Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors

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AlbumJan 01 / 201214 songs, 54m 35s
Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop
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6.1 / 10

Big Boi is known for his voracious, omnivorous listening habits and willingness to abandon his most successful musical formulas; on his second proper solo album, he teams up with artists like Phantogram, Wavves, and Little Dragon, and the result is a puzzling mess.

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Years after Outkast’s inevitable fizzling, Antwan André Patton could just pull rank as the unsung half of one of hip-hop’s best duos if he wanted to. But rather than take his honorable discharge and live out the rest of his years in rap retirement, the magnanimous Daddy Fat Sax continues to report for duty, and as…

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Big Boi’s second album, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors has all the hallmarks of a bad record, and yet we want to be soft…

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It must be tough to be Big Boi—OutKast looms over everything.

Big Boi's second solo album is a mighty offering, writes <strong>Hermione Hoby</strong>

Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors is the conspicuous work of a magnanimous music lover.

7 / 10

The less dapper half of Outkast continues to blur boundaries on his second album, but it could have done with a trim, writes <strong>Rebecca Nicholson</strong>

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Big Boi - Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors review: So swap your chains for your dancing shoes.

Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumours Def Jam ***

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