Aquemini

It starts off with the melodic "Return of the 'G'" Which states that they are still here. "Rosa Parks" follows it being the big hit that made it to MTV and all that, which made me buy the album in the first place. Next up comes the superb "Skew It On The Bar-B" w/Raekwon, this song also made it to MTV, and they spit some interesting lyrics on here.

Next up comes the most interesting, important, deep songs on the album the title cut "Aquemini" with one of the most deep verses ever...Don't get caught up in appearance it's Outkast Aquemini another black experience....Lovely. Then comes a more bouncy track with the always amazing George Clinton "Synthesizer" telling about crazy stuff like fertelizing babies so you have septuplets. Then comes the hometown cuts "Slump" and West Savannah" which are both very tight.

"Da Art of Storytellin' Parts 1 & 2 are two seperate songs, and they both have very detailed stories. Like Andre talks about a girl he once knew Sasha Sasha Thumper Thumper! Its kinda sad. Then comes 2 slower cuts "Mamacita" and "SpottieOttieDopaliscious" which are a nice switch up. "Y'all Scared" w/T-Mo, Big Gipp and Khujo from the Goodie Mob, is just telling everyone if there scared...just say you scared! Then the skit "Nathaniel" of a gangsta rapper, just showing there's no need for it. "Liberation is a tight song almost 9 minutes long with some nice lyrics by Cee-Lo, Erykah Badu and Big Rube, it's very very melodic, harmonious and just sweet. Then the song that was perfect to end an epic album like this does just that. "Chonkyfire" ends it with a half rock half rap blend, and it's really nice.

At the end of that song, in the background it goes and the winner isssssss....OUTKAST! Crowd goes wild....they truly are worthy of some type of award for making one of the most brilliant albums ever.


Hip Hop In It's Purest Form   October 11, 2005
Lil' Chris (Houston, TX)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful

Aquemini is a 9 year old album, but is a still a masterpiece. Anyone who says there are no lyricists in tha south...I guess yall dont remember how sick Outkast was. Outkast was tha second duo to lyrically outshine every group in hip hop (Rakim & Eric B came 1st, of course) Anywayz back 2 tha review, I cant get enough of Aquemini, so much so, I've lost it three times and re-bought it each time. Lemme break it down: Nice musical intro. "Return of tha G" is sort of a poetic track, very real though. "Rosa Parks" was one of tha catchiest singles in 98' cant even lie bout that, great song. "Skew it on tha Bar B" is one of my favorite tracks on tha album. Raekwon spits a rediculous verse. "Sythesizer" is also one of my favorite tracks with a great beat. "Da Art Of Storytellin 1& 2 " are my two favorite tracks on tha whole album, they take story tellin to a whole notha level.
I respect Outkast because they keep it real, extremely original, and gangsta all at tha same damn time. I mostly respect Andre 3000 because he's living proof that you should never judge a book by it's cover. Outkast is ATL's first shinning star, just like Scarface is our's, so alwayz show dem OG's tha respect. AQUEMINI is one of the most lyrical albums I own, so If you like Outkast, you should really already have this album. Lil Cris , 100%


How to follow up ATLiens? An Impossible Task   April 26, 2004
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

After Releasing ATLiens in '96 which is considered by me one of the top 3 greatest albums ever, it seemed nearly impossible to even come close to another album like ATLiens. With all the contreversy surronding Speakerboxxx/Love Below it is good to look back at the 90's and see Outkast's first 3 albums which are all 9+/10, 5 Mics worthy:

1. Hold On, Be Strong- Intro

2. Return of The "G"- The song really showcases Dre, his flow is on point, Big Bwoy is found on the second first but I find myself not enjoying his verse as much as I usually do. Good simple beat with some noises in the back that play with the mind. Lyrics= 9 Beat=10 Flow=9 Total= 9.3

3. Rosa Parks- One of the more popular Outkast songs with a great beat, hook and lyrics. AH-HA baby uhhuh ya ya baby I said 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 that make the club get crunk. Lyrics=10 Beat=10 Flow=10 Total=10

4. Skew it on the Bar-B- Raar Ya. Featuring one of my favorite MC's RaEKwOn The Chef, (Wu Wu Wu ), he spits a sick verse, the beat is a crazy dance mix and the hook is one that u gotta sing a long to and everyone comes hard on it. Lyrics=10 (Raekwon), Beat=9, Flow=10. Total= 9.67

5. Aquemini- The title track is easily, the best, song on this album. A slow smooth beat, one of my favorite of all time. Perfection of lyrics, relaxed flow. Perfect. Lyrics=10, Beat=10, Flow=10. Total=10

6. Synthezier- A weird song, but you have to enjoy the synthizer of course to enjoy this song. Dre's second verse is pretty sick. Lyrics=8 Beat= 9 Flow=8 Total=8.3

7. Slump- At this point in the album and on (Excluding Da Art's of storytellin) the cd really begins to become a southern album with real hard beats that you'd expect from Organized Noise. It's just a slow southern jam. Lyrics=9 Beat=10 Flow=10. Total-9.67

8. West Savanah- A solo by Big Boi, probably my favorite song in my car, one of the best flows I've ever heard on a song, and another good down south classic. Lyrics=10 Beat=10 Flow=10 Total-10

9. Da art of storytellin' pt 1- The classic Single that tells the story of two girls and problems they went through with the crew. It's a classic if you haven't heard it you probably don't know much aboot rap. Lyrics=10 Beat=9 Flow=9.5 Total-9.5

10. Da Art of storytellin' pt 2- A little 2 minute follow up to pt 1 with a more up pace beat and no chorus. Not much to say about it, it's d.a.s.2. Lyrics=9 Beat=10 Flow=9.5 Total- 9.5

11. Mamcita- Never really felt this song, I think this is the one that hurts the album's overall rating. The first verse by whomever is whack. Lyrics=7 Beat=5 Flow=8 Total-6.67

12. SpottieOttieDopaliscious- One of the first Dungeon Family/Outkast songs I heard. No real rapping going on here, it's mostly a long song of complimation of a great southern beat and some horns. Lyrics= 8 Beat=10 Flow= 8 Total-8.57

13. Ya'll Scared- Featuring the Goodie Mob(Check out Soul Food) I don't like the beat so right away it's hard for me to like it. Lyrics=9 Beat= 7 Flow=8 Total-8

14. Nathaniel- Interlude

15. Liberation- One long ass song. Don't really like it though. Lyrics= 9 Beat-8 Flow-9 Total- 8.67

16. Chonkyfire- haha this song is crazy. I always love outkast cause they play with your brain. It's the perfect song to end the album with. Only thing I dont like about it is how the beat changes when Big Boi starts to rap. Lyrics= 9.5 Beat= 9 Flow=10 Total- 9.5

FINAL TOTALS:
Lyrics=9.1 Beat=9 Flow=9.2 OVERALL=9.09/10

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1 of the best hip hop releases of all time   December 4, 2005
Bars (Copenhagen Denmark)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

Outkast has always been one of my favorite hip hop duoes. I love all their albums, but Aquemini is the best of 'em all, it's simply untouchable. Even though it's a bit "old", it still ahead of it's time today, where hip hop is ruined by "artists" such as 50, Fab, Lil' John amoung others.
Andre 3000 has amazing lyrics and Big Boi delivers the craziest flow ever. The whole album is genious, but the standout tracks are:
"Aquemini", "Slump", "Spottieottiedopalicious", "Liberation" and of course "Chunky Fire". these songs are rated 13 out of 10.
What i love about outkast, is their ability to combine hip hop with "music", with that I mean that some of the tracks are more sung tracks than rap, fx "Liberation" feat. Cee-Lo & Eryka Badu, where they all sing and not rap.
In my eyes, you can't call yourself a hip hop fan, if you do not own Aquemini, it's a must-have album, and there is something for everyone
i can't wait for Idlewood