Aquemini is the third studio album by the American hip hop duo Outkast. It was released on September 29,1998,by LaFace Records and Arista 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 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 the American hip hop duo Outkast. It was released on August 27,1996,by LaFace Records and Arista 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 the American hip hop duo Outkast,released on April 26,1994,by LaFace Records and Arista 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 their hometown of Atlanta,Georgia.
Frederick Bell,professionally known by his stage name Cool Breeze is an American Georgia-based rapper and a member of Southern hip hop collective Dungeon Family. He released his debut solo album East Point's Greatest Hit in 1999. In 2001,he joined up with two rappers from a group called Sniper Unit and became known as Freddie Calhoun. He features on and is the origin to the title phrase of the 1996 Billboard Hot 100 single "Dirty South" on Goodie Mob's debut album Soul Food. His 1998 single "Watch for the Hook" featuring Goodie Mob,Outkast and Witchdoctor reached the Billboard Hot 100 at #73 and topped the US Hot Rap Songs chart.
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.
Cameron F. Gipp,better known by his stage name Big Gipp,is an American rapper who rose to prominence as a member of the Atlanta-based hip hop quartet Goodie Mob,with whom he has gone on to release six studio albums. His debut solo studio album Mutant Mindframe was released in 2003 via Koch Records,reaching No. 161 on the US Billboard 200 chart. In 2006,he,Nelly,Paul Wall and Ali,were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards for the number-one single "Grillz",leading to the release of the collaborative album Kinfolk with Ali the following year. He is known for his slow,drawn-out rapping dialect with political and street-life themed lyrics.
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.
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Goodie Mob. It was released on June 29,2004 via Koch Records. Production was handled by Speedy,Ray Murray,Mark Twayne,Bread and Water,Cool &Dre,DJ Paul,Jasper Cameron and J. Wells. It features guest appearances from Witchdoctor,Big Rube,Bone Crusher,Gator Boy,Jasper Cameron,Kurupt,Mario Simpson,Melanie "Melbo" Smith,Oozie and Sleepy Brown. The album peaked at number 85 on the Billboard 200,number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,number 10 on the Top Rap Albums and number 4 on the Independent Albums 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".
"You" is a song by American R&B artist Lloyd,featuring rapper Lil Wayne. It was the lead single from Lloyd's sophomore studio album,Street Love (2007). "You" was produced by Big Reese and Jasper Cameron,and recorded in their basement. Lloyd himself reportedly leaked the track to an Atlanta radio station with the intention to receive airplay. Originally,the single featured Atlanta rapper Tango Redd,who was replaced with Lil Wayne before the official release. Notably,the chorus of "You" features an interpolation of Spandau Ballet's "True" (1983).
"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.
Outkast was an American hip hop duo formed in Atlanta,Georgia,in 1992,consisting of rappers Big Boi and André3000. Widely regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time,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.
Dirty South Classics is the first greatest hits album by American Southern hip hop quartet Goodie Mob. It was released on December 16,2003 via Arista Records,and composed of five songs from Soul Food (1995),six songs from Still Standing (1998) and four songs from World Party (1999). Production was handled by Organized Noize. It features guest appearances from Outkast,Backbone and TLC. The album did not make it to the Billboard 200,however,it peaked at number 99 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.
"Cell Therapy" is the debut single by the Goodie Mob,released as the lead single from their debut album,Soul Food. Fellow Dungeon Family members Organized Noize produced the song.
Trap is a subgenre of hip hop music that originated in the Southern United States,with lyrical references to trap starting in 1991 but the modern sound of trap appearing in 1999. The genre gets its name from the Atlanta slang term "trap house",a house used exclusively to sell drugs. Trap music is known for its simple,rhythmic,minimalistic productions that uses synthesized drums,and is characterized by complex hi-hat patterns,snare drums,bass drums,some tuned with a long decay to emit a bass frequency,and lyrical content that often focuses on drug use and urban violence.
"Soul Food" is a song by American hip hop group Goodie Mob and the title track from their debut studio album of the same name (1995). It was released as the album's second single on February 26,1996. The song features American singer-songwriter Sleepy Brown and was produced by Organized Noize.
"Dirty South" is a song by American hip hop group Goodie Mob featuring American rappers and fellow Dungeon Family members Big Boi and Cool Breeze. It was released in 1996 via LaFace Records as the third single from Goodie Mob's debut studio album Soul Food (1995). Recording sessions took place at Purple Dragon Studios and Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta. Production was handled by Organized Noize,who also served as executive producers together with Babyface and L.A. Reid. The song popularised the titular phrase,which has since been used to refer to Southern hip hop.
