What seemed to happen in the post-“International Player’s Anthem” OutKast narrative is that too many critics and observers, while rightfully crowning Andre 3000 as one of the best rappers of his era, started to leave Big Boi out of the discussion as a more than formidable rapper who pulled more than his share of the weight.
Big Boi, however, soldiered on, releasing two critically acclaimed solo albums in 2010 and 2012, and a joint album with Phantogram in 2015. With OutKast largely dormant for over a decade now, and a new Big Boi album, Boomiverse, on the horizon, here is a look at his best verses to date.