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OutKast - ATLiens
Released: 1996
Thirteen months after André 3000 was booed at the Source Awards and declared 'the South got something to say,' OutKast answered with a self-produced record about outer space and alienation.
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Released: 2001
Facing two criminal trials, Jay-Z asked a studio full of strangers for beats and cut nine songs in three days with two unknown producers, Kanye West and Just Blaze — then released the record on September 11, 2001.
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Released: 1991
Jazz bassist Ron Carter vetted the lyrics for cursing before playing a note, a founding member left mid-session for culinary school, and a 19-year-old Busta Rhymes stole the closing track.
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