Features
Friday, January 4 2013
The Return of Sir Lucious Left Foot: Big Boi on World Domination
"As long as the music is jamming, I’m open to it. It’s always about the search for that new sound, that new groove. This is how you keep music going. The art form, period. The craft of making the coldest shit on the planet. This is what I do, this is what I was put here to do, and I’m just getting started." -- Big Boi
Friday, December 24 2010
The 70 Best Albums of 2010
PopMatters is on its annual publishing break until 3 January 2011, except for some film reviews and blogs. In the meantime, enjoy some of the year's best...
The year's best albums are highlighted by the emergence of a future superstar, two veteran and virtuoso rappers, and a Dream Team of indie bands releasing career peaks.
Friday, December 24 2010
The 60 Best Songs of 2010
Sixty slices of musical greatness highlighted by one of the most delightful expletive-ridden hits in pop music history.
Wednesday, December 8 2010
The Best Hip-Hop of 2010
Epic, sleek, weed rap, emo, sociopolitical, gangsta, or house party? In which direction will hip-hop go? This was a year for all of the above.
Reviews
Thursday, December 13 2012
Big Boi: Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors (take one)
It bears a lot of similarities to its rather stunning predecessor, but so what? If you're going to release a sequel to a great album, you might as well play to your strengths, which is exactly what Big Boi does.
Thursday, December 13 2012
Big Boi: Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors (take two)
Big Boi gets decidedly less funky while collaborating with Little Dragon, Phantogram, KiD CuDi and Wavves. Does he survive?
Wednesday, July 7 2010
Big Boi: Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
Half of rap's most exciting duo steps out on his own and puts his left foot forward.
Blogs
Thursday, October 25 2012
Big Boi - "Mama Told Me" feat. Kelly Rowland (lyric video)
Big Boi's latest single features Kelly Rowland on the chorus and, no, this is not a cover of the classic Tom Jones tune. "Mama Told Me" will appear on Big Boi's upcoming album 'Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors'.
Wednesday, June 30 2010
Full Album Stream of Big Boi's 'Sir Lucious Left Foot'
After what seems like years of push-backs and delays, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty -- the first stand-alone solo album from…
