The entire album blends wit with serious issues, and Andre seems to become a more proficient rapper with every verse he spits.

And then Big Boi takes over, defending Andre by saying they're 'Brothers from another mother/ kind of like Mel Gibson and Danny Glover.' That, however, is just them having fun with one song. Outkast's lyrics have never been lame or generic (their very first hit single, 'Player's Ball,' was about pimps gathering for a Christmas party!), and they both flow incredibly well, but Aquemini finds both emcees taking their games to a higher level altogether 'Return of the G,' for instance, finds Andre answering all the critics that said Outkast wasn't true rap anymore by delivering one incredible verse after another. Describing what it was about Aquemini that made it so much better than its predecessors is a difficult task, but I suppose I have to start with the rhymes and subject matter. And that's where Aquemeni comes in.Īquemini was that long-awaited masterpiece, the moment when Andre and Big Boi finally put everything together and made something that, ten and even twenty years down the line, should still be viewed as one of the finest hip-hop albums of all time. Both Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik and ATLiens were solid, but neither was quite the masterpiece Outkast's fans knew the duo was capable of making. What the casual Outkast fan may not realize is that, before those albums were even sparkles in Andre and Big Boi's eyes, the duo had already released three undeniably strong efforts, 1994's Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, 1996's ATLiens and 1998's Aquemini.

Outkast's two most recent releases, 2000's Stankonia and 2003's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, were successful both commercially and critically.

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