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.
Southern hip hop,also known as Southern rap,South Coast hip hop,or dirty south,is a blanket term for a regional genre of American hip hop music that emerged in the Southern United States,especially in Atlanta,New Orleans,Houston,Memphis,and Miami—five cities which constitute the "Southern Network" in rap music.
Stankonia is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast. It was released on October 31,2000,by LaFace Records. The album was recorded in the duo's recently purchased Atlanta recording facility Stankonia Studios,which allowed for fewer time and recording constraints,and featured production work from Earthtone III and Organized Noize.
Organized Noize is an American production team from Atlanta,Georgia composed of Rico Wade,Ray Murray and Sleepy Brown.
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.
Although the music scene of Atlanta is rich and varied,the city's production of hip-hop music has been especially noteworthy,acclaimed,and commercially successful. In 2009,The New York Times called Atlanta "hip-hop's center of gravity",and the city is home to many famous hip hop,R&B,and neo soul musicians.
Cool Breeze is an American rapper and member of the 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 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 100 and #1 on the Billboard Rap charts.
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.
Concrete Law is the debut solo studio album by American rapper and the Dungeon Family member Backbone. It was released on June 19,2001 via Universal Records. Production was handled by Organized Noize,Brandon Peters,Lucky Calhoun,Montez Harris,Cee-Lo,Earthtone III,Edex,Mark Twayne,Marvin "Chanz" Parkman and Rondal Rucker. It features guest appearances from Slic Patna,Blvd. International,Big Rube,C-Bone,Chamdon,Cool Breeze,Joi,Killer Mike,Sleepy Brown,Slimm Calhoun,Witchdoctor,YoungBloodZ,and all the four members of the Goodie Mob. The album peaked at number 128 on the Billboard 200 and number 28 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. Its lead single,"5 Deuce 4 Tre",gained minor success on the Billboard charts reaching #93 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
"Off the Books" is the third single from Stone Crazy,a 1997 album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Relativity Records in both 12 inch and CD format in 1997. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features raps by Juju and Psycho Les,the first on-record performance by Cuban Link,and a notable early verse from Big Punisher. Lyrics from Psycho Les's verse were later sampled in "The Rep Grows Bigga" by Gang Starr and two Beatnuts songs:"No Escapin' This" and "Slam Pit". The track's beat samples "Break that Party and Opening" by Melvin Van Peebles,"Sign Song" by Buddy Baker,"Get out of My Life,Woman" by George Semper and "Hihache" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band.
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.
"Give It 2 You" is the third and final single released from Da Brat's debut album,Funkdafied,the first album from a female rapper to go platinum.
"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.
"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.
"Black Ice (Sky High)" is a song by American hip hop group Goodie Mob from their second studio album Still Standing (1998),released as its second single on June 7,1998. The song features American hip hop duo Outkast and was produced by Mr. DJ.
