Here’s another track off Big Boi’s upcoming LP, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors: “Lines,” a collaboration with A$AP Rocky and Phantogram. Carried by a gritty electro-funk riff, the dynamic track features exactly the kind of clever verses you’ve come to expect from the two MCs (topics covered include: success, PETA, Jesus, and being a total badass), set adrift in trippy synths. Phantogram’s Sarah Barthel lends her characteristic smooth melodies to the mix as well. But what makes the track so good is the, ahem, “line” of tension running through it; the shifts in both tempo and delivery pop up when you least expect them. It makes for an intense and rewarding listening experience.
Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors is out December 11.
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