The road to the release of Sir Lucious Left Foot was not smooth for Outkast’s Big Boi. The ATLien had to undergo some complications, being shelved and switching labels but all of that led to the unveiling of one of the year’s most acclaimed projects, including a 4.5 rating from HipHopDX. Recently, the Stankonian spoke on this and more with New York Magazine’s Vulture.
During the interview, he spoke on the label ordeal.
“I was stuck in a space where I’m making this music that Jive did not understand. They were telling me my album was a piece of art. They told my manager they didn’t know how to market and promote that. They were talking about just doing an online limited release of my record,” he said. Later, he says Jive specifically asked for a song similar to Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop,” which Big Boi was surprised by. “That kind of shook me up,” he noted.
Aside from this, Big Boi says Jive gave him an ultimatum.
“It was, ‘Okay, if you don’t put out the record with Dre on it [the song “Looking For Ya”] first, then you can take your album elsewhere. I was like, ‘Really? Okay, cool!” He quickly contacted L.A. Reid, the man who signed Outkast to LaFace Records fresh out of high school, and who is now the chairman and C.E.O. of Island Def Jam. “L.A. was like, ‘Meet me in Miami the day after tomorrow.’ Met him at the studio, played him one song [“Fo Yo Sorrows”] He was like, ‘Let’s go.’ Like, ‘Have they heard this?'”
For more on the interview, a tour of Stankonia Studios can be found at Vulture.
Yeah some record company are stupid when it comes to genius.
Most record companies just want you to copy what you already did that sold record or just copy something that is selling right then. Thats why todays rap is so watered down. Dudes get a contract & dont try anything new because they dont want to get dropped or pushed back.
Fo yo sorrows is real sick. So is Daddy Fat Sacks, Follow us, Shutter Bug, Tangerine, Be Still, Night Night, Shine Blockkas, The Train, Back up Plan, and the intro. The rest is just okay.
Oh yeah, and General Patton is fire.
SO ALMOST THE WHOLE CD? FAG
yes general patton is raw as hell dirty south hiphop at its finest
“They told my manager they didn’t know how to market and promote that.”
Oddly enough that doesn’t surprise me. We live in a time where the general public isn’t demanding art, just some fun hits.
Trust me I’m a young dude who have a hard time finding friends that are actually excited for a Big Boi album. Most people I know just download or turn up the radio and seem satisfied with it.
i hear ya bruh i got this album when first came out. its off the hook, his style , his flow untouchable man
i may have to disagree with you on that to an extent. the reason is because the soulja boys, gucci mane, wakas, etc will not sell like big boi or em. plus you have new dudes coming up like b.o.b. that has songs like airplanes or j. cole with his first single being “who dat.” neither are a “lollipop.”
not to mention you have people like kanye coming out hard in the fall. artists need to realize if you’re real on what you’re saying and true to yourself, you will sell more than that garbage abc rap.
I’m not old, but I remember when Southernplayalistic came out in 94. We used to play that cd over and over. I wasnt a huge fan of the speakerbox/lovebelow cd but I have loved everything else they have touched. This album not only feels like a classic like southernplayalistic but also shows how much Big Boi has evolved. The lyrics, beats, hooks, you can just tell he put his heart into it. Unlike most of the crap that is being shoved down our ears.
I feel the EXACT same way Boi.. I’m the only one I know who bought the album. I’m the only one who cares!! And the worst part is when I show ’em cuts off the album, they’re gonna start downloading single cuts of the album..
these younger cats go with whoever is hot…sad but true, album is and artist should know by now the only way they gon get the real music out on the shelves is being independent or releasing through a credible label with ppl with real music taste running those labels. LA Reid is a legend who the hell runs jive anyway today?
fuck fucka ass jive bunch of ignorant cock suckers all them dumbasses needs to get hit by fucking cars and become vegetables!
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thats mad wack of jive trying to get the homie to make a pop song
50k aint cool wit me this is big boi 1/2 of outkast and he do 50k man thats crazy i got my copy in the mail today cant wait to hear it
with that said em did numbers detox might drop this year if not C4 will be the next big selling record sales dont mean shit im just saying
mane you kno krs one been said jive was full of shyt when it came to hip hop. they always tryin to water shyt down mane! da fucks up wit that? thats why papoose deal fell through… mane fuck em dats what i say!
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IT’S DEFINTELY ONE OF THE BEST CD’S OF THE YEAR!!!
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Ahhhh, good line, good line.
This album was BORING. And the sales will prove that no one gives a shit about Big Boi without Andre 3000. To be honest, I don’t think Andre would sell neither given he hasn’t spit a hot verse in 3 years.
Back to the topic, Jive couldn’t promote the album because no one wants to hear his nonsense. That whole “he created a work or art” line was bullshit to make Big Boi feel better for making a bad album
??? No need to be a DICK or would that be an ASSHOLE. If you are EM #1 then you know DRE is in is “Top 5”
Your opinion, but I had to go to two places to get it because it was sold out, and my boy can’t find it. Either it’s selling like crazy or no one stocked it. SoundScan will tell all.
This album is solid as hell though. If you like Big Boi, you’ll like this album.
Big Boi is a legend fakkit.you must be fukkin ignrant crakka. people are paying close attention to him the fact that hes album is getting praise because of the MUSIC and critical aclaim shows that. you even got dudes calling it album of the year. you even commented witch proves you do give a fuck. kill yourself stanley.
“stanley” cute.
You’re just jelous Big Boi only selling 50,000 copies while Em goes platinum in 2 weeks. THEN you’re gonna make the excuse that “sales ain’t nothing” even though its just as important as talent and skills.
quon race aint got a thing to do with it im white id never say anything that retarded..especially about either member of outkast.
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MC hammer sold millions of records but he has no skill or talent so your wrong and where is he now? lol. you dumbass! famous artists have dropped classic albums and haven’t sold well at all. part of the reason em sold that much is because of white girls. why the fuck would i be jealous nerd? Big Boi just dropped a great album you can bump for years to come. Recovery(im a em fan) has about 5-6 good tracks the rest are corny and cheesy singing hooks. but great album nonetheless. you need to be slapped around because you say some corny shit
fsghdfhdfsdf do i give a fukk crackka? get mad.
dude. this album was straight fire. too bad only one song with 3 stacks. but definitely big boi is here to stay.
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4.5 rating from hip hop dx like that means something ha, the album was total trash thats why it didnt sell
critical acliam and fan praise from everybody sounds like an album to cop. Def Jam are not promoting the album like they should be bitch. jive fukked them over too.
Yeah Mylie is right you can’t get a web shot here and there and then a mag. article you need the label pushing that shit. Shutterbug took a second to grow on me but that hook on some Roger Troutman shit, if they played videos on video stations instead of bull like Ray J and Brandy then we would see it more. I haven’t heard radio bump the single like BedRock and we all know that is disposable warm garbage. The machine only has a few knobs on it and those spots are bought.
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this album is dope… classic
not sure how much sales it has, but don’t really care