Aquemini [Vinyl]

It starts off with the melodic "Return of the 'G'" Which states that they are still here. "Rosa Parks" follows it being the big hit that made it to MTV and all that, which made me buy the album in the first place. Next up comes the superb "Skew It On The Bar-B" w/Raekwon, this song also made it to MTV, and they spit some interesting lyrics on here.

Next up comes the most interesting, important, deep songs on the album the title cut "Aquemini" with one of the most deep verses ever...Don't get caught up in appearance it's Outkast Aquemini another black experience....Lovely. Then comes a more bouncy track with the always amazing George Clinton "Synthesizer" telling about crazy stuff like fertelizing babies so you have septuplets. Then comes the hometown cuts "Slump" and West Savannah" which are both very tight.

"Da Art of Storytellin' Parts 1 & 2 are two seperate songs, and they both have very detailed stories. Like Andre talks about a girl he once knew Sasha Sasha Thumper Thumper! Its kinda sad. Then comes 2 slower cuts "Mamacita" and "SpottieOttieDopaliscious" which are a nice switch up. "Y'all Scared" w/T-Mo, Big Gipp and Khujo from the Goodie Mob, is just telling everyone if there scared...just say you scared! Then the skit "Nathaniel" of a gangsta rapper, just showing there's no need for it. "Liberation is a tight song almost 9 minutes long with some nice lyrics by Cee-Lo, Erykah Badu and Big Rube, it's very very melodic, harmonious and just sweet. Then the song that was perfect to end an epic album like this does just that. "Chonkyfire" ends it with a half rock half rap blend, and it's really nice.

At the end of that song, in the background it goes and the winner isssssss....OUTKAST! Crowd goes wild....they truly are worthy of some type of award for making one of the most brilliant albums ever.


1 of the best hip hop releases of all time   December 4, 2005
Bars (Copenhagen Denmark)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful

Outkast has always been one of my favorite hip hop duoes. I love all their albums, but Aquemini is the best of 'em all, it's simply untouchable. Even though it's a bit "old", it still ahead of it's time today, where hip hop is ruined by "artists" such as 50, Fab, Lil' John amoung others.
Andre 3000 has amazing lyrics and Big Boi delivers the craziest flow ever. The whole album is genious, but the standout tracks are:
"Aquemini", "Slump", "Spottieottiedopalicious", "Liberation" and of course "Chunky Fire". these songs are rated 13 out of 10.
What i love about outkast, is their ability to combine hip hop with "music", with that I mean that some of the tracks are more sung tracks than rap, fx "Liberation" feat. Cee-Lo & Eryka Badu, where they all sing and not rap.
In my eyes, you can't call yourself a hip hop fan, if you do not own Aquemini, it's a must-have album, and there is something for everyone
i can't wait for Idlewood


Perfection   July 16, 2006
Midwest Jiggaman (Michigan, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This is the best album by Outkast. That alone is reason enough to make it an automatic purchase. But not only is it the best album by the best hip-hop duo ever, it is one in a handful of the most important rap albums made in the last 15 years. The lyrics, beats, and overall vibe of the album transcends music as a whole. It's an experience, if you will, that can connect to the core of every human, no matter what your race, religion, financial status, or walk of life. In the mist of this, however, Outkast stays true to who they are and their dirty south roots. Both rappers were at their peaks, musically, at this point in their lives and each brought different and amazing skill sets to the table to combine and create this masterpiece. Big Boi never wavers, always bringing the truest and purest street speak to your ears, keeping the thug in the album and the streets the object of everything he says. And Andre brings the creativity and the style to the album, meshing with Big Boi in a symbiotic cacophony of musical favors and styles. And not to dis Big Boi, but Andre may actually be the most underrated rap artist in the history of the genre. If I'm making the starting line up for a hip-hop all-star team it would go something like this: Jay-Z, 2Pac, Nas, Chuck D, and Andre 3000 (with the Wu Tang Clan and Biggie coming off the bench). That's how much I think of Andre. He reaches out and demands your attention with every word he speaks, telling you exactly how it is and how he sees the world, with a flow almost poetry-like in nature. When we look back 100 years from now, in this era of hip-hop, people will see this album and hear the lyrics of Andre (as well as Big Boi) and realize what true hip-hop was and meant at that point in history. With so much crap being produced over the last few years in rap, particularly in commercial hip-hop, this album is breath of fresh air that will always remain relevant and never become dated. It is a true testament to the greatness of hip-hop as hip-hop is supposed to be. This is the best cd I own.

Best Tracks:

Rosa Parks
Aquemini
Slump
Da Art of Storytellin' (1 and 2)
Liberation
Chonkyfire