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Before To Pimp A Butterfly, there was Aquemini. On their third album, Outkast steer the soulful boom-bap of their first two records further south, helping to usher the nascent country-fried trap sound of the dirty south into the mainstream. With production duties split between Organized Noise & ‘Kast themselves, elements of soul, jazz, gospel and electro are chucked in to a funky stew of 808s and live instrumentation, laying the foundation for some of Big Boi & Andre’s best songs ever. The player and the poet are on ten, trading bars about spirituality, race, drugs, poverty, ‘Lac grills and trapping. Featuring a now legendary collab with Raekwon (check them all crammed in the booth together trading darts at the end of “Rosa Parks,” pre high-speed internet collabs just hit different), plus guest turns from George Clinton, Erykah Badu & most of the Dungeon Family, not to mention some of the most hilarious and bizarre rap skits of all time. Spread across 3 LPs and clocking in at nearly 75 minutes without a single bad song (no, not even “Mamacita”). Recommended.
- 'pink jelly bloom splattered' double vinyl pressing (please note: actual pressing color and packaging may differ from mock-up photo)
- original release year: 1998
- music label: La Face 2026
reviewed by peanut dust 03/2017
Pre-Order Policy
- If you want to order additional items (including other pre-orders), please make separate orders. Otherwise, we will hold your order until all items are in stock and ready to ship.
- Scheduled ship dates are always estimates which are subject to change. If there is a substantial delay, we will contact you directly.
- All vinyl pre-orders come with Turntable Lab stickers.
Before To Pimp A Butterfly, there was Aquemini. On their third album, Outkast steer the soulful boom-bap of their first two records further south, helping to usher the nascent country-fried trap sound of the dirty south into the mainstream. With production duties split between Organized Noise & ‘Kast themselves, elements of soul, jazz, gospel and electro are chucked in to a funky stew of 808s and live instrumentation, laying the foundation for some of Big Boi & Andre’s best songs ever. The player and the poet are on ten, trading bars about spirituality, race, drugs, poverty, ‘Lac grills and trapping. Featuring a now legendary collab with Raekwon (check them all crammed in the booth together trading darts at the end of “Rosa Parks,” pre high-speed internet collabs just hit different), plus guest turns from George Clinton, Erykah Badu & most of the Dungeon Family, not to mention some of the most hilarious and bizarre rap skits of all time. Spread across 3 LPs and clocking in at nearly 75 minutes without a single bad song (no, not even “Mamacita”). Recommended.
- 'pink jelly bloom splattered' double vinyl pressing (please note: actual pressing color and packaging may differ from mock-up photo)
- original release year: 1998
- music label: La Face 2026
reviewed by peanut dust 03/2017
Pre-Order Policy
- If you want to order additional items (including other pre-orders), please make separate orders. Otherwise, we will hold your order until all items are in stock and ready to ship.
- Scheduled ship dates are always estimates which are subject to change. If there is a substantial delay, we will contact you directly.
- All vinyl pre-orders come with Turntable Lab stickers.
