25 years of Stankonia: Outkast releases the new edition of the album – shortly before an important award
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary, the Stankonia album is reissued by Outkast. The deluxe new edition will appear on Legacy Recording on October 31 and contains three LPs with different merch articles. Here are all information at a glance.
Recommendations of the editorial team
Also included: three new tracks
There are also three fresh bonus tracks with the new edition of Stankonia. First of all, “Speed Ballin”-which is published for the first time on streaming platforms-then “Sole Sunday” with Goodie Mob and finally remixes from “Bob”, both from Beat Bullies and Cutmaster Swift.
The cover of the new edition was designed by Outkast co-founder André 3000. The package also contains previously unpublished photos of Outkast from the 2000s and a poster that shines in the dark.
The new edition is available both as vinyl and as a CD. The price of the various deluxe packages varies between 55 and 75 euros, pre-ordered on the Stankonia-Website The band. On October 2, there will also be new merch with various limited editions.
This is what the new edition of Stankonia looks like:
Official admission to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November
In a few weeks, Outkast will be officially included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The announcement was already made in April of this year; The official ceremony will take place on November 8th in Los Angeles.
“Outkast defined hip-hop with its cross-genre sound and his tireless innovation and proved that the ‘Dirty South’ was able to compete with the long-term rap scene on the east and west coast,” says the Justification The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “Outkast’s distinctive sound-a mixture of radio, soul and jazz with introspective storytelling-made it one of the most celebrated and commercially successful hip-hop groups of all time.”
“The inheritance of Outkast is clearly noticeable in all areas of contemporary hit makers-in the introspection of Kendrick Lamar, Afrofuturism by Janelle Monáe, the individuality of Tyler, The Creator-and a whole generation of Atl-Schützlingen, including Ti, Ludacris, Future and Migos,” it continues.
In addition to Outkast, the “Class of 2025” Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Soundgarden and The White Stripes are included in the “Performer” category in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. As part of the “Musical Influence Award”, Salt-N-Pepa and Warren Zevon are awarded for the “Musical Excellence Award” Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins and Carol Kaye. Lenny Waronker will receive the “Ahmet Ertegun Award” this year.