Big Boi

Rapper Big Boi is not afraid to step out of his comfort zone when it comes to creating unique collaborative songs. The Atlanta rhyme-slinger comes through with a funky duet called 'Lines' featuring swag rapper A$AP Rocky and electro-pop band Phantogram.

Rapper Big Boi recently unveiled his new single 'Mama Told Me' from his upcoming album 'Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors.' Produced by the Flush Music, the sunshine-y funk-synth track hints at the OutKast rapper's '80s musical inspiration of Prince.

OutKast rapper Big Boi is 90 percent done with his second solo LP 'Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors.' The collection, which has a tentative Nov. 21 release date, boasts collaborations with Kid Cudi, Sleepy Brown, T.I., A$AP Rocky and Boi's favorite singer Kate Bush.

Houston rapper Trae the Truth recruits Wiz Khalifa, Lupe Fiasco, Big Boi, Wale and MDMA for 'I'm On,' a track from Trae's latest album 'Street King.'

After being arrested on drug charges in August, Big Boi has reached a deal with Florida courts that will allow him to avoid jail time.

Outkat's Big Boi is not about lip service. The rapper is digitally rallying for a, well, rally on behalf of death row inmate Troy Davis, who faces execution tonight in Georgia. Big Boi tweeted all day about the matter, calling for an uprising at the Jackson-based prison, which is 40 miles outside of Atlanta, which is where Big Boi live, according to SPIN.

On Sunday, August 7, Big Boi of famed rap duo OutKast was arrested on drug charges in Miami, Fla. According to Miami-Dade County Jail’s web site (via MTV), the 'Shutterbug' rapper was arrested on three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. The drugs Big Boi was allegedly caught with were MDMA powder, ecstasy pills, and Viagra.

Even though Amy Winehouse only passed away on Saturday, the music community has responded resoundingly, issuing tributes to her left and write, both musical, via Twitter and in blog posts. Outkast's Big Boi went a step further, by leaking a previously unreleased remix of Winehouse's 'Back to Black' hit 'Tears Dry on Their Own' dubbed 'Tears Dry on Their Own (Organized Noize X Dungeon Family Remix

Here at PopCrush we miss OutKast. Their last album 2003's 'Speakerboxxx/The Love Below' was a hip-hop tour de force of crunk-out club jams and beautiful love songs. Sadly, the dynamic rap duo haven't appeared together on a song in over two years.

OutKast rapper Big Boi is currently working with indie rockers Modest Mouse for their upcoming new album. The Atlanta-based songwriter/producer has been vocal about the collaboration on Twitter, checking in with fans from his Modest Mouse studio sessions.