There are some artists that, regardless of the sales, the propaganda, the beefs or whatever, that just needs to be around feeding the game with music. One of those groups is Outkast. They’ve made music that moves us, to think, dance, or both at the same time. Hip-Hop hasn’t been the same since they cruised in the game with 1994’s Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. Multi-platinum plaques in tow to accompany their place in history, and they’re still hanging on. Well, sort of. Andre 3000 claims he’s bored…well, so are we. At any rate, there’s no need to fear. His brotherfromanothamotha Antwan Patton, Sr, also known as Big Boi, is here giving us some more of that Dungeon-family Gumbo. I’m putting on my headphones to see what the latest installment in the DF era has to offer. Follow me…

1) Feel Me (Intro) – Short, but effective intro, courtesy of Sleepy Brown. Gives it a nice, Blaxploitation movie feel leading into the LP.

2) Daddy Fat Sax – Probably the most straightforward lead off song on a DF-related since Southernplayalistic…think it was deliberate? Perhaps…Mr DJ cooks up a nice track as Big Boi goes in: “My daddy told me it was mine for the taking/A true gift from God/The stars aligned when they made me.”

3) Turns Me On (feat. Sleepy Brown and Joi) – I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: Organized Noize needs to be involved with all DF projects. Period. Big Boi sounds at home here. With Sleepy Brown and Joi on the chorus, this is an effortless win.

4) Follow Us (feat. Vonnegutt) – Nice mix of Southern swagger over East Coast gritty drums, courtesy of Salaam Remi. The hook has serious catch-on potential. I hope there’s at least a viral video for this…wait, a 4 bar outro by Big Rube! FTW!

5) Shutterbugg (feat. Cutty) – The first official single from the album. First thing: Welcome Back Scott Storch. Second…the fact that this number fits so comfortably where it is lets me know that Big Boi took his time and pieced this album together. I guess that’s what 20 months will do for you, huh?

6) General Patton – “You can’t destroy what we done built/ pick on somebody your own size and fuck around, get killed” Yeah, um…dude ain’t playing. And this track, which samples Sir Georg Solti’s “Vieni, o Guerriero vindice,” sounds like some shit straight out of a war film.

7) Tangerine (feat. T.I. & Khujo Goodie) – The rock guitar that lays the foundation made me think it was something harder coming, but this joint about a woman all about her cream and ready to shake it…Big Boi does his thing, T.I. steals the show with his verse, and Khujo makes you wonder where in the hell Goodie M.O.B. is?

8 ) You Ain’t No DJ (feat. Yelawolf) – So…Jive Records didn’t allow 3Stacks to make an appearance on the album, but they couldn’t stop him from producing this joint…which is a straight ATLien-esque jam with newcomer Yelawolf. Top Down, Volume Up. Enjoy your summer. You’re welcome.

9) Hustle Blood (feat. Jamie Foxx) – Jamie Foxx does a decent job on the hook. This Lil Jon produced slow burner knocks. Big Boi’s relaxed double time flow compliments the track nicely, and the breakdown before the second verse is killer.

10) Be Still (feat. Janelle Monae) – This is more like a duet than a Big Boi track featuring Janelle. She kills it…the fact that she fits into this track just as she does the wide range of songs on her own LP is amazing. That’s just me though.

11) For Yo Sorrows (feat. George Clinton, Too Short & Sam Chris) – Pimp shit. There’s no other way to put it…well at least until the verse came in, then it became Pimp Shit: The Future (laughs). This is a very ambitious song, from the track to the lyrical content. Unfortunately, it throws the LP off track a little.

12) Night Night (Feat. B.o.B & Joi) – In a recent story I read about the Dungeon Family, Andre 3000 admitted that he wouldn’t want to battle Big Boi…after listening to this joint, I’d advise most cats to follow 3 Stack’s lead.

13) Shine Blockas – DJ Cutmaster Swiff chopped up Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes for Big Boi & Gucci Mane to go tit for tat on this catchy ditty. If this isn’t a single already, it should be.

14) The Train Pt. 2 (Sir Lucious Left Foot Save The Day) (feat. Sam Chris) – Another winning collab with Organized Noize…with a Latin-flavored outro that came out of nowhere.

15) Back Up Plan – “Boo I got a back up plan to the back up plan, to back up my back up plan…” This joint about having a ‘Plan B’ this is the official end to the album…and what a thumper it is.

Sir Lucious Left Foot sounds and feels like an authentic Big Boi album. While it would have been great to have his brother 3 Stacks included (three tracks featuring Andre 3000 couldn’t be cleared for the album), this is a very solid effort, and another must have for 2010.