Known as one half of the Carolina crew Little Brother, the group has become one of the handful of acts that are mentioned when die hards talk about the ever elusive “real hip hop.” But there comes a time when underground accolades and splitting checks two ways gets tired, well sorta. After teasing fans with his solid but ironically slept on 2005 debut effort Sleepers, Big Pooh is back for the first time with a new album, Delightful Bars and another full-length set to be released later this year entitled Dirty Pretty Things. Leaving nothing to chance this time, Pooh is determined to make sure the fans understand just how hard he puts on. XXLMag.com caught up with the MC to talk about new music, stepping out of Phonte’s lyrical shadow and why fans can forget 9th Wonder rejoining the fold.