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MTV News talk to the Outkast man as his debut solo album is released…

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 16:03

MTV: It’s been a couple of years since we heard Royal Flush- the first track from your album Sir Lucious- so the first question has to be- why has the album been so delayed and have the label issues been resolved?

BB: The album was delayed because of the label (Jive) and that’s why it took so long for it to come out. I wanted to be able to have the creative freedom that we usually have when we make records.
 
So I was on Jive records, now I’m on Def Jam and L.A Reid the guy who started Outkast’s career. I feel real good man, the music is being received well and I just want to say thanks to Jive records for letting me go!
 
When you first started on the album what were your aims and what did you want to differently from what you’d already achieved from Outkast?
 
BB: With this record the format has always been the same – make the best music that I could possibly make, the funkiest tunes.
 
Do you feel pressure because of the success you had with Outkast?
 
BB: No, no pressure at all man. We’ve been doing this now since we were 15. We’ve had a lot of success and the reception has really been open arms for us- so the only thing I wanted to do going in the studio was make some real fun music man and just get back to the music like with Outkast.  Nowadays the industry has gotten to be about everything other than the music, such as who you’re sleeping with, or getting locked up or beef. I’m here to get back to this music. 
 
Do you feel like you have a lot of knowledge about the music industry now after so many years in the business?
 
BB: Once you’ve started out as a youngster, the quickest teacher is actually experience. So you know- we’ve travelled the road, releasing albums. I’ve been through so many different situations I know how the industry works, you know what I’m saying? I’m just happy right now.
 
We’ve heard ‘Royal Flush’, ‘Something’s Gotta Give’ and ‘For Your Sorrows’, why did you pick Shutterbugg to properly launch your record?
 
BB: Well actually the single Shutterbugg was chosen by Andre 3000. When I  finished the record I went over to his house a couple of weeks ago. We usually always have a meeting of the minds after we finish a project. I asked him 'man what do I need to put out?' and he was like 'Put this song out first and whatever you decide to do after that it don’t matter.' So I wanna thank my brother Andre 3k for selecting the single. He made a good choice!
 
We were surprised to hear that ‘Shutterbug’ was a Scott Storch beat, I didn’t see you working with him, who else has produced on Sir Lucious?
 
On the album I’ve got Organized Noise, they produced a few songs, as well as Salaam Remi, Lil Jon, of course Scott Storch. Andre 3000 produced a track on there aswell, then there’s my production company Boom Boom Room Productions, which consists of myself, my boy JBeats and Royal Flush. They’re producers and they also produced the song Royal Flush. I got a new song on the album with Janelle Monae called ‘Be Still’ and they produced that aswell.
 
We’re hearing a lot of good stuff about Janelle Monae actually, she’s just starting to kick off over here, what do you think is special about her?
 
I think what’s special about Janelle Monae is that she is a true artist from the heart you know. I first signed her about 5 years ago, I saw her in an open mic night and she was singing an Anita Baker song, she had a voice like a songbird so I picked her up right from there and groomed her. She has a whole crew, the Wonderland Arts Society and they have a vision.
 
You mentioned Andre there, was it important to get him producing on the record aswell and also will you be featuring on his solo record?
 
Most definitely yes, it was important for me to get a beat from him you know that’s my partner. We recorded a couple of songs you know, Royal Flush being one of them then we got another song called Lookin For Ya, that was produced by Boi 1da.
 
What we’re doing now is just trying to keep it all together cause right now Jive records is trying to make it so that me and Andre can’t make records together anymore. Because…. I don’t know why. It’s crazy!
 
So with that in mind have you begun work on the next Outkast album and do you have any sort of release date in mind?
 
We’re putting our solo albums out first, ‘Dre is workin on his solo album now, mine is coming out here in the UK on July the 5th and in the States on July the 6th and we have top secret plans for an Outkast project. So, we just wanna make music man. we don’t even wanna be bothered with all of the politics.
 
As I mentioned earlier, you’ve been in the game for a long time now, what rappers do you see that are coming up that you like? I was listening to B.o.B’s album and it really reminded me of Outkast.
 
BB: B.o.B is definitely somebody you need to look out for, very talented brother. Actually he’s on my album aswell, we did a cut called ‘Night Night.’ I actually did a remix with him, a Nothin’ On You remix for his album. He’s one of the new artists also there’s this new cat called Yella Wolf and he’s an up and coming lyricist. That’s about it really, I like the real underground, dead serious MCs, deadly assassin lyricists you know what I’m sayin?
 
What other MCs are on the album?
 
BB: Also on the album I have T.I., Janelle Monae, B.o.B, Too Short, George Clinton and Gucci Mane and  that’s about it. It’s just me, straight killin it!
 
Big Boi's album Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty is out Monday July .
 

By Tom Thorogood

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