DJ, the two decided to abandon their cornrow hairstyles in favor of a more natural aesthetic, vowing to stop combing their hair. The duo took the opportunity to recreate their image.
After the album was certified platinum, LaFace Records gave Outkast more creative control and advanced money for their 1996 follow-up album ATLiens. Bolstered by the success of the single " Player's Ball", the record established Outkast as prominent figures in the Southern hip hop scene. In 1994, Outkast released their debut album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, which was recorded when members Big Boi and André 3000 were eighteen years old. Since its release, ATLiens has been listed by several magazines and critics as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. The album spawned the singles " Elevators (Me & You)", " ATLiens", and " Jazzy Belle". It has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of two million copies in the United States. The album was very well received by music critics upon its release, who praised the record's lyrical content. The album's title is a portmanteau of "ATL" (an abbreviation of Atlanta, Georgia) and " aliens", which has been interpreted by critics as a commentary about the feeling of being isolated from American culture.ĪTLiens debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, and it sold nearly 350,000 copies in its first two weeks of release. Lyrically, the group discusses a wide range of topics including urban life as hustlers, existential introspection, and extraterrestrial life. Several songs feature the duo's first attempts at producing music by themselves. The record features outer space-inspired production sounds, with Outkast and producers Organized Noize incorporating elements of dub and gospel into the compositions. 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. It was released on August 27, 1996, by LaFace Records. The album has since been viewed by writers as an important release in both hip hop and Atlanta's music scene.ATLiens is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast. Upon it's release, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik received positive reviews from music critics and helped distinguish Southern hip hop as a credible hip hop scene, amid East Coast and West Coast hip hop's market dominance. It was promoted with three singles, including "Player's Ball", which helped create buzz for the album.
The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200, on which it charted for 26 weeks, and was eventually certified platinum in the United States. They also incorporated repetitive hooks and Southern slang in their lyrics. Wanting to make a statement about urban life as an African American in the South, OutKast wrote and recorded the album as teenagers and addressed coming of age topics with the album's songs. A Southern hip hop album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik features live instrumentation in it's hip hop production and musical elements from funk and soul genres. Studios, Purple Dragon, Boss town, and Doppler Studios in Atlanta. The album was produced by the team and recorded at the Dungeon, D.A.R.P. After befriending each other in 1992, rappers André 3000 and Big Boi pursued recording music as a duo and worked with production team Organized Noize, which led to their signing to LaFace. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik is the debut album of American hip hop duo OutKast, released on April 26, 1994, by LaFace Records.
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