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View larger picture Big Boi AKA Sir Lucious Left Foot gets on
the, er, right foot. Photograph: James Dimmock/© James
Dimmock/Corbis Outline  If there were a general consensus that
Big Boi was the McCartney to his OutKast sparring partner Andre
3000's Lennon, Andrew Ridgeley to his George Michael, then it's
something he's oblivious to. Grandly titling his first album Sir
Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty, his entry into the
solo arena is far from meek. "That's because I'm a soul-funk
crusader," he announces. "It's step-yo-game-up time! Sir Lucious
is a more mature version of Big Boi. It's still me, but more
defined. Like a fine wine, we just get better with time."  The
"Son" part is a nod to his late father, who died just before Big
started work on the album. "He was an air force pilot, and he
was also in the marines. I'm the oldest of five kids and so it's
just my way of carrying the torch. It's my nod to him."  Six
years in the making, Si