Never let it be said that Mariah Carey isn’t afraid to make the grand gestures in order to assert her chart supremacy: She’s already released a Jermaine Dupri-produced remix of her third single from the sales disappointment Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, “H.A.T.E. U,” that completely reconfigures the track around a bite of the Ghost Town DJs’ 1996 classic “My Boo.” It also features verses by Gucci Mane, Big Boi, and OJ Da Juiceman. Can you say “Hail Mary pass”? I guess since biting from the ’80s didn’t work out all that well, she decided to move her nostalgia up by a few years, and ride the coattails of a song that’s pretty much unassailable. Oh Mariah. Clip after the jump. More »
The big announcement that Big Boi hinted at regarding the release of his solo album Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty has finally been made, and it is this: He’s leaving Jive and signing with Island Def Jam. “The lawyers just have to finish their lawyering,” Big Boi told the Canadian paper EYE WEEKLY, which alas could not get news of a release date (or even a release-date approximation) out of the MC. [EYE WEEKLY] More »
Big Boi has apparently solved his dispute with Jive Records, which means that his long-in-the-works Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty may actually see the light of day. “Probably within the next week or so, there will be a big announcement coming out and the album will be out this summer–believe it, it’s done, it’s it in the can and I’m very happy with it,” he said. He also mentioned that a new OutKast album was in the very very early planning stages, and that it’s going to be “ridiculous.” [Word Of South via SOHH] More »
In today’s midday headlines: Pink Floyd gets litigious, Rick Ross gets bored, and Madonna nurses her wounds. More »
ARTISTS: Big Boi feat. Andre 3000 and Raekwon
TITLE: “Royal Flush”
WEB DEBUT: March 20, 2008
Big Boi of Outkast has long professed his interest in dance, so it’s not terribly surprising that he’s collaborating with the Atlanta Ballet; the performance is, of course, titled Big. More »
– Guns N’ Roses owes a New Jersey production company about $100,000 for transportation and touring services. Axl promises to pay the bill “as soon as he gets royalties from Chinese Democracy.” [TMZ] – OutKast’s Big Boi will partner with the Atlanta Ballet for a series of performances in 2008. More »
– Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong slams President Bush for being out of touch; Tony Snow reponds by noting that “[the group] has been phoning it in since Kerplunk!” More »
