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Soul Food

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Song	Lyrics	Save	Buy
PLAY QUEUE 1 Free		save
PLAY QUEUE 2 Thought Process		save
PLAY QUEUE 3 Red Dog		save
PLAY QUEUE 4 Dirty South (Feat. Big Boi)		save
PLAY QUEUE 5 Cell Therapy		save
PLAY QUEUE 6 Sesame Street		save
PLAY QUEUE 7 Guess Who		save
PLAY QUEUE 8 Serenity Prayer		save
PLAY QUEUE 9 Fighting		save
PLAY QUEUE 10 Blood		save
PLAY QUEUE 11 Live At The O.m.n.i		save
PLAY QUEUE 12 Goodie Bag		save
PLAY QUEUE 13 Soul Food		save
PLAY QUEUE 14 Funeral		save
PLAY QUEUE 15 I Didn't Ask To Come		save
PLAY QUEUE 16 Rico		save
PLAY QUEUE 17 The Coming		save
PLAY QUEUE 18 Ceelo		save
PLAY QUEUE 19 The Day After		save

MOG Editorial Review

Along with Outkast and the rest of the associated Dungeon Family acts, Goodie Mob put the “Dirty South” sounds of Atlanta on the map while also coining the phrase in their Big Boi-assisted track. Respected for their socially conscious approach to hip-hop, Goodie Mob recall the black poverty experience on “Sesame Street” with Cee-Lo’s soulfully sung ending verse adding the layer of depth to their bouncy, light production. Opening with the spiritually motivated “Free,” Soul Food reveals itself as having religious undertones and readied the masses for Southern rappers with more on their agenda than rapping about booty. While Khujo, T-Mo, and Big Gipp are all talented lyricists, it’s clear even on the group’s debut that Cee-Lo Green would outlast them all, and Soul Food signals the beginning of his rise to stardom.
AMG Review of Soul Food

Steve Huey
All Music Guide

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.