Goodie Mob was an American

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group based in

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, consisting of

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Khujo Willie Edward Knighton Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known as Khujo, is an American rapper. He is one-fourth of Goodie Mob (along with T-Mo, Cee-Lo, and Big Gipp), and one-half of The Lumberjacks (with T-Mo). Life and career Khujo was b ...

T-Mo Robert Terrance Barnett (born February 2, 1972), better known by his stage name T-Mo Goodie (or simply T-Mo), is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for being a member of Southern hip hop quartet Goodie Mob. He is also on ...

, and

Big Gipp Cameron F. Gipp (born April 28, 1973), better known by his stage name Big Gipp, is an American rapper. He is a member of the Atlanta-based hip hop group Goodie Mob, with whom he has released six studio albums, as well as the duo Ali & Gipp, with ...

History

The group was formed in 1991 by Cameron "

" Gipp, Willie "

" Knighton Jr.,

(born Thomas Callaway), and Robert "

" Barnett in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1995, Goodie Mob released their debut album, ''

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'', which was critically acclaimed and certified Gold. The album aired social and political issues such as racism, discrimination, geopolitics, and gentrification. Their debut single "

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" reached number 39 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and also topped the ''Billboard''

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chart. Goodie Mob is part of the hip hop/R&B musical collective,

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, also based in Atlanta. Like numerous musicians in Atlanta's hip hop scene, their career would in fact emerge from the so-called "Dungeon," the name given to the recording studio which was located in the basement Rico Wade's mother. In 1998, Goodie Mob released their second album, '' Still Standing''. The album continued the group's style of social commentary, and CeeLo's singing talents were used more frequently. The group's third album, '' World Party'', veered away from their gritty style and instead incorporated lighter beats and party related subject matter. During its production, CeeLo left the group to pursue a solo career when he was unhappy with the project's direction. Goodie Mob's fourth album, '' One Monkey Don't Stop No Show'', was released in 2004 and suffered a poor reception, resulting in Big Gipp also leaving the group. T-Mo and Khujo formed the duo Lumberjacks, which they released the album '' Livin' Life as Lumberjacks'' in 2005. Big Gipp, as part of the duo Ali & Gipp, released their album Kinfolk in 2006. Also in 2006, all four members of Goodie Mob performed together following a

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concert, marking the group's reunion. In 2011, Goodie Mob signed with Elektra Records and worked on a new album, which would eventually become '' Age Against the Machine'', released in 2013. After a seven years gap, they released a new album ''

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'' in November 2020.

Recent history

On August 19, 2008, Goodie Mob performed on stage together unannounced at the

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in Atlanta during a free

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concert. On September 19, 2009, Goodie Mob performed for the first official reunion concert at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia. The group also performed with all the original members at the Smoke Out festival in San Bernardino, California, on October 23, 2009. As of 2011, Goodie Mob is signed with

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. On March 12, 2010, Goodie Mob performed "Get Rich to This" in Las Vegas, Nevada, for part of the Red Bull Soundclash concert that featured CeeLo. On April 28, 2011, CeeLo brought out Goodie Mob during his performance at Sunfest in West Palm Beach, Florida. The group performed four songs together, including " Black Ice (Sky High)", "Cell Therapy", and "

". On July 25, 2011, CeeLo announced via his Twitter that Goodie Mob's reunion album would be titled ''We Sell Drugs Too.'' However, in February 2012 CeeLo tweeted that the name has been changed to ''Age Against the Machine.'' After ''Survival Kit'' was released on November 13, 2020, the group planned to start touring in December 2020.

Filmography

Films

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Music videos

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'' (1994) *'' Give It 2 You'' (1995) *'' What It Ain't'' (2000) *'' So Fresh, So Clean'' (2001) *''Dungeon Family - Trans DF Express'' (2001) *''

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'' (2013)

Television

*''The 10th Annual Soul Train Music Awards'' (1996) *''Red Hot & Rap'' (1996) *'' Teen Summit'' (1998) *'' Sister, Sister'' (1998) *''The 1999 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards'' (1999) *''

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'' (1996-2000), 3 episodes *''14th Annual Soul Train Music Awards'' (2000) *''

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'' (2000) *''The 2012 Billboard Music Awards'' (2012) *'' Unsung'' (2020)

Discography

;Studio albums *''

'' (1995) *'' Still Standing'' (1998) *'' World Party'' (1999) *'' One Monkey Don't Stop No Show'' (2004) *'' Age Against the Machine'' (2013) *''

'' (2020)

References

External links

Khujo on the Willie Isz project in HHC Digital magazineHow Cell Therapy predicted the social effects of a pandemic''Survival Kit'' single "No Cigar" review
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