Somehow, between their physical fights and their rap battles, the two came to gain a mutual respect for one another. In the song's music video, we see OutKast embracing the street thug persona just as most rappers did at the time. The duo's first album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik , which featured "Player's Ball," saw OutKast introduce themselves to the world as the ambassadors of Southern hip-hop.
This was Southern-fried rap, distinguishing itself from East Coast and West Coast rap with its slow, bouncy beats and a drawling flow in lyric delivery.
And then came Stankonia in , an album that truly set OutKast apart from other rappers at the time. It was a new style of hip-hop for the new millennium, and it drew heavily from other musical persuasions, blending funk, jazz, hip-hop, and rock in ways that had rarely been attempted before.
The self-proclaimed " coolest mother-funkers on the planet " created a whirlwind of a track in "B. The track almost catches the listener off-guard with a double-speed tempo that blasts in at beats per minute. It surprises many people to hear that this song was written in and not It has led some people to believe that OutKast somehow correctly predicted the course of American foreign policy under the Bush administration, which hadn't been elected yet when the song was written.
In a review that accompanied Pitchfork 's list of the Top Tracks of the s in which "B. Well burn mother, burn American Dream. The line that accompanies the chorus of "bombs over Baghdad," "don't pull the thang out unless you plan to bang," could be seen as OutKast's simple and straightforward foreign policy mantra.
It could even be interpreted as a dig at the George H. Bush administration during the First Gulf War, which succeeded in their intended mission to force Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait, but were unable to disable his dictatorial power in Iraq.
The aftermath of Operation Desert Storm was that Saddam survived, remained in power, and would repress local rebels in Iraq an issue that would come back to haunt George W.
Bush later in Iraq. Of course, George H. Bush was limited in his options considering that the United Nations Security Council's resolution that sanctioned the war only allowed U. So, it could be vaguely plausible to claim that OutKast is making some sort of statement about Operation Desert Storm in "B. But still, that would be a pretty huge reach. He overheard the broadcaster announce, "something, something and 'bombs over Baghdad. I knew I could use it somewhere.
Music Style Culture Video. Twitter facebook youtube instagram. By Marcus K. Outkast in , the year of "B. Hip-Hop, Outkast. Stankonia The album that features "B. Jackson," and "So Fresh, So Clean" is an incredible album overall, beyond just the commercial hits. Aquemini This album features the hit song "Rosa Parks," which also put OutKast in a legal battle with the civil rights leader the track was named after. The real Rosa Parks objected to having her name included in the song's title, but the judge ruled in OutKast's favor.
Outside of the courtroom, the song proved that OutKast could be incredibly successful commercially while also gaining critical praise. ATLiens This album really proved that OutKast could mature beyond their first album, which centered on many of the themes that other rappers were rapping about at the time, like cars, girls, and the hood.
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik This was OutKast's debut record, which featured their first hit single "Player's Ball. Idlewild Yes, OutKast also starred in their own feature film musical set in the Prohibition-era South.
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