Big Boi is gearing up for the release of his second solo album Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. The first single from the album finds Big Boi and Mary J. Blige doing the two-step on a song called ” Something’s Gotta Give.”

Think of it as a modern day blues story.

The bassline is an inspired riff of the The Gap Band’s “Outstanding” and Big Boi is his usual verbally dexterous self as he details the hard times people are feeling in today’s economy. If that wasn’t clear by the end of the first verse, when the chorus hits, Mary throws a shock to any chill out vibe you might have been feeling..

“They tell us to stay strong, but every day we losing jobs. From College Park out to Beverly Hills.. Somethings Gonna Have to Give!”

Big Boi feat. Mary J. Blige “Somethings Gotta Give”

Yeah, Mary was handed the task of delivering the heavy news.

This could have easily been yet another party track; instead with references to Obama, our soldiers in Iraq, and zombie news viewers, we have, what will be considered 10 years from now, a nice little reference track for what was going on in America circa 08’.