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‘Khujo Ain’t Back Down Or Nothing’ | OutKast’s Big Boi Tells Story Of One Brave Atlanta Rapper Who Wanted All The Smoke and Had Iron For Mike Tyson

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One exciting thing about sports and sports legends is that they normally come with a plethora of behind-the-scenes stories.

According to Big Boi of the iconic hip-hop group Outkast, Mike Tyson wanted all the smoke with rapper Khujo, a member of Goodie Mob, when the lyricist referenced shooting Tyson in a song lyric. He never backed down when Tyson stepped to him about it.

What Happened Between Mike Tyson and Goodie Mobb Member Khujo?

When it comes to Mike Tyson, anyone can get it. Whether it’s right now, or back when he was the closest thing to the Terminator in the boxing ring. Everyone knows this, including his boxing foes. But it seems that one musician didn’t get the memo.

According to Big Boi, one-half of the iconic hip-hop duo Outkast, Mike Tyson had all the smoke for the rapper Khujo, a member of Goodie Mob.

Big Boi sat down with up-and-coming Atlanta rapper JID for Rolling Stone’s Musician on Musician series, when both of them began discussing Khujo and how they were fans of his. JID bought up one of his favorite Khujo lyrics from the song “Y’all Scared” by Outkast, specifically, the bar “Heat’ll make anything move/ Even Tyson, can get laid down, with this tool.”

Big Boi, who is an OG in the rap music and pop culture in general, had a spine-tingling story about Khujo, his bar, and how Iron Mike felt about it.

Related: Mike Tyson Proves Money Does Grow On ‘Trees’ | The Champ Makes $500K Monthly Off Marijuana Grown On His California Ranch (theshadowleague.com)

Khujo Didn’t Back Down From Mike Tyson

This type of situation with Tyson is right on par with the type of person he is…

Read full story here: ‘Even Tyson, Can Get Laid Down’: Big Boi Pulls A Story From The Mike Tyson Archives. Turns Out Certain Trigger-Happy Atlanta Rappers Wanted All The Brooklyn Bully’s Smoke

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