![]() ![]() ![]() Almost every song has some sort of tuneful chant or repetitive hook that marks it as instantly memorable. Few rappers of the '90s have displayed such an inventive sense of rhyme flow either, and few rap artists in general have ears as attuned to creating such catchy melodic and vocal hooks. No one sounded like OutKast in 1994 - a mixture of lyrical acuity, goofball humor, Southern drawl, funky timing, and legitimate offbeat personalities. But what makes Southernplayalisticadillacmuzick such a wonderful album has even more to do with the presence of its rappers, Dre and Big Boi. Organized Noize already had their distinguishing sound figured out, down to the last twanged, wah-wahed note. Although a little bit too dependent on overly simplistic and programmed snare beats, the music is unconditionally excellent, with languid, mellow melodies sliding atop rapid, mechanical drums. The album was not only artistically successful but also thrived commercially, leaping into the Top 20 album chart on the back of the outstanding hit single "Player's Ball" and eventually going platinum. It is on OutKast's debut album that the fledgling production team Organized Noize began forging one of the most distinctive production sounds in popular music in the '90s: part hip-hop part live, Southern-fried guitar licks and booty-thick bass runs and part lazy, early-'70s soul. 2014 reissue, originally released in 1994.
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