The stage name "Big Boi" is meant to be ironic, since he was the shortest of the group of his close friends.
Has a son named Bamboo.
Owns and operates Pitfall Kennels in Fairburn, Georgia, where he trains
and sells many varieties of American Pitbull Terriers. Specializing in
the very rare Blue Pitbull.
When his mother found out he was skipping school to rap, she told him if he continued to cut classes, she wouldn't permit him to be in any kind of rap group. He graduated high school with a 4.0 grade point average.