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Though they were likely lost on casual hip-hop fans, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik was full of subtle indications that OutKast were a lot more inventive than your average Southern playas. Their idiosyncrasies bubbled to the surface on their sophomore effort, ATLiens, an album of spacy sci-fi funk performed on live instruments. Largely abandoning the hard-partying playa characters of their debut, Dre and Big Boi develop a startlingly fresh, original sound to go along with their futuristic new personas. George Clinton's space obsessions might seem to make P-Funk obvious musical source material, but ATLiens ignores the hard funk in favor of a smooth, laid-back vibe that perfectly suits the duo's sense of melody.
Tracklist
1 You May Die (Intro)
2 Two Dope Boyz (In a Cadillac)
3 ATLiens
4 Wheelz of Steel
5 Jazzy Belle
6 Elevators (Me & You)
7 Ova Da Wudz
8 Babylon
9 Wailin'
10 Mainstream
11 Decatur Psalm
12 Millennium
13 E.T. (Extraterrestrial)
14 13th Floor/Growing Old
15 Elevators (Me & You)