Idolator — For its 7th annual Hip Hop Honors broadcast, VH1 cast a spotlight on the Dirty South — a loosely defined but creatively verdant chunk of geography that has blessed us with talents from T.I. to Lil Wayne to OutKast. The show paid musical tribute to ... more info

Idolator — The track list for Big Boi’s July release Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty surfaced today, and noticeably absent from his solo album is “Lookin’ For Ya”, a collaboration with his OutKast partner Andre 3000. Why is it MIA? Because... more info

Pitchfork — Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, the long-awaited, much anticipated solo album from OutKast's Big Boi, will finally hit record-store shelves July 6, thanks to the good folks at Def Jam. And now the album has both cheesy 80s jazz-loo... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Big Boi has told MTV News that Jive Records are preventing him and his OutKast partner Andre 3000 from working together. The Atlanta rapper left the label and joined Def Jam to release his delayed... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Big Boi from rap group OutKast has just revealed details of his upcoming album, Sir Luscious Left Foot. But it seems like he forgot to put his main man Andre 3000 on the album. What’s going... more info

Pitchfork — Things are moving fast for the Mississippi rapper/producer Big K.R.I.T. About a month ago, he released the free online album K.R.I.T. Wuz Here (download it here). Just yesterday, he announced his signing with Def Jam. It's easy to hear what the lab... more info

Pitchfork — The NBA Finals start tonight, and if you're anything like this writer, you're hoping with all the fire of your soul that Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers do not bring home their second straight championship. Still, it's easy to enjoy Nike's new c... more info

Music For Ants — The first time I tried to buy Stankonia was at a now defunct ShopKo near my house. My friend Swanson and I rode our bikes down there with the express purpose of picking up the latest from OutKast. I don’t remember what sparked our interest enoug... more info

Chicago Tribune — Rising R&B star talks about her futuristic inspiration Janelle Monae's boundary-busting debut album, "The ArchAndroid" (Bad Boy), has ambition to burn. It's a ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Big Boi from rap super-group OutKast recently paid a visit to the UK to promote his forthcoming project, Sir Luscious Left Foot. In a recent interview he joked claiming that he is a ‘knight... more info