Big Boi, Featuring Too Short and George Clinton, "For Yo' Sorrows" @10:00 AM
Here's another excellent advance to stoke the fire for Big Boi's long awaited Sir Luscious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty album. As he proved back on "Synthesizer" from 1998's Aquemeni, no rapper makes George Clinton sound more at home. Too Short seems pretty comfortable with his gray whiskers, too. They're all very dope. 7
New Video: Big Boi and Gucci Mane, "Shine Blockas" @12:00 PM
What do you do if you record a great duet with a big rising star in your field, but he has to go to jail before filming a video for it? Well, if you're cooler than a penguin's toenails, like Outkast's Big Boi, you head to Walmart to pick up some new socks, set the cameras rolling, and lip-synch your partner's parts for him. And give a little "Free Gucci" shout-out at the end. READ MORE 1
Wait, Is That The Good Kind Of Illin' Or The Bad Kind Of Illin'? @3:35 PM
Well. The thought of a Run-DMC Broadway musical makes me want to puke in my shell-toes. (Just kidding, I don't really have shell-toes.) True rap greats, going the way of Billy Joel? This cannot be good. (It certainly was not good for true rock greats, The Who.) But wait, maybe I shouldn't be so quick to diss and dismiss. After all, Awl pal Sacha Jenkins' recent foray into rap musical theater, met with rave reviews. And if Big Boi can pull off a ballet and still kill the mic (and talk to penguins) anything's possible. And Jordan Galloway of the New York Press is "practically giddy" at the news of the project, which he thinks "has the potential to be amazing." He also reports, "The job of bringing the hip hop impresarios' lives to the stage falls to Hollywood producer Paula Wagner." Oh, the Paula Wagner who produced Vanilla Sky? That doesn't make me feel better. 3
Big Boi: Best To Wear Your Parka (In Orlando! At Sea World!) @4:36 PM
He told us on "Atliens," back in 1996, that he was "cooler than a polar bear's toenails." But now here's proof: Outkast MC, renowned dog lover and overall good guy Big Boi took his family to Seaworld in Orlando recently-and filmed what is surely the best promo spot in the history of marine biology. Also: Judging from early material like "Royal Flush" and "Sumthin' Gotta Give," we have hopes that are high for Big Boi's solo album, Sir Luscious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty, later this year. 2
