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In a July 2010 interview for '']'', Big Boi revealed that he was working on the follow-up album to the critically and commercially successful ''Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty'', stating that he was "maybe about six songs into it".<ref name="Harvilla">Harvilla, Rob. . '']''. Retrieved on 2010-07-06.</ref> Big Boi announced on May 24, 2012 that he was about 80% complete with his next solo release. He also revealed that both he and Andre 3000 would be releasing solo projects prior to any Outkast project.<ref> StraightFromTheA.com (May 24, 2011)</ref> On May 27, 2012 Big Boi announced that the album would be entitled ''Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors''<ref>https://twitter.com/BigBoi/status/206480948903157761</ref> On June 9, Big Boi announced via Twitter that he will be releasing "Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors" on November 13.<ref></ref> That date was later pushed back to December 11, 2012 on November 1 when he debuted the cover. The first single from the album is "Mama Told Me" featuring ].<ref name="www.rap-up.com">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = Rap-Up.com | Big Boi Pushes Album to December, Reveals Cover Art | url = http://www.rap-up.com/2012/11/01/big-boi-pushes-album-to-december-reveals-cover-art/ | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 1 November 2012 }}</ref> The album will feature guest appearances from ], ], ], Little Dragon, Kelly Rowland and ].<ref name="www.hiphopdx.com">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = Big Boi Reveals Features From "Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors" | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX | url = http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21822/title.big-boi-reveals-features-from-vicious-lies-and-dangerous-rumors | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 10 November 2012 }}</ref> On November 9, 2012 Big Boi debuted "Lines" featuring A$AP Rocky and Phantogram on his soundcloud account to a very good reception. The track had received over 100,000 listens on soundcloud in just over a day upon release.<ref>http://soundcloud.com/big-boi/lines</ref> The album was noticibly lacking from any Andre 3000 features with Big Boi saying he had sent Dre over 5 songs he could've got on but "contractual obligations" kept him from doing them.<ref name="www.hiphopdx.com">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = Big Boi Says Andre 3000 Isn't On His New Album Because "He Had To Do Some Gillette Shit" | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX | url = http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21878/title.big-boi-says-andre-3000-isnt-on-his-new-album-because-he-had-to-do-some-gillette-shit | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 15 November 2012 }}</ref> |
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In a July 2010 interview for '']'', Big Boi revealed that he was working on the follow-up album to the critically and commercially successful ''Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty'', stating that he was "maybe about six songs into it".<ref name="Harvilla">Harvilla, Rob. . '']''. Retrieved on 2010-07-06.</ref> Big Boi announced on May 24, 2012 that he was about 80% complete with his next solo release. He also revealed that both he and Andre 3000 would be releasing solo projects prior to any Outkast project.<ref> StraightFromTheA.com (May 24, 2011)</ref> On May 27, 2012 Big Boi announced that the album would be entitled ''Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors''<ref>https://twitter.com/BigBoi/status/206480948903157761</ref> On June 9, Big Boi announced via Twitter that he will be releasing "Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors" on November 13.<ref></ref> That date was later pushed back to December 11, 2012 on November 1 when he debuted the cover. The first single from the album is "Mama Told Me" featuring ].<ref name="www.rap-up.com">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = Rap-Up.com | Big Boi Pushes Album to December, Reveals Cover Art | url = http://www.rap-up.com/2012/11/01/big-boi-pushes-album-to-december-reveals-cover-art/ | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 1 November 2012 }}</ref> The album will feature guest appearances from ], ], ], Little Dragon, Kelly Rowland and ].<ref name="www.hiphopdx.com">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = Big Boi Reveals Features From "Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors" | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX | url = http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21822/title.big-boi-reveals-features-from-vicious-lies-and-dangerous-rumors | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 10 November 2012 }}</ref> On November 9, 2012 Big Boi debuted "Lines" featuring A$AP Rocky and Phantogram on his soundcloud account to a very good reception. The track had received over 100,000 listens on soundcloud in just over a day upon release.<ref>http://soundcloud.com/big-boi/lines</ref> The album was noticibly lacking from any Andre 3000 features with Big Boi saying he had sent Dre over 5 songs he could've got on but "he had to do some ] shit".<ref name="www.hiphopdx.com">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = Big Boi Says Andre 3000 Isn't On His New Album Because "He Had To Do Some Gillette Shit" | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX | url = http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21878/title.big-boi-says-andre-3000-isnt-on-his-new-album-because-he-had-to-do-some-gillette-shit | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 15 November 2012 }}</ref> |