To commemorate the 20th anniversary of their classic album, Stankonia, OutKast will be dropping unreleased remixes in bundle packs for their platinum tracks "B.O.B. ET: OutKast has offically released the Zack de la Rocha remix of "B.O.B. It went on to win Best Rap Album and Performance at the Grammys.UPDATED Oct. It debuted at #2 on the charts, selling over half a million copies in its first week. Also of note, ‘Snappin’ & Trappin’’ features a very young Killer Mike.Themes on the album covered sex, politics, African-American culture, misogyny and parenthood and draws on influences from the likes of Hendrix, Chuck Berry and Prince. Third single, ‘So Fresh, So Clean’ is one of my favourite OutKast songs and is just so smooth and funky. – Bombs Over Baghdad,’ which was the first marriage between Big Boi and Andre 3000’s two styles. According to Badu, her mother loved the song and even went as far as getting a “Ms. “Yeah this one right here goes out to all the baby's mamas, mamas,” in reference to the fact that the two had a young son, Seven. Badu and Benjamin had broken up the previous year. One of the songs that came out of Benjamin’s acoustic guitar jams was second single, ‘Ms. The result was a completely new sound for OutKast. Also, Benjamin had grown tired of rapping opting to throw some soul-inspired crooning into the mix. Benjamin decided to experiment writing on an acoustic guitar. “Stankonia is this place I imagined where you can open yourself up and be free to express anything,” explains Benjamin, while Big Boi said “Stankonia is this place I imagined where you can open yourself up and be free to express anything.” Following the success of their third release, ‘Aquemini,’ Outkast bought their own studio which allowed them to work on its follow up in their own time. Translated, ‘Stankonia’ means Land Of Funky. “Live, from the center of the Earth/Seven light-years below sea level we go/Welcome to Stankonia, the place from which all funky things come/Would you like to come?” questions Andre Benjamin an intro channeling Prince.
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