TopTenREVIEWS presents the reviews for Stankonia

Email to a friend

Stankonia

by Outkast

ALBUM RANKINGS:

Expand All | Close All

All Time

of 455,330

313
2000's

of 265,621

15
2000

of 38,671

3

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.5448 Stankonia is ranked overall as 3.5448 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.5422 Stankonia has an avg. critic score of 3.5422 out of 4 stars

Stankonia Album Reviews

Critic Review Summary

Click on the numbers to the right of the graph to see reviews of that rating.

Fair

(0)

Poor

(7)

Other Related Review Sites

In-depth, side-by-side comparisons and reviews

See a list of our 170+ review sites in Software, Web Services, and Electronics.

Featured Reviews

Entertainment Weekly

Stankonia reeks of artful ambition rendered with impeccable skill -- or as one song title so concisely has it, ''So Fresh, So Clean. ...more

Entertainment Weekly

Knotty, funny, and frank, Outkast's fourth album Stankonia extends and transcends the Southern funk-rock-hip-hop synthesis this Atlanta duo nurtured so fruitfully on 1998's Aquemini. ...more

All Music Guide

It takes a few listens to pull everything together, but given the immense scope, it's striking how few weak tracks there are. It's no wonder Stankonia consolidated OutKast's status as critics' darlings, and began attracting broad new audiences: its across-the-board appeal and ambition overshadowed nearly every other pop album released in 2000. ...more

All Music Guide

Stankoniawas OutKast's second straight masterstroke, an album just as ambitious, just as all-over-the-map, and even hookier than its predecessor. With producersOrganized Noizeplaying a diminished role,Stankoniareclaims the duo's futuristic bent. ...more

Rolling Stone

One of the best albums of the year. ...more

Reviews by score:

See all (15) "Excellent" Reviews

Mojo

Crafting a sound that incorporates stinky Funkadelic psych with Prince harmonics and Rick James' pimp disco, this is hip hop with the power to convert even the most reactionary...read the complete review at Mojo

See all (11) "Very Good" Reviews

Wall of Sound

Outkast's fourth album, Stankonia, is a far more complex effort than the critically acclaimed Aquemini. While Aquemini dealt with Big Boi and Dre's -- the self-described "player and poet," respectively -- contradictory personalities, Stankonia addresses...read the complete review at Wall of Sound

See all (1) "Good" Reviews

Slant Magazine

While the hip-hop world continues to generate increasingly talented MCs and mega-producers, most of its actual releases have become increasingly stagnant. The typical hip-hop video is filled with women in bikinis licking lollipops or ice cream cones...read the complete review at Slant Magazine

There are no "Fair" Reviews

See all (7) "Poor" Reviews

The A.V. Club

The past few years have ushered in a golden age for hip-hop, with a new breed of visionaries taking the music in a thousand new and exciting directions. But where most of these acts come from a creatively burgeoning underground, OutKast has its roots in...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

New Reviews Newsletter

Want to be notified when new review sites are announced? Sign up for our email review notifications.

Was this review helpful?

Not Helpful

Somewhat Helpful

Helpful

Very Helpful

Please share your comments / suggestions with us
To verify please type the following: