So Fresh, So Clean
Outkast | Artist Essentials
First released: 2000 (year verified)
Original 2000 full studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The relaxed bass groove and recurring sung phrase give the verses an easy, unhurried setting.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2000 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2000 release history of Stankonia. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2000 full studio album recording
Credit: Outkast
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Stankonia
Stankonia - original LaFace program
Original 2000 program, including earlier same-year Ms. Jackson and B.O.B. fields. Original full recordings precede later annual placements and compilation edits. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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The actual retained annual candidate does not identify its audio edition. The selection preserves the original full studio presentation; documented named radio mixes or shorter anthology presentations are not silently treated as identical. The real annual candidate remains provisional, without asserting a different performance from duration alone.
Stankonia - original LaFace program
Original 2000 program, including earlier same-year Ms. Jackson and B.O.B. fields. Original full recordings precede later annual placements and compilation edits. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Big Boi & Dre Present - new 2001 recording field
The Whole World has a November 2001 recording field and full Killer Mike credit. Only this new recording uses 2001; older songs retain their original program dates and full editions. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About OutKast
OutKast are the Atlanta hip-hop duo of André 3000 and Big Boi. Their recordings bring Southern storytelling together with funk, soul, jazz and rock, often using futuristic imagery and elaborate musical settings. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik established their early approach, while ATLiens and Aquemini expanded its range. Stankonia pushed further into electronic and psychedelic textures, and Speakerboxxx/The Love Below presented contrasting sides of the partnership. Across these changes, the duo's distinct vocal styles and interest in narrative remained central to the music.
Artist background sources
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: OutKast
Supports Atlanta duo identity, musical blend, storytelling and named album progression; inconsistent museum release-date labels omitted and member solo IDs excluded. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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