Q&A: Big Boi On Playing MLS All-Star Concert
Big Boi has a new album, The Big Sleepover, with long time Atlanta mate Sleepy Brown due August 27. To commemorate the occasion, the Outkast member will be co-headlining, with Kaytranada, the MLS (Major League Soccer) All-Star week concert, August 24, at the Los Angeles Torch at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum.
Tickets are only $15 and will benefit World Central Kitchen, a non-profit that gets meals to communities and families that need them. It's a perfect album release show for Big Boi, who just played shows in Houston and Dallas for frontline workers.
I spoke with Big Boi about his longtime music and sports connection, supporting the ATL, being a cool dad and the new album, among other things.
Steve Baltin: You'll be seeing us in L.A. soon. Are you looking forward to the visit?
Big Boi: Hell yeah, I can't wait. I love California. Even better we're doing the MLS All-Star concert, about to kill it.
Baltin: Tell me about how you hooked up with MLS.
Big Boi: They called actually a couple of weeks ago. "We need somebody to come in to destroy something for us." And I was like, "What?" They said the all-star soccer game concert. I said, "S**t, you got the right number. This is the special forces of hip hop." So we're going in there to lay 'em down and give 'em good positive vibrations, give 'em hit after hit after mother f**king hit.