NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rapper Big Boi is trying new sounds and styles for his highly anticipated second album out on Tuesday, carving a successful solo spotlight beyond OutKast's devoted following. Big Boi, whose real name is Antwan Andre Patton, is best-known as one-half of hip-hop duo OutKast with Andre 3000. The group, which went on in...

Big Boi seems to exist entirely in the indie-festival universe these days, so it’s nice, every once in a while, to remember that he’s totally famous, that he has a bunch of hits to his name, and that a daytime talk show like The View is still totally willing to book him when he’s got [...]

After Speakerboxxx, after Big Boi Presents Got Purp?, after Sir Lucious Left Foot, it’s now possible to say that Big Boi, the solo artist, has his very own aesthetic — one pretty far removed from the ruminative Dungeon Family gutbucket soul-funk that animated the first three OutKast albums. Big Boi’s sound builds on...

Big Boi counts Mumford & Sons among his favorites

Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors, the new solo album from OutKast’s Big Boi, has a few collaborations with Swedish pop group Little Dragon. Little Dragon were also the original guests on “Mama Told Me,” the album’s single, but former Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland eventually replaced them....