OutKast - ATLiens

ATLiens is a combination of “ATL”, the abbreviation for their hometown of Atlanta, and “aliens,” which spoke to the duo’s feelings of isolation due to their race, upbringing, and performing style. And it fit well on an album that effortlessly incorporated the Dirty South noise they made famous on Southernplayalistic with the spacy, futuristic beats they experimented with on this album. Organized Noize produced two-thirds of the album while André 3000 and Big Boi handled the rest of the production along with Mr. DJ as the Earthtone III. This marked the first time either of them produced for themselves.