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#64 OutKast, 'Stankonia' (2000)

“Live, from the center of the Earth/Seven light-years below sea level we go/Welcome to Stankonia, the place from which all funky things come/Would you like to come?” questions Andre Benjamin an intro channeling Prince. Translated, ‘Stankonia’ means Land Of Funky. “Stankonia is this place I imagined where you can open yourself up and be free to express anything,” explains Benjamin, while Big Boi said “Stankonia is this place I imagined where you can open yourself up and be free to express anything.”

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