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Big Boi Arrested On Drug Charges
Sun Aug 7 2011 by Idolator Staff
Big Boi has been arrested in Miami on suspicion of illegally possessing drugs including ecstasy and Viagra, authorities said Sunday. The Grammy winner, who had reunited recently with OutKast partner Andre 3000, was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. Big Boi (whose real name is Antwan Patton) had recently released a remix of Amy Winehouse's "Tears Dry On Their Own", and has been touring with Cee-Lo Green. Details on his arrest below. More »
Justin Timberlake And The 9 Other Artists We Demand New Music From
Tue Jun 28 2011 by Becky Bain
Justin Timberlake’s newest movie Bad Teacher was released in theaters this past weekend, where it scored an impressive $31 million at the box-office. The success of his newest cinematic venture is just another nail in the coffin that was his music career. He’s made it clear that “music is not my focus right now”, but when, JT, when?! As desperate as we are for Timberlake to step back in the studio (and not just for another Lonely Island digital short), he isn’t the only artist at the top of their game who either fled from the spotlight or focused their energy on alternate projects. Check out the nine other acts we’re practically begging to release new tunes. More »
FRIDAY VIDEO TIME: The Highly Subjective Totally Debatable List Of The Best Songs That Start With The Letter “R”
Fri Aug 6 2010 by Erika Brooks Adickman
It's time once again for Friday Video Time, that special time in the week when we honor the top songs over the last 50 years that start with a specific letter of the alphabet, and this week move on to the letter "R". The end of the alphabet is in sight and this musical tour is starting to come to a close. It's hard to believe that the road behind us is longer than the FVT road that lies ahead of us. Check out which "R" songs earned our "Respect" and earned a slot onto this week's list.
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Big Boi Makes A Flashy Entrance With “Shutterbugg”
Mon Apr 5 2010 by Idolator Staff
More than ten months after resolving legal issues holding up his new solo album, Big Boi is finally sharing his new music. The rapper and occasional ballet producer is kicking off the official promotion for his long-awaited Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty with "Shutterbugg", a futuristic slice of funk deliciousness produced by Scott Storch, who's back on his game after a, uh, small rough patch. See if you can keep up with Big Boi as he rides the intricate beat, speaking up for Atlanta and proving that he hasn't lost a step.
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‘Gossip Girl’ Creator’s Best Of The Decade List Seems Awfully Familiar
Thu Dec 3 2009 by Becky Bain
Josh Schwartz, the dude who brought us boob tube guilty pleasures like The O.C., Gossip Girl and Chuck, took a break from writing angsty teen dialogue for mutants long enough to share his picks for the albums that defined the last decade with EW’s Music Mix blog. It’s hard to dispute that Schwartz has been incredibly influential in music and pop culture throughout the Noughties—credit him with introducing the world to Jason Schwartzman’s other gig (we’re still bummed), and for making Death Cab For Cutie famous enough that they could eventually move on to even more soundtrack work. Heck, we kinda love him, too, for booking power acts like No Doubt and Lady Gaga on Gossip Girl — a show that spawned two of its own potential music stars (even if it only promotes one of them), so we generally approve of what he has to say. A sampling of Schwartz’s self-titled categories after the jump: More »
NPR’s Songs of the Decade, From Boy Bands to ‘Single Ladies’
Mon Nov 23 2009 by Becky Bain
You already know the end of the year/decade will bring no shortage of best-of lists from perfectly nice people who still think it’s all about the Strokes or Neko Case. But the most interesting decade-in-review feature we’ve seen yet isn’t a countdown—it’s just a smart look back at the biggest hits of the decade by the whiz kids over at NPR.
For the last two weeks, the music crew that puts together NPR’s Song of the Day segment, has taken a smart look back at the best and brightest in pop smashes from the aughts – one song and one year at a time. Check out their ten picks for the songs that summed up the 00’s, complete with a brief write-up (full song-by-song analysis can be seen at the source). Apologies to those with an aversion to Britney Spears and Idol alumni: this just wasn’t your time. More »
Pitchfork Counts Down The Decade, Embraces Early-’00s Nostalgia
Fri Aug 21 2009 by Maura
Pitchfork’s “P2K” project completed its first installment today, with its countdown of the best singles released between 2000 and “sometime in mid-2009″ revealing its top 20. The site bequeathed its “No. 1 single of the decade” title on OutKast’s “B.O.B.”—which, as it turns out, was also No. 1 for the site’s best of 2000-2004 list from a few years back. I actually don’t have a problem with either the pick or the implied classic-rock consistency; the messy chaos of “B.O.B.,” which splatted all over the genre map when it came out at the beginning of this decade, was and remains, as the ‘Fork’s Stuart Berman writes, “a future-shocked ferocity… that just cannot be duplicated.” But it made me wonder about how well the songs from the first part of the decade had aged in the minds of writers—and, by extension, the minds of people who love arguing over every proclamation Pitchfork makes. Let’s get counting down! More »
Which Classic Albums Most Deserve To Be Re-Imagined In A Live Setting?
Fri Jun 5 2009 by Maura
Tomorrow I’ll be tripping down to Philadelphia to attend The Roots Picnic, an all-day affair masterminded by Jimmy Fallon’s sidemen (haha, jk guys) and featuring two sets by the band; TV On The Radio, Santigold, and Antibalas are also on the bill. But perhaps the most intriguing part of the day’s festivities will be the start-to-finish performance of Public Enemy’s It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back–yes, they’ve done it before, but this time, the musical duties will be handled by the Roots and Antibalas. This and the impending relaunch of Unplugged have made me wonder: What albums most deserve a live re-imagining, whether it’s the transformation of samples into band arrangements or the classic Unplugged treatment? I’ve actually been mulling over this question all day, and can’t think of anything off the top of my head–unless Freestyle’s Greatest Beats, Volume One counts. (It should!) After the jump, a few musical experts offer their suggestions. Please feel free to expand further, and if you’re going to the picnic, come say hello! More »
Big Boi Settles Label Dispute, Finally Prepares To Release New Album
Mon Jun 1 2009 by Maura
Big Boi has apparently solved his dispute with Jive Records, which means that his long-in-the-works Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty may actually see the light of day. “Probably within the next week or so, there will be a big announcement coming out and the album will be out this summer–believe it, it’s done, it’s it in the can and I’m very happy with it,” he said. He also mentioned that a new OutKast album was in the very very early planning stages, and that it’s going to be “ridiculous.” [Word Of South via SOHH] More »
Big Boi Has His Very Own Ringtone
Thu Feb 5 2009 by Lucas Jensen
