Sir Luscious Left Foot, Big Boi's proper solo debut, after years of delays, finally sees the light of day, and it was well worth the wait. No one has ever questioned Big Boi's flow, though it's sometimes easy to lose him in the shadow of (Outkast partner) Andre 3000's larger-than-life fashionista personality.  Due to label issues, Andre was not allowed to perform on Sir Luscious; he was relegated to the production of a single track (the dope "You Ain't No DJ").  This forces Big Boi to the sole and constant forefront, and he kills it throughout.

Cos Andre 3000 is such an out-there visionary, it's often forgotten how experimental Big Boi is.  His eclecticism, his willingness to mash genres and work with a strange array of producers (Scott Storch, anyone?) is telling of a much bigger desire to explore the fringes of his past work. 

This is no off-handed experiment, though. Big Boi's master artistry and feel for pacing and arranging allows Sir Luscious to work as a cohesive whole, and not merely a collection of eclectic singles.  From the epic "General Patton" to the gritty "Hustle Blood" (featuring a hard turn by Jamie Foxx), this record is all over the place without seeming incoherent.  It is on par with the best Outkast has ever released.