OutKast’s Aquemini album is undoubtedly regarded by many as one of the greatest albums ever created, so it is no surprise it landed on Bishop Lamont‘s list of Best Albums of all-time. Bishop sat down with Soren Baker of Unique Access Entertainment to discuss the iconic album.
“What OutKast has done the same is they’ve always been different,” Bishop says. “If there is anything you can do is continue to evolve. So that’s what Aquemini gave me from top to bottom.”
Bishop says that Andre 3000 and Big Boi are true artists and that Outkast is one of the greatest examples of Southern hip-hop. Bishop feels that the word “Genius” has been handed out far to frequent without it being warranted, but what Outkast has done with spoken word and challenging the norm with solo horn sections has set them apart from their peers.
“When you care about the culture and you really care about the art form, and you want to come in and leave the people with something they can take for the rest of their lives, and that’s what OutKast did for me,” Bishop explains, “because when you listen to that, I call it soundtrack music for real life.”
Bishop feels that an OutKast album is like a home-cooked meal and that you are guaranteed to leave the table full and fulfilled. Bishop goes on to admit that every time he hears OutKast, it sends him back to the drawing board, and that they are on a mastery level of a Bruce Lee.
“You have these certain things that are organic and they continually expand,” Bishop says. “They continually take on new meanings and Aquemini is one of those things. Where as I progress as an artist, as I grow older and keep evolving as a human being, spiritual, conscious whatever, it always has new information.”