Big Boi and Dre Present... Outkast

Big Boi and Dre Present… Outkast
Big Boi and Dre Present… Outkast
Compilation album by Outkast
Released	December 4, 2001
Recorded	1993–2001
Studio	Stankonia Recording (Atlanta, Georgia); DARP (Atlanta, Georgia);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	73:05
Label	LaFace; Arista;
Producer	Earthtone III; Organized Noize;
Outkast chronology
Singles from Big Boi and Dre Present… Outkast
	"The Whole World"; Released: November 27, 2001;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]
Now	^[3]
RapReviews	8/10^[4]
Robert Christgau	B+^[5]

Big Boi and Dre Present… Outkast is the only compilation album by the American Southern hip hop duo Outkast. It was released December 4, 2001 through LaFace/Arista Records. The compilation is composed of four new tracks, including three new songs—"Funkin' Around", "The Whole World" and "Movin' Cool (The After Party)", as well as five songs from Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, one from ATLiens, and three each from Aquemini and Stankonia.

Recording sessions took place at Stankonia Recording and DARP Studios in Atlanta. Production was handled by Earthtone III and Organized Noize. It features guest appearances from Goodie Mob, Joi, Killer Mike and Sleepy Brown.

The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. On March 6, 2002, it was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for 1,000,000 copies sold in the US. It also made it to No. 25 in New Zealand and No. 78 in Germany. In 2021, the album received Silver certification by the British Phonographic Industry for selling 60,000 units in the UK. Its lead single, "The Whole World", was charted in several countries and won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 2003.