Stankonia

Hip-Hop · 2000 · 23 tracks

Stankonia

A maximalist explosion of psychedelic funk and high-speed Southern rap. It sounds like the future of Atlanta being beamed from a subterranean spaceship.

October 23, 2000 · LaFace Records

A frantic, neon-lit energy charges this fourth outing, trading the organic warmth of their previous work for a high-velocity collision of rave tempos, distorted rock guitars, and heavy electronic pulses. Having purchased their own Atlanta recording facility, the duo works with absolute creative freedom, pushing past the traditional boundaries of southern rap into a dense, maximalist playground. The delivery shifts dramatically as melodic, sung-spoken vocal experiments share space with razor-sharp, double-time verses over trunk-rattling 808s and gospel-infused choruses.

Tracklist · 23 Tracks

01

Intro

1:10

02

Gasoline Dreams

3:35

03

I’m Cool (interlude)

0:42

05

Ms. Jackson

4:30

06

Snappin’ & Trappin’

4:20

07

D.F. (interlude)

0:27

08

Spaghetti Junction

3:57

09

Kim & Cookie (interlude)

1:13

10

I’ll Call Before I Come

4:18

11

B.O.B.

5:04

12

Xplosion

4:09

13

Good Hair (interlude)

0:15

14

We Luv Deez Hoez

4:10

15

Humble Mumble

4:51

16

Drinkin’ Again (interlude)

0:24

17

?

1:29

18

Red Velvet

3:53

19

Cruisin’ in the ATL (interlude)

0:19

20

Gangsta Shit

4:41

21

Toilet Tisha

4:25

22

Slum Beautiful

4:08

23

Pre‐Nump (interlude)

0:27

24

Stankonia (Stanklove)

6:50

Moments Worth Listening For

11B.O.B.The frantic tempo of 'B.O.B.' fuses drum-and-bass breakbeats with a gospel choir and a blistering electric guitar solo.

05Ms. JacksonA melancholic electric piano and a reversed vocal loop anchor the apologetic, melodic structure of 'Ms. Jackson'.

The duo recorded the album in their newly purchased Atlanta facility, Stankonia Studios, which eliminated typical studio time constraints.

Reviews

BBC Music

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Energetic+4.0σ

Energetic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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