Big Boi had himself a rather grande Thursday at South By Southwest. Early in the day, he patrolled the streets of Austin, handing out daps to rather puzzled indie kids, joking with his posse, and taking drags off a Black & Mild cigar.
Later that night, he positively owned the stage at the Austin Music Hall, booming his way through a hit-filled set and previewing material from his much-anticipated (and much-delayed) solo album, Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty, which he promised would be in stores this year, so long as the folks at Jive Records play ball (note to Jive: please play ball).
But in-between the street and the stage, Boi did perhaps the most amazing thing of all. During a visit to the "Rock Band" Lounge, he decided to channel his inner Dave Grohl, jumping on stage and tackling the drums on Nirvana's "In Bloom."
How'd he do? Keep reading to find out.
Well, let's just say that as a drummer, Boi's a pretty good rapper. He struggled to keep up with Grohl's pounding beat (as would pretty much anyone, it should me noted), and midway through the song, you can tell that he realized the whole thing was heading downhill fast, so he started going for style points alone (this is the same tactic I employ on "Rock Band," BTW).
As he left the stage, he couldn't help but crack a smile. And he made a point of telling MTV News that he's never actually played "Rock Band" before, just watched his kids rock out (and based on his performance, it's a claim we're willing to believe). Still, he's taking a level-headed approach to the whole thing.
"My kids would kill me on 'Rock Band,'" he laughed. "But there's no way they'd ever out rap me."
MTV News will be all over the South by Southwest festival this week, with blogs, articles and video on all the gigs, the artists and the scene!
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