Outkast poll #1: Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik

ummm.... not "Funky Ride", probably not "Crumblin' Erb" either, and voting for the reprise of "Player's Ball" would be weird, classic as it is ("Cadillacs are coming from everywhere" A++). other than that, I'll be damned

wish I could pick an unsung deep cut or something, but def player's ball

Hootie Hoo

^^^ what I decided on

in terms of pure mc appreciation, this might be their best album. still my favourite of theirs, though its hard to pick.

"Player's Ball" easy -- but great album, I oughta pull this one off the shelf more often.

"Crumblin' Erb." So relaxed yet somehow...sinister.

funky ride is so smooth

I'll probably pick "Player's Ball" but just want to register my deep love for "Myintrotoletuknow", one of my favourite album openers ever.

crumblin erb, easy

in terms of pure mc appreciation, this might be their best album.

this is otm, although i'm thinking of voting the title track or "ain't no thang" on the strength of the blinding greatness their hooks have burned into my memory. i'll listen through before i vote, though.

aint no thang

also their hardest album.

I was always kind of annoyed that the album didn't have this mix of Player's Ball:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB3yWDQivHc

lol Andre looks so normal

^he still has a goofy hat on the cover. But it's so funny thinking about 3000 now and hearing him say things like "This ain't no secret garden/so you flower niggas flee" and hella gun talk.

As far as the poll goes I'm gonna go with Myintro... They just come out of the gate so hard

yeah, "Player's Ball (Remix)" >>> "Player's Ball"

D.E.E.P. though really there aren't many lowlights on this album. also a nod goes to "MyIntroToLetYouKNow'. love the production on this album

probably myintrotoletuknow. Also love Big Rube's interlude on the meaning of Outkast - "take back your existence or die like a punk"

i remember 1993 was about the year I first started listening to rap that wasnt MC Hammer and hearing teh title track on the radio....hearing the name "Dre" dropped and stupidly thinking it was Dr. Dre.

then again I often got confused when watching "Who's the Man?" too....

Hootie Hoo!

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git up get out was the one i remember hearing on the radio as a kid, its my vote

my into to cee lo

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great album, always thought it was underrated, glad to see all the love here

how many of the songs had live instrumentation? and did they ever have it live? I swore I heard one live track once that sounded like they had musicians with em...

would have voted for title track

would have voted for crumblin erb

impasse

outro on title track could loop forever and I wouldn't mind one bit

I would have voted "Myintrotoletuknow" or "D.E.E.P.".

the former is a helluva way to introduce yourself to the rap world.

TIME AND TIME AGAIN SEE I BE THINKIN ABOUT DAT FUTURE

Sick of taking trash out and toilet bowl cleeeanin

going to be marathoning outkast and dre stuff on and off in preparation for friday, so started at the beginning.

funny "crumblin erb" almost took this. that would've been my vote. pretty significant track. there's so much going on here, almost feels like it works against the album's favor. but i mean... this is musical hallowed ground for me. i wish i could say i'm revisiting for the first time in a while, but nah. this is music i will always enjoy. do people still consider this second tier in their catalogue? i mean dre had a lot of room for growth obviously, but even at the time, he was clearly better than most. he was 19 lol.

even by the time "benz or beamer" and "phobia" came out, he was already improving.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwnHltO6j2U
"benz or beamer" (1995)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4WycHhHIYg
"phobia" (1995)

diamond d remix ftw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssc67bXV6lU