Andre spits:Ĭhallenged Andre to a battle and I stood there patientlyĪs he spit and stumbled over cliches, so called freestylin “Two Dope Boyz (In a Cadillac)” was a statement that Andre and Big Boi were not just some run-of-the-mill rappers and better than most. Outkast took a different approach on the ATLiens album. Most people were all too familiar with the drug and violence riddled rap that was coming from the East and West coast, so Outkast’s ATLiens album was a breath of fresh air. Atlanta accepted the album especially, with open arms as it was a direct representation of the city in different aspects.

Outkast might as well have been real aliens, with their unique style, look, and sound. In the scope of hip-hop, the South was still new territory in 1996 and was foreign to those who were above the Mason Dixon Line. Big Boi predicted the rise of Outkast with the line “'96 gon' be that year that all y'all playa haters can bite me.” ATLiens was the album that represented ATL and gave the music industry a proper introduction to the city that would soon take over the national hip-hop scene.

Their first album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzi k was a hit and went platinum, but it was their second album that turned heads. Outkast was one group that broke out of the stigma that southern artists couldn’t rap. Meanwhile, in the south artists were trying their hardest to be heard outside of their city or state. The regional beef between the two coast was at its peak and artists from those coasts was releasing, what are now, monumental albums. In 1996, all eyes were on the East and West coast. Outkast was one of the first hip-hop acts to gain national attention. DJ, to talk about the creative process that brought this classic album to life.įriday, Oct 7th at A3C's Pro-Audio Center (SAE Institute) We are going to travel back in time with the legendary Dungeon Family DJ/Producer, Mr. It’s the 20-year anniversary of Outkast’s ATLiens.

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