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''Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik'' is the debut album of American hip hop duo OutKast, released on April 26, 1994, by LaFace Records. After befriending each other in 1992, rappers André 3000 and Big Boi pursued recording music as a duo and worked with production team Organized Noize, which led to their signing to LaFace. The album was produced by the team and recorded at the Dungeon, D.A.R.P. Studios, Purple Dragon, Bosstown, and Doppler Studios in Atlanta. A Southern hip hop album, ''Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik'' features live instrumentation in its hip hop production and musical elements from funk and soul genres. Wanting to make a statement about urban life as an African American in the South, OutKast wrote and recorded the album as teenagers and addressed coming of age topics with the album's songs. They also incorporated repetitive hooks and Southern slang in their lyrics. The album peaked at number 20 on the ''Billboard'' 200, on which it charted for 26 weeks, and was eventually certified platinum in the United States. It was promoted with three singles, including "Player's Ball", which helped create buzz for the album. Upon its release, ''Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik'' received positive reviews from music critics and helped distinguish Southern hip hop as a credible hip hop scene, amid East Coast and West Coast hip hop's market dominance. The album has since been viewed by writers as an important release in both hip hop and Atlanta's music scene. == Background == André 3000 and Big Boi met in 1992 at the Lenox Square shopping mall when they were both 16 years old. The two lived in the East Point section of Atlanta and attended Tri-Cities High School.〔 During school, they participated in rap battles in the cafeteria.〔 André 3000 dropped out of high school at age 17 and worked a series of jobs before he and Big Boi formed a group called 2 Shades Deep; he returned to obtain his GED at a night school following the release of ''Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik''.〔Nickson (2004), p. 23.〕 They briefly dabbled in street-hustling to save up for recording money. The duo also spent time at their friend Rico Wade's basement recording studio, known as the Dungeon,〔Nickson (2004), p. 21.〕 with Wade's production team Organized Noize and future members of hip hop group Goodie Mob.〔〔 OutKast recorded demos at the studio,〔 and Organized Noize member Ray Murray helped Big Boi, whose strength lay in songwriting, develop his rapping skills.〔 After several local productions, the team was hired by LaFace Records to produce remixes to songs from TLC's 1992 album ''Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip''.〔Nickson (2004), pp. 24–25.〕 The team had André 3000 and Big Boi rap over them, which led to a record deal from LaFace for both Organized Noize and OutKast.〔 The commercial success of Arrested Development's 1992 alternative hip hop single "Tennessee" also encouraged LaFace to sign OutKast,〔Nickson (2004), p. 26.〕 the label's first hip hop act.〔Johnson et al. Hess (2007), pp. 460–461.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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