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Showing posts with label Big Boi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Big Boi. Show all posts
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Big Boi Calls Next Solo Album "Daddy Fat Sax"
OutKast's Big Boi has already begun putting together the follow-up to his new solo album, Sir Lucious Left Foot, and is preparing to reunite for a group project with Andre 3000.
Boi said he is currently piecing various ideas and song concepts together.
"I got about four, five songs that I'm tinkering with right now," Big Boi told MTV News about Daddy Fat Sax, tentatively slated for a late-2011 release. "But at the same time, there's a couple of records that we picked out for the Outkast record too. So while Dre is working on his records, we're kinda, with Organized Noize, seeing what's gonna go for the 'Kast album. And at the same time, with the beats I already got, I'm just making the most out of my time, whether I'm on the road touring or just on the bus or whatever; just putting ideas down."
Recently, Boi vouched to keep silent on any projects outside of Sir Lucious Left Foot.
The more visible OutKast member says he's frequently asked about the long-awaited project from him and André 3000, but things could get ugly if he spills the beans. "When I do interviews and they ask where the OutKast album is, I have to tell them it's top-secret information, and that me and Andre 3000 will have to put something to your temple if I say something about it," he tells SPIN magazine. The duo made a promise not to speak about their next collaborative effort until the release is near. "We made a pact that we will not disclose any information until it's about to come out," he reveals.
After making a record label move to Def Jam, Boi recently aired out his issues with Jive.
"It's plain stupidity. It's stupid business and it's stupid politics. I mean, Jive Records had 'Shutterbug' for three years. And 'General Patton' for three years. You see what I'm saying? They told me to go in and make my version of Lil' Wayne's 'Lollipop!' I love that song. That was my favorite song when it came out. But how you gonna tell me to go bite another MCs style? How are you even going to open your mouth up to tell me to go and do that? That's the highest form of disrespect ever. So that's when I wanted to get off Jive. And the only honorable thing they've done is allow me to do that. So I've had nothing to do with them."
Boi's current solo album is reportedly en route to debut on the charts next week.
Among this week's debuts, Def Jam/IDJ's Big Boi will be the biggest, with the Outkast member's solo debut, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, which went from Jive to L.A. Reid's label, set to sell between 50-55k.
Check out a recent Big Boi interview down below:
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Big Boi's Lips Are Sealed On OutKast, "We Will Not Discuss Any Information"
Southern rapper Big Boi has vowed to keep silent on plans for another OutKast project despite being frequently asked about his relationship with Andre 3000.
Boi said they would wait until a new group album begins to come together before giving out details.
The more visible OutKast member says he's frequently asked about the long-awaited project from him and André 3000, but things could get ugly if he spills the beans. "When I do interviews and they ask where the OutKast album is, I have to tell them it's top-secret information, and that me and Andre 3000 will have to put something to your temple if I say something about it," he tells SPIN magazine. The duo made a promise not to speak about their next collaborative effort until the release is near. "We made a pact that we will not disclose any information until it's about to come out," he reveals.
Recently, Boi spoke on Andre 3000 being removed from his upcoming solo debut, Sir Luscious Left Foot.
"Jive Records is trying to block 3 Stacks from being on the album. Boi Stop!!!!"
"They told me my album was a piece of art... And that they didn't understand my music. Now they mad because y'all love it !"
"The Andre 3000 records r on deck..Stay Tuned !!!!!!!!!!!!"
He later blamed "stupid politics" on the part of Jive Records for Andre's removal.
"It's plain stupidity. It's stupid business and it's stupid politics. I mean, Jive Records had 'Shutterbug' for three years. And 'General Patton' for three years. You see what I'm saying? They told me to go in and make my version of Lil' Wayne's 'Lollipop!' I love that song. That was my favorite song when it came out. But how you gonna tell me to go bite another MCs style? How are you even going to open your mouth up to tell me to go and do that? That's the highest form of disrespect ever. So that's when I wanted to get off Jive. And the only honorable thing they've done is allow me to do that. So I've had nothing to do with them. Dré tried to have a talk with Jive and they said, 'No, we can't. That's gonna make us look bad.'"
Earlier this year, Boi said a new Kast album would follow Andre 3000's solo debut.
"The OutKast album, I can't really say which label it'll be on because I really don't know which label it's gonna fall. I'm gonna put my solo album out first, Dre is working with his solo album right now..."
Sir Luscious Left Foot drops Tuesday, July 6th.
Check out Big Boi speaking on Andre 3000 down below:
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Big Boi, Xzibit & Master P On Massive Oil Spill, "[Y'all] Won't Care Until The Price Of Shrimp Goes Sky High!"
Rappers Big Boi, Xzibit and Master P have stepped forward to share their thoughts on the recent Gulf Coast oil spill disaster and how much of an impact it could have on society.
Louisiana-based rap mogul Master P said he has noticed the fatal effect the spill had on animals.
"It's definitely something that's another tragedy for our community," Master P said in an interview. "[You] have to realize we have to prepare for this but, you never know when something like the oil spill will happen. It's out of control and it's killing the animals and the business people that do fishing in that area. People don't realize how this is it's going to effect the entire country."
West Coast rapper Xzibit shared a more critical reaction to the spill.
"disconnected people wont care about the #oilspill until the price of shrimp goes sky high!," he wrote over the weekend. "#sad but #true. ignorance is bliss."
Boi has even taken note of how long the spill has lasted.
"Gulf spill is likely worst environmental disaster in US history, Obama point person on environmental policy tells NBC's Meet the Press."
"Oil Spill Day 43 #f*ckaoilspill."
United States President Barack Obama has vouched to take action on finding out how the spill began.
"We have an obligation to investigate what went wrong and to determine what reforms are needed so that we never have to experience a crisis like this again,'' Obama said. "If the laws on our books are insufficient to prevent such a spill, the laws must change. If oversight was inadequate to enforce these laws, oversight has to be reformed. If our laws were broken, leading to this death and destruction, my solemn pledge is that we will bring those responsible to justice on behalf of the victims of this catastrophe and the people of the gulf region."
The spill began around the Gulf of Mexico in late April.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, also called the BP Oil Spill, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill or the Macondo blowout, is a massive ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, now considered the largest offshore spill in U.S. history. The spill stems from a sea floor oil gusher that started with an oil well blowout on April 20, 2010. The blowout caused a catastrophic explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling platform that was situated about 40 miles (64 km) southeast of the Louisiana coast in the Macondo Prospect oil field. The explosion killed 11 platform workers and injured 17 others; another 98 people survived without serious physical injury.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Big Boi Stares Down Competition On "Sir Luscious" Album Cover
The cover art to Big Boi's new Sir Luscious Left Foot album has been released on the Internet.
The image landed online late Thursday (May 27) night.
Kind of disappointed with this. Seems really simple, but maybe there is some underlying theme that I just don't know about. Navjosh Update: High Resolution artwork plus album photo shoot with Jonathan Mannion are up. (Hip Hop N More)
Boi recently said he is looking to continue releasing more new music following the album release.
"Yeah...I just like to keep recording, man. In the meanwhile, while we try to piece together the 'Kast record and see which records we're gonna use for the 'Kast album, I just been steadily recording records. For this album right here I recorded maybe 30-something, almost 40 records... I'm piecing together the next album too, the follow-up to Lucious Left Foot...Lucious Left Foot, Andre 3000, then the 'Kast record, and then we'll see what's gonna happen after that...Hey man, gotta keep recording. It's all about spreading the love and really saturating the Funk into the system. That's what we specialize in."
The rapper recently talked about his new music video for his single "Shutterbug."
"It's basically a cut that's all about capturing the moment, whether it be your kid's first steps or you got a Polaroid and you with your lady somewhere," Big Boi explained to MTV News from the Atlanta set of the song's video. "It's about capturing the moment and getting them good times. When you look at certain photos, it takes you back to the moment, and that's what it's about. It's a funky, get-down, slap-your-sister-in-the-mouth jam."
He also explained how Scott Storch came to be a part of the song.
"I flew down to Miami for a meeting with Scott Storch," said Big Boi. "Scott said that he had a beat for me that he was sitting on for a few years. He played it, it was bananas. I brought it back to Atlanta, put all that funk on it; bringing my keyboard players in, my guitar players in and then commenced to lyrical destruction. I wanted this song the capture the good times of getting back to emceeing, real lyrical content and having fun. That's what we do and what we specialize in. The music has always been funk, bass, that Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. We're bringing it back to the essence."
Sir Luscious is scheduled to drop Tuesday, July 6th.
Check out a recent Big Boi interview below:
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Sneak Peek: Lil Wayne Ft. Nicki Minaj – Knockout + Big Boi – Shutterbugg
Nicki Minaj plays Barbie to Lil Wayne’s Ken in the teaser for “Knockout,” one of four new Weezy videos off Rebirth debuting this weekend. Plus, Big Boi gives us a snapshot of his glowing video for “Shutterbugg” from his solo album Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Big Boi’s Solo Debut Gets July Date
Big Boi has chosen the summer time to formally introduce fans to Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. After a lengthy delay, the album has been given a proper release date.
The OutKast member’s solo debut will arrive July 6 via Def Jam, Rap-Up.com has learned. The Scott Storch-produced lead single “Shutterbugg” was released earlier this week to much applause, while a video for the smokers’ anthem “Fo Yo Sorrows,” featuring George Clinton and Too $hort, surfaced last month.
In an interview with DJ Delz, the Atlanta native revealed that he has recorded three tracks with his other half, André 3000, one of which was produced by 3000, and “Lookin’ for Ya,” produced by Boi-1da. “[It's] a lyrical manslaughter,” he said.
Other appearances include T.I. (“Tangerine”), Jamie Foxx (“Hustle Blood”), and Sleepy Brown (“Turn Me On”).
Monday, March 29, 2010
Big Boi Breaks Down Def Jam Deal, "Jive Gave Me The Opportunity To Take The Album Elsewhere" [Video]
OutKast's Big Boi has opened up about his new recording contract with Def Jam and revealed his thoughts about joining a roster of artists like Rick Ross, Fabolous and Ludacris.
Big Boi also talked about the status of the next OutKast album.
"It was a lot of behind the scenes, label politics," Boi told hip-hop personality Gyant referring to his album delay. "A lot of people don't know, we started at LaFace Records with LA Reid...as of maybe three weeks ago [Jive] gave me the opportunity to take the album elsewhere, I called my big brother LA Reid, he said meet me in Miami the next day. We flew to Miami, played him the music, he said let's do it, deal is done..I'm not even concerned about nothing but me. People might say [Def Jam] doesn't have any hot artists but he got the number one record with Ludacris' last week...my album is a musical nuclear bomb...The OutKast album, I can't really say which label it'll be on because I really don't know which label it's gonna fall. I'm gonna put my solo album out first, Dre is working with his solo album right now..."
Last weekend, Boi informed his Twitter followers of making a move to Def Jam.
"THE INK IS ON THE PAPER!!! "BREAKING NEWS!!!!" It's OFFICIAL! BIG BOI signs SOLO album DEAL with DEF JAM!!! More details to come...," he wrote late Friday (March 19) night.
His new album, Sir Luscious Leftfoot, is scheduled to come out this May.
Old rhyme partner André 3000 cameos on "Lookin 4 Ya"; the ominous, R&B-tinged "Hustle Blood" features Jamie Foxx; and "Shine Blockas," a booming, soulful jam with Gucci Mane, is already an underground hit. The release has been repeatedly delayed as Big Boi negotiates with his record label, but that's given him time to live with the music. "If I can listen to it every day for years," he says, "I know fans will wear it out when they get it."
No further details have been revealed as of now.
Check out Big Boi speaking with Gyant below:
GUTV "Studio Sessions" W/ Big Boi of Outkast from Gyant UnpluggedTV on Vimeo.
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