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Big Boi's Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty Album Anniversary

Big Boi's Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty Album Anniversary

Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty was warmly received by most music critics, earning praise for its inventive sound, varied musical style, and Big Boi's lyricism.

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OutKast's Rosa Parks Single Anniversary

"Rosa Parks" is a song by the hip hop group Outkast. It was released as the second single from their album Aquemini, and was that album's most successful single. Since the name of the song is in reference to the Civil Rights Movement activist Rosa Parks and due to the vulgar language in this track, Rosa Parks sued OutKast and LaFace Records over the song. After the lawsuit being dismissed for years, it was finally settled in 2005. Read more about OutKast and their careers here.

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OutKast's Stankonia Album Anniversary

OutKast's Stankonia Album Anniversary

The record had a certain psychedelic feel, and produced several hits, among them "Mrs. Jackson," a homage to the grandmother of Benjamin's son with singer Erykah Badu written in the aftermath of a breakup.

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OutKast's Aquemini Album Anniversary

OutKast's Aquemini Album Anniversary

In keeping with the New-Age vibe, Benjamin and Patton formed their own boutique label, which they named "Aquemini." The word was made up from a combination of their respective astrological signs, Gemini and Aquarius. They also used it for the title of their third LP. Aquemini reached the double-platinum sales mark.

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OutKast’s ATLiens Album Anniversary

OutKast’s ATLiens Album Anniversary

It featured more of a live-studio sound, favoring real instruments over hi-tech production effects, and had a hit single with "Elevators (Me and You)." It also had a more spaceship-esque mood, which linked them back to Clinton's 1970s-era masterpieces with Parliament-Funkadelic.

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