WAKE IT UP!!

Can you BELIEVE it has been 25 years since OutKast dropped their GROUNDBREAKING album, ‘Aquemini’!?

Aquemini was certified platinum in November 1998, only two months after its release, and was certified double platinum on July 2, 1999, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It peaked at number two on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Four of the album’s tracks had already or would later become singles, although some were limited (promotional) releases and not available commercially. Aquemini received widespread critical acclaim from music critics, who praised the album’s musicality, eclectic sound, and unique lyrical themes. Since its initial release, it has gone on to be considered one of the greatest hip hop albums ever made, as well as one of the greatest albums of all time. In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked the album number 500 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In a 2020 updated list, it was moved up to number 49.

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