Some Music News Analysis

From: OutKast's Big Boi To Tour With Usher, Says Andre 3000 Is An MC Again

You gonna get two albums within the next 365 days. The soundtrack [to the movie] will be released in May [2005], it's gonna be all brand-new songs, me and Dre on one CD together," he said. "But before we put the soundtrack out, we're going to put another album out this November. It's gonna be a hardcore album, me and Dre letting Organized Noize produce the whole album. I can't give you the title of it yet, but it's coming together nicely. It's going to be a lot of MCing and a little bit of other stuff. But a lot of MCing. Think about what I'm saying — MCing! He's back.

I bet all those former OutKast fans who stopped liking them post-ATLiens are just giddy with glee.


'Yeah!' Follow-Up On The Way, Says Lil Jon

With a forthcoming star-studded album, an energy drink called Crunk, a porno flick, his own line of sunglasses, and even an action figure, it looks like Lil' Jon is aspiring for territory that only people like Jay-Z, 50 Cent, P. Diddy, and Snoop Dogg possess. More power to him.

Billboard Sours On Prince's Musicology Sales Experiment

Billboard and Soundscan are some punks.