My 20 Favorite Hip-Hop Albums EVER! # 18
Written by willshoob on Sunday, 5 of October , 2008 at 7:52 pm
As some of you may know by now, I am in the early stages of counting down my 20 favorite hip-hop albums of all time. Last week we had Aesop Rock’s Labor Days, and remember I grew up on late 90’s and early 00’s music, so my hip-hop views are probably a lot more modern than a lot of “old school” hip-hop fans.
Anyways, coming in at number 18 we have OutKast’s Aquemini.
Aquemini is by far OutKast’s best album. Andre 3000 (Andre Benjamin) and Big Boi (Antwan Patton) created a masterpiece in Aquemini. Most of their other works are very good as well, but this album in particular is leaps and bounds above the rest.
We shall start on the third song of the album, “Rosa Parks.” This is my second favorite song on the album. It features a terribly infectious hook, and amazing lyrics. You’ll find a reoccurring theme within all of these OutKast songs, that theme being great flows and strong lyrics. I believe this song got them into some legal trouble with the actual Rosa Parks, but I don’t know enough about it to ramble.
Highlight of the song: The hook
Ah ha, hush that fuss
Everybody move to the back of the bus
Do you wanna bump and slump with us
We the type of people make the club get crunk
Moving along to the title track, we arrive at “Aquemini.” This song features a nice, relaxed beat with flowing lyrics. I feel that this song is still relevant to today’s crowd, even though it was made 11 years ago. If you try hard to interpret the lyrics, you’ll hopefully be able to see what I’m talking about.
Highlight of the song:
Twice upon a time there was a boy who died twice
and lived happily ever after but that’s another chapter
live from home of the brave with dirty dollars
& beauty parlors & baby bottles & bowling ball Impalas
& street scholars that’s majoring in culinary arts
Skip a few more tracks, and we come across “Synthesizer.” I really enjoy this beat. It features a hook where a choir type group screeches out “synthesizerrrrr.” It also has sound samples of a young boy talking about technology, which adds a certain mystique to the song. In Andre’s verse, an old man’s voice is also sing/talking and Dre’s voice really blends in nicely. It doesn’t seem like he is rapping, it is more of an answer to the man talking, which sounds really cool.
Highlight of the song:
Synthesizer, microwave me
Give me a drug so I can make seven babies
Pump my breasts up, can you suck the fat up
Please make my life appear
like ain’t no such thing as bad luck
My, nose ain’t right
Like I need a new one
Just take your pick, a yellow red
A black or a blue one
Virtual reality, virtual, BULLSHIT
Synthesizer preachers can reach you
up in the pulpit
Skip a couple of songs and we arrive at my favorite song of the album, and possibly my favorite OutKast song ever, “Da Art Of Storytellin’ (Part 2).” Everything about this song is perfect. The beat, the lyrics, the deep voiced guy singing, it all works perfectly. There is not a lot to say about this song, other than that it’s absolutely amazing.
Highlight of the song:
I’m on the telephone, dialin the Dungeon
“Hello?” This Dre, bring the MP and the SP
Meet me at the center of the earth and travel carefully
Baby grab the baby cause baby it ain’t much time
Mamma Earth is tossin and turnin and that’s our sign
OutKast- Da Art Of Storytellin’ (Part 2)
The very next song, “Mamacita” is next on our list. This song is odd and features a girl lyricist (Masada), but it’s the chorus that really attracts me. It’s really simple and is just a call back between a boy and a girl, but it fits the song perfectly. The first chorus is a great introduction to Andre 3000′s verse.
Highlight of the song: (Masada’s verse)
Mahogany team queens up on the rise
Be careful, watch your back, blackbirds don’t wear disguise
How we comin, comin hard.. camels too slow
Stick up kids do anything, hustlers keep loot to show (what?)
The game is hot you could never be a winner
Just begun a game so considered a beginner
Masada for real, this shorty here is here to say
Mahogany go platinum after after that we just parlay
Next, we have the last song on the album, entitled “Chonkyfire.” I have to admit that I really started liking this once Kid Cudi used it on his track, “Down and Out.” But after I listened to this song over and over again, it really grew on me. The beat is absolutely insane, and the lyrics and speed at which they rhyme is amazing as well.
Highlight of the song:
We reign, reign supreme, preme, dungeon, dungeon kings
Do you know what it brings rats, mice, snakes up out of they hole
Chonkyfire, spliced with rock n’roll indubitably, piper pied
Now hold on my brother no, no, no, no, can’t stop the stride
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