Big Boi Interview

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!

 

 

BB: With this record the format has always been the same – make the best music that I could possibly make, the funkiest tunes.

 

 

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. 

 

 

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.

 

 

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!

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

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!

 

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 5^th and in the States on July the 6^th 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.

 

 

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?

 

 

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!