New Big Boi vs Buck 65 (aka the semi-Juno-related post)

April

This morning was good for a few reasons. 1) I woke up well rested from a long-weekend off, 2) I went for a good bike ride on the new whip, and 3) A NEW BIG BOI SONG CAME OUT. Whatever ‘out’ means. Anyway, it’s great. Scroll down for the goods.

I’ve been eagerly waiting on the new Big Boi album for the last 2 (!) years. He has shown pretty great patience through this whole time and somehow has avoided the whole ‘f@#$ the label’ rant many people fall into (typically under a much briefer period of time), not bringing too much attention to the whole situation and ultimately still keeping momentum rolling with each single (though I think someone somewhere could be a liiiiittle bit more efficient). I asked Big Boi some questions last October when he dropped two extremely dope singles that have lasted in my rotation longer than most this year. This new one, “SHUTTERBUGG”, is no exception.

But seriously, can we get the new record already? I know they’ve got one with T.I. on deck and one or two more with Andre, but how many more singles are you going to put out before we get everything? While I love all the singles, a part of me kind of wishes I heard all of them on the same album all at once for the first time. I guess it’s not really the way things are released these days.

On a completely-unrelated-but-kinda-sorta tip, my good old friend Buck 65 and I made a song of a very similar title a few years ago.

“Shutterbuggin” was the third single released from the Situation album in 2007. That beat was one of the first ones that I sent to Buck when we were making the album and was completely crafted on my SP-1200 sampling this record (and clearing it!). It’s one of my favorites from the album.

That was the album that earned me my Juno nomination in 2007 and in 2 weeks, I’m heading back to the awards weekend, not for the ceremony but a very special show that I am going to announce tomorrow. Big news!

Stay tuned….and for tonight, cut a rug & throw two deuces in the sky for the shutterbugg.