This Halloween marked 15 years since OutKast released Stankonia, their certified quadruple-platinum Grammy-winning fourth album. So while we were kicking it with Organized Noize inside Stankonia Studios for Rhythm Roulette, we had to find out how OutKast’s millennial tour-de-force came together. When Organized Noize worked on “Waterfalls” by TLC, or new tracks by Goodie Mobb and OutKast, they did so at Bobby Brown’s studio Boss Town.
Over the years, OutKast recorded so many of their biggest songs there that they bought the place and renamed it Stankonia. While most of that 2000 album was self-produced by Organized Noize and Mr. DJ (aka Earthtone), Organied Noize brought their signature funk to the hit single “So Fresh, So Clean.” Rico and Sleepy recall how the hook came to Rico, appropriately enough, in the shower. And while Big Boi loved the track right away, Three Stacks wasn’t so sure at first. “I knew that it was a record for Big,” says Sleepy. “In my mind it was an OutKast record,” Rico says. “I was surprised.” But then he got a late night call from Andre 3000.
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Monday, November 2, 2015
#MusicMondays Organized Noize on Stankonia & OutKast's "So Fresh, So Clean"
This Halloween marked 15 years since OutKast released Stankonia, their certified quadruple-platinum Grammy-winning fourth album. So while we were kicking it with Organized Noize inside Stankonia Studios for Rhythm Roulette, we had to find out how OutKast’s millennial tour-de-force came together. When Organized Noize worked on “Waterfalls” by TLC, or new tracks by Goodie Mobb and OutKast, they did so at Bobby Brown’s studio Boss Town.
Over the years, OutKast recorded so many of their biggest songs there that they bought the place and renamed it Stankonia. While most of that 2000 album was self-produced by Organized Noize and Mr. DJ (aka Earthtone), Organied Noize brought their signature funk to the hit single “So Fresh, So Clean.” Rico and Sleepy recall how the hook came to Rico, appropriately enough, in the shower. And while Big Boi loved the track right away, Three Stacks wasn’t so sure at first. “I knew that it was a record for Big,” says Sleepy. “In my mind it was an OutKast record,” Rico says. “I was surprised.” But then he got a late night call from Andre 3000.
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Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
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