Outkast's Big Boi and Andre 3000 are arguing with their own label, Jive Records, over Big Boi's new solo album. Because Andre 3000 recorded three songs for Big Boi's Sir Luscious Left Foot, Jive is blocking its release, claiming that Def Jam can't issue songs featuring both rappers.
"It's plain stupidity," Big Boi told GQ magazine. "It's stupid business and it's stupid politics." The "stupidity" runs even deeper than it may at first seem. Not only is Jive the label representing Outkast – it was originally slated to release Sir Luscious Left Foot.
"Jive Records told me my album [was] a piece of art, and they didn't know what to do with it," Big Boi explained. Because none of the singles seemed radio-friendly, they eventually released the rapper from his contract. He then turned to Def Jam, which plans to release his solo debut on 6 July.
But it seems that what Jive didn't want, no one else can have. "We can't be on songs together now," Big Boi said. Andre 3000 recorded verses for three of Big Boi's solo tracks: Royal Flush, Lookin for Ya, and an unnamed song. "We tried to get everything solidified but Jive said, 'Naw.'" he explained. "Then I was going to take Dre off and make my own version [of Lookin for Ya], but then I thought, 'No. Fuck that. If he can't be on it, then I'm not using it.'"
Fuck the music industry. Gotta big up the tunes though
Re: Outkast...
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:22 pm
by jazzamataz
Fuck Jive/Zomba - They're always screwing rappers. They fucked over Souls of Mischief royally too.
If it were me in Big Boi's position, I'd add three "radio" songs and stick them on a second disk
(R. Kelly's Loveland/Chocolate Factory & D12's Devil's Night did the same as recent enough examples.)
Re: Outkast...
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:26 pm
by jazzamataz
Oh yeah - Jive also have in their possession 75+hours of unreleased ATCQ studio sessions and songs that they won't let
Q-Tip anywhere near...
Re: Outkast...
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:11 pm
by herbalicious
jazzamataz wrote:Oh yeah - Jive also have in their possession 75+hours of unreleased ATCQ studio sessions and songs that they won't let
Q-Tip anywhere near...
I did not know this.
This makes me very very angry,
Very very very angry indeed.
Re: Outkast...
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:49 pm
by xarcane
herbalicious wrote:
jazzamataz wrote:Oh yeah - Jive also have in their possession 75+hours of unreleased ATCQ studio sessions and songs that they won't let
Q-Tip anywhere near...
I did not know this.
This makes me very very angry,
Very very very angry indeed.
Re: Outkast...
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 3:58 pm
by 1017_duck
xarcane wrote:
herbalicious wrote:
jazzamataz wrote:Oh yeah - Jive also have in their possession 75+hours of unreleased ATCQ studio sessions and songs that they won't let
Q-Tip anywhere near...
I did not know this.
This makes me very very angry,
Very very very angry indeed.
Re: Outkast...
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:10 pm
by oneforghost
all the singles that I've heard of this completely kill - such a nice surprise after Idlewild.
didn't know this was why these tracks weren't making the album - that really sucks.
