Editing Aquemini (section)

==Critical reception==
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name=Allmusic>{{cite web|last=Huey|first=Steve|title=Aquemini – OutKast|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/aquemini-mw0000043056|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 13, 2013}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="Chicago Sun-Times">{{cite news|last=Kyles|first=Kyra|title=Outkast, 'Aquemini' (La Face)|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=October 18, 1998}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s|Christgau's Consumer Guide]]''
| rev3score = A−<ref name="Christgau">{{cite book|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=2652|chapter=OutKast: Aquemini|access-date=September 13, 2013|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers]]|year=2000|isbn=0-312-24560-2|title-link=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4score = A<ref name=EW>{{cite magazine|last=Tyehimba|first=Cheo|title=Aquemini|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,285574,00.html|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=November 6, 1998|access-date=September 13, 2013|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714134309/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,285574,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|4}}<ref name="LA Times">{{cite news|last=Baker|first=Soren|author-link=Soren Baker|title=OutKast "Aquemini" LaFace/Arista|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-27-ca-26891-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 27, 1998|access-date=September 13, 2013}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="Q">{{cite journal|title=OutKast: Aquemini|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|issue=175|date=April 2001|page=124}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/aquemini-19980904|title=Aquemini|last=Fernando|first=S. H. Jr.|author-link=Skiz Fernando|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=September 4, 1998|access-date=September 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418185109/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/outkast/albums/album/193280/review/6067995/aquemini|archive-date=April 18, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev8score = 9/10<ref name="Spin">{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4wK_Oz2Yz7IC&pg=PT14|access-date=September 13, 2013|last=Green|first=Tony|title=OutKast: Aquemini|journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|volume=14|issue=12|page=178|date=December 1998}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Uncut">{{cite journal|title=OutKast: Aquemini|journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|issue=70|date=March 2003|page=120}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev10score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="USA">{{cite news|first=Steve|last=Jones|title=OutKast: Aquemini|work=[[USA Today]]|date=September 29, 1998}}</ref>
}}
''Aquemini'' received widespread acclaim from critics.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ighxbRRgk6sC&pg=PA134|title=Classic Material: The Hip-Hop Album Guide|last=Wang|first=Oliver|page=134|access-date=April 16, 2016|publisher=[[ECW Press]]|year=2003|isbn=1550225618}}</ref> [[AllMusic]]'s Steve Huey called it "a stroke of brilliance". He praised the record for avoiding the "hardcore clichés" and summed up his review by saying that ''Aquemini'' is "a virtuosic masterpiece, and a landmark hip-hop album of the late '90s".<ref name=Allmusic/> [[Robert Christgau]] also commented positively on the album, calling the record "evolved G-funk with denser instrumental crosstalk"<ref name="Christgau"/> and "rap-rock every bit as heavy as the bohrium and dubnium compounds hardheads hyped circa the [[Judgment Night (soundtrack)|''Judgment Night'' soundtrack]]".<ref>{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|date=March 2, 1999|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pj98.php|title=Pazz & Jop 1998: La-Di-Da-Di-Di? Or La-Di-Da-Di-Da?|newspaper=The Village Voice|access-date=August 21, 2021}}</ref> ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' writer [[Soren Baker]] complimented OutKast's "intelligent hip-hop" and commented that "musically, the collection supplies some of the lushest tracks ever included on a hip-hop record", noting that the music will "stimulate the mind, touch the soul and pack the dance floor."<ref name="LA Times"/> ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' named it the group's "third best offering."<ref name="Q"/> Sia Michel of ''[[The Village Voice]]'' called it "an impassioned state-of-hip-hop address".<ref name="Village Voice">{{cite web|last=Michael|first=Sia|title=Outkast: Aquemini|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/1998-10-27/music/f-reakiness-m/|work=[[The Village Voice]]|date=October 27, 1998|access-date=September 13, 2013}}</ref> In a brief review for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', Cheo Tyehimba qualified ''Aquemini'' as the hip-hop album of the year.<ref name=EW/>

[[Skiz Fernando|S. H. Fernando Jr.]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wrote "OutKast prove that you don't have to sell out to sell records. Sporting plenty of live chops and soulful harmonies, ''Aquemini's'' fresh, original feel defies rap's coastal clichés."<ref name="RS"/> Steve Jones of ''[[USA Today]]'' commented that the duo's "molasses-smooth raps speak to the stark realities of urban streets."<ref name="USA"/> Tony Green of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' said that although they are not as spiritual as Goodie Mob, Outkast's "streetcorner signifying" offers listeners more than simple musical pleasure and that they "have crafted some of the most seductive and dramadelic textures."<ref name="Spin"/> Giving it a [[The Source (magazine)#The Source's Five-Mic albums|five out of five "mic"-rating]], Charlie Braxton of ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]'' praised the duo for "their superb use of the urban narrative." Braxton called ''Aquemini'' "a brilliant record" and commented that it "possesses an uncanny blend of sonic beauty, poignant lyricism and spirituality that compels without commanding".<ref name="Source">{{cite magazine|last=Braxton|first=Charlie|date=November 1998|issue=110|title=OutKast: Aquemini|url=http://thesource.com/1998/12/31/outkast1998/|magazine=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]|page=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812031541/http://thesource.com/1998/12/31/outkast1998/|archive-date=August 12, 2014|access-date=September 25, 2023}}</ref>

In a retrospective review, Tim Stelloh from ''[[PopMatters]]'' described the album as a "loud, unpretentious, eclectic kick in the ass". He praised it for being "full of both fear and curiosity, and those emotions were channeled through its production."<ref name="Popmatters">{{cite magazine|last=Stelloh|first=Tim|title=OutKast: Aquemini|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/outkast-aquemini/|magazine=[[PopMatters]]|date=February 6, 2004|access-date=September 13, 2013}}</ref> Dave Hughes, writing in ''[[Slant Magazine]]'', stated: "Ten years on, ''Aquemini'' is the single strongest aspect of one of the art form's deepest benches. Snappier and more experimental than the pair's early work, and focused enough to feel comfortable in a sprawl, it's the moment when OutKast came fully into itself."<ref name="Slant">{{cite magazine|last=Hughes|first=Dave|title=OutKast: Aquemini|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/outkast-aquemini/1513|magazine=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=September 29, 2008|access-date=September 13, 2013}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
''Aquemini'' has been included in several publications' best album lists. In 2003, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked it number 500 on its list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]. The staff explained the inclusion by stating: "OutKast unleashed an explosive hip-hop that deployed live musicians, social commentary and a heavy dose of deep funk".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/outkast-aquemini-20120525|title=500 Greatest Albums of All Time: #500|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=May 31, 2009|access-date=September 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019204608/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/outkast-aquemini-20120525|archive-date=October 19, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was placed at number 11 on the list of the "100 Best Albums of the Nineties" by the same magazine.<ref name="Rolling">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-nineties-20110427/outkast-aquemini-20110429|title=100 Best Albums of the Nineties: #11| magazine= Rolling Stone |date=April 27, 2011|access-date=September 13, 2013}}</ref> In 2020, they revised their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list and re-ranked the album at number 49, calling it "the greatest record ever to come out of the Dirty South."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/outkast-aquemini-4-1063184/|title=500 Greatest Albums of All Time: #49|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref>

''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' called the album "the best Atlanta hip-hop album of all time".<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2013/08/the-five-best-atlanta-hip-hop-albums-of-all-time.html|title=The Five Best Atlanta Hip-Hop Albums of All Time|author=M.T. Richards|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=August 13, 2013|access-date=September 13, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' ranked the record at number 50 on their "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s", describing it as "smooth and well-conceived".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/6/|title=Top 100 Albums of the 1990s|author=Pitchfork Staff|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=November 17, 2003 |access-date=September 13, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' included it on three  of their lists. They ranked it number 35 on the "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s" and number three on the "Top 20 Albums of '98".<ref>{{cite journal|journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|volume=15|issue=1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YG5YubNw1pgC&pg=PA91|title=Top 20 Albums of '98|date=January 1999|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Spin90s">{{cite journal|journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|volume=15|issue=9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bGjsvmNt8UgC&q=outkast+aquemini+spin&pg=PA136|title=The 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s|date=September 1999|access-date=September 17, 2013}}</ref> The magazine also ranked it 76th on their 2010 list of "The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years".<ref name="Spin25">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/spin25/readers-poll-spin-25-results/?page=9|title=125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=February 15, 2012|access-date=September 17, 2013}}</ref> In 2004, ''[[Stylus Magazine|Stylus]]'' ranked it 185th on their "Top 101-200 Favourite Albums Ever" list.<ref name="Stylus101-200">{{cite web|url=http://stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/top-101-200-favourite-albums-ever-the-stylus-magazine-list.htm|title=Top 101-200 Favourite Albums Ever|work=[[Stylus Magazine|Stylus]]|date=March 22, 2004|access-date=September 17, 2013|archive-date=December 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212200814/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/top-101-200-favourite-albums-ever-the-stylus-magazine-list.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' named it the 20th greatest album since 1993.<ref name="Vibe93">{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/photo-gallery/greatest-50-albums-since-93?page=32|title=20. Aquemini (1998)|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=April 18, 2013|access-date=September 21, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Ego trip (magazine)|Ego trip]]'' ranked it the second greatest hip hop album from 1980 to 1998,<ref>{{cite book|first1=Sacha|last1=Jenkins|author-link1=Sacha Jenkins|first2=Elliott|last2=Wilson|author-link2=Elliott Wilson (journalist)|first3=Jeff "Chairman"|last3=Mao|first4=Gabriel|last4=Alvarez|first5=Brent|last5=Rollins|date=1999|title=Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists|chapter=Hip Hop's Greatest Albums by Year: 1998|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]|pages=337|isbn=0-312-24298-0}}</ref> while ''[[Hip Hop Connection|Hip-Hop Connection]]'' ranked it the 11th greatest rap album from 1995 to 2005.<ref name="HHC100">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Hip Hop Connection|Hip-Hop Connection]]|title=The 100 Greatest Rap Albums 1995–2005|date=March 2006|issue=198|pages=45–74}}</ref> ''[[New Nation]]'' named it the 80th best album by black artists.{{CN|date=December 2023}} In 2017, ''[[The Boombox]]'' ranked it second on a list of the 50 greatest alternative hip hop albums.<ref name="boombox">{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Todd "Stereo"|date=July 26, 2017|url=https://theboombox.com/50-greatest-alternative-hip-hop-albums-all-time/|title=The 50 Greatest Alternative Hip-Hop Albums of All Time: No. 2 'Aquemini'|website=[[The Boombox]]|access-date=August 21, 2021}}</ref> The album was also included on [[Apple Music 100 Best Albums|Apple Music's 100 Best Albums]] list at number 41 in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple Music 100 Best Albums |url=https://100best.music.apple.com/us |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=Apple Music 100 Best Albums |language=en-US}}</ref>

The album was included in ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''{{'}}s "500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die" (2003),<ref>{{cite magazine|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line --> |title=500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die|magazine=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]|location=New York|page=91|publisher=[[Dennis Publishing Ltd]]|date=April 2003|volume=2|number=3|issn=1534-0554}}</ref> [[Continuum Books]]' ''[[33⅓]]: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums'',<ref name="3313 Aquemini">{{cite book|first=Michael|last=Schmelling|title=33⅓: OutKast's Aquemini|publisher=[[Continuum Books]]|year=2009}}</ref> and ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''{{'}}s "The Ultimate Music Collection" (2005).<ref name="Ultimate Q">{{cite journal|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|title=The Ultimate Music Collection|date=April 2005}}</ref> The lead single "[[Rosa Parks (song)|Rosa Parks]]" was nominated in the category [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group]] at the [[1999 Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/15/parks.settlement/|title=Rosa Parks settles suit over OutKast CD|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=September 13, 2013|date=April 15, 2005}}</ref> The album's twelfth track "SpottieOttieDopaliscious" was ranked at number 16 on Pitchfork Media's list of the top 200 tracks of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7853-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-20-01/|title=Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s|author=Pitchfork Staff|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=September 3, 2010|access-date=September 13, 2013|archive-date=July 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719223302/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7853-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-20-01/|url-status=dead}}</ref>