A pair of popular albums from 2000 are now available as digital-only expanded editions for their 20th anniversaries.
Whoa, Nelly! was the debut album from genre-bending singer Nelly Furtado. Born in Canada to Portuguese parents, Furtado's blend of folk and hip-hop stood out amid the era of teen-friendly pop on TRL. Lead single "I'm Like a Bird" topped the charts in her native country and reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100; follow-up "Turn Off the Light" hit the Top 10 in both countries as well. Nelly won a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance "I'm Like a Bird," and also earned Song of the Year and Best New Artist nominations. This expansion of Whoa, Nelly! features 10 bonus tracks from vinyl and ex-U.S. CD singles, including a notable remix of "Turn Off the Light" by Timbaland. (The rapper/producer teamed up with Furtado on her third album Loose, her most commercially successful album.)
From the north, we move to the Dirty South for a celebration of Atlanta rap duo OutKast's commercial breakthrough Stankonia. Though Big Boi and Andre 3000 were no strangers to the scene - watch them defiantly proclaim "the South got something to say" when winning Best New Rap Group at the contentious 1995 Source Awards defined by East Coast/West Coast hip-hop tensions - Stankonia marked a quantum leap forward for the pair. Their increasingly divergent inspirations - Dre started singing and incorporated spacey rock and vintage soul into tracks, while Big Boi's verses became even quicker - appealed to a wider swath of fans and critics than ever before. "Ms. Jackson" became a surprise No. 1 pop hit and the duo took home two Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.
Stankonia is being celebrated in a few digital ways: the album has been reissued with six bonus tracks, including a cappella versions of tracks and a previously unreleased remix of the stellar "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)" by Rage Against the Machine's Zack de la Rocha. The album's three singles - "B.O.B.," "Ms. Jackson" and "So Fresh, So Clean" - have also been delivered as digital EPs packed with rare remixes and instrumentals, including all the bonuses from the new album expansion, at least three unreleased "B.O.B." mixes and an unearthed take on "So Fresh" mixed by Korn frontman Jonathan Davis.
Streaming and download links for all titles are below.
Whoa, Nelly! Expanded Edition (Geffen/UMe, 2020)
- Hey, Man!
- Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)
- Baby Girl
- Legend
- I'm Like a Bird
- Turn Off the Light
- Trynna Finda Way
- Party
- Well, Well
- My Love Grows Deeper (Part 1)
- I Will Make U Cry
- Scared of You
- I'm Like a Bird (Acoustic)
- My Love Grows Deeper
- I Feel You (feat. Esthero)
- I'm Like a Bird (Nelly vs. Asha Remix)
- Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days) (Dan the Automator Remix)
- Baby Girl (Live)
- Party (Reprise)
- Turn Off the Light (Timbaland Remix)
- I'm Like a Bird (Junior Vasquez Club Anthem)
- Onde Estas
Tracks 1-12 released as DreamWorks Records 0044-50217-2, 2000
Track 13 released on "Turn Off the Light" European CD single - Dreamworks 450 903-2, 2000
Tracks 14-15 and 19 released on "I'm Like a Bird" European CD single - DreamWorks 450 934-2, 2000
Track 16 released on "...On the Radio" European CD single - DreamWorks 450 856-2, 2002
Tracks 17-18 released on "Hey, Man!" European CD single - DreamWorks 450 827-2, 2002
Tracks 20-21 released on "Turn Off the Light" 12" - DreamWorks 0044-50903-1, 2001
Stankonia (Deluxe Version) (LaFace/Legacy, 2020)
- Intro
- Gasoline Dreams (feat. Khujo)
- I'm Cool (Interlude)
- So Fresh, So Clean
- Ms. Jackson
- Snappin' & Trappin' (feat. Killer Mike & J-Sweet)
- D.F. (Interlude)
- Spaghetti Junction
- Kim & Cookie (Interlude)
- I'll Call B4 I Cum (feat. Gangsta Boo & Eco)
- B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
- Xplosion (feat. B-Real)
- Good Hair (Interlude)
- We Luv Deez Hoez (feat. Backbone & Big Gipp)
- Humble Mumble (feat. Erykah Badu)
- Drinkin' Again (Interlude)
- ?
- Red Velvet
- Cruisin' in the ATL (Interlude)
- Gangsta Shit (feat. Slimm Calhoun, C-Bone & T-Mo)
- Toilet Tisha
- Slum Beautiful (feat. Cee Lo)
- Pre-Nump (Interlude)
- Stankonia (Stanklove) (feat. Big Rube & Sleepy Brown)
- Ms. Jackson (Mr. Drunk Remix)
- So Fresh, So Clean (Stankonia Remix feat. Snoop Dogg & Sleepy Brown)
- B.O.B. (Zack de la Rocha Remix)
- Ms. Jackson (A Cappella)
- So Fresh, So Clean (A Cappella)
- B.O.B. (A Cappella)
Tracks 1-24 released as LaFace/Arista 73008-26072-2, 2000
Track 25 released on Arista U.K. promo 12" LEVI001, 2000
Track 26 released on LaFace promo 12" LFDP-4543, 2001
Track 27 previously unreleased
Track 28 released on LaFace promo 12" LFDP-4487, 2000
Track 29 released on LaFace promo 12" LFDP-4529, 2001
Track 30 released on LaFace promo 12" LFDP-4466, 2000
B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) (LaFace/Legacy, 2020)
- B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) (Radio Edit)
- B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) (Radio Mix)
- B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) (Instrumental)
- B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) (Cutmaster Swiff Remix)
- B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) (Zack de la Rocha Remix)
- B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) (Beat Bullies Remix)
- B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) (A Cappella)
Track 1 released on LaFace promo CD single LFPCD-4466, 2000
Tracks 2-3 and 7 released on LaFace promo 12" LFDP-4466, 2000
Tracks 4-6 previously unreleased
Ms. Jackson / Sole Sunday (LaFace/Legacy, 2020)
- Ms. Jackson (Radio Mix)
- Ms. Jackson (Instrumental)
- Ms. Jackson (Mr. Drunk Remix)
- Ms. Jackson (A Cappella)
- Sole Sunday (feat. Goodie Mob) (Radio Mix)
- Sole Sunday (feat. Goodie Mob) (Dirty Mix)
- Sole Sunday (Instrumental)
- Sole Sunday (feat. Goodie Mob) (A Cappella)
Tracks 1-2 and 4 released on LaFace promo 12" LFDP-4487, 2000
Track 3 released on Arista U.K. promo 12" LEVI001, 2000
Tracks 5 and 7 released on LaFace CD single 73008-24525-2, 2001
So Fresh, So Clean (LaFace/Legacy, 2020)
- So Fresh, So Clean (Radio Mix)
- So Fresh, So Clean (Fatboy Slim Mix)
- So Fresh, So Clean (Stankonia Radio Remix feat. Snoop Dogg & Sleepy Brown)
- So Fresh, So Clean (Stankonia Remix feat. Snoop Dogg & Sleepy Brown)
- So Fresh, So Clean (Stankonia Remix Instrumental)
- So Fresh, So Clean (Stankonia Remix A Cappella feat. Snoop Dogg & Sleepy Brown)
- So Fresh, So Clean (Raptile's Cryptotech Remix)
- So Fresh, So Clean (Jonathan Davis Remix)
- So Fresh, So Clean (Instrumental)
- So Fresh, So Clean (A Cappella)
Tracks 1-2 and 7 released on LaFace U.K. CD single 74321 86758 2, 2001
Track 2 released on LaFace promo 12" LDFP-4549, 2001
Tracks 3-6 released as LaFace promo 12" LDFP-4543, 2001
Track 8 previously unreleased
Tracks 9-10 released on LaFace promo 12" LDFP-4529, 2001
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