Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A LP (2016.68.7a) of Outkast's Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. The front cover of the record sleeve (2016.68.7b) features portraits of Big Boi and Andre 3000 outlined with an orange highlight; in the background are the shadows of the two men cast on a dark purple surface. In the top left corner, directly above Big Boi's head, is the Outkast logo. Aligned with the bottom edge of the cover is the text [southernplayalisticadillacmuzik]. In the top right corner of the front cover is an orange sticker with white and black printed text which proves [20TH / ANNIVERSARY / OF THE SEMINAL / HIP HOP CLASSIC / FEATURING / "PLAYER'S BALL"]. The LP is a vinyl record with a yellow LaFace Records label. Side 1 has a playlist for Side 2 has a playlist that list five songs. Both sides have credit and production information.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1994
• Published by: LaFace Records, American, 1989 - 2011
• Recorded by: Outkast, American, founded 1992
• Type: record covers
• Type: long-playing records
• Medium: vinyl with ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: Diameter (record): 12 × 1/16 in. (30.5 × 0.2 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (sleeve): 12 3/8 × 12 7/16 × 3/16 in. (31.4 × 31.6 × 0.5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Topic: Urban life
• Object number: 2016.68.7ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © 1994, 2014 RCA Records Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.