A smooth, sexy beat, and this for an opening line: “And that’s just the intro.”
From the onset of Big Boi’s solo debut Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, the m.o. is obvious and direct. Deeply rooted in funk, soul, and Southern hip-hop with so much bass, the album has been critically well received.
But, for my part, I was mostly underwhelmed by a lot of it. At 15 tracks and an hour long, it just felt like Sir Lucious stretched on forever, not allowing any of its tracks to really shine. Even the bonus tracks on the deluxe edition (“Theme Song” – which is centered around that awesome vocal effect from Kanye’s “Workout Plan” – and a remix of “Shine Blockas,” one of the album’s best tracks) should have been included instead of the record’s stinkers: “Follow Us” and “Be Still.”
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