SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRATES THE AQUEMINI 25TH ANNIVERSARY & SPEAKERBOXXX/THE LOVE BELOW 20TH ANNIVERSARY
SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRATES THE AQUEMINI 25TH ANNIVERSARY & SPEAKERBOXXX/THE LOVE BELOW 20TH ANNIVERSARY
AQUEMINI 25TH & SPEAKERBOXXX/THE LOVE BELOW VINYL AVAILABLE HERE
WATCH THE BRAND NEW ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO FOR “SPOTTIEOTTIEDOPALICIOUS” HERE
(September 29th, 2023) – Continuing the celebration of Hip Hop’s 50th anniversary, Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and Certified will celebrate Outkast’s Aquemini 25TH Anniversary and Speakerboxxx/The Love Below 20TH. Both classic albums are available HERE. The full Aquemini album will also be released digitally in both Dolby Atmos and 360RA.
Outkast has also just uncovered a brand new animated music video for “SpottieOttieDopaliscious.” Watch HERE. An epic 25 years in the making, the visual unfolds as a feast of seventies-inspired funk style, stoned psychedelic space meandering, and inimitable Afrofuturism directed by OK Motion Club. The clip follows its main character through an otherworldly nightlife “fever dream” where even the smallest move makes a big difference on the board…
The South certainly had something to say when Aquemini arrived back on September 29th, 1998. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, while “Rosa Parks” notched a GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category of “Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.” Rolling Stone plugged it at #49 on its coveted “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” in addition to #11 on the “100 Best Albums of the 90s.” NPR summed up its impact best by offering “Aquemini was just the lead-up in terms of what Outkast was capable of becoming.”
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, released on September 23rd, 2003, also included historic singles. Both “Hey Ya!” and “The Way You Move” captured #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the album itself debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. It received a rare Diamond-certification from the RIAA and took home “Album of the Year,” “Best Rap Album,” and “Best Urban/Alternative Performance” for “Hey Ya!” at the GRAMMY® Awards.
Lastly, Outkast released an HD version of their music video for “Rosa Parks” today (watch HERE) and last week, “The Way You Move” received the HD treatment as well (watch HERE).
Stay tuned for more news and announcements coming soon from SME & Certified.
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