Big Boi
Git Up, Git Out: Big Boi Supplies Meals To Atlanta Poll Workers
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN The A’s Rap community continues to encourage fans and locals alike to make sure their voice is heard with this upcoming election. Big Boi has given back to city essentials workers in a thoughtful way. As spotted on TMZ the still very active OutKast member is putting his money where his mouth if when it comes to our boots to the ground representation in Atlanta. On Saturday, October 24 the “SpottieOttieDopaliscious” rapper partnered with Postmates and World Central Kitchen to serve meals to poll workers. He used the app to send over trays of shrimp tacos and pan-seared chicken. The gesture was well received by the staff as the city has been facing massing lines during the early voting phase. While Daddy Fat Sacks did not take to his social med...
Big Boi Teams With Sleepy Brown, Killer Mike on ‘We The Ones’
We’re approaching the 20th anniversary of OutKast’s landmark Stankonia, but Big Boi doesn’t appear to be looking back. The veteran Atlanta emcee linked up with longtime Dungeon Family collaborator Sleepy Brown for yet another track, “We the Ones,” ahead of their long-awaited collab record The Big Sleepover. And we certainly aren’t sleeping on this one after they brought Killer Mike and Big Rube along for the ride. “We the Ones” fuses elements of funk with a motivational message of standing up to oppression. It follows the June release of the pair’s joint track “Can’t Sleep,” only increasing fans’ excitement for the new project even more. “It’s produced by Organized Noize, and it’s me and Sleepy Brown all the way down, man, and we’re gonna drop that shit in a couple...
Big Boi and 2 Chainz Battle on Celebrity Family Feud
Legendary Atlanta rappers Big Boi and 2 Chainz went head to head on last night’s (Sept. 24) Celebrity Family Feud. The pair battled over questions including “my wife’s like a bloodhound, she can smell WHAT on me a mile away.” 2 Chainz’s team was victorious. The prize of $25,000 was donated to the TRU Foundation, an organization that focuses on bringing positive experiences to young people. Check a few clips from the action below. [embedded content] [embedded content] [embedded content] 2 Chainz recently dropped a video for “Money Maker,” which featured Lil Wayne. In June, Outkast alum Big Boi shared his latest single “Can’t Sleep” with Sleepy Brown. His most recent studio album was 2017’s Boomiverse. Earlier in the week, Weezer and Fall Out Boy went head-to-head on...
Big Boi Reminisces About Hanging With Kate Bush, Hints at Possible Collab
Big Boi and Kate Bush in the studio together? While some would not put these two on a song together, Big Boi has been a huge fan of the UK artist’s music. In a recent interview with SiriusXM Volume, the Outkast member opened up about his admiration for Bush. “I love Kate Bush. That’s my people, man,” Big Boi said in the interview. “My uncle turned me on to her since I was like in 8th grade. And this is like my mom’s brother, like the weirdo brother. He turned me on to Kate and Fleetwood Mac and Sting and Lynyrd Skynyrd, and he just listened to everything. So I grew up listening to Bob Marley too, and my top two artists of all time is 1A and 1B, Bob Marley and Kate Bush. And then No. 2 would be N.W.A.” As for his wanting to collaborate in the studio with the British singer, Big Boi sai...
Big Boi Releases New Single With Sleepy Brown, Says Big Sleepover Is ‘Coming Soon’
Roll out the red carpet for Atlanta hip-hop royalty. Big Boi is back, releasing his a single “Can’t Sleep” that features none other than the Dungeon Family’s own Sleepy Brown. The funky track feels like a wound-down callback to Outkast’s 2003 hit “The Way You Move,” which Brown also did his thing on, with Big Boi’s flow sounding just as effortless as it did all those years back. And after teasing the pair’s joint venture last year, titled The Big Sleepover, he’s now promising to finally deliver. Along with sharing the new single on Twitter, Big Boi writes that the album is coming soon, with the ever-so-promising hashtag “TheBigSleepover.” “It’s produced by Organized Noize, and it’s me and Sleepy Brown all the way down, man, and we’re gonna drop that shit in a couple months and keep it movi...
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