Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
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Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty is the solo debut album
of American rapper and OutKast
-member Big Boi
, released July 5, 2010, on Purple Ribbon Records
and Def Jam Recordings
. Production for the album took place primarily at Stankonia Recording Studio in Atlanta during 2007 to 2010 and was handled by several record producers, including Organized Noize
, Scott Storch
, Salaam Remi
, Mr. DJ
, and André 3000
, among others. The album's development and release were impeded by a controversial dispute between Big Boi and his former label, Jive Records
, over creative differences and commercial concerns. Rooted in Southern hip hop, the album has been noted by music writers for its bounce
and bass-heavy sound, layered production, assorted musical elements, clever wordplay, and Big Boi's versatile flow.
Following a heavily delayed release, the album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200
chart, selling 62,000 copies in its first week. It ultimately spent 13 weeks on the chart. The album also achieved moderate international charting and produced two singles, including the UK top-40 hit "Shutterbugg
". Upon its release, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty received general acclaim from music critics, earning praise for its inventive sound, varied musical style, and Big Boi's lyricism. The album was included in numerous year-end top albums lists by critics and publications. As of September 2010, it has sold 175,000 copies in the United States. Big Boi promoted the album with an international supporting tour that spanned August to November 2010.
's sixth album Idlewild
and the duo's musical film of the same name
were met with a lukewarm reception from critics and audiences. Amid break-up rumors, Big Boi and André 3000
announced their hiatus as a duo and plans for individual career endeavours. Unlike their fifth album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
, which included a solo album by each member, his album and André 3000’s own solo album will be sold separately. They intend to continue work as a duo after each of their solo albums are released. Prior to working on his solo effort, Big Boi had occupied himself with managing his Purple Ribbon
imprint label and several acting roles, including a supporting role as a drug dealer in the well-received, coming-of-age film ATL
and the lead role as a rap mogul in the critically panned comedy film Who's Your Caddy?
. In an interview with Vibe, he said that due to the Writers' Strike
at the time his further work in film would be on hold and expressed plans for new music.
After being approached by artistic director John McFall in 2007, Big Boi collaborated with the Atlanta Ballet
company on a production entitled big. As creative director, Big Boi recruited bandmembers, developed a story line, and worked with choreographer Lauri Stallings to put the project together. The production received good buzz
and ran for six performances in April 2010 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. It featured him in a starring role as himself, a live band of musicians from the Purple Ribbon label, performances by Sleepy Brown
and Janelle Monáe
, and syncopated dance sequences set to OutKast hits and tracks intended for Big Boi's solo album. In 2008, Big Boi also ended his three-year "beef
" with rapper and former Purple Ribbon artist Killer Mike
.
The album's title is derived from Big Boi's long-time moniker "Sir Lucious Left Foot". In several interviews, he has explained part of it as a reference to the Southern slang phrase "gettin’ out on the good foot", while describing the entire moniker as an indication of maturity, noting it as "my real grown-man persona" and "like my Luke-Skywalker
-becoming-a-Jedi
persona. Like, I'm just really serious about my craft, I've mastered it, and I'm very skilled at it, and I take pride in making this music". He incorporated the nickname "Chico Dusty" to the album's title as a dedication to his late father, Tony Kearse, who gained it while serving as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force
and Marines
. The spelling of luscious in the album's title, Big Boi's moniker, is intended to reflect on its distinctive pronunciation "loo-shuss", which according to Big Boi, is not "the girl name; you call a girl luscious, along the lines of voluptuous".
was restructured under the Jive label group. During their hiatus, Big Boi and André 3000 were pressured by Jive to produce an OutKast album instead of focusing on their solo work. In July 2009, Big Boi left Jive Records
, following creative differences and the label's unwillingness to release and promote his solo album. According to Big Boi, Jive gave him an ultimatum to shop the album elsewhere. In an interview for GQ
, he discussed his release from Jive and his discontent with the label for proposing he record a cover of rapper Lil Wayne
's "Lollipop
", stating "They told me to go in and make my version of Lil Wayne's Lollipop! I love that song... But how you gonna tell me to go bite another MCs style?... That's the highest form of disrespect ever. So that's when I wanted to get off Jive. And the only honorable thing they've done is allow me to do that". Big Boi expressed that Jive viewed its intended singles as not "radio-friendly" and the album as "a piece of art, and they didn't know what to do with it".
In an interview for MTV
upon the album's release, Big Boi explained that most of its material had been finished while at Jive, stating "It's basically the same album. I could have been done, like, a year ago. But being that we were having creative differences — you know, every time they rejected what I was doing, I would go back in the studio and work on more stuff. The last two songs, 'You Ain't No DJ' and 'Be Still,' were the last two records, but everything else was already on there". Despite his individual release, OutKast as a group remained signed to Jive. After leaving Jive, Big Boi contacted record executive and Island Def Jam CEO/chairman L.A. Reid, who had originally signed OutKast to LaFace in 1992. He played Reid a track from the album, "Fo Yo Sorrows", which persuaded him to actualize a contract for Big Boi. Following two months of negotiations, Big Boi signed a three-album deal with Def Jam Recordings
in March 2010.
, calling it "comfortable but gritty enough to get you in a state of mind of being raw and ready to kill stuff", while noting that the sessions were accompanied by "some candles, a little red light, maybe some crunk juice and a cigar; every now and then perhaps a little 'purple
'". While searching for a new record label, he completed recording for the album. The album was mastered
on May 27, 2010.
Big Boi revealed in an August interview for Pitchfork Media
that he had planned to co-produce each of the album's tracks, with production also being handled by Organized Noize, Boom Boom Room Productions, Scott Storch
, and Lil Jon
. Noted for using synthesizers, electric pianos, samplers, and drum machines in his music, musician and frequent OutKast-collaborator Sleepy Brown
contributed with production as a member of Organized Noize and with vocals to several tracks. Big Boi has said that he incorporated various musical elements to the album, with "something from every genre, every funk, beat, loop, horn, whistle. We got it all on the record". He has described Sir Lucious Left Foot as "a funk-filled extravaganza! You know, layers and layers of funk with raw lyrics and a lotta honesty".
In a May interview for HipHopDX, Big Boi said that the album would feature guest appearances by recording artists such as Jamie Foxx
, T.I.
, B.o.B
, and André 3000, who would appear on three tracks. He also revealed a collaboration with Gucci Mane
on the album, as well as an André 3000-produced track with Yelawolf
. Big Boi was introduced to Yelawolf's music through his younger brother and invited him to record after seeing him perform. The track "Follow Us" features Vonnegutt, an act from Big Boi's Purple Ribbon label. Big Boi had originally proposed a rock-influenced track for Yelawolf, but was persuaded by him to send the instrumental for "You Ain't No DJ". According to Yelawolf, he "wrote like 64 bar
s and turned in the huge verse", which was edited down to 16 and eight-bar parts of his original verse for the finished song. Big Boi also attempted unsuccessfully to collaborate with singer-songwriter Kate Bush
, and managed to work with funk music pioneer George Clinton
on "Fo Yo Sorrows", an experience he related to and described as "Dorothy going to see the Wizard of Oz. He is the grandfather of funk; when George speaks, you listen. He's gonna give you that extraterrestrial funk; you gotta be thankful for the way he beams it down to you". In an interview for Blues & Soul
, Big Boi discussed working with the beat
for "Shutterbugg" after producer Scott Storch had presented it, stating "[I] brought my band in – my guitar players, keyboard players, the talkbox – and we just pissed on it! You know, we put the P-Funk
on it, and just commenced to lyrically destroy the track".
and bass-heavy sound with dense TR 808
-driven bassline
s, live instrumentation, and backing vocalists. Music writer Greg Kot
calls it "a state-of-the-art Southern-fried party-funk album" and notes its bass-heavy sound as "full of surface charm, the type of music that is designed to sound big in a club, the soundtrack for a night of excess. But there’s very little conventional about these beats". The album's sound also incorporates diverse musical elements from various genres such as funk
, soul
, rock
, dubstep
, and electro music. Houston Press
writer Shea Serrano describes the album as a "new take on the traditional Southern rap sound. It's slow and fast, wonky and flimsy, lyrical and hook-driven". Tom Breihan of Pitchfork Media
perceives "1980s synth-funk" as its predominant musical element, but also finds each track musically varied, stating "New melodic elements flit in and out of tracks just as you start to notice them, and there's a lot going on at any given moment".
"Fo Yo Sorrows" features funk musician George Clinton performing the hook
and has been described as "a seamless blur of old school Atlanta bass, current-day glitch-hop
and Funkadelic
-style psychedelia
". "Tangerine" features blunt lyrics concerning strip club
themes and incorporates various musical elements, including booming bass, tribal beats, synthesizer vamps, and slow, reverbing grunge rock
guitar. Breihan notes that the song "somehow simultaneously sounds like strip-club ass-shake material and Funkadelic covering Morricone
", while Alexis Petridis of The Guardian
writes that it "improbably burst[s] into something that most closely resembles a P-Funk take on the mid-60s Batman
theme. The lyrics, meanwhile, come in a breathless blur of druggy non-sequiturs and pop-culture references, some of it frankly baffling".
and boasts, while incorporating non-sequiturs, pop-culture references, and tongue-twister
s. His rhymes are delivered through a fast, versatile flow and dexterous cadence. Rolling Stone
s Christian Hoard describes his flow as "inimitably slick and speedy". Amos Barshad of New York
notes his lyrics as "playful, but his flow is stern and unpredictable". Sasha Frere-Jones of The New Yorker
describes the album's mood as "decidedly upbeat" and writes of Big Boi's rapping, "The musical DNA of Sir Lucious lies in a simple strategy that Big Boi has used for years: he often raps in double time
, no matter what the tempo of the song is. This means that even the slower songs... don’t drag—Big Boi uses the space in the beat to provide another rhythm with his words". Frere-Jones describes him as "simultaneously forceful and careful" with his lyrics and compares his rapping technique to "the clatter of a machine, like a lawnmower, where secondary rhythms whisper underneath the main beat [...] Big Boi is never laid-back when he raps: he defines wide-awake". NPR writer Andrew Noz views that his "spiral of internal rhyme
schemes and stop-and-go cadences [...] values style over substance but doesn't neglect writing, whether battling imaginary rap foes or offering advice on fiscal responsibility".
Thematically, the album's subject matter mostly concerns self-aggrandisement
, sex, social commentary, and "the club
". Music writer Omar Burgess comments that the album finds Big Boi "vacillating between a shit-talking B-boy, social commentary spitting vet and a ladies man with a wandering eye". Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe
notes "lissome rhyming about things frivolous and fraught" by Big Boi. Several tracks on Sir Lucious Left Foot contain humorous skit
s with dialogue from additional vocalists, including Chris Carmouche
, Dax "Dirty Dr." Rudnak, Big Rube
, Henry Welch, and Keisha Atwater. Welch and Carmouche are featured in a skit at the beginning of "Be Still", in which they make a reference to "tea bagging". Dax Rudnak concludes "General Patton" with a skit about a sex maneuver called "the David Blaine
", which according to the skit is "when you’re making love to someone from behind, then have a friend take over and you run to a window and wave at your partner". In an interview with Barry Bruner of Time Out Chicago, Big Boi was asked whether he "[is] taking credit for this, or is this something people do?", to which he responded "Yeah, man! You know, man, they do it now!".
account. In April 2010, the album's release date was pushed back to July 6, 2010 in the United States. However, in June 2010, Jive Records attempted to block its release, claiming that Def Jam could not issue songs featuring both Big Boi and André 3000, as OutKast is represented by the former label. In an interview for GQ on June 7, Big Boi responded to a question concerning the blocking of his recordings with André 3000 for Sir Lucious Left Foot, stating "Au contraire! They cannot block it. Au contraire. Either they're going to do it the right way, or they're going to do it my way... The fans' thirst will be quenched. You know, I'm no stranger to that Internet
, baby. So you already know what time it is. The thirst of the fans will be quenched". Elaborating on the controversy, David Peisner of The New York Times
wrote in an article upon the album's release, "Big Boi's clash with Jive has essentially been an update on the oldest of music business disputes — between a label's commercial concerns and an artist's creative ones, tensions that have become more acute as the industry grapples with its current financial straits". On June 10, 2010, Big Boi's official website released the album's final track listing, which excluded tracks featuring André 3000. On the fate of his recordings with André 3000 for the album, he stated in his interview for GQ, "We're gonna keep one of them for the next OutKast record".
The album was made available for streaming
at Big Boi's MySpace
page. Following leaks of several of its tracks, the album also leaked in its entirety to the Internet on June 29, 2010. Prior to its official release, anti-piracy
companies had estimated that his tracks were being downloaded approximately 45,000 times a day. On July 1, 2010, Big Boi self-released his mixtape Mixtape for Dummies: Guide to Global Greatness as a free download through his website, featuring tracks compiled by DJ X-Rated and DJ Esco from Big Boi's solo recordings and work with OutKast. Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty was released by Big Boi's imprint Purple Ribbons label and Def Jam Recordings on July 5 in the United Kingdom and on July 6, 2010 in the United States. A deluxe edition of the album was released simultaneously in the US, with the inclusion of two bonus tracks and a second DVD of music videos for several songs. Big Boi's official website store offered limited edition releases of the album, including the deluxe edition's two discs, ivory white vinyl LPs, a limited edition T-shirt, and a custom GoodWood chain. In promotion of the album's release, Converse produced a special limited edition run of Chuck Taylor All-Stars
shoes in August 2010. The shoes were designed by Big Boi himself and feature the album title printed around the outer sides of the shoe's heel. On the collaboration, Big Boi said in a statement "as long as I can remember music and Converse have gone hand in hand, so partnering up with them was a no-brainer".
Amid his disputes with former label Jive, Big Boi leak
ed two recordings originally intended for Sir Lucious Left Foot as promotional singles to the Internet. The album's first promo single, "Royal Flush
" featuring André 3000 and Raekwon
, had appeared on various web magazines and blogs in March 2008. It received a Grammy Award
nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group and was named the best song of 2008 by About.com
. Its second promo single, "Sumthin's Gotta Give" featuring Mary J. Blige
, was leaked to the Internet along with its music video in June 2008. The Boi-1da
-produced track "Lookin' 4 Ya", featuring André 3000 and Sleepy Brown
, leaked onto the Internet on June 8, 2010. The track's "Jedi Remix" version was released to East Village
-based radio show Baller's Eve and subsequently onto the Internet in September 2010. It features the original instrumental with two different verses from both Big Boi and André 3000.
Big Boi leaked the album's first official single, "Shutterbugg
", on April 6, 2010. It was officially released as a single on April 26. It was also issued on interactive music site MXP4
, which enabled users to play with, mix, remix, and sing along with the track. The Guardians Hattie Collins described the track as "a futuristic, brain-crunching slice of jittery electro hop". The song's music video was directed by Chris Robinson
and premiered on May 26, 2010. The video's concept incorporates various scenes that accentuate different lines from Big Boi's lyrics. On its concept, Big Boi said in an interview for MTV, "It goes with the rhymes. Chris Robinson was definitely onboard [with the concept]. What he took from the song was a lyrical, visual adventure. There's a lot of special stuff going on. He's freaking the visuals like I'm freaking the rhymes". "Shutterbugg" spent two weeks on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number 60, and it charted at number 99 on the US Hot 100 Airplay. It also reached number 31 and spent four weeks on the UK Singles Chart
, and at number eight on the Deutsche Black Charts
in Germany. Rolling Stone
named "Shutterbugg" the fourteenth best single of 2010. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award
for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
in 2010.
"Fo Yo Sorrows", featuring George Clinton, Too Short, and Sam Chris, was released as a promotional single on June 8, 2010 through the iTunes Store. "General Patton" was also released to iTunes on June 15, 2010. Its music video was released on June 13, 2010. On August 26, Big Boi's website posted the track's "chopped and screwed
" version as a free download. The song "Tangerine", featuring T.I., was released to iTunes on June 29, 2010. "Follow Us", featuring Vonnegutt, was released as the second official single on July 20 in the US and September 13 in the UK. A music video for the song was directed by Zach Wolfe and released on July 1, 2010. The track was remixed by Vonnegutt and released September 13 through Big Boi's website. The track "You Ain't No DJ" received some airplay on Atlanta-based radio. Its music video was directed by Parris in Atlanta, and released virally
on September 2. The video features Big Boi in a red tracksuit and with a lightsaber
in one scene, guest rapper Yelawolf
lounging on a couch, and several break dancer
s, while motions in the video's scenes are rewinded and sped up with film editing to accentuate cutting, mixing
, and spinning
by a DJ
in the song.
on July 7 and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
on July 12, 2010, performing the album's lead single "Shutterbugg" on both shows. He also performed its second single "Follow Us" on Lopez Tonight
on July 14 and on Late Show with David Letterman
on August 23, 2010. Big Boi joined the line-up for the Pitchfork Music Festival
during June 16–18 in Union Park, Chicago, performing on the festival's third and final day. He performed a set at Acer Arena
in Olympic Park, Sydney on July 28 as part of the Australian-based Winterbeatz music festival, and both Øyafestivalen
in Oslo, Norway and the Flow Festival in Helsinki, Finland on August 14. On August 18, 2010, he played a free show at Sobe Live in Miami, Florida, which MySpace Music broadcasted live via Ustream.tv with the MySpace page of HP
.
Initially expected through the end of the year, a supporting 20-concert tour for Sir Lucious Left Foot was announced by Big Boi on August 25, 2010. His spokespeople confirmed that he would be performing material from previous OutKast albums in addition to songs from Sir Lucious Left Foot. The tour began on August 26 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
in Atlanta, Georgia and will conclude on November 18, 2010 at Fox Studios
in Sydney, Australia.
On September 2, Big Boi headlined with DJ mashup duo Super Mash Bros the Hawkapolooza, an event at the Memorial Union
Iowa City, Iowa inaugurating the start of the college athletic season for the Iowa Hawkeyes
. He headlined New York University
's annual Mystery Concert at the Skirball Center for Performing Arts
in New York City with opening act Dr. Dog
on September 7, and performed at the 9:30 Club
in Washington, D.C. on September 8. He was billed for the 2010 Epicenter
music festival on September 25 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. On October 28, Big Boi headlined the Yorktown Throwdown, a benefit show in support of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The concert featured electronic music duo MSTRKRFT
and was held in the USS Yorktown
lot at Patriot's Point
in South Carolina.
chart, with first-week sales of 62,000 copies. It also entered at number two on Billboard
s Digital Albums and Tastemaker Albums, and at number three on both its R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Rap Albums
charts. It spent 13 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, and as of September 26, 2010, has sold 175,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan
.
In Canada, Sir Lucious Left Foot debuted at number 20 on the Top 100 Albums
chart. In the United Kingdom, it entered at number 80 on the Top 100 Albums
and at number 14 on the Top 40 RnB Albums
chart. In its second week, it fell out of the Top 100 Albums. The album debuted at number 99 in Switzerland and at number 19 in Norway. In Norway, it reached number 16, its peak position, in its second week on the VG-lista
Topp 40 Album chart, on which it ultimately spent eight weeks. In Australia, the album entered at number 33 on the ARIA Top 50 Albums
and at number five on the Top 40 Urban Albums chart. In its second week, it dropped out of the Top 50 Albums chart.
s. At Metacritic
, which assigns a normalized
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average
score of 90, based on 33 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". Allmusic editor Andy Kellman gave it four-and-a-half out of five stars and called it "one of the loosest, most varied, and entertaining albums of its time". Entertainment Weekly
s Simon Vozick-Levinson called the album "a stunningly realized solo debut". Alexis Petridis of The Guardian
praised its "kaleidoscopic range of musical influences" and Big Boi's lyrics. Rob Harvilla of The Village Voice
called it "fantastic, by turns triumphant, defiant, and gleefully crass [...] it feels triumphant and relieved and epic even if you discount the tortured backstory". Seth Colter Walls of Newsweek
stated "Big Boi makes the contemporary trappings of hip-hop sound funkier than just about anyone". Los Angeles Times
writer Ann Powers
praised its music's "depth and complexity", adding that it "highlights his focused language skills within musical settings that touch upon rock, electro, dubstep and classical
fanfare, grounded in a thick bottom that guarantees plenty of booty bounce". Louis Pattison of NME
noted "a stunning listen [...] recall[s] the Southern hip-hop bounce of 2003's Speakerboxxx, but with an added twist of maturity".
However, Andy Gill of The Independent
gave the album two out of five stars and found it "not as immediately engaging" as Big Boi's Speakerboxxx, noting "a laziness about some of the rhyming". Chicago Sun-Times
writer Thomas Conner commented that "Big Boi is not the deep thinker that Andre 3000 has been", but gave it three out of four stars and commended its "good-time" tone. While noting his boastful "lyrical slackening" as a minor flaw, Slant Magazine
's Jesse Cataldo found Big Boi "consistently in fine, tongue-tying form" and described the album as "rigidly focused and almost uniformly strong [...] by-the-books hip-hop with just the right proportion of ingredients". Svein Brunstad of URB complimented his "flawless rap skills, artiness, tasty hooks and smart production" and denoted the album's content as "classic Big Boi and Outkast material; funky, filled with hooks, talkbox, organic production and up to date without following trends". New York Daily News
writer Jim Farber commended its "kaleidoscopic sound", "smarts, hook savvy, and groove appeal". In his consumer guide for MSN Music
, critic Robert Christgau
gave the album an A- rating, indicating "the kind of garden-variety good record that is the great luxury of musical micromarketing and overproduction". Christgau complimented its "pervasive albeit incoherent musicality" and noted "a succession of enjoyable songs with plenty to offer".
The Washington Post
s Chris Richards lauded its "plush, pummeling beats" and Big Boi's "dense, dexterous verses". Gregg Lipkin of PopMatters
praised the album's "shifting tones and musical invention". Tiny Mix Tapes
writer Gabe Vodicka called it "exceptionally consistent in its mad musical mission", praising Big Boi's "mind-boggling attention to detail". Sean Fennessey of Spin
praised its bass-heavy tracks and called Big Boi "a deceptively elegant rhymer". Rolling Stone
writer Jody Rosen
commented on Big Boi's performance, "He's got an inimitably slick and speedy flow and a personality bigger and more forceful than anything his producers can throw at him". Pitchfork Media
's Tom Breihan called the album "inventive, bizarre, joyous, and masterful" and stated "He just does so many things with his voice and cadence, letting his words fall over the snares
one moment and fighting upstream against the beat the next [...] blissfully free of both old-man hectoring and drug-rap nihilism". Jesal Padania of RapReviews called it "thoroughly modern, but made with an old school attention to detail and craftsmanship", and noted its varied style as "the bedrock for Big Boi's shape shifting flows and remarkable ear for perfect choruses". Adam Downer of Sputnikmusic
gave the album four-and-a-half out of five stars and called it "a brilliant record [...] the beats are killer, the verses sick, the pacing perfect, and the skits are actually pretty funny".
ranked it number 37 on its 50 Best Albums of 2010 list, calling it "a massive, ambitious album shot through with knee-knocking beats and deft lyrical touches from Outkast’s swagger champion... [B]oth a trove of pop jams and a profound piece of artistic experimentation". Nitsuh Abebe of New York
named it the second best album of 2010 and called it "as forward-thinking as it was charming". The A.V. Club
ranked it number seven, NME ranked it number 38, PopMatters ranked it number 10, The Guardian ranked it number 27, and Spin ranked it number 13 on its list. Rolling Stone placed it at number 21 on its year-end albums list and called it "a nasty, future-funk odyssey, done the way George Clinton used to do it: stretched-out grooves, cavernous bass boom, gutbucket guitar and thick electro thump, all held together by Big Boi's whiplash rhymes and pimper-than-thou style". Time
ranked the album number nine, with the publication's Claire Suddath writing that "It's an amalgam of beats, chants and raps mixed together with exacting precision. Big Boi deftly jumps between musical styles [...] and his raps come so fast, he seems to never pause for breath". Pitchfork Media named it the fourth best album of 2010 and stated "[T]he sound of Sir Lucious Left Foot is an exercise in recognizing traditions and pushing them miles ahead. Big Boi crowns it all with a lyrical acumen so detailed and charismatic—acting as benevolent hustler, knuckle-dusting elder statesman, trickster smartass and street-level philosopher". It was voted the sixth-best album in The Village Voices Pazz & Jop
critics' poll for 2010, while 11 songs from the album were included in the poll's singles list, including "Shutterbugg" (number seven), "Shine Blockas" (number 95), and "Follow Us" (number 316).
and Big Boi's official website.
(co) Co-producer
Deluxe edition
Sample credits
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
of American rapper and OutKast
OutKast
Outkast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast...
-member Big Boi
Big Boi
Antwan André Patton , better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, song-writer, record producer and actor, best known for being a member of American hip hop duo OutKast alongside André 3000. His work in the duo has produced six studio albums. During the duo's hiatus, he and André...
, released July 5, 2010, on Purple Ribbon Records
Purple Ribbon Records
Purple Ribbon Label is a record label owned by OutKast and distributed through Virgin Records. The label was formerly known as Aquemini Records until André 3000 lost interest and pursued acting. Big Boi has taken sole responsibility of the record label and its roster. Slimm Cutta Calhoun was...
and Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...
. Production for the album took place primarily at Stankonia Recording Studio in Atlanta during 2007 to 2010 and was handled by several record producers, including Organized Noize
Organized Noize
Organized Noize is an Atlanta-based American hip hop production company made up of Rico Wade, Ray Murray and Sleepy Brown.-History:Among the hit records they have worked on include TLC's "Waterfalls", En Vogue's "Don't Let Go ", and Ludacris' "Saturday "...
, Scott Storch
Scott Storch
Scott Storch is an American record producer. He produces a variety of music, particularly hip hop, reggaeton, and R&B. His label, Storch Music Company responsible for signing Brooke Hogan and Nox...
, Salaam Remi
Salaam Remi
Salaam Remi Gibbs, better known as Salaam Remi, is a hip hop producer and keyboard player, known for his association with Nas, Amy Winehouse, and his reggae-tinged approach to production...
, Mr. DJ
Mr. DJ
Mr. DJ, born David Sheats, is a Grammy Award-winning American hip-hop record producer and DJ from Atlanta, Georgia.-Biography:Raised on the southside of College Park, Georgia, Mr. DJ entered the music industry as a DJ for Atlanta-based hip-hop group OutKast. According to Sheats,After touring with...
, and André 3000
André 3000
André Lauren Benjamin , better known by his stage name André 3000 is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor, best known for being part of American hip-hop duo OutKast alongside fellow rapper Big Boi...
, among others. The album's development and release were impeded by a controversial dispute between Big Boi and his former label, Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
, over creative differences and commercial concerns. Rooted in Southern hip hop, the album has been noted by music writers for its bounce
Bounce music
Bounce music is an energetic style of New Orleans hip hop music which is said to have originated as early as the late 1980s, but is typically believed to have begun with the 1991 single "Where Dey At" by MC T.Tucker and DJ Irv...
and bass-heavy sound, layered production, assorted musical elements, clever wordplay, and Big Boi's versatile flow.
Following a heavily delayed release, the album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart, selling 62,000 copies in its first week. It ultimately spent 13 weeks on the chart. The album also achieved moderate international charting and produced two singles, including the UK top-40 hit "Shutterbugg
Shutterbugg
"Shutterbugg" is the debut solo single by American rapper Big Boi. It is the first single released in promotion of his debut solo album, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. The song features singer Cutty on the song's chorus. The song was co-produced by Scott Storch and Big Boi himself...
". Upon its release, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty received general acclaim from music critics, earning praise for its inventive sound, varied musical style, and Big Boi's lyricism. The album was included in numerous year-end top albums lists by critics and publications. As of September 2010, it has sold 175,000 copies in the United States. Big Boi promoted the album with an international supporting tour that spanned August to November 2010.
Solo ventures
Released in August 2006, OutKastOutKast
Outkast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast...
's sixth album Idlewild
Idlewild (OutKast album)
Idlewild is the sixth studio album by American hip hop duo OutKast, released August 22, 2006 on LaFace Records. It also serves as the soundtrack album to the duo's musical film of the same name, released by Universal Pictures in August 2006...
and the duo's musical film of the same name
Idlewild (film)
Idlewild is an American musical film, released August 25, 2006, written and directed by Bryan Barber. The film stars André 3000 and Big Boi of the hip hop duo OutKast, and Idlewild features musical numbers written, produced, and chiefly performed by OutKast...
were met with a lukewarm reception from critics and audiences. Amid break-up rumors, Big Boi and André 3000
André 3000
André Lauren Benjamin , better known by his stage name André 3000 is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor, best known for being part of American hip-hop duo OutKast alongside fellow rapper Big Boi...
announced their hiatus as a duo and plans for individual career endeavours. Unlike their fifth album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo OutKast, released September 23, 2003 on LaFace Records in the United States. Issued as a double album, it clocks in at over two hours and consists of a solo album from both of the group's members...
, which included a solo album by each member, his album and André 3000’s own solo album will be sold separately. They intend to continue work as a duo after each of their solo albums are released. Prior to working on his solo effort, Big Boi had occupied himself with managing his Purple Ribbon
Purple Ribbon Records
Purple Ribbon Label is a record label owned by OutKast and distributed through Virgin Records. The label was formerly known as Aquemini Records until André 3000 lost interest and pursued acting. Big Boi has taken sole responsibility of the record label and its roster. Slimm Cutta Calhoun was...
imprint label and several acting roles, including a supporting role as a drug dealer in the well-received, coming-of-age film ATL
ATL (film)
ATL is a 2006 American drama film, and the feature film directorial debut of music video director Chris Robinson. The screenplay was written by Tina Gordon Chism from an original story by Antwone Fisher, and is loosely based on the experiences of the film's producers Dallas Austin and Tionne...
and the lead role as a rap mogul in the critically panned comedy film Who's Your Caddy?
Who's Your Caddy?
Who's Your Caddy? is a 2007 comedy film directed by Don Michael Paul, and starring Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Andy Milonakis, Faizon Love, Terry Crews, Tony Cox, Jeffrey Jones, and Jesper Parnevik. It is the first film produced by Robert L. Johnson's Our Stories Films studio...
. In an interview with Vibe, he said that due to the Writers' Strike
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
The 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, more commonly referred to as simply the Writers' Strike, was a strike by the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West ....
at the time his further work in film would be on hold and expressed plans for new music.
After being approached by artistic director John McFall in 2007, Big Boi collaborated with the Atlanta Ballet
Atlanta Ballet
Atlanta Ballet is a ballet company, located in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the nation’s longest continuously performing ballet company and the State Ballet of Georgia.- History :...
company on a production entitled big. As creative director, Big Boi recruited bandmembers, developed a story line, and worked with choreographer Lauri Stallings to put the project together. The production received good buzz
Marketing buzz
Marketing buzz or simply buzz — a term used in word-of-mouth marketing — is the interaction of consumers and users of a product or service which serves to amplify the original marketing message. a vague but positive association, excitement, or anticipation about a product or service...
and ran for six performances in April 2010 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. It featured him in a starring role as himself, a live band of musicians from the Purple Ribbon label, performances by Sleepy Brown
Sleepy Brown
Patrick "Sleepy" Brown is an R&B singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is one-third of the successful Atlanta-based production team of Organized Noize, which has created hits for acts such as OutKast, Goodie Mob, and TLC...
and Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe is an American R&B/soul musician signed to Bad Boy Records and Atlantic Records.Monáe debuted with a conceptual EP, Metropolis: Suite I ...
, and syncopated dance sequences set to OutKast hits and tracks intended for Big Boi's solo album. In 2008, Big Boi also ended his three-year "beef
Hip-hop feud
A hip hop feud, also known as a beef or a rivalry, is a controversy in which two or more rappers create a rivalry that is manifested by each slandering and confronting the other in a number of ways.- Background :...
" with rapper and former Purple Ribbon artist Killer Mike
Killer Mike
Michael Render , better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an American rapper, signed to Grind Time Official through the SMC/Fontana Distribution...
.
The album's title is derived from Big Boi's long-time moniker "Sir Lucious Left Foot". In several interviews, he has explained part of it as a reference to the Southern slang phrase "gettin’ out on the good foot", while describing the entire moniker as an indication of maturity, noting it as "my real grown-man persona" and "like my Luke-Skywalker
Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the original film trilogy of the Star Wars franchise, where he is portrayed by Mark Hamill. He is introduced in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, in which he is forced to leave home, and finds himself apprenticed to the Jedi master...
-becoming-a-Jedi
Jedi
The Jedi are characters in the Star Wars universe and the series's main protagonists. The Jedi use a power called the Force and weapons called lightsabers, which emit a controlled energy flow in the shape of a sword, in order to serve and protect the Republic and the galaxy at large from conflict...
persona. Like, I'm just really serious about my craft, I've mastered it, and I'm very skilled at it, and I take pride in making this music". He incorporated the nickname "Chico Dusty" to the album's title as a dedication to his late father, Tony Kearse, who gained it while serving as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
and Marines
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
. The spelling of luscious in the album's title, Big Boi's moniker, is intended to reflect on its distinctive pronunciation "loo-shuss", which according to Big Boi, is not "the girl name; you call a girl luscious, along the lines of voluptuous".
Record label
In 2004, OutKast's original record label Arista RecordsArista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
was restructured under the Jive label group. During their hiatus, Big Boi and André 3000 were pressured by Jive to produce an OutKast album instead of focusing on their solo work. In July 2009, Big Boi left Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
, following creative differences and the label's unwillingness to release and promote his solo album. According to Big Boi, Jive gave him an ultimatum to shop the album elsewhere. In an interview for GQ
GQ (magazine)
GQ is a monthly men's magazine focusing on fashion, style, and culture for men, through articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, sports, technology, and books...
, he discussed his release from Jive and his discontent with the label for proposing he record a cover of rapper Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
's "Lollipop
Lollipop (Lil Wayne song)
"Lollipop" is the first single from Lil Wayne's sixth studio album, Tha Carter III. The track features the late R&B artist Static Major and is produced by Deezle and Jim Jonsin. The song was released digitally on March 13, 2008. The song is Lil Wayne's & Static Major's most successful to date,...
", stating "They told me to go in and make my version of Lil Wayne's Lollipop! I love that song... But how you gonna tell me to go bite another MCs style?... That's the highest form of disrespect ever. So that's when I wanted to get off Jive. And the only honorable thing they've done is allow me to do that". Big Boi expressed that Jive viewed its intended singles as not "radio-friendly" and the album as "a piece of art, and they didn't know what to do with it".
In an interview for MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
upon the album's release, Big Boi explained that most of its material had been finished while at Jive, stating "It's basically the same album. I could have been done, like, a year ago. But being that we were having creative differences — you know, every time they rejected what I was doing, I would go back in the studio and work on more stuff. The last two songs, 'You Ain't No DJ' and 'Be Still,' were the last two records, but everything else was already on there". Despite his individual release, OutKast as a group remained signed to Jive. After leaving Jive, Big Boi contacted record executive and Island Def Jam CEO/chairman L.A. Reid, who had originally signed OutKast to LaFace in 1992. He played Reid a track from the album, "Fo Yo Sorrows", which persuaded him to actualize a contract for Big Boi. Following two months of negotiations, Big Boi signed a three-album deal with Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...
in March 2010.
Recording
Sir Lucious Left Foot was recorded over a period of three years, beginning on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in 2007. Big Boi has said that he "always start working on albums on Martin Luther King Day. It's a good luck charm". The album was primarily recorded at Stankonia Recording Studio in Atlanta, Georgia, the studio used by OutKast for their previous albums. Additional recording took place at The Dungeon Recording Studios, The Slumdrum Dreamhouse, and King of Crunk in Atlanta, Dungeon East Studios in Decatur, Georgia, Instrumental Zoo in Miami, Florida, and Kush Studios in Palm Island, Florida. Big Boi discussed the Stankonia studio's environment in an interview for The GuardianThe Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, calling it "comfortable but gritty enough to get you in a state of mind of being raw and ready to kill stuff", while noting that the sessions were accompanied by "some candles, a little red light, maybe some crunk juice and a cigar; every now and then perhaps a little 'purple
Purple drank
Purple drank is a slang term for a recreational drug popular in the hip hop community in the southern United States, originating in Houston, Texas. Its main ingredient is prescription-strength cough syrup containing codeine and promethazine. Cough syrup is typically mixed with ingredients such as...
'". While searching for a new record label, he completed recording for the album. The album was mastered
Audio mastering
Mastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
on May 27, 2010.
Big Boi revealed in an August interview for Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
that he had planned to co-produce each of the album's tracks, with production also being handled by Organized Noize, Boom Boom Room Productions, Scott Storch
Scott Storch
Scott Storch is an American record producer. He produces a variety of music, particularly hip hop, reggaeton, and R&B. His label, Storch Music Company responsible for signing Brooke Hogan and Nox...
, and Lil Jon
Lil Jon
Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004...
. Noted for using synthesizers, electric pianos, samplers, and drum machines in his music, musician and frequent OutKast-collaborator Sleepy Brown
Sleepy Brown
Patrick "Sleepy" Brown is an R&B singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is one-third of the successful Atlanta-based production team of Organized Noize, which has created hits for acts such as OutKast, Goodie Mob, and TLC...
contributed with production as a member of Organized Noize and with vocals to several tracks. Big Boi has said that he incorporated various musical elements to the album, with "something from every genre, every funk, beat, loop, horn, whistle. We got it all on the record". He has described Sir Lucious Left Foot as "a funk-filled extravaganza! You know, layers and layers of funk with raw lyrics and a lotta honesty".
In a May interview for HipHopDX, Big Boi said that the album would feature guest appearances by recording artists such as Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx
Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a...
, T.I.
T.I.
Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....
, B.o.B
B.o.B
Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. , better known by his stage name B.o.B, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is currently signed under the labels of Grand Hustle Records, Rebel Rock Entertainment, and Atlantic Records. His debut single "Nothin' on You" reached number one in both...
, and André 3000, who would appear on three tracks. He also revealed a collaboration with Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane
Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...
on the album, as well as an André 3000-produced track with Yelawolf
Yelawolf
Michael Wayne Atha , better known by his stage name YelaWolf, is an American rapper. He is currently signed to Shady Records, Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment and Interscope Records...
. Big Boi was introduced to Yelawolf's music through his younger brother and invited him to record after seeing him perform. The track "Follow Us" features Vonnegutt, an act from Big Boi's Purple Ribbon label. Big Boi had originally proposed a rock-influenced track for Yelawolf, but was persuaded by him to send the instrumental for "You Ain't No DJ". According to Yelawolf, he "wrote like 64 bar
Bar (music)
In musical notation, a bar is a segment of time defined by a given number of beats of a given duration. Typically, a piece consists of several bars of the same length, and in modern musical notation the number of beats in each bar is specified at the beginning of the score by the top number of a...
s and turned in the huge verse", which was edited down to 16 and eight-bar parts of his original verse for the finished song. Big Boi also attempted unsuccessfully to collaborate with singer-songwriter Kate Bush
Kate Bush
Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...
, and managed to work with funk music pioneer George Clinton
George Clinton (musician)
George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...
on "Fo Yo Sorrows", an experience he related to and described as "Dorothy going to see the Wizard of Oz. He is the grandfather of funk; when George speaks, you listen. He's gonna give you that extraterrestrial funk; you gotta be thankful for the way he beams it down to you". In an interview for Blues & Soul
Blues & Soul
Blues & Soul is a British music magazine covering black music. Genres covered include soul, R&B, jazz, hip hop, reggae and world music. It was first published in 1966 and is known for first using the term Northern Soul....
, Big Boi discussed working with the beat
Beat (music)
The beat is the basic unit of time in music, the pulse of the mensural level . In popular use, the beat can refer to a variety of related concepts including: tempo, meter, rhythm and groove...
for "Shutterbugg" after producer Scott Storch had presented it, stating "[I] brought my band in – my guitar players, keyboard players, the talkbox – and we just pissed on it! You know, we put the P-Funk
P-Funk
P-Funk is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective and the distinctive style of funk music they performed...
on it, and just commenced to lyrically destroy the track".
Music and style
Sir Lucious Left Foot features a layered and voluminous production, which Big Boi has described as "like someone's pushing you around the room". Rooted in Southern hip hop, it contains a bounceBounce music
Bounce music is an energetic style of New Orleans hip hop music which is said to have originated as early as the late 1980s, but is typically believed to have begun with the 1991 single "Where Dey At" by MC T.Tucker and DJ Irv...
and bass-heavy sound with dense TR 808
Roland TR-808
The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer was one of the first programmable drum machines . Introduced by the Roland Corporation in early 1980, it was originally manufactured for use as a tool for studio musicians to create demos. Like earlier Roland drum machines, it does not sound very much like a real...
-driven bassline
Bassline
A bassline is the term used in many styles of popular music, such as jazz, blues, funk, dub and electronic music for the low-pitched instrumental part or line played by a rhythm section instrument such as the electric bass, double bass, tuba or keyboard...
s, live instrumentation, and backing vocalists. Music writer Greg Kot
Greg Kot
Greg Kot is an American writer and journalist. Since 1990, Kot has been the music critic at the Chicago Tribune, where he has covered popular music and reported on music-related social, political and business issues...
calls it "a state-of-the-art Southern-fried party-funk album" and notes its bass-heavy sound as "full of surface charm, the type of music that is designed to sound big in a club, the soundtrack for a night of excess. But there’s very little conventional about these beats". The album's sound also incorporates diverse musical elements from various genres such as funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
, soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, dubstep
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
, and electro music. Houston Press
Houston Press
The Houston Press is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Houston, Texas, United States. It is headquartered in Downtown Houston....
writer Shea Serrano describes the album as a "new take on the traditional Southern rap sound. It's slow and fast, wonky and flimsy, lyrical and hook-driven". Tom Breihan of Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
perceives "1980s synth-funk" as its predominant musical element, but also finds each track musically varied, stating "New melodic elements flit in and out of tracks just as you start to notice them, and there's a lot going on at any given moment".
"Fo Yo Sorrows" features funk musician George Clinton performing the hook
Hook (music)
A hook is a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener". The term generally applies to popular music, especially rock music, hip hop, dance music, and pop. In these genres, the hook is often...
and has been described as "a seamless blur of old school Atlanta bass, current-day glitch-hop
Glitch (music)
Glitch is a term used to describe a genre of electronic music that emerged in the mid to late 1990s. The glitch aesthetic is characterized by a deliberate use of glitch based sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted disturbances reducing the overall sound quality and are thus...
and Funkadelic
Funkadelic
Funkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...
-style psychedelia
Psychedelic music
Psychedelic music covers a range of popular music styles and genres, which are inspired by or influenced by psychedelic culture and which attempt to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues-rock bands in the...
". "Tangerine" features blunt lyrics concerning strip club
Strip club
A strip club is an adult entertainment venue in which striptease or other erotic or exotic dance is regularly performed. Strip clubs typically adopt a nightclub or bar style, but can also adopt a theatre or cabaret-style....
themes and incorporates various musical elements, including booming bass, tribal beats, synthesizer vamps, and slow, reverbing grunge rock
Grunge
Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...
guitar. Breihan notes that the song "somehow simultaneously sounds like strip-club ass-shake material and Funkadelic covering Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
", while Alexis Petridis of The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
writes that it "improbably burst[s] into something that most closely resembles a P-Funk take on the mid-60s Batman
Batman (TV series)
Batman is an American television series, based on the DC comic book character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin — two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City. It aired on the American Broadcasting Company network for three seasons from January 12, 1966 to...
theme. The lyrics, meanwhile, come in a breathless blur of druggy non-sequiturs and pop-culture references, some of it frankly baffling".
Lyricism
Big Boi's lyrics on the album are playful and irreverent, with clever wordplayWord play
Word play or wordplay is a literary technique in which the words that are used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement...
and boasts, while incorporating non-sequiturs, pop-culture references, and tongue-twister
Tongue-twister
A tongue-twister is a phrase that is designed to be difficult to articulate properly, and can be used as a type of spoken word game. Some tongue-twisters produce results which are humorous when they are mispronounced, while others simply rely on the confusion and mistakes of the speaker for their...
s. His rhymes are delivered through a fast, versatile flow and dexterous cadence. Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
s Christian Hoard describes his flow as "inimitably slick and speedy". Amos Barshad of New York
New York (magazine)
New York is a weekly magazine principally concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it was brasher and less polite than that magazine, and established itself as a cradle of New...
notes his lyrics as "playful, but his flow is stern and unpredictable". Sasha Frere-Jones of The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
describes the album's mood as "decidedly upbeat" and writes of Big Boi's rapping, "The musical DNA of Sir Lucious lies in a simple strategy that Big Boi has used for years: he often raps in double time
Double-time
In music and dance, double-time is a type of meter and tempo or rhythmic feel. It is also associated with specific time signatures such as 2/2. Contrast with half time....
, no matter what the tempo of the song is. This means that even the slower songs... don’t drag—Big Boi uses the space in the beat to provide another rhythm with his words". Frere-Jones describes him as "simultaneously forceful and careful" with his lyrics and compares his rapping technique to "the clatter of a machine, like a lawnmower, where secondary rhythms whisper underneath the main beat [...] Big Boi is never laid-back when he raps: he defines wide-awake". NPR writer Andrew Noz views that his "spiral of internal rhyme
Internal rhyme
In poetry, internal rhyme, or middle rhyme, is rhyme that occurs in a single line of verse.Internal rhyme occurs in the middle of a line, as exemplified by Coleridge, "In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud" or "Whiles all the night through fog-smoke white," in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." ...
schemes and stop-and-go cadences [...] values style over substance but doesn't neglect writing, whether battling imaginary rap foes or offering advice on fiscal responsibility".
Thematically, the album's subject matter mostly concerns self-aggrandisement
Boasting
Boasting is the act of making an ostentatious speech. It is considered a vice by such major religious groups as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism...
, sex, social commentary, and "the club
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
". Music writer Omar Burgess comments that the album finds Big Boi "vacillating between a shit-talking B-boy, social commentary spitting vet and a ladies man with a wandering eye". Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
notes "lissome rhyming about things frivolous and fraught" by Big Boi. Several tracks on Sir Lucious Left Foot contain humorous skit
Hip hop skit
A hip hop skit is a form of sketch comedy that appears on a hip hop album or mixtape, and is usually written and performed by the artists themselves. Skits can appear on albums or mixtapes as individual tracks, or at the beginning or end of a song. Some skits are part of concept albums and...
s with dialogue from additional vocalists, including Chris Carmouche
Chris Carmouche
Chris Carmouche , known as "Mouche" is a producer, recording engineer and rapper. In 2004, Carmouche won a Grammy for his work on Outkast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.-Early life:...
, Dax "Dirty Dr." Rudnak, Big Rube
Big Rube
Big Rube is an American rapper and hip-hop producer. He is a first generation member of the Dungeon Family & Society of Soul. He is known for his spoken word intros and interludes for many of the Dungeon Family’s albums including Bubba Sparxxx, Goodie Mob, OutKast, & Witchdoctor...
, Henry Welch, and Keisha Atwater. Welch and Carmouche are featured in a skit at the beginning of "Be Still", in which they make a reference to "tea bagging". Dax Rudnak concludes "General Patton" with a skit about a sex maneuver called "the David Blaine
David Blaine
David Blaine is an American illusionist and endurance artist. He is best known for his high-profile feats of endurance, and has made his name as a performer of street and close-up magic. He has set and broken several world records...
", which according to the skit is "when you’re making love to someone from behind, then have a friend take over and you run to a window and wave at your partner". In an interview with Barry Bruner of Time Out Chicago, Big Boi was asked whether he "[is] taking credit for this, or is this something people do?", to which he responded "Yeah, man! You know, man, they do it now!".
Release history
The album was originally set for release in 2008, prior to his departure from Jive Records for Def Jam. In January 2010, he announced a March 23, 2010 release date through his TwitterTwitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
account. In April 2010, the album's release date was pushed back to July 6, 2010 in the United States. However, in June 2010, Jive Records attempted to block its release, claiming that Def Jam could not issue songs featuring both Big Boi and André 3000, as OutKast is represented by the former label. In an interview for GQ on June 7, Big Boi responded to a question concerning the blocking of his recordings with André 3000 for Sir Lucious Left Foot, stating "Au contraire! They cannot block it. Au contraire. Either they're going to do it the right way, or they're going to do it my way... The fans' thirst will be quenched. You know, I'm no stranger to that Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, baby. So you already know what time it is. The thirst of the fans will be quenched". Elaborating on the controversy, David Peisner of The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
wrote in an article upon the album's release, "Big Boi's clash with Jive has essentially been an update on the oldest of music business disputes — between a label's commercial concerns and an artist's creative ones, tensions that have become more acute as the industry grapples with its current financial straits". On June 10, 2010, Big Boi's official website released the album's final track listing, which excluded tracks featuring André 3000. On the fate of his recordings with André 3000 for the album, he stated in his interview for GQ, "We're gonna keep one of them for the next OutKast record".
The album was made available for streaming
Streaming media
Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a streaming provider.The term "presented" is used in this article in a general sense that includes audio or video playback. The name refers to the delivery method of the medium rather...
at Big Boi's MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page. Following leaks of several of its tracks, the album also leaked in its entirety to the Internet on June 29, 2010. Prior to its official release, anti-piracy
Anti-piracy
Anti-piracy is a term used to describe countermeasures against maritime piracy but moreoften by some to describe the attempt to prevent copyright infringement, counterfeiting, and other violations of intellectual-property rights....
companies had estimated that his tracks were being downloaded approximately 45,000 times a day. On July 1, 2010, Big Boi self-released his mixtape Mixtape for Dummies: Guide to Global Greatness as a free download through his website, featuring tracks compiled by DJ X-Rated and DJ Esco from Big Boi's solo recordings and work with OutKast. Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty was released by Big Boi's imprint Purple Ribbons label and Def Jam Recordings on July 5 in the United Kingdom and on July 6, 2010 in the United States. A deluxe edition of the album was released simultaneously in the US, with the inclusion of two bonus tracks and a second DVD of music videos for several songs. Big Boi's official website store offered limited edition releases of the album, including the deluxe edition's two discs, ivory white vinyl LPs, a limited edition T-shirt, and a custom GoodWood chain. In promotion of the album's release, Converse produced a special limited edition run of Chuck Taylor All-Stars
Chuck Taylor All-Stars
Chuck Taylor All Stars, or Converse All Stars, also referred to as "Chuck Taylors", "Converses", "All Stars", "Chucks" or "Cons", are canvas and rubber shoes produced by Converse. They were first produced in 1917 as the "All Star," Converse's attempt to capture the basketball shoe market...
shoes in August 2010. The shoes were designed by Big Boi himself and feature the album title printed around the outer sides of the shoe's heel. On the collaboration, Big Boi said in a statement "as long as I can remember music and Converse have gone hand in hand, so partnering up with them was a no-brainer".
Singles
Amid his disputes with former label Jive, Big Boi leak
Internet leak
An Internet leak occurs when a party's confidential information is released to the public on the Internet. Various types of information and data can be, and have been, "leaked" to the Internet, the most common being personal information, computer software and source code, and artistic works such...
ed two recordings originally intended for Sir Lucious Left Foot as promotional singles to the Internet. The album's first promo single, "Royal Flush
Royal Flush (song)
"Royal Flush" is a single by American rapper and OutKast member Big Boi. The track features fellow OutKast member André 3000 and Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon. It was the first time the three rappers collaborated with each other in 10 years since "Skew It on the Bar-B" in 1998...
" featuring André 3000 and Raekwon
Raekwon
Corey Woods , better known by the stage name Raekwon, is an American rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He released his solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... in 1995, and has since recorded four solo albums, as well as work with Wu-Tang and an extensive amount of guest contributions with...
, had appeared on various web magazines and blogs in March 2008. It received a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group and was named the best song of 2008 by About.com
About.com
About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....
. Its second promo single, "Sumthin's Gotta Give" featuring Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
, was leaked to the Internet along with its music video in June 2008. The Boi-1da
Boi-1da
Matthew Samuels , better known as Boi-1da , is a Canadian hip-hop producer from Toronto, Ontario. He has produced for artists and groups such as Chip tha Ripper, Kardinal Offishall, Clipse, Drake, Eminem, Saukrates, k-os, G-Unit, and The Diplomats among others...
-produced track "Lookin' 4 Ya", featuring André 3000 and Sleepy Brown
Sleepy Brown
Patrick "Sleepy" Brown is an R&B singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is one-third of the successful Atlanta-based production team of Organized Noize, which has created hits for acts such as OutKast, Goodie Mob, and TLC...
, leaked onto the Internet on June 8, 2010. The track's "Jedi Remix" version was released to East Village
East Village, Manhattan
The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, lying east of Greenwich Village, south of Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town, and north of the Lower East Side...
-based radio show Baller's Eve and subsequently onto the Internet in September 2010. It features the original instrumental with two different verses from both Big Boi and André 3000.
Big Boi leaked the album's first official single, "Shutterbugg
Shutterbugg
"Shutterbugg" is the debut solo single by American rapper Big Boi. It is the first single released in promotion of his debut solo album, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. The song features singer Cutty on the song's chorus. The song was co-produced by Scott Storch and Big Boi himself...
", on April 6, 2010. It was officially released as a single on April 26. It was also issued on interactive music site MXP4
MXP4
MXP4 is an interactive music solution that enables music fans to play with songs in a variety of interactive ways. At its most basic the MXP4 format enables labels and artists to package multimedia content - streaming music, videos, artist biographical information, concert listings, share buttons...
, which enabled users to play with, mix, remix, and sing along with the track. The Guardians Hattie Collins described the track as "a futuristic, brain-crunching slice of jittery electro hop". The song's music video was directed by Chris Robinson
Chris Robinson (director)
Chris Robinson is an American film director working mostly with music videos and commercials. He has directed commercials for brands such as iPod, Coca Cola and Verizon and music videos for songs like "Fallin'" and "You Don't Know My Name" by Alicia Keys, "Roc Boys" by Jay-Z, the grammy nominated...
and premiered on May 26, 2010. The video's concept incorporates various scenes that accentuate different lines from Big Boi's lyrics. On its concept, Big Boi said in an interview for MTV, "It goes with the rhymes. Chris Robinson was definitely onboard [with the concept]. What he took from the song was a lyrical, visual adventure. There's a lot of special stuff going on. He's freaking the visuals like I'm freaking the rhymes". "Shutterbugg" spent two weeks on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number 60, and it charted at number 99 on the US Hot 100 Airplay. It also reached number 31 and spent four weeks on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, and at number eight on the Deutsche Black Charts
Deutsche Black Charts
Deutsche Black Charts DBC, also known by various names including Deutsche Urban Charts and Deutsche Hip Hop/R&B/Dancehall Singles is a chart released weekly by Deutsche Trend Charts in Germany....
in Germany. Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
named "Shutterbugg" the fourteenth best single of 2010. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group was awarded between 1991 and 2011, alongside the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. Previously a single award was presented for Best Rap Performance....
in 2010.
"Fo Yo Sorrows", featuring George Clinton, Too Short, and Sam Chris, was released as a promotional single on June 8, 2010 through the iTunes Store. "General Patton" was also released to iTunes on June 15, 2010. Its music video was released on June 13, 2010. On August 26, Big Boi's website posted the track's "chopped and screwed
Chopped and screwed
Chopped and screwed refers to a technique of remixing hip hop music which developed in the Houston hip hop scene in the 1990s...
" version as a free download. The song "Tangerine", featuring T.I., was released to iTunes on June 29, 2010. "Follow Us", featuring Vonnegutt, was released as the second official single on July 20 in the US and September 13 in the UK. A music video for the song was directed by Zach Wolfe and released on July 1, 2010. The track was remixed by Vonnegutt and released September 13 through Big Boi's website. The track "You Ain't No DJ" received some airplay on Atlanta-based radio. Its music video was directed by Parris in Atlanta, and released virally
Viral video
A viral video is one that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email...
on September 2. The video features Big Boi in a red tracksuit and with a lightsaber
Lightsaber
A lightsaber is a fictional weapon in the Star Wars universe, a "laser sword." It consists of a polished metal hilt which projects a blade of light about 1.33 metres long. The lightsaber is the signature weapon of the Jedi order and their Sith counterparts, both of whom can use them for close...
in one scene, guest rapper Yelawolf
Yelawolf
Michael Wayne Atha , better known by his stage name YelaWolf, is an American rapper. He is currently signed to Shady Records, Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment and Interscope Records...
lounging on a couch, and several break dancer
B-boying
B-boying, often called "breakdancing", is a popular style of street dance that was created and developed as part of hip-hop culture among African Americans and Latino youths in New York City. The dance consists of four primary elements: toprock, downrock, power moves and freezes...
s, while motions in the video's scenes are rewinded and sped up with film editing to accentuate cutting, mixing
Turntablism
Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and a DJ mixer.The word 'turntablist' was coined in 1995 by DJ Babu to describe the difference between a DJ who just plays records, and one who performs by touching and moving the records, stylus and mixer...
, and spinning
Back spinning
Back spinning describes the act of manually manipulating a vinyl record , using enough force to cause the record to spin backward . It is often used in DJing; many DJs use specialty slipmats so that friction will be reduced between the record and the platter...
by a DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
in the song.
Performances
Big Boi made promotional appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay LenoThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny...
on July 7 and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....
on July 12, 2010, performing the album's lead single "Shutterbugg" on both shows. He also performed its second single "Follow Us" on Lopez Tonight
Lopez Tonight
Lopez Tonight was an American late-night television talk show hosted by comedian George Lopez. The hour-long program premiered on November 9, 2009, on cable network TBS. Lopez was the first Mexican American to host a late-night talk show on an English-language network in the United States. The...
on July 14 and on Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman is a U.S. late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is...
on August 23, 2010. Big Boi joined the line-up for the Pitchfork Music Festival
Pitchfork Music Festival
The Pitchfork Music Festival is an annual summer music festival organized by Pitchfork Media and held in Union Park in Chicago, IL. The festival, which is normally held over three days in July, focuses primarily on artists and bands from alternative rock, rap & hip-hop, electronica, and dance...
during June 16–18 in Union Park, Chicago, performing on the festival's third and final day. He performed a set at Acer Arena
Acer Arena
The Allphones Arena is a large entertainment and sporting complex located in Sydney, Australia. It is situated in Sydney Olympic Park, and was completed in 1999 as part of the facilities for the 2000 Summer Olympics....
in Olympic Park, Sydney on July 28 as part of the Australian-based Winterbeatz music festival, and both Øyafestivalen
Øyafestivalen
Øyafestivalen is an annual Norwegian music festival held in Middelalderparken , Oslo. It has grown quickly since its modest start in 1999 with an audience of 1000 people in one day, and has now become one of Norway's biggest festivals....
in Oslo, Norway and the Flow Festival in Helsinki, Finland on August 14. On August 18, 2010, he played a free show at Sobe Live in Miami, Florida, which MySpace Music broadcasted live via Ustream.tv with the MySpace page of HP
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
.
Initially expected through the end of the year, a supporting 20-concert tour for Sir Lucious Left Foot was announced by Big Boi on August 25, 2010. His spokespeople confirmed that he would be performing material from previous OutKast albums in addition to songs from Sir Lucious Left Foot. The tour began on August 26 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
The Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park is an amphitheatre located in the northern Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta. The amphitheatre is meant to hold a variety of entertainment...
in Atlanta, Georgia and will conclude on November 18, 2010 at Fox Studios
Fox Studios Australia
Fox Studios Australia is a major movie studio located in Sydney, Australia, occupying the site of the former Sydney Showground at Moore Park...
in Sydney, Australia.
On September 2, Big Boi headlined with DJ mashup duo Super Mash Bros the Hawkapolooza, an event at the Memorial Union
Memorial Union (Iowa State University)
The Memorial Union, or MU, at Iowa State University opened in September 1928, the building is currently home to a number of University departments, a bowling alley, the University Book Store, and the Hotel Memorial Union.-History:...
Iowa City, Iowa inaugurating the start of the college athletic season for the Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa Hawkeyes
The Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletics teams that represent the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The Hawkeyes have varsity teams in 24 sports, 11 for men and 13 for women. The teams participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and are members of the...
. He headlined New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
's annual Mystery Concert at the Skirball Center for Performing Arts
Skirball Center for Performing Arts
The Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts is an 850-seat theater in Manhattan, New York owned by New York University. The Skirball Center is the largest performing arts facility south of 42nd Street. Recently, the Skirball Center hosted speeches on foreign policy by John Kerry and Al Gore...
in New York City with opening act Dr. Dog
Dr. Dog
Dr. Dog is a psychedelic rock band from West Grove, Pennsylvania. Its lineup currently consists of Toby Leaman , Scott McMicken , Frank McElroy , Zach Miller , and Eric Slick . Lead vocal duties are shared between Leaman and McMicken, with all members contributing harmonies...
on September 7, and performed at the 9:30 Club
9:30 Club
Foo Fighters Promise to come back to D.C. and play the 9:30 ClubNightclub 9:30 is a nightclub and concert venue in Washington, D.C. Originally located at 930 F Street, NW, Washington, D.C., in the 1970s it was called the "Atlantis Club", and hosted primarily rock, New Wave, and punk bands...
in Washington, D.C. on September 8. He was billed for the 2010 Epicenter
Epicenter (music festival)
Epicenter is an annual music festival in Southern California presented by Right Arm Entertainment and features acts on multiple stages.-External links:** at MySpace* at Twitter*...
music festival on September 25 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. On October 28, Big Boi headlined the Yorktown Throwdown, a benefit show in support of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The concert featured electronic music duo MSTRKRFT
MSTRKRFT
MSTRKRFT is a Canadian electronic music duo from Toronto, Ontario. The group was started in 2005 by Jesse F. Keeler of Death from Above 1979 and Al-P formerly of the Mississauga, Ontario electropop group Girlsareshort...
and was held in the USS Yorktown
USS Yorktown (CV-10)
USS Yorktown is one of 24 s built during World War II for the United States Navy. She is named after the Battle of Yorktown of the American Revolutionary War, and is the fourth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name...
lot at Patriot's Point
Patriot's Point
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, at the mouth of the Cooper River on the Charleston Harbor, across from Charleston.-Museum ships and exhibits:...
in South Carolina.
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart, with first-week sales of 62,000 copies. It also entered at number two on Billboard
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
s Digital Albums and Tastemaker Albums, and at number three on both its R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Rap Albums
Top Rap Albums
Top Rap Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks Rap and hip-hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart began publication for the week of November 13, 2004....
charts. It spent 13 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, and as of September 26, 2010, has sold 175,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
.
In Canada, Sir Lucious Left Foot debuted at number 20 on the Top 100 Albums
Canadian Albums Chart
The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS...
chart. In the United Kingdom, it entered at number 80 on the Top 100 Albums
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
and at number 14 on the Top 40 RnB Albums
UK R&B Chart
The Official UK R&B Chart is a forty-position R&B/Hip-Hop chart compiled by The Official UK Charts Company. Although the chart does not receive any airplay, its compilation is viewed on BBC Radio 1's website and publications such as ChartsPlus and Music Week...
chart. In its second week, it fell out of the Top 100 Albums. The album debuted at number 99 in Switzerland and at number 19 in Norway. In Norway, it reached number 16, its peak position, in its second week on the VG-lista
VG-lista
VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...
Topp 40 Album chart, on which it ultimately spent eight weeks. In Australia, the album entered at number 33 on the ARIA Top 50 Albums
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
and at number five on the Top 40 Urban Albums chart. In its second week, it dropped out of the Top 50 Albums chart.
Critical response
Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty received general acclaim from music criticMusic criticism
See also Music journalism for reporting on classical and popular music in the media.The Oxford Companion to Music defines music criticism as 'the intellectual activity of formulating judgments on the value and degree of excellence of individual works of music, or whole groups or genres'. In this...
s. At Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, which assigns a normalized
Standard score
In statistics, a standard score indicates how many standard deviations an observation or datum is above or below the mean. It is a dimensionless quantity derived by subtracting the population mean from an individual raw score and then dividing the difference by the population standard deviation...
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average
Weighted mean
The weighted mean is similar to an arithmetic mean , where instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others...
score of 90, based on 33 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". Allmusic editor Andy Kellman gave it four-and-a-half out of five stars and called it "one of the loosest, most varied, and entertaining albums of its time". Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
s Simon Vozick-Levinson called the album "a stunningly realized solo debut". Alexis Petridis of The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
praised its "kaleidoscopic range of musical influences" and Big Boi's lyrics. Rob Harvilla of The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
called it "fantastic, by turns triumphant, defiant, and gleefully crass [...] it feels triumphant and relieved and epic even if you discount the tortured backstory". Seth Colter Walls of Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
stated "Big Boi makes the contemporary trappings of hip-hop sound funkier than just about anyone". Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
writer Ann Powers
Ann Powers
Ann Powers is an American writer and pop music critic.Powers has been writing about popular music and society since the early 1980s...
praised its music's "depth and complexity", adding that it "highlights his focused language skills within musical settings that touch upon rock, electro, dubstep and classical
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
fanfare, grounded in a thick bottom that guarantees plenty of booty bounce". Louis Pattison of NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
noted "a stunning listen [...] recall[s] the Southern hip-hop bounce of 2003's Speakerboxxx, but with an added twist of maturity".
However, Andy Gill of The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
gave the album two out of five stars and found it "not as immediately engaging" as Big Boi's Speakerboxxx, noting "a laziness about some of the rhyming". Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
writer Thomas Conner commented that "Big Boi is not the deep thinker that Andre 3000 has been", but gave it three out of four stars and commended its "good-time" tone. While noting his boastful "lyrical slackening" as a minor flaw, Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York Film Festival.- History :...
's Jesse Cataldo found Big Boi "consistently in fine, tongue-tying form" and described the album as "rigidly focused and almost uniformly strong [...] by-the-books hip-hop with just the right proportion of ingredients". Svein Brunstad of URB complimented his "flawless rap skills, artiness, tasty hooks and smart production" and denoted the album's content as "classic Big Boi and Outkast material; funky, filled with hooks, talkbox, organic production and up to date without following trends". New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
writer Jim Farber commended its "kaleidoscopic sound", "smarts, hook savvy, and groove appeal". In his consumer guide for MSN Music
MSN Music
MSN Music was a part of the MSN web services. It delivered music news, music videos, spotlights on new music, artist information, and live performances of artists. In 2004, Microsoft created an MSN Music download store to compete with Apple's iTunes Music Store, though its sales in comparison were...
, critic Robert Christgau
Robert Christgau
Robert Christgau is an American essayist, music journalist, and self-proclaimed "Dean of American Rock Critics".One of the earliest professional rock critics, Christgau is known for his terse capsule reviews, published since 1969 in his Consumer Guide columns...
gave the album an A- rating, indicating "the kind of garden-variety good record that is the great luxury of musical micromarketing and overproduction". Christgau complimented its "pervasive albeit incoherent musicality" and noted "a succession of enjoyable songs with plenty to offer".
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
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s Chris Richards lauded its "plush, pummeling beats" and Big Boi's "dense, dexterous verses". Gregg Lipkin of PopMatters
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praised the album's "shifting tones and musical invention". Tiny Mix Tapes
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writer Gabe Vodicka called it "exceptionally consistent in its mad musical mission", praising Big Boi's "mind-boggling attention to detail". Sean Fennessey of Spin
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praised its bass-heavy tracks and called Big Boi "a deceptively elegant rhymer". Rolling Stone
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writer Jody Rosen
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commented on Big Boi's performance, "He's got an inimitably slick and speedy flow and a personality bigger and more forceful than anything his producers can throw at him". Pitchfork Media
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's Tom Breihan called the album "inventive, bizarre, joyous, and masterful" and stated "He just does so many things with his voice and cadence, letting his words fall over the snares
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one moment and fighting upstream against the beat the next [...] blissfully free of both old-man hectoring and drug-rap nihilism". Jesal Padania of RapReviews called it "thoroughly modern, but made with an old school attention to detail and craftsmanship", and noted its varied style as "the bedrock for Big Boi's shape shifting flows and remarkable ear for perfect choruses". Adam Downer of Sputnikmusic
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gave the album four-and-a-half out of five stars and called it "a brilliant record [...] the beats are killer, the verses sick, the pacing perfect, and the skits are actually pretty funny".
Accolades
The album appeared on numerous critics' and publications' year-end top albums lists. Chris Yuscavage of Vibe ranked it number eight on his list of the 10 Best Albums of 2010. PastePaste (magazine)
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ranked it number 37 on its 50 Best Albums of 2010 list, calling it "a massive, ambitious album shot through with knee-knocking beats and deft lyrical touches from Outkast’s swagger champion... [B]oth a trove of pop jams and a profound piece of artistic experimentation". Nitsuh Abebe of New York
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named it the second best album of 2010 and called it "as forward-thinking as it was charming". The A.V. Club
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ranked it number seven, NME ranked it number 38, PopMatters ranked it number 10, The Guardian ranked it number 27, and Spin ranked it number 13 on its list. Rolling Stone placed it at number 21 on its year-end albums list and called it "a nasty, future-funk odyssey, done the way George Clinton used to do it: stretched-out grooves, cavernous bass boom, gutbucket guitar and thick electro thump, all held together by Big Boi's whiplash rhymes and pimper-than-thou style". Time
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ranked the album number nine, with the publication's Claire Suddath writing that "It's an amalgam of beats, chants and raps mixed together with exacting precision. Big Boi deftly jumps between musical styles [...] and his raps come so fast, he seems to never pause for breath". Pitchfork Media named it the fourth best album of 2010 and stated "[T]he sound of Sir Lucious Left Foot is an exercise in recognizing traditions and pushing them miles ahead. Big Boi crowns it all with a lyrical acumen so detailed and charismatic—acting as benevolent hustler, knuckle-dusting elder statesman, trickster smartass and street-level philosopher". It was voted the sixth-best album in The Village Voices Pazz & Jop
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critics' poll for 2010, while 11 songs from the album were included in the poll's singles list, including "Shutterbugg" (number seven), "Shine Blockas" (number 95), and "Follow Us" (number 316).
Track listing
The track listing was confirmed by Pitchfork MediaPitchfork Media
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and Big Boi's official website.
(co) Co-producer
Deluxe edition
Sample credits
- "Shutterbugg" contains elements of "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)", written by Nellee Hooper, Beresford Romeo, Caron M. Wheeler, and Simon A. Law, and contains elements of "You Are in My SystemYou Are in My System"You Are in My System" is a synth-boogie song recorded by American "emotio-electro" band The System. The song, written by Mic Murphy and David Frank, was released in 1982 by Mirage Records. The song is also included on their 1983 album Sweat....
", written by David Frank and Michael Murphy. - "General Patton" contains a sample of "Vieni, o guerriero vindice" performed by Giorgio TozziGiorgio TozziGiorgio Tozzi was for many years a leading bass with the Metropolitan Opera, as well as playing lead roles in nearly every major opera house worldwide.-Career:Tozzi was born George John Tozzi in Chicago, Illinois...
, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Sir Georg Solti. - "Shine Blockas" contains a sample from "I Miss You Part I and II" written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, as performed by Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesHarold Melvin & the Blue NotesHarold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American singing group, one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group's repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco...
.
Personnel
Credits for Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty adapted from liner notes.Musicians
- Additional keyboards: Kevin Kendricks
- Additional vocals: Keisha Atwater, Marché Butler, Chris Carmouche, Tamiko Hope, Dax "Dirty Dr." Rudnak, Too Short, Tiphanie Watson, Henry Welch
- Background vocals: Debra Killings, Pooh Bear, Teedra Moses
- Bass: Wallace Khatib, Debra Killings
- Drum and music programming: Terrence "Knightheet" Culbreath, DJ Cutmaster Swiff, DJ Speedy, Jbeatzz, Mr. DJ, Organized Noize, Salaam Remi, Royal Flush, Scott Storch
- Drum and synth programming: André 3000
- Drums and music creator: Victor Alexander
- Guitar: Craig Love, Donny "Poppa Doc" Mathis, Billy Odum, Mike Patterson, David Whild
- Horns: Hornz Unlimited – Jason Freeman, Jerry Freeman, Richard Owens, Kebbi Williams
- Keyboard: Kevin Kendricks, Dave Robbins, William White
- Lead vocals: Big Boi, B.o.B, Big Rube, Sam Chris, George Clinton, Cutty, Jamie Foxx, Neil Garrard, Gucci Mane, Joi, Khujo Goodie, Janelle Monáe, Sleepy Brown, T.I., Yelawolf
- Organ: Kevin Kendricks
- Percussion: Omar Phillips
- Scratches: DJ Cutmaster Swiff
- Spoken word: Big Rube, Dax "Dirty Dr." Rudnak
- Talk box: Bosko
- Vocals: Big Boi, Sleepy Brown
Production
- Executive producer – Antwan Andre Patton (Big Boi)
- Associate producers: Chris Carmouche, Jason Geter
- A&R: Big Boi, Chris Carmouche for Purple Ribbon Entertainment
- A&R administration: Tara Bryan
- A&R operations: Leesa D. Brunson
- Album coordination: Dee Dee Murray, Chris Carmouche
- Marketing: Chris Atlas
- Mastered by: Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
- Mastering assisted by: Joe Bazzo
- Management: Marcus T. Grant for The Collective
- Art direction and graphic design: Alex Haldi for Bestest Asbestos
- Cover and interior photograph: Jonathan Mannion
- Hair: Robert "The Barber" Poller
- Art & photography coordination: Tai Linzie
- Package production: Doug Joswick
- Legal counsel: Donald M. Woodard, Esq.
- Business affairs: Randy McMillan, Antoinette Trotman, Ian Allen
- Sample clearances: Eric Weissman Music Licensing Inc.
Chart positions
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
33 |
| Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
20 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
16 |
| Swiss Albums Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
99 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
80 |
| UK R&B Chart UK R&B Chart The Official UK R&B Chart is a forty-position R&B/Hip-Hop chart compiled by The Official UK Charts Company. Although the chart does not receive any airplay, its compilation is viewed on BBC Radio 1's website and publications such as ChartsPlus and Music Week... |
14 |
| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
3 |
| US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 3 |
| US Billboard Rap Albums Top Rap Albums Top Rap Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks Rap and hip-hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart began publication for the week of November 13, 2004.... |
3 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 183 |
| US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 41 |
| US Billboard Rap Albums | 17 |
External links
- Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty at MetacriticMetacriticMetacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...