Montrality recently caught up with Outkast alum Big Boi while performing in Canada. During this interview, the Atlanta legend discussed his upcoming sophomore solo album titled Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors and its accompanying coffee table book. He explained that the album, which is rumored to feature the likes of Little Dragon and Modest Mouse, carries on the legacy of the Dungeon Family and features some the best music he’s recorded in his career.
“The overall theme [of Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors] is making the best tunes on the planet,” he said. “I’ve always been dedicated to making this Jedi rap shit, we are Jedis, this is elite street Dungeon Family action, and we just take pride in what we do. We love our fans, we’ve been here for a minute, we gonna be here and we ain’t going nowhere. You feel me? That’s how we do it…I’ve [also] got a coffee table book around the time the album comes out.”
Big Boi also spoke about his relationship with Outkast partner Andre 3000. He said that he maintains frequent contact with Three Stacks, recalling that two most spoke on the phone following the wrapping of the principle shooting of Dre’s upcoming Jimi Hendrix biopic.
“The last time I spoke to Dre was a couple of weeks ago, he was out there finishing up the Jimi Hendrix movie,” he said. “I think he just wrapped the movie up last week or whatever. [We were] just chopping up, just homeboy to homeboy. That’s my brother, it ain’t nothing but all loving.
Check out the full interview below.
[July 16]
UPDATE: Def Jam Records has announced that Big Boi’s Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors album with release on December 11.
[November 1]
UPDATE #2: Def Jam has revealed the tracklist for the standard and deluxe versions, as well as the GIF cover art, for Big Boi’s Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors. Check the album info below.
1. Ascending
2. The Thickets feat. Sleepy Brown
3. Apple Of My Eye
4. Objectum Sexuality feat. Phantogram
5. In The A feat. T.I. & Ludacris
6. She Hates Me feat. KiD CuDi
7. CPU feat. Phantogram
8. Thom Pettie feat. Little Dragon & Killer Mike
9. Mama Told Me feat. Kelly Rowland
10. Lines feat. A$AP Rocky & Phantogram
11. Shoes For Running feat. B.o.B. & Wavves
12. Raspberries feat. Mouche & Scar
13. Tremendous Damage feat. Bosko
14. Descending feat. Little Dragon
Deluxe
15. Higher Res feat. Jai Paul & Little Dragon
16. Gossip feat. UGK & Big K.R.I.T.
17. She Said OK Big Boi & Theophilus London feat. Tre Luce
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Damn that hendrix movie got made that quick? I don’t understand why they would even make it at all if they can’t even use the music.
The last album was fire, this one will probably be the same
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Yeah mane, niggas unfolded the futon and slept on that that Sir Lucious Leftfoot album, and it was beastly….like Yamz,I expect nothing less here…
lemme put this out there LuciousLeft>idlewilde
Hope people go out and actually PURCHASE the album this time. You just know Big Boi is gonna bring that fire again.
Can’t believe Sir Lucious Left Foot, one most intelligent AND fun records of 2010, didn’t even go gold. Does the general public really not care about Outkast anymore?
CAN’T FUCKIN WAIT !!
in reply to The dude:
I think they do. I just think that as rap has fallen off and such, the public relates Outkast to Hey Ya, which was Andre 3000. Most buyers are younger people who probably have never heard aquemini or anything prior. They dont know what big boi is about. They dont know he’s the one who came up with a lot of the hooks, did a lot of contributory producing, and rapped rhyme for rhyme with dre. Andre is more flamboyant and in the limelight. No one out there does their hw. They suck. Rap fans think anything fed to them is good. They also dont have as much respect for old vets like a big boi. They somehow loooooooove kendrick and will buy all his shit and then they looooove MEek Mill, 2 chainz, etc. Whatever is the hot thing and cool thing to listen to they listen to. They HAVE NO TASTE.
So people who don’t excessively bump this “older” rapper have no taste? Fact is he makes clumsy music with stupid lyrics that even die hard Outkast fans don’t like. They want Outkast, but Big Boi keeps giving them these ridiculously named albums that aren’t in the same vein of what made him popular.
You’re joking, right? Big Boi is dope.
Anonymous wtf you talking about, Big Boi been coming up with the crazy nicknames from day 1. I love 3000 but at this point Big Boi is the one keeping it real for the hip-hop fans. What makes Outkast great is the mix of out-of-left-field spacey artistry and smooth, down to earth Playalistic shit, and Dre floated out a little too far into space to where he doesn’t know what he wants to do, while Big is keeping it as real and soulful as he ever did. I don’t cop too many albums nowadays but I’ll be looking out for this.
thanks
by the way dont think i just ripped kendrick. Im pointing out that they only love one very good lyrical rapper. Reality is, they would realize how amazing all the old stuff is if they only knew. You cant be a real rap person and have a top 5 of young jeezy, lil wayne, Kanye, 2 chainz, then Kendrick. It just proves you dont know your stuff.
Atlanta’s finest, real niggas know. The South has their Nas’s and Big Daddy Kane’s, Can’t wait for the album.
That artwork is hot and unique just like the album going to sound it will be a classic him and dre 3000 are the best rap group ever in my opinion
“You’re joking, right? Big Boi is dope”
Dead serious my friend.
i’m not even the same person, but clearly you don’t know what you’re talking about. big boi’s last album was one of the best of the year.
yea, ure an idiot. Everyone loved sir luscious leftfoot. it was fuckin dope. so hush up
Big Boi is arguablly one of the best M.C’s period! He is VERY UNDERRATED! It’s people out here that listen and purchase real rap! Keep doing your thang fam!
truth.
why isnt this headline: “Big Boi: Kickball champion of South Atlanta”?
if this shit is even half as hot as sir luscious left son of chico dusty we are in for a treat. last album fyyyyyiiiiiiaaaa !!!!
Definitely copping this, I hope they put the boy Tito Lo’ on this joint. Dungeon FAM!
17 tracks 22 features fuck off
Nah man, wait till you hear it first. Alot of them features are not rappers. Have faith, big boi aint gonna let us down. pz.
Kelly Rowland replaced Little Dragon due to label issues, yet Little Dragon still appears several times on the album…
Right…smh vicious lies
Is the Little Dragon version of Mama Told Me available anywhere? Album quality version?
Looks sick. SLLF was one of 2010’s best albums, so I know Big Boi’s gonna deliver again.
this is going to disappoint.
i feel the same
man that gossip track gonna be dope ass hell UGK and Big KRIT. Cant wait for the album to come out
The Gossip track has been out for months… It is dope
Sir Luscious was quality, I expect no different from this… overbearing ratio of features or not.
why not killer mike feature
look closer man
reading is fundamental
very cool cover art. very cool.
cool cover, but im a little bit dissapointed with the features
little dragon and killer mike, bosco wavves wtf??
There’s nothing wrong with either Killer Mike or Little Dragon
ill buy it on itunes…. not worth the physical copy
Anonymous:
There’s nothing wrong with either Killer Mike or Little Dragon
lol there both garbage… get real
RAP Music-top 5 this year
only good features are luda, T.I., ugk, big krit and bob
oh and kid cudi
how the fuck are you going to have an album that has 15 out of 17 tracks with a feature. at this point its not even a solo album anymore
Pretty much the same number of rap features as an Outkast album.
Just features a lot of indie bands as well.
id rather see outkast get back together than big obi doin solos. only good songs he made were shine blockas and shutterbug
wtf u trippin like a fuck
Anyone who is hating on Killer Mike either doesnt know him or just doesnt know what good rap is. Go rebuy your Drake albums
can i like drake and killer mike?
i still dont get all the hate. There isnt a ton of hip hop that i hate. Mainstream TENDS to be worse, and has definitely gone downhill, but theres shit in every corner of hip hop that ill bump. LIke lil wayne is a mediocre af rapper, but tha carter III is still a good listen. Drake is a pussy, but Take Care is still dope.