In celebration of OutKast‘s fourth studio album, Stankonia‘s 15-year anniversary, MTV released a mini-documentary featuring never before seen OutKast interviews from 2000 and new interviews from Big Boi, CeeLo Green, TIP, Father and Wale among others reflecting on the impact Stankonia had on the music industry.
Since its release, Stankonia has sold more than 4 million copies to date while becoming certified quadruple-platinum and winning the Best Rap Album at the Grammy’s in 2002.
The duo also attained the Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for their Stankonia cut, “Ms. Jackson.”
“When I first heard Stankonia I remember thinking ‘Man, music is going to a real, far out place’,” recalls TIP.
“Stankonia was just…they can do it again,” he continues. “Just kind of like man these are the Rolling Stones. They are going to do this shit forever.”
OutKast’s Rap peers have praised the duo with breaking down barriers within Hip Hop and named Andre 3000 and Big Boi as “mavericks” in the game.
Atlanta rapper Father even credits Andre as the person who opened the gates for other rappers such as Young Thug to be himself.
“No doubt about it,” says CeeLo. “They should be acknowledged. Threatening. Threateningly talented individuals.”
Elsewhere in the mini-documentary, in an unreleased clip from 2000, 3 stacks recalls the first time they visited the studio they recorded Stankonia in, now named after the Grammy-winning album.
“This was like the first real studio we came to,” recalls Andre 3K of their first visit to Stankonia Recording Studios. “When we first came here our mouth was open like, ‘Oh man. Look at this.’ We was tripping.”
Big Boi also details how they ended up buying it from Bobby Brown.
“When it was owned by Bobby Brown we used to camp out outside,” says Big Boi. “We was just waiting days at a time for Bobby Brown to come and he never came. We saw him at a show in North Carolina and we was like, ‘Yeah we like the studio,’ and he was like you can have the studio. So we bought it out of foreclosure after Aquemini.”
The full MTV Stankonia 15-year anniversary mini-doc is as follows:
Great klassick album*but take a close look at the stars on the flag*they’re turned to reflect the baphomet*just like the medal of honor*look into it*its real folks*our country is operated by satanic people*take the red pill*
But seriously…. Do you eat crack or just smoke it?
@international jStupid*….i don’t neither of course*Tical?*…..learn something man*you’re are obviously being fed the easy to recognize propaganda or your reply would have been different*Facts not opinions*…rappers been telling it for years*busy bumpn the beat*listen research*smh*peace for this failing planet*
Still white people music
Your mom’s a white people type of bopper too but she ain’t on her period, why are you?
The snitch and the rapist reflect on some shit. foh.
The world could use one more authentic outkast album. Get that whole production team back and cook up one more album.
Agreed…. Hip-hop needs it. The world needs it…. I need it! The best and funkiest rap dou of all-time. There will NEVERRRRRR be another Outkast! Timeless, powerful country rap tune! Long live The Mighty ‘O’
Trying too hard.