This album will take a few listens to really sink in but is truly a masterpiece..To me..this album defines the group..Their 3rd album, "Aquemini" is taken from both of the members zodiac signs (aquarius and gemini)..There is a good mix of guests on this album everyone from Raekwon,George Clinton, Cee-Lo, Erkyah Badu, Witchdoctor, and Slick Rick( a writer on "Da Art Of Storytellin' Part 1")..It somehow works perfectly..A lot of controversy came out of the song "Rosa Parks" in which they rap about how they were pushed to the back of the music industry because they were different much like Rosa Parks was told to sit in the back of the bus because of her skin color..The actual Rosa Parks heard the song and found it offensive because of all the profanity and because she wasn't asked if it was okay if they used her name as the title...5 mics in the source in 1998 at a time when rap was dominated by materialism..
The Source-
"Aquemini is a brilliant record.... It possesses an uncanny blend of sonic beauty, poignant lyricism and spirituality that compels without commanding. The record offers a rich blend of potent beats--tight snares, booming kicks and cool rimshots--and a diverse tapestry of various musical textures...."
1. Hold On, Be Strong
2. Return Of The 'G'
3. Rosa Parks
4. Skew It On The Bar-B
5. Aquemini
6. Synthesizer
7. Slump
8. West Savannah
9. Da Art Of Storytellin' (Part 1)
10. Da Art Of Storytellin' (Part 2)
11. Mamacita
12. SpottieOttieDopaliscious
13. Y'All Scared
14. Nathaniel
15. Liberation
16. Chonkyfire
4.5/5 Bananas
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