Stankonia

~ Release by OutKast (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

Annotation

Other album credits

Associate Album Producer: Michael "Blue" Williams

A&R Direction: Kawan "KP" Prather & Regina Davenport
A&R Coordination: Celeste Moses
Management: Michael "Blue" Williams
Art Direction & Design: Mike Rush
Hair: LaFaye Morris & Anephia Morton
Makeup: Tori Johnson
Prop stylist: Keith Brown

Imprecise credits not entered

Stankonia Interludes

Recording assisted by Vincent Alexander, Malik Albert & Michael Klein
Horns: Jason Freeman, Jerry Freeman, Kebbi Williams & Richard Owens
Bass, Guitar & Drums: E.X. Vortex

Differences from liners

Antwan André Patton credited as Antwan Patton
Neal Pogue credited as Neal H. Pogue
Leslie Brathwaite credited as Mr. Leslie Brathwaite

Annotation last modified on 2009-12-31 09:59 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Intro assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer: Vincent Alexander recording engineer and mixer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) producer: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) guest harmonium and tabla: Chaterpal Kala and Rajinder Kala arranger: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020)	OutKast	2	1:10
2	Gasoline Dreams assistant recording engineer: Vincent Alexander recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) producer: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) assistant mixer: Warren Bletcher (engineer) mixer: Leslie Brathwaite guest bass guitar: Preston Crump guest drums (drum set): Victor Alexander guest guitar: David Whild (US guitarist) background vocals and lead vocals: André 3000 guest lead vocals: Khujo Goodie lead vocals: Big Boi arranger: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020) recording of: Gasoline Dreams writer: Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin, David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats) and Willie Knighton	OutKast feat. Khujo Goodie	3.75	3:35
3	I'm Cool (interlude) recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Matt Still mixer: Matt Still phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020)	OutKast	2	0:42
4	So Fresh, So Clean assistant recording engineer: Malik Albert and Vincent Alexander recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Bernasky Wall drums (drum set) programming: Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group) programming and producer: Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group) assistant mixer: Vincent Alexander mixer: Leslie Brathwaite guest bass guitar: Preston Crump guest Rhodes piano: Sleepy Brown guest background vocals: Sleepy Brown and Rico Wade lead vocals: André 3000 and Big Boi phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020) samples: Before the Night Is Over by Joe Simon recording of: So Fresh, So Clean writer: Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin and Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group)	OutKast	4.5	4:00
5	Ms. Jackson assistant recording engineer: Malik Albert, Vincent Alexander and Warren Bletcher (engineer) recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) programming and producer: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) assistant mixer: Warren Bletcher (engineer) mixer: Neal Pogue (mix engineer) guest bass guitar: Aaron Mills guest congas: Rajinder Kala guest keyboard: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) guest piano: Marvin “Chanz” Parkman guitar and background vocals and lead vocals: André 3000 lead vocals: Big Boi arranger: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020) part of: The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 145) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 277) recording of: Ms. Jackson writer: Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin and David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats) publisher: Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Dungeon Ratz Music Inc. and Gnat Booty Music	OutKast	4.15	4:30
6	Snappin' & Trappin' assistant recording engineer: Warren Bletcher (engineer) and Jason Stokes recording engineer and mixer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) producer: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) assistant mixer: Vincent Alexander and Warren Bletcher (engineer) guest keyboard: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) background vocals and lead vocals: Big Boi guest lead vocals: J‐Sweet (worked with OutKast) and Killer Mike arranger: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020) recording of: Snappin' & Trappin' writer: Cory Andrews (hip-hop artist from Atlanta, GA), Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin, David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats), Michael Render and John E.E. Smith	OutKast feat. Killer Mike & J‐Sweet	3.65	4:20
7	D.F. (interlude) recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Matt Still mixer: Matt Still phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020)	OutKast	2	0:27
8	Spaghetti Junction assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer: Vincent Alexander recording engineer: Jarvis Blackshear (engineer, Meta Music, Atlanta), John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Derrick Williams drums (drum set) and keyboard programming: Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group) producer: Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group) mixer: Josh Butler (US recording engineer) guest background vocals: Sleepy Brown and Myrna “Skreechy Peach” Crenshaw lead vocals: André 3000 and Big Boi arranger: Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group) phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020) recording of: Spaghetti Junction writer: Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin and Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group)	OutKast	3.65	3:57
9	Kim & Cookie (interlude) recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Matt Still mixer: Matt Still phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020)	OutKast	2	1:13
10	I'll Call Before I Come assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer: Vincent Alexander recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) producer: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) mixer: Leslie Brathwaite guest keyboard: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) background vocals and lead vocals: André 3000 guest lead vocals: Eco (worked with OutKast) and Gangsta Boo lead vocals: Big Boi arranger: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020) recording of: I'll Call Before I Come writer: Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin, David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats), Lola Mitchell and Rashida Roberts	OutKast feat. Gangsta Boo & Eco	3.35	4:18
11	B.O.B. assistant recording engineer: Vincent Alexander and Jason Stokes recording engineer: Leslie Brathwaite, Ralph Cacciurri and John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) producer: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) assistant mixer: Pete Novak mixer: Richard Huredia (US hip hop mix engineer) editor: John Horesco IV and James Majors (engineer) guest guitar: Donny Mathis guest guitar [guitar solo]: David Whild (US guitarist) guest keyboard: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ), Matt Still and Kenneth Wright (Atlanta-based keyboarder of Princess and Starbreeze) guest turntable: DJ Cutmaster Swiff (hip hop DJ and producer, associated with Outkast) background vocals and lead vocals: André 3000 guest background vocals: Morris Brown College Gospel Choir lead vocals: Big Boi additional arranger: Neal Pogue (mix engineer) arranger: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020) part of: The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 39) recording of: B.O.B. writer: Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin and David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats)	OutKast	4.75	5:04
12	Xplosion assistant recording engineer: Vincent Alexander and Brad Hengerer recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer), Kevin Parker (hip-hop engineer) and Jason Stokes producer: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) assistant mixer: Vincent Alexander mixer: Leslie Brathwaite guest bass guitar: Preston Crump guest keyboard: Marvin “Chanz” Parkman guest background vocals: Dungeon Rats, Debra Killings and Witchdoctor (US rapper) guest lead vocals: B‐Real (rapper Louis Freese of Cypress Hill) lead vocals: André 3000 and Big Boi arranger: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020) recording of: Xplosion writer: Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin, David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats), Louis Freese and Erin Johnson	OutKast feat. B‐Real	3.75	4:09
13	Good Hair (interlude) recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Matt Still mixer: Matt Still phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020)	OutKast	2	0:15
14	We Luv Deez Hoez assistant recording engineer: Malik Albert, Vincent Alexander and Brad Hengerer recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Kevin Parker (hip-hop engineer) drums (drum set) programming: Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group) programming and producer: Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group) mixer: Josh Butler (US recording engineer) guest Moog: Sleepy Brown guest background vocals: Troncoso guest lead vocals: Backbone (Rapper from Atlanta, GA.) and Big Gipp lead vocals: Big Boi arranger: Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group) phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020) recording of: We Luv Deez Hoez writer: Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin, Cameron Gipp, Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group), Bolivar Troncoso and Jamahr Williams	OutKast feat. Backbone & Big Gipp	3.65	4:10
15	Humble Mumble assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer: Vincent Alexander recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer), Kevin Parker (hip-hop engineer) and Neal Pogue (mix engineer) producer: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) mixer: Leslie Brathwaite guest bass guitar: Preston Crump guest keyboard: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) and Marvin “Chanz” Parkman background vocals and lead vocals: André 3000 guest background vocals and lead vocals: Erykah Badu lead vocals: Big Boi performer: Erykah Badu arranger: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020) recording of: Humble Mumble writer: Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin, David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats) and Erica Wright	OutKast feat. Erykah Badu	4.25	4:51
16	Drinkin' Again (interlude) recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Matt Still mixer: Matt Still phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020)	OutKast	2	0:24
17	? assistant recording engineer: Vincent Alexander and Warren Bletcher (engineer) recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Kevin Parker (hip-hop engineer) producer: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) assistant mixer: Vincent Alexander mixer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) guest keyboard: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) guest piano: Marvin “Chanz” Parkman lead vocals: André 3000 arranger: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020) recording of: ? writer: Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin and David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats)	OutKast	3	1:29
18	Red Velvet assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer: Vincent Alexander recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Kenneth Stallworth producer: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) mixer: Leslie Brathwaite guest keyboard: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) guitar: André 3000 background vocals and lead vocals: André 3000 and Big Boi guest background vocals: Remion "Uncle Mooney" Patton and Mr. Sheats arranger: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020) recording of: Red Velvet writer: Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin and David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats)	OutKast	3.65	3:53
19	Cruisin' in the ATL (interlude) recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Matt Still mixer: Matt Still guest performer: Southside (performed on OutKast – "Cruisin' in the ATL") phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020)	OutKast	2.35	0:19
20	Gangsta Shit assistant recording engineer: Malik Albert, Warren Bletcher (engineer) and Brad Hengerer recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Kevin Parker (hip-hop engineer) drums (drum set) programming: Carl Mo and Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) programming: Carl Mo and Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) co-producer: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) producer: Carl Mo assistant mixer: Warren Bletcher (engineer) mixer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) guest bass guitar: Preston Crump guest guitar: Donny Mathis background vocals and lead vocals: Big Boi guest background vocals: Billie O, Bobby B. (Background vocal on "Gangsta Shit" by OutKast) and J‐Sweet (worked with OutKast) guest background vocals and lead vocals: C‐Bone guest lead vocals: Slimm Calhoun and T‐Mo (US rapper Robert Barnett, member of the Goodie Mob) lead vocals: André 3000 phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020) recording of: Gangsta Shit writer: Cory Andrews (hip-hop artist from Atlanta, GA), Antwan André Patton, Robert Barnett (not to be confused with singer, "Bobby Barnett"), André Benjamin, David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats), Brian Loving and Carl Mo	OutKast feat. Slimm Calhoun, C‐Bone & T-Mo Goodie	4	4:41
21	Toilet Tisha assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer: Vincent Alexander recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer), Mark “Exit” Goodchild and Kevin Parker (hip-hop engineer) producer: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) mixer: Leslie Brathwaite guest bass guitar and bass synthesizer [synth bass]: Preston Crump guest keyboard: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) guitar synthesizer [synth guitar] and additional vocals: André 3000 additional guest vocals: Sleepy Brown and Rosalin Heard lead vocals: André 3000 and Big Boi arranger: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020) recording of: Toilet Tisha writer: Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin and David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats)	OutKast	3.75	4:25
22	Slum Beautiful assistant recording engineer: Vincent Alexander and Jason Stokes recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer), Kevin Parker (hip-hop engineer) and Neal Pogue (mix engineer) producer: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) assistant mixer: Vincent Alexander mixer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) bass guitar: Dookie Blossumgame III guest guitar: Donny Mathis guest keyboard: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) and Marvin “Chanz” Parkman background vocals and lead vocals: André 3000 guest background vocals and lead vocals: CeeLo Green lead vocals: Big Boi additional arranger: Neal Pogue (mix engineer) arranger: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020) recording of: Slum Beautiful writer: Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin, David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats) and Thomas DeCarlo Callaway	OutKast feat. Cee-Lo Goodie	3.65	4:08
23	Pre-Nump (interlude) recording engineer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Matt Still mixer: Matt Still phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020)	OutKast	1.65	0:27
24	Stankonia (Stanklove) assistant recording engineer: Warren Bletcher (engineer) and Brad Hengerer recording engineer and mixer: John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) producer: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) assistant mixer: Vincent Alexander guest bass guitar: Robert Grister guest guitar: Donny Mathis guest keyboard: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) and Marvin “Chanz” Parkman background vocals and lead vocals: André 3000 guest background vocals: Myrna “Skreechy Peach” Crenshaw and Joi Gilliam (singer, songwriter, and producer) guest lead vocals: Big Rube (rapper) and Sleepy Brown arranger: Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020) recording of: Stankonia (Stanklove) writer: Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin, David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats), Patrick Brown and Ruben Bailey (rapper)	OutKast feat. Big Rube & Sleepy Brown	3	6:50

Credits

Release

photography:	Michael Lavine (photographer)
associate executive producer:	Michael "Blue" Williams
executive producer:	Antonio M. Reid Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ) Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group)
mastering:	Dave Kutch

ASIN:	US: B00002R0MA [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:	Regina Davenport Celeste Moses Kawan “KP” Prather

associated singles/EPs:	Ms. Jackson So Fresh, So Clean
included in:	Original Album Classics

part of:	The Top 20 Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2001-01) (number: 6) (order: 5) Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: pub_2011-07-18 (number: 16) (order: 16) Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2002 winner) (order: 35) Fact Magazine: The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s (number: 48) (order: 48) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 64) (order: 64) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 64) (order: 64) Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2002) (order: 195) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 359) (order: 359) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 361) (order: 361)

part of:

The Top 20 Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2001-01) (number: 6) (order: 5)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: pub_2011-07-18 (number: 16) (order: 16)
Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2002 winner) (order: 35)
Fact Magazine: The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s (number: 48) (order: 48)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 64) (order: 64)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 64) (order: 64)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2002) (order: 195)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 359) (order: 359)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 361) (order: 361)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/26124 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Outkast/Stankonia [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/v5m5 [info]
other databases:	http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/O/Outkast/Discography/Stankonia/ [info] https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/outkast/stankonia/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/25436/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000252371 [info]
Wikidata:	Q378166 [info]

Stankonia

Annotation

Other album credits

Imprecise credits not entered

Stankonia Interludes

Differences from liners

Tracklist

Credits

Release

Release group

Release information

Additional details

Labels

Release events

Release group rating

Release group reviews

Tags

Genres

Other tags

External links

Release group external links

Editing

Collections