Get on Board: Cee Lo Green

Follow the Goodie Mob member's soulful ride to the top.

Cee Lo Green - In 1991, Cee Lo and fellow Atlanta rappers Khujo, T-Mo and Big Gipp joined forces to form the Goodie Mob. Goodie Mob (short for Good Die Mostly Over Bullshit) would go on to play a pioneering role in the development of Southern rap along with friends and frequent collaborators OutKast. In 1994, Goodie Mob introduced themselves to the world by appearing on OutKast’s debut album Southernplayalisticcadillacmuzik. Both groups were part of the Atlanta rap collective The Dungeon Family also includes the production team Organized Noize. Cee-Lo’s distinct voice and socially conscious rhymes made him stand out on tracks like “Git Up, Git Out” and suggested he may have star potential.  (Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)

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Cee Lo Green - In 1991, Cee Lo and fellow Atlanta rappers Khujo, T-Mo and Big Gipp joined forces to form the Goodie Mob. Goodie Mob (short for Good Die Mostly Over Bullshit) would go on to play a pioneering role in the development of Southern rap along with friends and frequent collaborators OutKast. In 1994, Goodie Mob introduced themselves to the world by appearing on OutKast’s debut album Southernplayalisticcadillacmuzik. Both groups were part of the Atlanta rap collective The Dungeon Family also includes the production team Organized Noize. Cee-Lo’s distinct voice and socially conscious rhymes made him stand out on tracks like “Git Up, Git Out” and suggested he may have star potential.  (Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)

Cee Lo Green - Delivering on the hype they had built up from their work with OutKast, Cee Lo and the Goodie Mob released their debut album, Soul Food, in 1995 to critical acclaim. Peaking at No. 45 on the Billboard 200 and launching three hit singles (“Cell Therapy,” “Soul Food” and “Dirty South”) the album went certified gold and established the group as an influential voice of the emerging dirty South sound.  (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Cee Lo Green - Delivering on the hype they had built up from their work with OutKast, Cee Lo and the Goodie Mob released their debut album, Soul Food, in 1995 to critical acclaim. Peaking at No. 45 on the Billboard 200 and launching three hit singles (“Cell Therapy,” “Soul Food” and “Dirty South”) the album went certified gold and established the group as an influential voice of the emerging dirty South sound.  (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Cee Lo Green - In 1999, guitar legend Carlos Santana invited Cee Lo to contribute to his wildly successful album Supernatural as a singer and songwriter. Cee Lo performed vocals on "Do You Like the Way” with Lauryn Hill for the album, showing that he was capable of finding his place in mainstream music as a solo artist. Cee Lo earned another notable back-up vocal and songwriting credit on TLC’s “Waterfalls” in 1995. (Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)

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Cee Lo Green - In 1999, guitar legend Carlos Santana invited Cee Lo to contribute to his wildly successful album Supernatural as a singer and songwriter. Cee Lo performed vocals on "Do You Like the Way” with Lauryn Hill for the album, showing that he was capable of finding his place in mainstream music as a solo artist. Cee Lo earned another notable back-up vocal and songwriting credit on TLC’s “Waterfalls” in 1995. (Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)

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Cee Lo Green - Cee Lo released his solo debut, Cee Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections, in 2002. Featuring songs like the soul throwback “Closet Freak,” Cee Lo took his sound even further left as he tried to create a sound all his own. Aiming to prove that he was no longer just a rapper, Cee Lo crooned and wailed over funk tunes and jazz riffs as he shaped the hybrid sound that would later become his trademark.(Photo: PA PHOTOS /LANDOV)

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Cee Lo Green - Cee Lo spent much of his time between albums collecting songwriting credits in the industry. In 2005 he penned “Don’t Cha,” a girl power-themed pop song for the Pussycat Dolls. The song, which featured Busta Rhymes, would go on to be the Dolls’s breakout hit and reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The success of “Don’t Cha” came on the heels of his second solo album Cee Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine, which like his debut, received critical praise. (Photo: Robb D. Cohen/ Retna ltd)

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Cee Lo Green - Cee Lo spent much of his time between albums collecting songwriting credits in the industry. In 2005 he penned “Don’t Cha,” a girl power-themed pop song for the Pussycat Dolls. The song, which featured Busta Rhymes, would go on to be the Dolls’s breakout hit and reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The success of “Don’t Cha” came on the heels of his second solo album Cee Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine, which like his debut, received critical praise. (Photo: Robb D. Cohen/ Retna ltd)

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Cee-Lo's SoulNovember 10, 2010 - Nominated for Best Male R&B Artist as well as the Centric Award, the rapper-turned-singer has had an incredible year thanks to the success of his hit single "F___ You." The 2010 Soul Train Awards, which took place at Atlanta's Cobb Energy Center, was one of the first shows where he performed the song. (Photo: Moses Robinson/Getty Images)

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Cee Lo Green - In 2006, Cee Lo joined with underground producer and DJ Danger Mouse to form the alternative group Gnarls Barkley. Their first single, “Crazy,” was a massive hit, setting records for digital downloads and launching Cee Lo into the mainstream spotlight. (Photo: Moses Robinson/Getty Images)

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Cee Lo Green - Powered by “Crazy, their debut album, St. Elsewhere, went platinum and the duo went on to win its first Grammy in 2007 when “Crazy” won Best Urban/Alternative Performance and St. Elsewhere won Best Alternative Album. The band’s experimental sound and Cee Lo’s increasingly outlandish outfits were a hit with the masses but a surprise to fans who knew Cee Lo from his Goodie Mob days. (Photo: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson /Landov)

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Game TimeFebruary 19, 2011 - When it came to promoting his smash single, Cee-Lo wasn't playing. He even performed it during the NBA All-Star Three-Point Contest at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.(Photo: EPA/PAUL BUCK/Landov)

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Cee Lo Green - Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse followed the success of their debut with The Odd Couple. Though it did not match the success of St. Elsewhere, the album was nominated for two Grammy awards (Best Alternative Music Album, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group).   (Photo: EPA/PAUL BUCK /Landov)

Cee Lo Green - In August 2010, Cee Lo matched the viral success of “Crazy” with his solo single “Forget You!,” an angry address to a materialistic ex-girlfriend. The song was a hit immediately after its release online, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 despite its vulgar lyrics. The single’s success propelled Cee Lo’s third solo album, The Lady Killer, to impressive sales (337,700 in the U.S., certified platinum in the U.K.) and put Cee Lo back into the national spotlight.(Photo: Melissa Jean Miller/BET)

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Cee Lo Green - In August 2010, Cee Lo matched the viral success of “Crazy” with his solo single “Forget You!,” an angry address to a materialistic ex-girlfriend. The song was a hit immediately after its release online, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 despite its vulgar lyrics. The single’s success propelled Cee Lo’s third solo album, The Lady Killer, to impressive sales (337,700 in the U.S., certified platinum in the U.K.) and put Cee Lo back into the national spotlight.(Photo: Melissa Jean Miller/BET)

Cee Lo Green - While Cee Lo Green has spent much of 2011 performing his hit single "Forget You," he did take a moment to pay homage to R&B/soul great Patti LaBelle with an unforgettable perfomance during the BET Awards '11 this past June. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Cee Lo Green - While Cee Lo Green has spent much of 2011 performing his hit single "Forget You," he did take a moment to pay homage to R&B/soul great Patti LaBelle with an unforgettable perfomance during the BET Awards '11 this past June. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)