1. Big Boi decided to pursue his interest in music at Tri-Cities High School, a visual and performing arts magnet school.
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Big Boi further credited his uncle with introducing him to a wider variety of music, specifically Kate Bush, who he has described as his favorite artist.
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The second single from Big Boi was "Ghetto Musick", which featured both members of Outkast and a sample from Patti LaBelle's "Love, Need and Want You".
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In 2007, after Idlewild, the sixth official OutKast duo album, Big Boi announced plans to release a proper solo album.
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Later in 2012, Big Boi revealed that he had written ten songs for his third studio album.
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Big Boi reiterated his plans for a new studio album in January 2014.
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Big Boi was featured on the Catch The Throne mixtape with the song "Mother of Dragons", it was released for free download on SoundCloud by HBO on March 7,2014, to promote the fourth season of Game of Thrones.
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Big Boi had signed a management deal with Jordan Feldstein's Career Artist Management in 2014, same year signed a record deal with Epic Records.
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In 2019, Big Boi performed at the Super Bowl LIII halftime show.
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In November 2021, Big Boi announced that he had recorded a song with the British singer-songwriter Kate Bush, who Big Boi has repeatedly expressed his admiration for throughout his career.
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Big Boi appeared as a guest star on seasons 3 and 5 of Nick Cannon's Wild 'n Out, and did so on Chappelle's Show, where he performed his song "The Rooster".
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Big Boi appeared in an episode of the horror anthology web television series Creepshow.
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In 2008, Big Boi began a collaboration on a show with the Atlanta Ballet.
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In 2013, while performing at the Summer Camp Music Festival, Big Boi did an air kick onstage and hurt his knee.
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Big Boi appeared as Mayor Atkins in the 2018 remake of the classic 1972 blaxploitation film Super Fly.
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Big Boi has criticized the two-party system, advocating for political independence and personal responsibility.
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Big Boi has emphasized the importance of individual liberty and expressed skepticism toward government overreach, including mass surveillance programs revealed by Edward Snowden, which he has cited as examples of excessive government intrusion.
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In 2006, Big Boi founded the Big Kidz Foundation, a nonprofit organization to help youth in Atlanta.
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In 2010, Big Boi launched his custom Chuck Taylor sneakers with Converse.
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Big Boi's Big Boi logo is featured on the tongue of the shoe.
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In 2015, Big Boi announced on the Rap Radar Podcast that he supported Bernie Sanders for President.