Big Boi talks about new album

"Outkast are stronger than ever."

Big Boi is dropping a solo album in July called "Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Dusty Chico." Andre drops his later this year, and the 'Kast is putting out another album as a group at the beginning of the next year. Hootie Hoo

"I said I wanted to bring that hip-hop back," said Big Boi. "My album is about lyricism and about the craft. I saw Raekwon and he jumped on it. Actually, me and Raekwon recorded three songs. We were gonna finish it with just me and him. When Dre came back from Japan, he heard it and said, 'I wanna be on that.' I gave him the beat. He came back in a couple of months and was like, 'Let's do it.' "

Big Boi also spoke on other collaborations for the album. "Thirteen cuts. Everything is brand new. I got a duet with Mary J. Blige that will probably be the second single, called 'The World Is Too Big.' It's definitely monumental. I needed somebody that could sing with that emotion and power. Like an old-school soul singer. That Motown throat! I always wanted to work with her."

The first single off of the album is called Royal Flush, featuring Andre 3000 and Raekwon. The song, named after Big Boi's production group, has been making its rounds on the Internet. You can hear it here. Dre absolutely murders the last verse.