Big Boi interview with Gowhere Hip Hop

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Last night at CRC Studios in downtown Chicago, Big Boi premiered his upcoming solo album, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty before it is available to the public on July 6th. After the listening party, we sat down with Big Boi for another GWHH exclusive interview to discuss the album. I was able to find out his mindset behind releasing two very diverse singles in “Shutterbugg” and “General Patton”, his thoughts on the comparisons between B.o.B & Andre 3000, and the entire story behind creating “Lookin’ For Ya” with Andre 3000 and Sleepy Brown including the exact reasoning behind why it unfortunately won’t appear on the album.

Perhaps the most powerful quotable from the interview came in response to the B.o.B/Andre 3000 question:

“There’s only one Andre 3000. What people gotta do is let B.o.B be B.o.B. I can understand people tryin’ to compare somebody with somebody or try to associate somethin’ with that they’re familiar with but there’s only one 3 Stacks, baby. B.o.B is very talented, very dope; let B.o.B create his own identity… just let B.o.B get his shine.”

Coming from Big Boi, the statement means even more. So perhaps, the general comparison between Andre 3000 and B.o.B will continue to cease.

But back to the album! From what we heard of Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, we can attest to the mix of “layers and layers of funk over hardcore beats” that Big Boi alludes to in the beginning of the interview. There are songs that sound nothing like each other due to the diverse production, different styles of guest artists, and of course Big Boi’s versatile delivery and concepts. In addition to the strong set of leaks so far, “Night Night” f/ B.o.B and the concluding track “Back Up Plan” hit me on 1st listen. There’s a lot to look forward to on July 6th as there’s somethin’ for everyone plus longtime fans won’t be disappointed as Big Boi stays to his roots throughout SLLF:TSoCD (What an acronym!). And if that’s not enough, Big Boi plans to serve up an appetizer in the form of a new mixtape, Big Boi For Dummies, due out next week. Enjoy!

BONUS: Peep the quick gallery below for pictures of myself and some of our new crew with Big Boi plus a few of the noteworthy plaques found in CRC Studios. Special shoutout to the good people at Ch’rewd for puttin’ everything together (the chicken & waffles were a nice touch).

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