Stankonia
by Outkast
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 478 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 435 out of 478
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 478
  3. Negative: 29 out of 478

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  1. DanA
    Jun 24, 2007
    10
    Simply put, Outkast gives us one of, if not the best Hip Hop album that's ever been created. Much of it is groundbreaking, while some tracks take cliche subject matter and make them compelling through Andre 3000 and Big Boi's insane lyrical talent.
  2. InClass
    Nov 16, 2010
    10
    There really is no way to describe how amazing this album truly is, and the fact that someone has the nerve to say otherwise is crazy. It may sound like i am being self righteous or pretentious and I am, the cd allows that. It makes itself prevalent in every way. You don't like this, you don't like hip hop.
  3. XXconrad
    Sep 27, 2011
    10
    Jesus this and my beautiful dark twisted fantasy are what you show someone to get into rap. Fantastic, not a single disappointment at all. Big boi and Andre are the best.
  4. MichaelK.
    Sep 24, 2001
    10
    I have been hooked on outkast from the first time I saw their Southernplayalistic video. They blend spirituality with carnality and get reality.
  5. mowino
    Mar 3, 2013
    10
    Easily without a doubt the most creative album ever made. Nothing comes close to what Andre and Big Boi have created. Neo-soul, funk and obviously hip hop is all implemented and did justice
  6. SuchiB14
    Nov 1, 2018
    10
    I'm sorry Ms. Jackson but I am for real... -Song - a classic, Album - a classic. Favourite Songs: Spaghetti Junction and Humble Mumble. 10/10
  7. hiphop
    Aug 25, 2009
    10
    Outkast , still very original and funky.
  8. justinm.
    Jan 18, 2010
    10
    So fresh and so clean clean.
  9. lovemusic
    May 15, 2011
    9
    OF COURSE IT GETS A 9............................................................................................. its one of the best albums of the decade
  10. keve16
    Mar 22, 2015
    9
    8.8/10................................................................................................................................................
  11. Ravenous
    Nov 21, 2010
    8
    A decent album of material, and while it can't really compete with the Speakerboxxx/The Love Below double-alum that would follow, it is still much more interesting than most other hip hop from this era.
  12. Mesmerize
    Oct 28, 2016
    9
    9.5 / 10 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  13. KeithG
    Apr 25, 2012
    4
    As a casual listener, there are some classic tracks on Stankonia, but not every experiment works. It's impossible to listen to this record straight through from beginning to end. Download the best tracks - "B.O.B", "Ms. Jackson", "So Fresh, So Clean", "Red Velvet" - but avoid the album as a whole.
  14. AlexR.
    Aug 13, 2009
    0
    Horrible. Boring.
  15. Anthonyfuckyounigger
    Apr 26, 2004
    0
    This cd sucks major donkey dick. It is the absolute worst peice of crap I have ever listened to in my entire life. By the end of the album i was sticking knives into my eyes and pounding my head against the wall trying to get the songs out of my head. If you want to hear a good rap album, listen to Raising Hell, or The Eminem Show.
  16. Satan
    Sep 11, 2005
    0
    Pure evil. Filth.
  17. BenedictXVI
    Sep 11, 2005
    0
    This album should have been aborted.
  18. Dizzle
    Aug 26, 2004
    2
    The most overrated album of the new millenium, period. Outkast made a weird album for the sake of being weird, while completely compromising any sense of quality hip-hop. Go get their earlier stuff, and try to forget this nightmare ever happened.
  19. Marc
    Dec 4, 2002
    3
    96! Give me a break. Ever watched these guys live? Stankonia is at least an effective adjective to describe them
  20. MusicLover
    Nov 18, 2002
    0
    How can such awful music get 96, that's a mistery to me
  21. ChrisR.
    Oct 6, 2007
    9
    I dig Andre 3000. His sidekick is just dead wait though if you ask me.
  22. PablosNerudas
    May 13, 2003
    5
    If you like this kind of music, I'm sure it's all very good. I personally thought it was pants - pretty derivative and ultimately without much soul. I'll give it a 5 because what do I know anyhow?
  23. Davidh
    Feb 9, 2009
    10
    'You're so anne frank lets hit the attack and hide out for bout 2 weeks!' quite possibly the greatest hip-hop album ever made. Highly innovative and creative, expanding it's horizons to fuze many genres of music, it is an artistic triumph. Outkast are clearly the best, most original hip-hop group! the only weak tracks are snapping & trapping and possibly slum 'You're so anne frank lets hit the attack and hide out for bout 2 weeks!' quite possibly the greatest hip-hop album ever made. Highly innovative and creative, expanding it's horizons to fuze many genres of music, it is an artistic triumph. Outkast are clearly the best, most original hip-hop group! the only weak tracks are snapping & trapping and possibly slum beautiful. But this album is amazing! for all its flare and dare it is remarkable how amazing it is! unafraid to take risks, Outkast come out on top! best tracks- gasoline dreams,so fresh and so clean, miss jackson, i'll call before i come, bombs over baghdad, humble mumble!… Expand
  24. JansenH.
    Sep 12, 2002
    10
    This album is off tha chain cause they r my favorite group
  25. JarecoW
    Jun 8, 2004
    10
    Undisputable classic!
  26. SimonM
    Sep 2, 2005
    10
    Brilliant album, it's really good and Dizzle, who gave it a 2 must not have listened to it. It's brilliant and i would recommend to most hip hop fans.
  27. JeffD.
    May 9, 2002
    8
    It's great, but not *that* great. It's no Aquemini.
  28. NateM
    Nov 2, 2003
    9
    An Instant Hip-Hop Classic! You cannot be a true hip-hop afficianado withouth this album in your collection.
  29. RaoulD
    Mar 6, 2003
    9
    The sad fact about most who hear this album _ fans and detractors _ is that they don't have a grasp of the intellectual irony dripping from Stankonia. And therefore, sadly, they can't fully appreciate it. It is much more than just "dope" or "phat."
  30. logunblowme
    Dec 27, 2004
    9
    Not as good as southernplayalisticcaddilacmuzic or aquimeni but damn close. Good shit.
  31. Member27
    Jun 24, 2004
    10
    Its a little disappointing (to me at least) to see where OutKast have been going lately, but Stankonia represents Dre and Big Boi at their absolute best. Its an album that is incredibly daring in its philosophy and execution, but ultimately more than sucessful. I cant see any reason why this album will not go down as a classic.
  32. AlexYupp!!!
    Jun 26, 2005
    9
    This is a great album besides a few bad tracks such as "we luv deez hoez" and "snappin & trappin"... but songs like "B.O.B.", "Stankonia (Stanklove)", "Slum Beautiful", "Humble Mumble", "Ms. Jackson", "So Fresh, So Clean" and "Gasoline Dreams" are good enough that these tracks barely matter.
  33. JeremyJ.
    Jun 3, 2005
    10
    This album is simply genius. If you think otherwise, you are obviously in denial. It's not weird, it's innovative. It's something new and different. Hip hop is more than pop them thangs and spin them rims. Anyone who took hip hop seriously before Eminem knows this.
  34. justind
    May 21, 2006
    9
    as much as i love this album... i wish the critics had started listening to outkast a long time ago. ATLiens is better than Stankonia and Aquemini might be the best rap/hip-hop album ever... Stankonia is probably a bit more accessible though. but then again, outkast is batting 5 for 5 right now, i dont think one of their releases would score under 90/100
  35. GregB
    Jun 25, 2007
    10
    It's not as good as Aquemini, but at that time, this was the best album of the year.
  36. justinm.
    Mar 7, 2008
    10
    So fresh and so clean clean.
  37. RachelS.
    Oct 14, 2001
    9
    It was amazing, but it was no ATLiens... can't nothin be that good... I love Gasoline Dreams
  38. CyrusG.
    Oct 20, 2001
    9
    Just great upbeat hip-hop.
  39. spamspam
    Jan 7, 2002
    9
    Excellent album but you gotta start from the beginning with these guys. Nothing tops thier ATliens album.
  40. JonathanUnPronounceable
    May 8, 2002
    10
    Awesome Sh*t, Never was too much of a hiphop guru until i discovered this album. Andre3000 And Big Boi Shine brighter than ever. Listen up spot...get silly toe'd up while you audoize this shizzit, you'll see what i ravin about!
  41. natee
    Jul 15, 2003
    10
    this album is for those few who understand true music and not no b.s. that make yo a$$ and head move, it's for the mind and the up bringing of the sprit
  42. loveformusic
    Jul 15, 2003
    10
    hot stuff
  43. DanC
    Feb 1, 2004
    10
    One of the greatest hip hop albums ever!
  44. JustinR
    Dec 30, 2005
    10
    OutKast is quite possibly the greatest hip-hop/ rap/ r&b/ rock group of all time. But that might just be because they're the only ones...
  45. JordanB
    Jan 10, 2006
    10
    pure genious
  46. KyleighH
    Feb 11, 2006
    10
    I gave this cd to my older brother for Christmas and he liked it. Outkast is a really good hip-hoprapr&b group. I like the album "Stankonia" and the "SpeakerboxxLove Below" album. I give this a ten for terrific.
  47. williamd
    Mar 16, 2006
    10
    One of the best rest albums because of its juxtaposition. Removing all the tracks and just listening to the spoken interludes would leave the listener perplexed as how these differnt fragments could be connected. The fact is that this contrast IS outkast in all there funk/pop/rap glory. Sex, booze, partying, baby's mamas, politics and above all a flair for both the dramatic and the One of the best rest albums because of its juxtaposition. Removing all the tracks and just listening to the spoken interludes would leave the listener perplexed as how these differnt fragments could be connected. The fact is that this contrast IS outkast in all there funk/pop/rap glory. Sex, booze, partying, baby's mamas, politics and above all a flair for both the dramatic and the comedic tied together by one of hte most adventurous sounds of since the beatles, a revisioning of Funk and Rap into the 21st century that can be nothing less than landmark… Expand
  48. SushiK
    Sep 2, 2006
    10
    I just heard this for the first time this year (2006) and I feal really really cheated in that I could have been listening to this for 6 years now. Co-sign all statements above... it is A LOT better than I ever could have expected. Wow, still reeling in shock. There really hasn't been anything this good since in hip hop, including all the underground and "conscious" rappers. My goal I just heard this for the first time this year (2006) and I feal really really cheated in that I could have been listening to this for 6 years now. Co-sign all statements above... it is A LOT better than I ever could have expected. Wow, still reeling in shock. There really hasn't been anything this good since in hip hop, including all the underground and "conscious" rappers. My goal for the rest of the year is to pick up every Outkast album there is...… Expand
  49. jd
    Mar 24, 2007
    10
    this album is stunning beginning to end. this is the best rap album ever made. even 7 years on it feels revolutionary. the beats are the stuff the neptunes and timbaland with they could do. it's down and dirty . it's bizzare and cool. no 2 tracks sound the same. album of the decade.
  50. Mike
    Jun 6, 2007
    6
    This album is mediocre at best, but me and the many people I know who agree must be a minority. Don't get me wrong. "Gasoline", "Ms. Jackson", "So Fresh and So Clean" are all great songs. But there is an undeniable amount of track skipping material here. You want an Outkast album that deserves a 95 Metacritic score and an 8.4 user score? Try "Aquemini", "ATLiens", or even This album is mediocre at best, but me and the many people I know who agree must be a minority. Don't get me wrong. "Gasoline", "Ms. Jackson", "So Fresh and So Clean" are all great songs. But there is an undeniable amount of track skipping material here. You want an Outkast album that deserves a 95 Metacritic score and an 8.4 user score? Try "Aquemini", "ATLiens", or even "Southernplayalistic". The last two efforts by the duo have been underwhelming to me and other hip-hop fans I talk to, but everyone else seems to love these mediocre albums.… Expand
  51. MarisaL.
    Sep 21, 2001
    10
    Outkast makes the sort of albums that not 3 or 4 songs are hot on it, but all of them are. Stankonia is no exception.
  52. LindsayT.
    Sep 28, 2002
    10
    IT IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  53. BrandonS
    Sep 16, 2003
    10
    Best Rap album ever!
  54. AndrewF
    Oct 12, 2004
    9
    Its good
  55. icecold
    Nov 2, 2004
    10
    Classic. This album was totally different from Aquemini(classic). No superproducers and its all an outkast vibe. No one can do it better thw Andre and Big Boi.
  56. nicolethegreatsmith
    May 27, 2004
    10
    Awesome!!~!!~!
  57. marshallm
    Nov 3, 2005
    8
    its not as good as the love below/speakerboxxx. but still, very original.
  58. MichaelC
    Dec 19, 2005
    10
    Easily one of the best albums in the past 5 years, but Stankonia just has a "Monumental" feel to it. Definatly one of the best rap albums ever, when i heard it it was like listening to Public Enemy's "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back"...It's that good
  59. JasparC
    Oct 23, 2005
    10
    This album is incredible. Every single track is not only catchy and brilliant, but has a message. The album as a whole is put together so well. Listening to only one track on its own doesn't do the album justice. The lyrics are smart, deep, and funny, and I'd recommend this to anyone.
  60. RoyDI
    Aug 27, 2006
    10
    Hardest, Funkiest album of OutKast's career. Give's hope for the grownth of Hip Hop.
  61. scottw.
    Aug 19, 2007
    8
    The best style of hiphop out. Crazy, loud,fun and with lots of melody. Most importent to note is that this albume is very funny in an artistic way that seems to be out of reach of the hiphop gener.
  62. Alex`R.
    Apr 21, 2009
    9
    Near Flawless.
  63. AndrewR
    Nov 21, 2003
    9
    A fine piece of work. Boi and Dre have impeccable chemistry, and their creative muse never rests on its laurels, resulting in a restless and often convoluted but thoughtful and endlessly entertaining piece of art. I love the deep Prince-ly funk that drives the largely satirical "So Fresh So Clean," the Bomb Squad-esque guitar workout behind "Gasoline Dreams" and the acid jungle groove on A fine piece of work. Boi and Dre have impeccable chemistry, and their creative muse never rests on its laurels, resulting in a restless and often convoluted but thoughtful and endlessly entertaining piece of art. I love the deep Prince-ly funk that drives the largely satirical "So Fresh So Clean," the Bomb Squad-esque guitar workout behind "Gasoline Dreams" and the acid jungle groove on the unfreakingbelievable "B.O.B."-- and I love what it stands for. Mos Def, Common, Talib Kweli, The Roots, and Blackalicious are all counteracting mainstream rap's lazy, piss-poor knuckle-dragging, and so are Outkast-- they've just come from Mars and rode in on Parliament's Mothership.… Expand
  64. SatraK
    Nov 23, 2004
    10
    This albums is wonderful with songs like bombs over baghdad which is like the best song in the world and songs like so fresh, so clean and ooh ms jackson 10/10 for this album
  65. StashT
    Nov 27, 2005
    8
    "yowski wowski peeski weesk all aboard the stankonia express the underground smellroad everyones looking for an excuse to get loose whats your locomotive"- cant remember what track that is thats good shit tho
  66. j30
    Sep 28, 2011
    10
    One of my personal favorite Hip-Hop records and one of the best of the last decade. Just a classic, B.O.B., Gasoline Dreams, Ms Jackson, Xplosion, need I say more.
  67. JawsPapi87
    Aug 31, 2011
    10
    The most creative Hip-Hop album ever with incredibly fast and skilled rhyming and incredibly diverse range of lyrical subjects. This one puts Andre 3K and Big Boi both in my top 10 ever MCs
  68. NickDiazfan
    Apr 19, 2012
    10
    THE BEST ALBUM OF THE DECADE !!! It's mind blowing! Some of the most creative moments in music history can be found on stankonia. Also the biggest myth around here is that atliens is somehow outkast best album. Atliens is good, but it is nowhere near stankonia's level. I also find it funny to see the old post's people talking **** how music was garbage back then hahahaha people alwaysTHE BEST ALBUM OF THE DECADE !!! It's mind blowing! Some of the most creative moments in music history can be found on stankonia. Also the biggest myth around here is that atliens is somehow outkast best album. Atliens is good, but it is nowhere near stankonia's level. I also find it funny to see the old post's people talking **** how music was garbage back then hahahaha people always complain about the state of music. Anyway This is one of the greatest albums of all time.… Expand
  69. RonaldOVOXO
    Feb 23, 2012
    10
    Classy & Funky Album. This is the 2nd greatest Outkast album (ATLiens #1) very original style and lyrics. This album makes you realize that Andre 3000 & Big Boi can bring Hip-Hop & Music to a whole another level.
  70. OldSoul95
    Feb 2, 2012
    10
    amazed. the album is hilarious, clever, righteously weird (with the whole stankonia mythology going on), and the instrumentation cuts **** DEEP. The lyrics are dark and satirical.
  71. ChairmanMeow99
    Mar 20, 2012
    9
    "Stankonia, the place from which all funky things that come",far from an understatement, this album makes that believable. Funk is hardly the only thing that lives in Stankoina, with its many types of hip-hop, soul and some jungle beats, Stankonia is a thrilling listen. A-
  72. Andre3000
    Jul 21, 2012
    8
    funky album with great singles along with good songs just for the fans. As usual, outkast pushes the buttons of hip hop always experimenting with new sounds that turn out well for them.
  73. QuintonB
    Jan 4, 2013
    10
    One of the greatest albums of all time by the greatest hip hop group of all time. Andre 3000 and Big Boi are a match made in hip hop heaven and this album only showcases their musical genius. It's a damn shame that the two are on hiatus; hip hop could use a little revitalization.
  74. MajesticUterus
    Jan 22, 2013
    9
    A landmark album. I think of it as the Physical Graffiti of hip-hop. Each song is full of fresh ideas. It's a perfect combination of ambition and accessibility. Outkast consistently deliver their stunning, high-quality vocals over production that ranges from hardcore rap beats (Gangsta **** to salsa (Humble Mumble). Stankonia breaks all the rules while staying true to their roots. AA landmark album. I think of it as the Physical Graffiti of hip-hop. Each song is full of fresh ideas. It's a perfect combination of ambition and accessibility. Outkast consistently deliver their stunning, high-quality vocals over production that ranges from hardcore rap beats (Gangsta **** to salsa (Humble Mumble). Stankonia breaks all the rules while staying true to their roots. A classic album for the ages.… Expand
  75. Joneseybuy
    Oct 7, 2013
    10
    Not only one of the best hip-hop albums ever, but just quite simply one of the best albums ever.With a great message, story and sound this album was a revolution and still is totally original and unique. This is in my opinion the last great hip-hop album.
  76. Andremax
    Jul 10, 2018
    10
    Full of originality, musical variation (passing through soul, with a lot of slap, miami bass, classic hip hop, drum and bass, electro, r&b and more). funny and ironic lyrics. Marvelous, vicious and tasteful.
  77. neighel1
    Mar 1, 2019
    9
    Absolutely amazing. Always love coming back to this album.
    Favorite Tracks: B.O.B., Gasoline Dreams, Ms. Jackson.
  78. ilovedamian
    Oct 26, 2014
    10
    The Cure for AIDS & EBOLA is OutKast's "Snappin' & Trappin'" Play that and You Will Be Cured No Kidding Don't Listen to The Four Tops - "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch" That song is infected with AIDS and you will die if you listen to it!
  79. Shady313
    Apr 11, 2015
    10
    10/10 ................................................................................................................................................
  80. thehypebeast97
    Jan 27, 2017
    10
    One does not simply skip a song in this album. It's simply perfect! Original, funny and creative as you'd expect from the Outkast! The best album ever released in the Southern scene of rap, simply put!
  81. mado2times
    Jul 11, 2017
    10
    Outkast pushes the boundaries of hip hop sonically to make one of the most ambitious and promising hip hop albums of all time. This is obviously one of there best albums, and may even be better than their previous project, Aquemini.
  82. FruitJuice
    Jul 18, 2017
    9
    great album........................................................................................................................................................................
  83. JoeBennet14
    Nov 13, 2017
    8
    Not on the level of ATLiens or Aquemini, but still an excellent album by all means. Andre 3000 and Big Boi have bought a few 'classic Outkast tracks' in B.O.B and Ms Jackson to an already fantastic album.
  84. elmakia17
    Nov 18, 2017
    10
    De los mejores albumes de la decada de los 2000 increible. muy original, creativo , divertido ,funky.
    un clasico del hip hop y de la musica en general.
  85. brashadcarr23
    Nov 10, 2018
    10
    this album is dope. its arguably they best album. either this or aquemini. they are the second best duo in rap history next to mobb deep
  86. All_ButTrU4
    Feb 11, 2022
    7
    leaves nothing to be desired as it is energized by Outkast's clever lyrics coupled with their cutting edge production, which is an expansive take on the original Atlanta sound.
  87. Croner
    Sep 10, 2019
    10
    O meu álbum favorito da dupla, um dos primeiros álbuns a fazer a mistura de Pop e Rap e um dos únicos a fazerem perfeitamente.
  88. Tylerp
    Jan 17, 2020
    10
    One of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Gets better with age every time I revisit it
  89. ieattoehair
    Mar 8, 2020
    10
    Everything about this album is good. The lyrics, the beat, the rapping and vocals 10 out of 10
  90. Lsenior
    Sep 16, 2020
    10
    One of the best hip hop albums of all time ... a must listen ...
    10 / 10 ...
  91. garfield7081
    Mar 26, 2022
    7
    good album, but transitions between songs can be jarring. you can be listening to one of the best songs on the album and then get thrown straight into whatever the **** some of the songs of this album are (see the transition from mrs. jackson to snappin' & trappin')

    best song: b.o.b. - bombs over baghdad

    worst song: snappin' & trappin'
  92. demarderozan
    May 9, 2022
    9
    One of the most original albums that anyone has made... it sets the foundation for lots and lots of albums to come, and just is overall "So Fresh, So Clean". That's all I need to say.
  93. ChiIIaoi
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro album:
    album mt bom, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  94. 12kdun
    Jun 29, 2023
    10
    this is the best album by outkast and andre 3000,no skips,classic this is a 10
  95. Neshelie
    Aug 20, 2023
    2
    Except for a few songs, it's a very boring album. I don't think I'll listen to it again.

Awards & Rankings

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#1 Best Album of 2000
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#3 Most Discussed Album of 2000
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#4 Most Shared Album of 2000

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Metascore
95

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    100
    Stankonia reeks of artful ambition rendered with impeccable skill -- or as one song title so concisely has it, ''So Fresh, So Clean.''
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  2. Alternative Press
    100
    Experienced, acclaimed groups rarely make albums as bold and confrontational as Stankonia, because they have too much to lose. OutKast don't care.... The Atlanta duo coalesced the political and societal challenges of hip hop's past into what is one of the genre's most artistically unortodox releases so far. [12/2000, p.108]
  3. Ink Blot Magazine
    80
    Scattered among the jewels are shiny bits of glass that aren't as valuable as they might be.
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