Stankonia

there’s a thrilling sprawl on OutKast’s fourth album, a sense of limitless possibilities within the boundaries of hip-hop.

Big Boi and André 3000 rap about baby mamas’ mamas (“Ms. Jackson”), feeling excluded from the American dream (“Gasoline Dreams”), and the trauma of teen pregnancy (“Toilet Tisha”). The music is wild, too. “B.O.B.” mixed metal guitar, a gospel choir, and a jittery techno beat.