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Advisory - the following lyrics contain explicit language:
Uh-huh, one time
Yessuh yessuhNow what they know about the banana and mayonnaise
Slices of toasted bread on the napkin
Straight up nuts with this country drawl
It ain't no reason lookin' for it ain't no fuckin' flaw
I didn't go to bed without my lucky bear claw
See, I'm a rare stud lookin' to bloom like a mushroom
In the jug, under hot lights, crystallize so nice
When I think twice, I love long summer nights
Four records deep, and I still get stage fright

From small towns to the big city night lightsIf you don't like what I say, fly away, fly away
If you don't like where I stay, fly awayThere's a ghetto in every city
Politicians slangin' slurs, high from the natural herb
Ain't no runnin' from niggaz everywhere you go, drankin' alcohol
Ready to call Earl, it's your world, black man
Them devils can't stand how we makin' moves, smooth
Avoidin' legal hassles goin' unseen like the hand that took
Then documented it in his book
How these niggaz shook the world with the hook
Now they back like jack in that red CadillacNow Git, don't let the doorknob hit ya where the good lord split ya
I'm hearin' rumors too that you so gone off that D and PCP
That thoughts of lettin' another man sample your wine
Haunts your mind look like the color pink
Rubbin' elbows with the wrong folks makin' kin breach they skin
Secretaries terminated after seein' the boss pack fudge
Dirty men need to do more than bathe, huhHow's about burned at the stake like the rest of those sodomites
Even though you had beautiful kids and a wife
He still bent both ways, ain't no due process
For boys that become gulls or verse visa
Field niggaz control this pin the hollow point tip
On this gay rights activists a ghetto game we all familiar wit'
Now how many licks, did it take, to get you wet
You ends today, fly away, fly away, nowIf you don't like what I say, fly away, fly away
If you don't like where I stay, fly awayYeah, well, I'm from the dirty, filthy nasty dirty south
Some of you niggaz still think we soft
And I swore, I wouldn't never write no rhyme like this
But now you're startin' to piss me off
Oh yesh y'all, Sugah he got that silky southern drawl
Every tooth in my mouth, got gold on em' all
I'm 'eal strong, and we don't want no bad blood
But it is some, it is someNigga think he gotta, better mind frame then me
Nigga really think he got mo' game then me?
Gonna make me sick, they gonna think you slick
But fuck around and make me click like a magic trick
'Cause I'll prove your ass wrong bout me
We so deep and quick to stomp a nigga to sleep
And, uh, we don't like to kill, but we will
Oh Lord this south is sho' nuff trill, now shit
When we on your side of town, we don't ask why
We abide by the rules that y'all live by
And see, you're welcome to come, you're welcome to stay
But any disrespect, we will make yo' ass fly awayIf you don't like what I say, fly away, fly away
If you don't like where I stay, fly awayIf you don't like what I say, fly away, fly away
If you don't like where I stay, fly away

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Goodie Mob, based in Atlanta, Georgia, is widely considered one of the founding hip hop acts of the (commerically viable) Dirty South movement. Members Cee-Lo (Thomas Callaway), Khujo Goodie (Willie Knighton, Jr.), T-Mo Goodie (Robert Barnett), and Big Gipp (Cameron Gipp) make up the group, which has been functioning since 1995.

"GOODIE MOb", as it's written on their album covers, means the "GOOD DIE Mostly Over bullshit". Cee-Lo notes in a song off the Soul Food album that, "[If] you take out one 'O' it stands for 'GOD Is Every Man Of blackness.' "

Its members were all born in Atlanta, and the group is based there with the rest of the Dungeon Family, a collective which includes OutKast, Witch Doctor and P.A. (Parental Advisory). Goodie was first heard reciting haunting politically charged poetry on several songs from OutKast's first album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. His reputation as a poet, thinker and social commentator is legendary in the southern hip-hop community.

Cee-Lo was the most visible member of the group prior to his departure in 2000 due in part to his distinct voice, while Big Gipp has made several rounds on other Dungeon Family members' albums, and T-Mo and Khujo form a duo within the group called The Lumberjacks.

Discography

Soul Food (1995)

Goodie Mob's debut was the Gold-certified album Soul Food in (1995). Produced by Organized Noize and critically acclaimed, the album went gold. It was on this album that the phrase Dirty South was actually coined, with a song of that same title. This album touched on many social and political issues such as racism, discrimination, geo-politics, and gentrification. Although the album dealt with such heavy issues, some songs still carried a lighter tone, such as "Soul Food," in which the crew expressed their love for home cooked meals. Along with Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, this album put Atlanta's rap scene on the map.

Still Standing (1998)

The Mob's sophomore release was Still Standing in 1998, on which they continued their tendency towards social commentary, and Cee-Lo's penchant for singing began to show through more. The album was also produced by Organize Noize, except for contributions by DJ Muggs (which would lead to Goodie Mob's contribution on Soul Assassins I) and Mr. DJ. During this period the group made a cameo appearance in the film Mystery Men, with Cee-Lo crediting himself by his birth name, Thomas Callaway (though he refers to himself as "Carlito Green" in the liner notes). Still Standing was the group's second gold-selling effort. On the front and back covers, the letter "O" in "Mob" contained a chilling silhouette of a hanged man in the center.

World Party (1999)

Feeling pressure from the increasing popularity and sales of their fellow Dungeon Family group OutKast, Goodie Mob decided to sign with Arista Records for their third album. The record veered away from their gritty style that permeated their successful previous releases, instead incorporating lighter beats and party related subject matter, which many fans perceived as selling out in an attempt for mainstream popularity. The social tone which had pervaded their earlier releases was absent; one track on the album, "All A's," was criticized for reportedly containing homophobic lyrics. During production, unhappy with the project's direction, Cee-Lo abruptly left to pursue a solo career. Arista dropped the group following poor sales of the album.

One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (2004)

The fourth album from Goodie, not featuring Cee-Lo, was something of a return to their earlier style, though fans were unhappy with the lack of Cee-Lo's presence. Many thought the "monkey" referenced in the title and shown on the cover was a reference to their prodigal groupmate, though the group claims it actually represents the music industry. Released the following year, Cee-Lo's second solo album Cee-Lo Green... is the Soul Machine featured a song called "When We Were Friends," which many also took for a diss to his former group.

Livin' Life As Lumberjacks (2005)

One Monkey's poor reception led Big Gipp to briefly leave the group as well, and T-Mo and Khujo released an album under the name The Lumberjacks called Livin' Life As Lumberjacks. The album continued the trend of somewhat lessened social commentary, getting into the crunk style that by then had pervaded Atlanta's music scene. Though Cee-Lo was still absent, Big Gipp appeared twice on the album to form the trio once again on the tracks Superfriends and 24/7/365.

Possible Reunion

It has been reported that all four Goodie Mob members are back on good terms and have reentered the studio to release a brand new album. Cee-Lo and Big Gipp have both referenced this in multiple interviews. No release date has been set, nor any details concerning the possible album released.

The four members recently appeared on stage together on October 1, 2006 following a Gnarls Barkley show, stating that they were back together or at least on good terms. No details were given concerning a possible reunion album at the time.

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