Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors
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| Studio album by Big Boi | ||||
| Released | December 11, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–12; Stankonia Recording, Atlanta | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 54:33 | |||
| Label | Purple Ribbon, Def Jam | |||
| Producer | Big Boi (also exec.), Chris Carmouche (also exec.), Organized Noize, Royal Flush, Mr. DJ, Arthur McArthur, Bosko Kante, Nathan Williams, Phantogram, Gary Fly, Jai Paul, John Hill, Cy Fyre, Sharif Wilson, Showdown, DJ Aries, Andramadon, Tre Luce | |||
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| Allmusic |    |
| The A.V. Club | B+ |
| Entertainment Weekly | A– |
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| NME | 6/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.1/10 |
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| Spin | 7/10 |
Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors is the second solo album by American rapper and OutKast-member Big Boi, released on December 11, 2012, by Purple Ribbon Records and Def Jam Recordings. The album features guest appearances from Sleepy Brown, Phantogram, T.I., Ludacris, Kid Cudi, Little Dragon, Killer Mike, Kelly Rowland, ASAP Rocky, B.o.B, Wavves, Mouche, Scar, Bosko, Jai Paul, UGK, Big K.R.I.T., Theophilus London, and Tre Luce.
In a July 2010 interview for The Village Voice, Big Boi revealed that he was working on the follow-up album to the critically and commercially successful Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, stating that he was "maybe about six songs into it". Big Boi announced on May 24, 2012, that he was about 80% complete with his next solo release. He also revealed that both he and Andre 3000 would be releasing solo projects prior to any Outkast project. On May 27, 2012, Big Boi announced that the album would be entitled Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors On June 9, 2012, Big Boi announced via Twitter that the album would be released on November 13, 2012. However, on November 1, 2012, after revealing the cover art, the album was pushed back to December 11, 2012.
On October 1, 2012, the first single "Mama Told Me" featuring Kelly Rowland was released. The album features guest appearances from Sleepy Brown, Phantogram, T.I., Ludacris, Kid Cudi, Little Dragon, Killer Mike, Kelly Rowland, ASAP Rocky, B.o.B, Wavves, Mouche, Scar, Bosko, Jai Paul, UGK, Big K.R.I.T., Theophilus London, and Tre Luce. On November 9, 2012, Big Boi debuted "Lines" featuring ASAP Rocky and Phantogram on his soundcloud account to a very good reception. The track had received over 100,000 listens on soundcloud in just over a day upon release. The album is noticeably lacking from any Andre 3000 features with Big Boi saying he had sent Dre over 5 songs he could've gotten on but "contractual obligations" kept him from doing them.
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