of the hip hop duo Outkast with fellow rapper André3000;they have recorded and released six studio albums together,and the singles "Ms. Jackson","Hey Ya!" and "The Way You Move" have all topped the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1995,Big Boi made a guest appearance on the single "Dirty South" by American hip hop group Goodie Mob,which peaked at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100. During the late 1990s and early 2000s,he made several other appearances on commercially successful singles,including "All n My Grill" by rapper Missy Elliott,"A.D.I.D.A.S." by rapper Killer Mike and "Girlfight" by singer Brooke Valentine;these songs charted on the Billboard Hot 100.
Outkast was an American hip hop duo formed in Atlanta,Georgia,in 1992,consisting of rappers André3000 and Big Boi. The duo achieved both critical and commercial success from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s,helping to popularize Southern hip hop with their intricate lyricism,memorable melodies,and positive themes,while experimenting with a diverse range of genres such as funk,psychedelia,jazz,and techno.
Trap is a subgenre of hip hop music that originated in the Southern United States in the 1990s. The genre gets its name from the Atlanta slang term "trap house",a house used exclusively to sell drugs. Trap music uses synthesized drums and is characterized by complex hi-hat patterns,tuned kick drums with a long decay,and lyrical content that often focuses on drug use and urban violence. It utilizes very few instruments and focuses almost exclusively on snare drums and double- or triple-timed hi-hats.
"What It Ain't (Ghetto Enuff)" is a song by American hip hop group Goodie Mob featuring American R&B girl group TLC. It was released in the spring of 2000 as the second single from Goodie Mob's third studio album,World Party (1999). The song peaked at number three on Billboard's Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. The song was rumored to have been recorded for TLC's FanMail album,but the label deadline of the album prevented it from being added to the album at the last minute.
