“Shadowed” Lessons of Outkast’s Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik

Abstract

Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994) (herein referred to as Southernplayalistic ) is the first album from Andre “3000” Benjamin and Antwan “Big Boi” Patton. Known to the world as the uber-successful Atlanta rap duo Outkast, at first glance their album cover art appears simple. Understated. Reminiscent of the illuminating effects included in the cover art of Roberta Flack’s Blue Lights in the Basement (1977). It is a metaphorical sankofa of the 1970s musical aesthetic: soul-searching lyrics accompanied by the live instrumentation of Organized Noize Productions (ONP). These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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