bigted Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Big Boi Speaks On Upcoming Solo Album April 17th, 2008 | Author: Slava Kuperstein"Outkast are stronger than ever," said Big Boi to MTV News recently, addressing lightheartedly the rumors some time ago that the group would break up. "We got a few songs we already picked out," said Big Boi of their upcoming project. "We pick the beats first. I drop my [solo album] in July, Dre puts his out [later this year], and we drop that Outkast record at the top of [next] year." The first single off of the album, which is titled Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, is called Royal Flush, featuring Andre 3000 and Raekwon. The song, named after Big Boi's production group, has been making its rounds on the Internet. "I said I wanted to bring that hip-hop back," said Big Boi. "My album is about lyricism and about the craft. I saw Raekwon and he jumped on it. Actually, me and Raekwon recorded three songs. We were gonna finish it with just me and him. When Dre came back from Japan, he heard it and said, 'I wanna be on that.' I gave him the beat. He came back in a couple of months and was like, 'Let's do it.' " Big Boi also spoke on other collaborations for the album. "Thirteen cuts. Everything is brand new. I got a duet with Mary J. Blige that will probably be the second single, called 'The World Is Too Big.' It's definitely monumental. I needed somebody that could sing with that emotion and power. Like an old-school soul singer. That Motown throat! I always wanted to work with her." According to Big Boi, "The World is Too Big" addresses the election, poverty, crime and the war. He also noted that he co-produced every song on the album; other production will come from Organized Noize, Mr. DJ and Royal Flush. Probable guests on the album will be Khujo Goodie and T.I. And the album title? "Sir Luscious Left Foot" is one of Big Boi's many aliases, and "Dusty Chico" is the nickname his father gained as a fighter pilot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevTastic Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Lookin' forward to this. Big Boi has something different to offer than a lot of rappers don't have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Thanx 4 this. I can't wait 2 give it a listen. I can't say that i'm a big fan of the solo projects...or even that i like OutKast half as much as i did back in the mid-90's, but i respect what they do and always keep an open ear. I love that there's some political and world stuff on the album. It's about time some of that get released so that people who control the charts hear some substance. ...but why is it that emcees and rappers always get MJB when they do a "monumental" song? ha ha. I guess if they are gonna work with talent of that caliber they wanna put their best foot forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Tiger Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Cool stuff. I'll be keeping an eye for all three albums. I've got some mighty fingers crossed that there's no crap rapper guests. God Blessa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 There will be. But anyway, I like Big Boi more than Andre , he's dope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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