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Over the years, Southern rap has come to be associated mostly with hit-factory labels like No Limit and Cash Money, or in its early days Miami bass music. In general, it's never been afforded much critical respect, but that started to change in the '90s, when Atlanta established itself as the home of intelligent, progressive Southern hip-hop. Despite some excellent predecessors, Goodie Mob's debut album, Soul Food, is arguably the city's first true classic, building on the social conscience of Arrested Development and the street smarts and distinctive production of OutKast. In fact, the production team behind the latter's Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, Organized Noize, is also present here, and really hit their stride with a groundbreaking signature sound that reimagines a multitude of Southern musical traditions. Soul Food is built on spare, funky drum programs, Southern-fried guitar picking in the Stax/Volt vein, occasional stabs of blues harmonica, and strong gospel overtones in the piano licks and meditative keyboards. There's an even stronger spiritual flavor in the group's lyrics, based on a conviction that religion has been the saving grace of African-American culture as it's endured centuries of oppression. The album even opens with lead rapper Cee-Lo singing an original spiritual called "Free." Goodie Mob is firmly grounded in reality, though -- they rail against a system stacked against poverty-stricken blacks, and are more than willing to defend themselves in a harsh environment, as on the gritty street tales "Dirty South," the eerie single "Cell Therapy," and "The Coming." The meat of the album, however, lies in its more reflective moments: the philosophical "Thought Process"; "Sesame Street," a reminiscence on growing up poor and black; "Guess Who," one of hip-hop's greatest mama tributes ever; and the warm title track, which is about exactly what it says. If soul food was aptly named for its spiritual nourishment, the same is true of this underappreciated gem.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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Rico Wade, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Cee-Lo Green, Background Vocal, Vocal - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Murray, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Preston Crump, Bass Guitar - Dean Gant, Keyboards - Organized Noize, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - Bassy Bob Brockmann, Mixing Engineer - Ed Rasso, Mixing Engineer - The Family Tree, Background Vocal - Tim Harrigan, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
André Benjamin, Composer, Lyricist - Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Preston Crump, Bass Guitar - Dean Gant, Keyboards - Cee-Lo, Vocal - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Andre 3000, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Tommy Martin, Guitar - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - Dre, Vocal - Joi, Background Vocal - Carlos Glover, Recording Engineer - Goodie Mob feat. André 3000, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Cee-Lo Green, Background Vocal - Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Preston Crump, Bass - Dean Gant, Keyboards - Cee-Lo, Vocal - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - Marlene Rice, Strings - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - The Family Tree, Background Vocal - Mark Lowe, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Antwan Patton, Composer, Lyricist - Colin Wolfe, Guitar - Rico Wade, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Murray, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Frederick Bell, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Big Boi, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Organized Noize, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Cool Breeze, Alto, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal, Vocal - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - Tim Harrigan, Recording Engineer - Goodie Mob feat. Big Boi, AssociatedPerformer - Goodie Mob feat. Big Boi & Cool Breeze, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1995 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Antonio "LA" Reid, Executive Producer - Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Preston Crump, Bass Guitar - Dean Gant, Keyboards - Cee-Lo, Vocal - John Frye, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Martin Terry, Acoustic Guitar - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Cee-Lo Green, Background Vocal - Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Preston Crump, Bass - Dean Gant, Keyboards - Cee-Lo, Vocal - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - Marlene Rice, Strings - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - The Family Tree, Background Vocal - Mark Lowe, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Cee-Lo Green, Background Vocal - Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Preston Crump, Bass - Dean Gant, Keyboards - Cee-Lo, Vocal - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - Marlene Rice, Strings - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - The Family Tree, Background Vocal - Mark Lowe, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
M. Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Cee-Lo Green, Background Vocal - Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Cee-Lo, Vocal - Brian Frye, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Organized Noize, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - MIXZO, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - Joi, Background Vocal
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Cee-Lo, Vocal - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Martin Terry, Guitar - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - Carlos Glover, Keyboards, Recording Engineer - Paul Diaz, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Preston Crump, Bass Guitar - Cee-Lo, Vocal - Martin Terry, Guitar - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - Bassy Bob Brockmann, Mixing Engineer - Ed Rasso, Mixing Engineer - Tim Harrigan, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Cee-Lo, Vocal - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer, Drum Programmer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - Bernasky Wall, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Andre Tarber, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1995 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Rico Wade, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Murray, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Brandon Bennett, Composer, Lyricist - Organized Noize Productions, Inc., Programmer - Big Gipp, Vocal - Preston Crump, Bass Guitar - Cee-Lo, Vocal - John Frye, Assistant Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Organized Noize, Producer - Organized Noize Productions, Mixing Engineer, Drum Programmer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - Sleepy Brown, Background Vocal - 4.0, Background Vocal - Andre Tarber, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1995 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Cee-Lo Green, Background Vocal - Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Preston Crump, Bass - Dean Gant, Keyboards - Cee-Lo, Vocal - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - Marlene Rice, Strings - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - The Family Tree, Background Vocal - Mark Lowe, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Preston Crump, Bass Guitar - Cee-Lo, Vocal - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - Marlene Rice, Viola, Violin - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Cee-Lo Green, Background Vocal - Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Preston Crump, Bass - Dean Gant, Keyboards - Cee-Lo, Vocal - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - Marlene Rice, Strings - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - The Family Tree, Background Vocal - Mark Lowe, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Colin Wolfe, Bass Guitar - Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB feat. Witchdoctor, AssociatedPerformer - Eric "Donovan East" Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Cee-Lo, Vocal - Witchdoctor, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - EJ The Witch Doctor, Vocal - Tim Harrigan, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Cee-Lo Green, Background Vocal - Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Preston Crump, Bass - Dean Gant, Keyboards - Cee-Lo, Vocal - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - Marlene Rice, Strings - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - The Family Tree, Background Vocal - Mark Lowe, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Cee-Lo Green, Background Vocal - Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Roni, Background Vocal - Preston Crump, Bass Guitar - Cee-Lo, Vocal - Martin Terry, Guitar - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - Bassy Bob Brockmann, Mixing Engineer - Ed Rasso, Mixing Engineer - Tim Harrigan, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Rico Wade, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Murray, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Organized Noize, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - Bassy Bob Brockmann, Mixing Engineer - Ed Rasso, Mixing Engineer - Tim Harrigan, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist - Organized Noize Productions, Producer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Rico Wade, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Murray, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Brandon Bennett, Composer, Lyricist - Organized Noize Productions, Inc., Programmer - Big Gipp, Vocal - Preston Crump, Bass Guitar - Cee-Lo, Vocal - John Frye, Assistant Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Organized Noize, Producer - Organized Noize Productions, Mixing Engineer, Drum Programmer - MJG, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - 8-Ball, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sleepy Brown, Background Vocal - Crazy C, Re-Mixer - 4.0, Background Vocal - Andre Tarber, Assistant Engineer - Doc Doom, Re-Mixer - Goodie Mob feat. 8-Ball and MJG, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Antwan Patton, Composer, Lyricist - Mystikal, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rico Wade, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Murray, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frederick Bell, Composer, Lyricist - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Organized Noize, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - Tim Harrigan, Recording Engineer - Goodie Mob feat. Mystikal, AssociatedPerformer - D.J. Swift C, Re-Mixer
(P) 1995 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Rico Wade, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Murray, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Organized Noize, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - Bassy Bob Brockmann, Mixing Engineer - Ed Rasso, Mixing Engineer - Tim Harrigan, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Thomas Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Organized Noize, Composer, Lyricist - Organized Noize Productions, Producer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Rico Wade, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Murray, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Knighton, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Robert Barnett, Composer, Lyricist - Brandon Bennett, Composer, Lyricist - Organized Noize Productions, Inc., Programmer - Big Gipp, Vocal - Cee-Lo, Vocal - John Frye, Assistant Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Organized Noize, Producer - Organized Noize Productions, Mixing Engineer, Drum Programmer - Khujo, Vocal - T-Mo, Vocal - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - Sleepy Brown, Background Vocal - 4.0, Background Vocal - Andre Tarber, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1995 LaFace Records LLC
Antwan Patton, Composer, Lyricist - Colin Wolfe, Guitar - Rico Wade, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Cameron Gipp, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Murray, Composer, Lyricist - Goodie MoB, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Frederick Bell, Composer, Lyricist - Big Gipp, Vocal - Big Boi, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Neal H. Pogue, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Organized Noize, Producer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Cool Breeze, Alto, Background Vocal, Vocal - Bernasky Wall, Recording Engineer - Tim Harrigan, Recording Engineer - Goodie Mob feat. Big Boi, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1995 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
Over the years, Southern rap has come to be associated mostly with hit-factory labels like No Limit and Cash Money, or in its early days Miami bass music. In general, it's never been afforded much critical respect, but that started to change in the '90s, when Atlanta established itself as the home of intelligent, progressive Southern hip-hop. Despite some excellent predecessors, Goodie Mob's debut album, Soul Food, is arguably the city's first true classic, building on the social conscience of Arrested Development and the street smarts and distinctive production of OutKast. In fact, the production team behind the latter's Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, Organized Noize, is also present here, and really hit their stride with a groundbreaking signature sound that reimagines a multitude of Southern musical traditions. Soul Food is built on spare, funky drum programs, Southern-fried guitar picking in the Stax/Volt vein, occasional stabs of blues harmonica, and strong gospel overtones in the piano licks and meditative keyboards. There's an even stronger spiritual flavor in the group's lyrics, based on a conviction that religion has been the saving grace of African-American culture as it's endured centuries of oppression. The album even opens with lead rapper Cee-Lo singing an original spiritual called "Free." Goodie Mob is firmly grounded in reality, though -- they rail against a system stacked against poverty-stricken blacks, and are more than willing to defend themselves in a harsh environment, as on the gritty street tales "Dirty South," the eerie single "Cell Therapy," and "The Coming." The meat of the album, however, lies in its more reflective moments: the philosophical "Thought Process"; "Sesame Street," a reminiscence on growing up poor and black; "Guess Who," one of hip-hop's greatest mama tributes ever; and the warm title track, which is about exactly what it says. If soul food was aptly named for its spiritual nourishment, the same is true of this underappreciated gem.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
- Total length: 01:36:31
- Main artists: Goodie MoB
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Arista - LaFace Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
(P) 2020 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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