Big Boi says that former professional boxer Mike Tyson once confronted Goodie Mob rapper Khujo over his lyrics on OutKast’s 1998 hit “Y’all Scared.”
The hip-hop pioneer shared the shocking story during an interview with rapper JID for Rolling Stone’s “Musicians On Musicians” segment this month.
On the track from OutKast’s album “Aquemini,” Khujo rapped the lyrics, “Heat’ll make anything move/ Even Tyson, can get laid down, with this tool.” But the six-time heavyweight boxing champion was apparently not thrilled with the reference.
Big Boi recalled the confrontation and noted that Khujo didn’t back down despite being confronted by the former heavyweight boxing champion. JID noted that the two men were about the same size at the time.
“Khujo was like most feared back then. His cadence … his thought process was just different,” said Big Boi at the 9:40 time mark.
“Man, let me tell you, Tyson walked up on Khujo at the BET Awards or some award show, ‘And whatchu wanna say?’” he said. JID replied, “They ’bout the same size.”
“Oh yeah, but Tyson got a lot more fights in his belt,” said Big Boi, “but Khujo ain’t back down or nothing. He was just like, ‘Yeah, folk. Yeah, folk’ … but Mike Tyson was like, ‘You had said something about me?’”
“That’s legendary,” added JID, before the Outkast rapper claimed that some stories are best kept “under wraps.”
OutKast "Y'all Scared" feat. Goodie Mob is my sh*t. Joint goes hard. #HipHop #Outkast 💽🔥
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Tyson seems to have mellowed in his later years. This week he shared a picture of himself dressed as a bumble bee for Halloween on Oct. 31. He looked adorable in his black and yellow bee costume and captioned the X post, “Happy Halloween. Bee the force that cannot bee stopped.”
Fans loved seeing the lighter side of Tyson, and they replied in the comment section. Many wished the former heavyweight champion a happy Halloween.
One fan replied, “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, a wise man once said.” Another fan wrote, “Why did I read this in Mike Tyson’s voice.”
Big Boi and JID’s full interview it out now.
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