Blender spoke with Big Boi yesterday, who’s fresh off the recording of his new album Sir Luscious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty, due out as early as November. During a casual conversation, he let on that the current economic crisis has only inspired him to speak his mind. In fact, he confirmed that he’s already working on material for a new OutKast record with Andre 3000.
 
“I’m cranking out some things for OutKast so when Dre’s ready to go with that, we’ll have ideas,” he said. “I’m putting out my solo record. He’ll put out his, and then we’ll put out another OutKast record.” That’s <em>one</em> record. As a team.
 
And then, just for grins, we challenged him to drop some freestyle on current events, a rhyme that incorporated the name of embattled Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Yo, Johnny Mac, this is how you do it: 
 
I guess Ben Bernake, he’s been kind of slacking
Cuz people are not getting gas right now and they’re acting
Kind of crazy
They go to the pumps and the cashiers are lazy
They can’t get gas and then they say maybe …
Maybe I’ll might just go up and stick up a gas truck
Put something in his mouth and then make him get his ass up
Out the truck
Then I drop off loads of gas to every neighborhood
My name is the B.I.G., the B.O.I. I do all good
And sometimes I do all great
Cuz it’s never too late
You got to speak out and you gotta let you voice be heard
If not, you won’t be able to put gas in your Thunderbird, ya hear?

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