rare in today's hip-hop nation." Richard Harrington of The Washington Post enjoyed the record's "more serious and focused lyrical sensibility", explaining, "The raps are generally inventive, clever without being cloying, more proof (if any were needed) that hip-hop innovation isn't just an East-West thang." Legacy In a retrospective review, AllMusic editor Steve Huey viewed the album as Outkast's "most focused work" and commented that "In addition to the striking musical leap forward, Dre and Big Boi continue to grow as rappers; their flows are getting more tongue-twistingly complex, and their lyrics more free-associative". RapReviews critic Steve Juon recommended it to listeners who "want to be challenged by [their] hip-hop" and wrote of the album's aesthetic: In The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), Roni Sarig felt that, strong rapping notwithstanding, the album's music "suffers as the duo make their first attempt at self-producing" and stated, "Although ATLiens promised expanded vistas with its interstellar motif, the record delivered something of a sophomore slump ... At best, ATLiens is the sound of an ambitious group searching for its voice." In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Sources "100 Best Rap Albums". In 2000, Exclaim! listed the album on their "100 Records That Rocked 100 Issues of Exclaim!" list. Hip Hop Connection ranked it number six on their list of "The 100 Greatest Rap Albums 1995–2005". Complex ranked the album fifth on their list of "The 50 Greatest Sophomore Albums in Hip-Hop History", its title 15th on "The 50 Best Rap Album Titles Ever", and the title track's beat 91st on "The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Beats of All Time". Rappers Isaiah Rashad, Wiz Khalifa and Dom Kennedy, and DJ Jesse Marco have named ATLiens as one of their favorite albums. Track listing Track listing and samples compiled from album liner notes. All tracks produced by Organized Noize Productions, except where noted. Notes "You May Die (Intro)" features additional vocals by Joi, Screechy Peach and Trina "Two Dope Boyz (In a Cadillac)" features additional vocals by Screechy Peach "Ova Du Wudz" and "E.T. (Extra-Terrestrial) feature additional vocals by EJ Tha Witch Doctor "Babylon" features additional vocals by Andrea Martin "Wailin'" features additional vocals by Cee-Lo of Goodie Mob "Mainstream" features additional vocals by Khujo and T-Mo of Goodie Mob "Decatur Palm" features additional vocals by Big Gipp of Goodie Mob and Cool Breeze "Millennium" features additional vocals by ShaJuanna Edghill "13th Floor