The 2003 album Timbaland said “changed the game”
“A whole new sonic”.
His mother has also been charged.
“Big Boi can rap better than me—I always said that.”
Only Lauryn Hill and Outkast have ever been awarded the prestigious title.
Big Boi grew up studying Slick Rick’s tapes, drawn to the swagger, the accent and the storytelling that felt richer than anything else in rap. Years later, he still calls Rick the coolest rapper on the planet, a title earned through style, imagination and a legacy that shaped everyone from Nas to OutKast.
“When Dre heard that, he got excited.”
Greatness doesn’t always shout, it cruises.