Big Boi Set To Release Debut Solo Album!

It's been a long time in the making but Big Boi's debut solo album is finally being released this summer. One listen to his first single; "Shutterbug"; you will definitely be grooving like I was and possibly interested in this album. Read below for more information on the upcoming album as well as stories on Nas' and Damien Marley's canceled tour dates and Janet Jackson's newest biopic!

After a number of delays, the first solo album from Outkast member Big Boi, “Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty,” will finally see the light of day on July 6, reports Billboard.com.

The Def Jam album features first single, “Shutterbug”, as well as 14 other tracks, including the bassy, piano-based “Turns Me On,” featuring Sleepy Brown; “Tangerine,” featuring T.I. with tambourines and guitars; and the Lil Jon-produced “Hustle Blood,” which features Jamie Foxx, reports Billboard. Big Boi said that particular track is “for the ladies.”

Ten days after the release of his album, Big Boi joins the lineup at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago’s Union Park during the July 16-18 weekend.

Big Boi has also revealed that a new Outkast album will be released after “Sir Lucious.”

Nas, Damien Marley Cancel UK Shows!

Nas and Damian Marley were forced to cancel their show in London due to the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland that grounded flights in the U.K. and across Europe for six days.

Although travel restrictions have been lifted and flights began landing again in the U.K. on Tuesday night, it was too late for the TCO-promoted Nas and Damian Marley Show at the Electric Ballroom.

The artists are promoting their collaboration on the album “Distant Relatives,” album, due May 17. Tickets will be valid for the July 20 London Hammersmith show, reports Billboard.

Janet Jackson To Play Eartha Kitt?

Could Janet Jackson pull off a role as challenging as portraying late entertainer, Eartha Kitt ?

According to Jackson, the opportunity to play Kitt in a biopic would be a dream come true.

"I adore her and I had the opportunity to spend time with her," says Jackson. "She had expressed wanting me to portray her and was excited about the idea of me portraying her in a film."

While Jackson is optimistic, it is unclear when and if a production based on Kitt will be shot.

"If that's really going to happen, I'm not quite sure, but I hope it does," says Jackson. "What an icon. She had gone through so much - not just her adulthood, but her childhood."

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