In this episode, I explore the artwork for Outkast's 3rd album, Aquemini! Illustrator Gregory Hawkins' artistic journey from Columbus Ohio to Atlanta, Midnight Star's Freak-a-Zoids, the phone call of destiny, cosmic portals and hieroglyphs inspired by Sun Ra, an unexpected prog rock sample and way more!
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Theme music: "Jet in Jungle" by Damaged Bug, courtesy of John Dwyer
SOURCES:
https://www.theroot.com/28-days-of-album-cover-blackness-with-vsb-day-16-outk-1846278367
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquemini
https://www.discogs.com/release/363625-OutKast-Aquemini
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