THE TULANE HULLABALOO I SEPTEMBER 20, 1996 I .AYt:.C.d.e 7 OutKast is on the inside track and the Organized Noize family are defi- Alex White tracks like "13th Floor" and "Babylon" map. use strings, piano and acoustic guitar. The nitely where it's at. OutKast gained further exposure last Staff Writer addition of these classical instruments OutKast got its start rapping at East year by adding southern flavor to the adds a smoothness to these tracks that is Point's Tri-Cities High School, where it West Coast-dominated soundtrack for Come down to the dirty South with me, very reminiscent of Curtis Mayfield's was· eventually discovered by the Higher Leaming and to the East Coast's where we find OutKast, whose latest effort work in the 70s. Organized Noize crew. Soon after that, New Jersey Drive soundtrack. ATLiens will have you all moving to a new While ATLiens is one of the best the band was picked up by LaFace With OutKast having gained a follow- kind of groove. No doubt, OutKast's new albums out right now, it is one of the Records, which released the single ing in the North, South, East and West, album is the bomb. It is already nearing darkest records I've heard in a while. "Player's Ball." That song landed at num- chances are it's going to blow up this gold status and is expected to go platinum Throughout the album's 15 cuts you'll ber one on Billboard's rap charts for six year. The group is on tour right now, and soon. While OutKast has apparently hear eerie noises as well as entire tracks consecutive weeks. its latest single, "Elevators," is all over grown lyrically since its last album, that sound more like they belong in a hip- With the hip-hop world anticipating the radio, in the clubs and on the streets, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, it has hop horror movie than on an OutKast OutKast's debut album, blasted from low riders and Land still kept that laid-back brand of southern album. Southe mplayalisticadillacmuzik entered Cruisers alike. It is clear that brothers Dre fried funk that has made it popular since Still, ATLiens is the bomb. Of the 15 the R&B charts at number one and went and Big Boi, both 21, have some deep day one. tracks (almost an hour's worth of music) gold in just a few short weeks. Following matters on their minds. And judging by From a lyrical standpoint, OutKast there is not one tired song to be found. the further releases of singles like "Git their latest work on ATLiens, their best is approached ATLiens in a very different The first single off of the album, Up, Git Out" and the title song, the album yet to come. way. Subjects such as spiritualism, the "Elevators," is indicative of what the rest went platinum and put OutKast on the state of the black community, racism, par- of the album. Tracks like "Two Dope tying and your everyday pimp playa-type Boyz in a Cadillac," "Millennium" and stuff are still the group's focal points, but "Wheelz of Steel" will definitely have Jabber} aw everything has been taken to a higher you nodding your head in appreciation. level. OutKast's rhymes are more clear As with the last CD, much of ATLiens CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 and concise this time around. was produced by Organized Noize Pole Bathtub. Its song, 'The Charm," is band name?), is satisfactory, and their While at times ATLiens may seem to Productions, which produces the work of one of those songs that make me wish I name is crazy. be coming at you from outer space, after fellow southwest Atlantans like the could record over my CDs. Some of you The rest of the disc is ·great. may like it, but the band obviously does- a few repeated listens, you'll find that Goodie MoB, Society of Soul and Rico Jawbreaker comes on with a cool song n't want to sell records. called "Sister" which has one of the best members Dre and Big Boi are about as Wade. In the past few years, Organized Another one of those strange songs is rhythms on the CD. Redd Kross also has well-grounded as you can get. Big Boi's Noize Productions has defined a new behind-the-beat rap flow complements "Heaven isn't Hollywood" by an awesome song with a catchy beat. It sound in the field of hip-hop music that is Godsheadsilo. The band members were is called "Star Lust" and it's pretty good. Dre's rapid-fire southern drawl in such a distinctly southern yet appealing to the way that they are immediately recogniz- probably smoking crack when they hired The Bomboras perform ;'Fiberglass masses. the singer, because his talent is less than Jungle" a nice instrumental with a kick able when you hear them. The Organized Noize sound encom- noteworthy. of cool surf guitar influence to give it Always willing to try new and innova- passes the world of pimps, players, A cool sound comes from the flavor. tive things, OutKast incorporated some activists, poets and preachers and com- Laughing Hyenas. This band's song, This disc is a nice compilation new things here and there on ATLiens that bines them all into one smooth blend of "Shine," is not one of the best songs, but because it showcases many styles of add a certain depth to this CD. This depth politically aware hip-hop funk. Anyone its groove is really individualistic. It music. I enjoyed it when I heard it, and was missing on the band's first release. who has been to a Goodie MoB concert sounds like the band is playing in an air- so can you; Jabberjaw will be going on While a great deal of the album features knows what I mean. As far as hip-hop port lounge or something. Another sale Sept. 24 at most music stores. group, Clickitat Ikatow (how's that for a simple, hard-core beats and rhymes, music in the South is concerned, OutKast ｲ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ ｾ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｌ ,-- .. Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ ｾ 151v ｾ ｴ ｴ Ｎ ｄ ｌ ｙ JM'j/-· Fun-Loving People to Spend Spectacular (WnotJE 1 Week Cruising the Caribbean I You're invited to find our ju how much fun a I Carnival Crui vacation c n be. I Quad Ra Start t Just ｾ LJ 345.00 Per n Don't go around with hair done badly! Use ｾ ｲ special student discount at any area Supercuts. VOi> Wlllt N« Oll9 Oft'm 95 WITH 5720 Magazine Street COUPON 504 891-8800 REG.$8.85 OMrd • Opturd. ｌ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ Ｍ ｾ .