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You may have noticed that #ATLiens was trending on the social networking site twitter all weekend, well it’s because this week marked the 15th anniversary of that historic release!
On August 27, 1996, my future online nickname (and every Atlantans favorite moniker) was born with the release of OutKast’s ATLien album on LaFace Records, the 2nd album from Big Boi and Andre 3000. After we’d gotten a taste of Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, us ATLiens craved more from the 18 year old duo and “ATLiens” was their gift to us and to the world.
ATLien (pronounced Ay-Tee-Alien), is a combination of “ATL” (the airport code for Atlanta, Georgia) and “aliens” (creatures from another world). [Sidebar: Who can possibly forget Dre's naked lady ATLien rendition.]
Atlanta has always been “another world” to those on the outside looking in and the title perfectly fit the hometown flavor of Outkast’s album and the group’s overall flavor.
Join me… as I take a walk down memory lane with a more videos from Outkast’s ATLiens album:
Where were you 15 years ago?
What’s your favorite Outkast “ATLien” song?
Well its tha M-I crooked letter..aint no one better..and when im on tha microphone u best to wear yo sweater cuz im cooler den a polar bear’s toe nails….dat my shyyyyyyt
Yeah
Oh yes I love her like Egyptian, want a description, my royal highness
So many plusses when I bust that there can’t be no minus
Went from yellin crickets and crows, bitches and hoes to queen thangs
Over the years I been up on my toes and yes I seen thangs
like Kilroy, chill boi because them folks might think you soft
talkin like that, man fuck them niggaz I’m goin off
and comin right back, like boomerangs when you throw em
With these old ghetto poems, Thinkin’ it’s better for em
When they can let they thumb, down from hitchikin, invitin’ niggaz
into the temple they call the body, now everybody got it
Had it, talked about it amongst they friends
Comin around my crew lookin Jazzy, wanna pretend
like you Ms. Goodie, Four-Shoes, even Bo knew, that you got poked
like acupuncture patients while our nation is a boat
Straight sinkin, I hate thinkin that these the future mommas
of our chillun, they fuckin a different nigga every time
they get the feelin to, I’m willin to go the extra kilo-meter
just to see my senorita get her pillow
on the side of my bed where no girl ever stay
House and doctor was the games we used to play
but now it’s real Jazzy Belle…
(my fav song n verse)
Yes sir!! My favorite rap duo! What up from Bama Atlien!
Jazzy Belle is my fav, playing it right now! I’ll be glad when they release something new. We are long over due.
Damn I’m old lol. But was a senior in college. This CD was played so much, it damn near disintegrated from the wear and tear.
Jazzy Belle is my favorite record love that chit and I love me some Dre then and NOW!!!!! 15 YEARS AGO I WAS 9
lol my big brother put me up on game #Atliens will forever be a classic. Outkast put the south on the map when people didn’t even respect us they made other regions respect the south… Kudos to outkast xoxoxoxo
Me and u yo momma and ur cuzins to! Elevators will always b my fav track
They put Atlanta on the map for me. Damn shame that 15 years later, ATL is more known for men in high heels and booty shorts.
Oh well. It is what it is.
PHOBIA and BENZ-n-BEEMERS is the baddest OUTKAST songs ever made!! ..and they are both on soundtraks an dnot on any of their albums!! CASCADE ROAD forever SHAWTY!
Wheelz of Steel, Mainstream, Decatur Psalm and Two Dope Boyz are my favorites from that Album…I know this LP well.