Big Boi is more generous than Santa Claus. Here’s yet another cut from his upcoming sophomore solo release, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors. If the hook sounds familiar, that’s because it is — the rapper repurposes a line from his classic Sir Lucious Left Foot classic “Shutterbugg” for this love letter to Hotlanta. This is no “Welcome to Atlanta,” though; there are traces of sinister brass throughout and a snappy, snare-heavy beat. TI and Ludacris make guest appearances too, with entertaining results (Luda’s verse is particularly funny: “My weed need a chaperon,” he boasts, before hypothesizing that his ganj habit is responsible for the California brush-fires.) While it’s not as boundary-pushing as the previously-unveiled “Lines,” “In the A” is a solid slice of good ol’ fashioned dirty south rap. Yet another reason to get excited for what is shaping up to be one of the most impressive hip-hop albums of the year.
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