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Thomas DeCarlo Callaway - Burton (born May 30, 1975), known professionally as CeeLo Green (or Cee Lo Green), is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. He is known for his work in
hip hop and
R&B, including the
Gnarls Barkley
Gnarls Barkley are an American soul duo, composed of singer-songwriter CeeLo Green and producer Danger Mouse. They released their debut studio album, '' St. Elsewhere'', in 2006. It contained their hit single "Crazy", which peaked at number two ...
single "
Crazy
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" and his solo single "
Fuck You".
Born in
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
, Green came to initial prominence as a member of the
Southern hip hop
Southern hip hop, also known as Southern rap, South Coast hip hop, or dirty south, is a blanket term for a regional genre of American hip hop music that emerged in the Southern United States, especially in Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Memph ...
group
Goodie Mob
Goodie Mob is an American hip hop group based in Atlanta, Georgia, consisting of CeeLo Green, Khujo, T-Mo, and Big Gipp.
History
The group was formed in 1991 by Cameron " Big Gipp" Gipp, Willie "Khujo" Knighton Jr., CeeLo Green (born Thoma ...
. He subsequently began a solo career, releasing two albums on
Arista Records
Arista Records () is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was previously handled by BMG Entertainmen ...
: ''
Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections
''Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Cee Lo Green, released on April 23, 2002. The album features guest appearances from Jahalla, Kirkland Underground, John Popper (of Blues Travel ...
'' (2002) and ''
Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine'' (2004).
Green's next project was Gnarls Barkley, a collaboration with DJ
Danger Mouse. In 2006, the duo scored a worldwide hit with "
Crazy
Insanity, madness, lunacy, and craziness are behaviors performed by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity can be manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person or persons becoming a danger to themselves or t ...
", which reached the top five in twenty countries, including the U.S. and U.K. With Gnarls Barkley, Green released two albums: 2006's platinum-selling ''
St. Elsewhere'' and 2008's ''
The Odd Couple Odd Couple may refer to:
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* ''The Odd Couple'' (play), a 1965 stage play by Neil Simon
** ''The Odd Couple'' (film), a 1968 film based on the play
*** ''The Odd Couple'' (1970 TV series), a 1970–1975 televisi ...
''. In 2010, Green continued his solo career with the album ''
The Lady Killer'', which spawned his biggest solo hit, "
Fuck You". The song peaked at number two on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, and reached the top 10 in thirteen countries. Green has released three further solo albums, ''
Cee Lo's Magic Moment
''Cee Lo's Magic Moment'' is the first Christmas studio album and overall fourth studio album released by American recording artist Cee Lo Green on October 29, 2012 in the United Kingdom. It was released to the US on October 30 by Elektra Records ...
'' (2012), ''
Heart Blanche
''Heart Blanche'' is the fifth studio album by American recording artist CeeLo Green. The album was released on November 6, 2015, by Atlantic Records.
Critical reception
''Heart Blanche'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At ...
'' (2015), and ''
CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway
''CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway'' is the sixth solo studio album by American singer CeeLo Green. It was released on June 26, 2020, via Easy Eye Sound and BMG Rights Management. Recording sessions took place at Easy Eye Sound Studios in Nashville ...
'' (2020), as well as two reunion albums with Goodie Mob, ''
Age Against the Machine
''Age Against the Machine'' is the fifth studio album by Atlanta-based Hip hop group Goodie Mob. The album was released on August 27, 2013, by The Right Records, Primary Wave and Atlantic Records. It is their first studio album in nine years. Th ...
'' (2014) and ''
Survival Kit
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'' (2020).
From 2011 to 2013, Green was a judge and coach on the American reality television singing competition ''
The Voice
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'', appearing on four of its seasons. He voiced Murray the Mummy in the 2012 animated feature film ''
Hotel Transylvania
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'', and also appeared in a few television programs and films including his own show, ''
CeeLo Green's The Good Life'', on TBS. Green has appeared in various commercials, including for
7 Up
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,
Duracell
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,
M&M's
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, and sake brand
TYKU
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. His work has earned numerous awards and accolades, including five
Grammy Awards
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, a
BET Award
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, a
''Billboard'' Music Award, and a
Brit Award
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.
Early life
Callaway was born on May 30, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Both of his parents were firefighters,
and he started his music career in church. His father died when Green was two years old.
His mother was paralyzed in a car crash when Green was 16 and died in 1993 when Green was 18.
At the time of his mother's death, Green's career with
Goodie Mob
Goodie Mob is an American hip hop group based in Atlanta, Georgia, consisting of CeeLo Green, Khujo, T-Mo, and Big Gipp.
History
The group was formed in 1991 by Cameron " Big Gipp" Gipp, Willie "Khujo" Knighton Jr., CeeLo Green (born Thoma ...
had just begun taking off.
He subsequently struggled with suicidal thoughts, which he later wrote about in various songs throughout his career, including Goodie Mob's "Free"
[ and ]Gnarls Barkley
Gnarls Barkley are an American soul duo, composed of singer-songwriter CeeLo Green and producer Danger Mouse. They released their debut studio album, '' St. Elsewhere'', in 2006. It contained their hit single "Crazy", which peaked at number two ...
's "Just a Thought". He would specifically address his parents' deaths in "She Knows" and "A Little Better", from Gnarls Barkley's ''The Odd Couple Odd Couple may refer to:
Neil Simon play and its adaptations
* ''The Odd Couple'' (play), a 1965 stage play by Neil Simon
** ''The Odd Couple'' (film), a 1968 film based on the play
*** ''The Odd Couple'' (1970 TV series), a 1970–1975 televisi ...
'' (2008),[ and "Guess Who", from Goodie Mob's '']Soul Food
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'' (1995). In an excerpt of ''CeeLo Distilled'', a documentary produced by Absolut and ''the Fader
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It is o ...
'', Green explained that his mother's death was a defining moment that led him toward "crossing that threshold over into a career".
Music career
1991–1998: Early career with Goodie Mob
Along with Big Gipp
Cameron Gipp (born April 28, 1973), better known by his stage name Big Gipp, is an American rapper from Atlanta. He is best known for his work as a founding member of Goodie Mob, which he has gone on to release six studio albums.
Aside from Go ...
, T-Mo
Robert Terrance Barnett (born February 2, 1972, in Fairburn, Georgia), professionally known by his stage name T-Mo Goodie (or simply T-Mo), is an American rapper from Atlanta. He is best known for being a member of Southern hip hop quartet Goodie ...
, and 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 bo ...
, Green was an original member of the Atlanta
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hip hop group Goodie Mob. He was the youngest of the four. The Goodie Mob was a part of the Atlanta rap collective the Dungeon Family
The Dungeon Family is a musical collective, based in Atlanta, Georgia that specializes in Southern hip hop with heavy funk and soul influences. The group derives its name from "The Dungeon", the name given to record producer Rico Wade's studio, ...
, which also included Outkast. Goodie Mob appeared on two tracks on OutKast's 1994 debut album '' Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik'', with Green providing vocals for "Call of da Wild" and "Git Up, Git Out
"Git Up, Git Out" is the third and final single from Outkast's debut album ''Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik''. A conscious Southern story-rap about the dangers of giving in to circumstances and not doing anything with one's life, the song feature ...
".
Goodie Mob released their debut album, ''Soul Food'', in 1995. The album received much critical praise as a pioneering record for the emerging Southern rap
Southern hip hop, also known as Southern rap, South Coast hip hop, or dirty south, is a blanket term for a regional genre of American hip hop music that emerged in the Southern United States, especially in Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Memph ...
scene. It featured a distinctive soulful southern sound by production team Organized Noize
Organized Noize is an American production team from Atlanta, Georgia composed of Rico Wade, Ray Murray and Sleepy Brown.
History
Among the hit records they have worked on include TLC's "Waterfalls", En Vogue's "Don't Let Go (Love)", and Luda ...
.
During this time, Green also contributed backing vocals to TLC
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* TLC (TV network), formerly the Learning Channel, an American cable TV network
** TLC (Asia), an A ...
's hit 1995 song "Waterfalls
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Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...
".
The group's second album, '' Still Standing'', came out in 1998 and also received much critical praise. Its commercial performance was slightly lower than the group's previous effort, however. Green took more creative control on the group's next album, ''World Party
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Career
After a stint as musical director of a West End p ...
'', which was released in 1999.
1999–2003: Move to Arista
Around 1999, during the making of the album ''World Party'', Green left Goodie Mob to pursue a solo career with Arista Records
Arista Records () is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was previously handled by BMG Entertainmen ...
and the remaining members continued to perform together under the Goodie Mob name with Koch Records
MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch", formerly known as Koch Records and eOne Music) is a New York City-based independent record label and music management company. It was formed in 2009 from the music assets of Koch Entertainment, which had b ...
. They did, however, collaborate in combinations on the Dungeon Family album ''Even in Darkness
''Even in Darkness'' is the only studio album by American rap supergroup the Dungeon Family. It was released on November 20, 2001 via Arista Records. Production was handled by Organized Noize and Earthtone III.
Track listing
#"Presenting Dunge ...
'' (2001).
The song "Hold On" from Big Boi
Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975), better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is best known for being a member of the southern hip hop duo Outkast alongside André 3000. ...
's '' Got Purp? Vol. 2'' album was the first newly recorded Goodie Mob song with all four members since ''World Party''.
Green was one of ten guest musicians who contributed to the 1999 Santana
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Transportation
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* Santana Cycles, manufacturer of tandem bicycles
* Santana Motors, a former Spanish automobile manufacturer
Boats
* Santana 20, an American sailboat design by W. D. Sch ...
album ''Supernatural
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''. Lauryn Hill
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wrote "Do You Like the Way", and she and Green both provided lead vocals. Green also contributed to the track "We're All Gonna Die" on the 2000 album '' Eat at Whitey's'' by Everlast
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, and the song "Reverse" on the 2000 album ''Forever
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* ''Forever'' (1992 film), an American ...
'' by Puff Daddy
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* PUF ...
.
Green's Arista career was short-lived, as he was dropped after two albums due to low record sales. His first album, ''Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections
''Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Cee Lo Green, released on April 23, 2002. The album features guest appearances from Jahalla, Kirkland Underground, John Popper (of Blues Travel ...
'' (2002), was much in the vein of other Dungeon Family releases, with southern soul/funk/jazz backings produced by Green and featuring appearances by fellow Dungeon Family members Big Gipp
Cameron Gipp (born April 28, 1973), better known by his stage name Big Gipp, is an American rapper from Atlanta. He is best known for his work as a founding member of Goodie Mob, which he has gone on to release six studio albums.
Aside from Go ...
and Backbone
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Arts, entertainment, and media Film
* ''Backbone'' (1923 film), a 1923 lost silent film starring Alfred Lunt
* ''Backbone'' (1975 film), a 1975 Yugoslavian drama directed by Vlatko Gilić
M ...
. The album did not sell very well, but Green achieved some airplay with the single "Closet Freak".
2004–2008: Second solo album and formation of Gnarls Barkley
His second Arista album, '' Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine'' (2004), brought a more branched-out sound and more deeply explored southern rap music. This is evidenced by collaborations with "the biggest hip-hop musicians of all time", including Ludacris
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Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...
, T.I., and Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973) is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo the Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he ...
. The album debuted and peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard
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'' Top R&B/Hip Hop Album chart. It received critical acclaim and was described as "one of the most ambitious albums to come out of any genre in recent times."
Along with DJ Danger Mouse, Green formed a duo called Gnarls Barkley. Green first met Danger Mouse at a University of Georgia
, mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things."
, establ ...
event. They later collaborated on the remix of the Danger Mouse and Jemini
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Early career
Chris Cromby and Gemma Abbey ...
song "What U Sittin' On?" from the 2004 album ''Ghetto Pop Life
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'', before working together again on the song "Benzie Box" from the 2005 Danger Doom
DANGERDOOM was a hip hop project consisting of Danger Mouse and MF DOOM. Their first album, '' The Mouse and the Mask'', was released in 2005, and followed by the ''Occult Hymn'' EP in 2006.
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Danger Mouse and MF DOOM had previously co ...
album ''The Mouse and The Mask
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'', where Green sings the chorus.
Gnarls Barkley's first album, '' St. Elsewhere'', was released on April 24, 2006 in the UK and May 2, 2006 in the United States. ''St. Elsewhere'' entered the charts at No.1 in the UK, as did the first single, "Crazy
Insanity, madness, lunacy, and craziness are behaviors performed by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity can be manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person or persons becoming a danger to themselves or t ...
". "Crazy" is the first single to reach number one in the UK based on digital download sales alone and is ranked by ''Rolling Stone
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'' as the greatest song of the decade, thus making it Green's most successful project to date. A second album by Gnarls Barkley, titled ''The Odd Couple'', was released in March 2008. Its first single came out in January, titled "Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)
"Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)", also known more commonly as "Run", is a song written and recorded by Gnarls Barkley. It is the first single to be released from the band's second album ''The Odd Couple''. Released in February 2008 as a digital dow ...
".
Seeing the success achieved by Gnarls Barkley, Arista and Legacy released a 17-track greatest hits collection of songs by Green in 2006, titled '' Closet Freak: The Best of Cee-Lo Green the Soul Machine''. It features predominantly solo tracks by Green and several Goodie Mob songs. Green's song "What Part of Forever" was included on '' The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' soundtrack
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. In 2008, Green performed a rendition of the 1974 single "Kung Fu Fighting
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" by Jamaican vocalist Carl Douglas
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Early life
Carlton George Douglas was born in Kingston, Colony of Jamaica. He later liv ...
for the animated film ''Kung Fu Panda
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''.
2009–2011: ''The Lady Killer'' and tours
On August 14, 2010, Green released the single " Fuck You!" to YouTube
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ahead of his planned solo album release, due to its partial leak on April 13. "Fuck You!" was an instant viral smash hit, registering over two million plays in less than a week. Two weeks later on September 1, CeeLo released an official music video for the song on YouTube. "Fuck You!" made a debut at No.1 on the UK charts, notably beating out "Shame
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Definition
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" from the recently reunited Robbie Williams
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and Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow (born 20 January 1971) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He is the lead singer of the British pop group Take That.
Barlow is one of the United Kingdom's most successful songwriters, havi ...
.
In October 2010, Green released his first mixtape
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, ''Stray Bullets''. In an interview with ''Exclaim!
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'', he said his forthcoming 2010 album '' The Lady Killer'' was "a more clear, concise, consistent, conceptual, entire album han his previous It's a complete thought, because it's written to be like a score. The album's meant to be a motion picture, you know? I've never taken that approach to doing an album before." Released on November 8, 2010, the album would go on to reach Double Platinum
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status in the UK, certified on November 4, 2011. On December 1, 2010, CeeLo received five Grammy
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nominations for "Fuck You!", which had been certified Gold
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in the United States and Denmark. The single achieved Platinum
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Platinu ...
status in Canada, New Zealand, and the UK; and multi-platinum status in Australia. A radio-friendly version of the song was recorded, with the title and words "Fuck You!" changed to "Forget You!"
Green toured during 2010 and 2011 with an all-female backing band
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named "Scarlet Fever
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" (made up of Sharon Aguilar
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She played lead guitar and violin with Scarlet Fever, the all- ...
, Brittany Brooks
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, Theresa Flaminio, and Regina Zernay Roberts), performing for ''Taratata
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'', the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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...
,
the ''
Late Show with David Letterman
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'',
W's ''Symmetry Live Concert Series'',
''
Saturday Night Live
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'',
the ''
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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'' special show following the
Academy Awards
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,
and many other venues. Green also performed "Forget You" with
Gwyneth Paltrow
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Paltrow gained notice for her early work in films ...
and several puppets provided by
the Jim Henson Company
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at the
53rd Annual Grammy Awards
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on February 13, 2011. His performance was in part an homage to
Elton John
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, who wore a very similar costume in a ''
Muppet Show
''The Muppet Show'' is a sketch comedy television series created by Jim Henson and featuring the Muppets. The series originated as two pilot episodes produced by Henson for ABC in 1974 and 1975. While neither episode was moved forward as a ser ...
'' performance in 1977. At the
2011 BRIT Awards
Brit Awards 2011 was the 31st edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music show, the Brit Awards. The awards ceremony was held on Tuesday 15 February 2011
at The O2 Arena in London for the first time in its history, moving fro ...
two days later, Green was joined by British vocalist Joelle Bennett for another duet of "Fuck You". Shortly thereafter, it was announced that Green would join
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the ...
and
J. Cole
Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985) is an American rapper and record producer. Born on a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole initially gained recognition as a rapper following the release of his d ...
on the North American leg of Rihanna's
Loud Tour
The Loud Tour was the fourth overall and third world concert tour by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. Performing in over twenty countries in the Americas and Europe, the tour was launched in support of Rihanna's fifth studio album '' Loud'' ...
in the summer of 2011. However, he later dropped out of the tour, citing his busy work schedule—which included a commitment to judging ''
The Voice
The Voice may refer to:
Fictional entities
* The Voice or Presence, a fictional representation of God in DC Comics
* The Voice (''Dune''), a fictional ability in the ''Dune'' universe
* The Voice, a character in the American TV series ''Cleo ...
'', writing a new book, and recording a new album—as the reason for his withdrawal.
On August 14, 2011, Green appeared at
WWE SummerSlam
SummerSlam is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event, produced annually since 1988 by WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer", it is considered WWE's sec ...
, performing "Forget You" and the
event's theme, "
Bright Lights Bigger City
"Bright Lights Bigger City" is the fourth single from American singer CeeLo Green's third studio album, '' The Lady Killer''. The song was produced by Ben H. Allen, co-produced by Graham Marsh, and written by Cee Lo, Tony Reyes, and Allen. The s ...
". He also performed at the 2011
Billboard Music Awards
The ''Billboard'' Music Awards are honors given out annually by '' Billboard'', a publication covering the music business and a music popularity chart. The ''Billboard'' Music Awards show has been held annually since 1990, with the exception of ...
.
CeeLo re-released his album ''The Lady Killer'' as a Platinum Edition on November 28, 2011. The repackaged album contained the original 16 tracks, including remixed versions of "Bright Lights Bigger City" (feat.
Wiz Khalifa
Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He released his debut album, ''Show and Prove'', in 2006 and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 200 ...
) and "I Want You (Hold on to Love)", plus one extra track, "Anyway", written by
Ross Golan
Ross Golan (born April 8, 1980) is a multi-award-winning, multi-platinum selling, American songwriter, record producer and playwright.
Life and career Early career
Golan graduated from Deerfield High School (Illinois) of Deerfield, Illinois in ...
. The new track served as the album's sixth overall single and first Platinum Edition single.
Green recorded and wrote "Language of Love" for the ''
Sex and the City 2
''Sex and the City 2'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by Michael Patrick King. It is the sequel to the 2008 film ''Sex and the City'', based on the 1998–2004 television series. Sarah Jessica Parker, ...
'' soundtrack. It was rumored in mid-2010 that he was working with
Alien Ant Farm
Alien Ant Farm is an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Riverside, California in 1996. They have released five studio albums and sold over 5 million units worldwide. The band's cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth_Criminal#Alien Ant Farm ...
on a track slated for appearance on an upcoming album by the band. This was confirmed the following year; however, the track failed to materialize, with Alien Ant Farm singer Dryden Mitchell stating he planned to do a cover of "
Easy Lover
"Easy Lover" is a song performed by Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire and Phil Collins of Genesis, and jointly written and composed by Bailey, Collins, and Nathan East. The song appeared on Bailey's solo album, ''Chinese Wall''. Collins has per ...
" with Green, but Green never recorded his parts.
2012–present: Autobiography and further endeavors
In March 2012, Green performed at a fundraiser for President
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...
, who attended. Green began singing "Fuck You" with the original lyrics, but then switched to the clean version. He released the song "I Love Football" in September 2012, set to the tune of "
Blitzkrieg Bop
Blitzkrieg Bop is a song by American punk rock band, Ramones, released in February 1976 as their debut single in the United States. It appeared as the opening track on the band's debut album, ''Ramones'', released two months later.
The song, w ...
" by
Ramones
The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first true punk rock group. Despite achieving a limited commercial appeal in the United ...
. It was chosen by the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
as the theme song of ''
Thursday Night Football
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'' 2013.
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On February 5, 2013, Green released the song "
Only You", featuring Lauriana Mae, a contestant on ''
P. Diddy's Starmaker''. It was set to be on Green's upcoming fourth album, tentatively titled ''Girl Power'', but in the end did not appear on an album. In the same month, Green kicked off his "CeeLo Green Presents Loberace"
concert residency
A concert residency (also known as musical residency or simply residency) is a series of concerts, similar to a concert tour
A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countrie ...
(or simply "Loberace"). Originally intended to be unveiled at the
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas (formerly the Aladdin) is a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Eldorado Resorts, Caesars Entertainment. The property was previously the site of an earlier resort known ...
on February 21, 2013, the event was rescheduled to a later date after a fatal shooting along the
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about long, and is immediately south of ...
, where the resort is situated. A few months after, on September 10, Green's autobiography ''Everybody's Brother'' was released.
From June to August 2014, Green toured alongside
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of funk band the Commodores; writing and recordi ...
for his North American
All the Hits All Night Long tour. Green formed a new band, the Board Memberz, led by musical director Printz Board and consisting of Timothy "Izo" Orindgreff, Lucy Graves, Jazelle Rodriguez, Ashley Dzerigan, Patty A. Miller, and Sojung "Liso" Lee.
In January 2015, Green released a concept mixtape with music derived from a variety of TV show theme songs, titled ''TV on the Radio''. His next studio album, ''
Heart Blanche
''Heart Blanche'' is the fifth studio album by American recording artist CeeLo Green. The album was released on November 6, 2015, by Atlantic Records.
Critical reception
''Heart Blanche'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At ...
'', was released on November 6, 2015. The lead single, "Robin Williams", named after and dedicated to
the actor of the same name, was released on July 17, 2015.
In December 2016, Green released a new song and video, "F**ck Me I'm Famous", under the alias Gnarly Davidson. The artist attended the
59th Grammy Awards
The 59th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 12, 2017. The CBS network broadcast the show live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, ...
in character as Gnarly Davidson, for which he dressed in all gold, complete with a face mask. A few days later, he released another new song and video, titled "Jay-Z's Girl". The song is a reworking of
Rick Springfield
Richard Lewis Springthorpe (born 23 August 1949), known professionally as Rick Springfield, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971, then started his solo career with his debut ...
's "
Jessie's Girl
"Jessie's Girl" is a song written and performed by Australian singer Rick Springfield. It was released on the album '' Working Class Dog'', which was released in February 1981. The song is about unrequited love and centers on a young man in love ...
", with lyrics changed to be about his admiration for
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...
's wife
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
.
On July 14, 2017, Green performed at the opening ceremony of the
in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
.
Green has released two singles, "Lead Me" and "Doing It All Together", from his June 2020 album ''
CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway
''CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway'' is the sixth solo studio album by American singer CeeLo Green. It was released on June 26, 2020, via Easy Eye Sound and BMG Rights Management. Recording sessions took place at Easy Eye Sound Studios in Nashville ...
''. The album title references his legal name.
Television and film appearances
Green, along with the rest of the Goodie Mob, were featured performing "Beautiful Skin" (from 1998's ''Still Standing'') on
Series 6, Episode 6 ("Bum Rap") of the
ABC
ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet.
ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
television sitcom ''
Sister, Sister'' in October 1998. Green subsequently had a cameo in the 1999 film ''
Mystery Men
''Mystery Men'' is a 1999 American superhero comedy film directed by Kinka Usher (in his feature-length directorial debut) and written by Neil Cuthbert, loosely based on Bob Burden's ''Flaming Carrot Comics'', and starring Ben Stiller, Hank Azari ...
'', as a member of the Not So Goodie Mob, in which he was credited as "Thomas Burton, aka Cee Lo". He has also done voice acting work, voicing Prime Cut Miggity-Mo' Macdaddy Gizzabang Doggy Dog Dog on the ''
Brak Show'' episode "Brakstreet" in 2002; Frank and Buddy Z in ''
Class of 3000s Christmas special;
Godzilla
is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film ''Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produc ...
, The Tablesmasher, and a dog in the ''
Robot Chicken
''Robot Chicken'' is an American adult animated stop motion sketch comedy television series, created and executive produced for Adult Swim by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. The writers, ...
'' episode "Squaw Bury Shortcake" in 2007; and Rev. Rollo Goodlove in the ''
Boondocks
The boondocks is an American expression from the Tagalog (Filipino) word ''bundók'' ("mountain"). It originally referred to a remote rural area, but now, is often applied to an out-of-the-way area considered backward and unsophisticated by c ...
'' episodes "The S-Word" and "The Hunger Strike" in 2008. In 2010, he appeared in
T-Pain's ''
Freaknik: The Musical'' as Light Skin.
On January 15, 2011, Green both acted and performed in an episode of
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta ...
's ''Saturday Night Live'' hosted by
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (; born ) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Paltrow gained notice for her early work in films ...
, who, in November 2010, had covered his song "Forget You" in
an episode of ''
Glee
Glee means delight, a form of happiness.
Glee may also refer to:
* Glee (music), a type of English choral music
* ''Glee'' (TV series), an American musical comedy-drama TV series, and related media created by Ryan Murphy
* ''Glee'' (Bran Van 30 ...
''.
Green was one of the coaches for contestants on seasons 1 through 3 of the singing TV show ''The Voice''. He retired as a coach in the fifth season.
On August 14, 2011, Green appeared at WWE SummerSlam and performed both "Bright Lights Bigger City", the official theme song for the event, and his hit "Forget You". On September 25, 2011, Green appeared as himself in a live-action/voice appearance and as the voice of a hot tub in the ''
American Dad!
''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Since 2014, the series has been airing new episodes on TBS. ''American Dad!'' is the first television ...
'' episode "
Hot Water
Water heating is a heat transfer process that uses an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature. Typical domestic uses of hot water include cooking, cleaning, bathing, and space heating. In industry, hot water and water heated t ...
".
On October 18, 2011, Green guest-starred on the NBC series ''
Parenthood'' in the episode "Tales From the Luncheonette".
The following year, on February 5, Green appeared in the
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the annual final playoff game of the National Football League (NFL) to determine the league champion. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966, replacing the NFL Championship Game. Since 2022, the game ...
halftime show with
Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...
. On March 31, 2012, he appeared on the
2012 Kids' Choice Awards
The 25th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on March 31, 2012, at 8 p.m. ET in Los Angeles, California, in the United States, where the winners received an orange-colored blimp trophy. Big Help Award winner Taylor Swift received a s ...
. On August 8, he played J.C. Carpenter in the
TV Land
TV Land is an American pay television channel owned by Paramount Global through its networks division. Originally a spinoff of Nick at Nite consisting exclusively of classic television shows, the channel now airs a combination of recent and cla ...
sitcom ''The Soul Man'', in the episode "J.C. Carpenter's Gospel Show". Ten days later, he guest-starred in the
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...
show ''
How to Rock
''How to Rock'' is an American teen sitcom that ran on Nickelodeon from February 4 to December 8, 2012. It stars singer Cymphonique Miller, who previously sang the theme song for Nickelodeon's '' Winx Club''. The series is based on the 2011 book ...
'' in the episode "How to Rock Cee Lo". That year, he also lent his voice to the animated feature ''
Hotel Transylvania
''Hotel Transylvania'' is an American animated media franchise created by comedy writer Todd Durham and produced by Sony Pictures Animation. It consists of four feature films, three short films, a flash-animated TV series, and several video ...
'' as Murray the Mummy.
On February 28, 2013, Green appeared as himself in the sitcom ''
Anger Management
Anger management is a psycho-therapeutic program for anger prevention and control. It has been described as deploying anger successfully.Schwarts, Gil. July 2006. Anger Management', July 2006 The Office Politic. Men's Health magazine. Emmaus, PA: ...
'', in the episode "Charlie & Cee Lo". The same year, he appeared in the film ''
Begin Again''.
Green performed at the Singapore Social Star Awards on May 23–24, 2013.
On June 23, 2014, Green premiered his new
reality-based docu-comedy television series ''
CeeLo Green's The Good Life'' on
TBS, in which he appears with the other members of Goodie Mob. On September 2, TBS announced that they were canceling the show in the wake of Green's controversial comments on the nature of
rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or ag ...
.
Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Animation Inc. is an American animation studio owned by Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures Entertainment through their Motion Picture Group division and founded on May 9, 2002. The studio's films are distributed worldwide by Son ...
also severed ties with Green, who was scheduled to reprise his role from ''Hotel Transylvania'' for its sequel, ''
Hotel Transylvania 2
''Hotel Transylvania 2'' is a 2015 American computer-animated monster comedy film directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, written by Robert Smigel and Adam Sandler, and it is the second installment in the ''Hotel Transylvania'' franchise and the sequ ...
'', opting to replace him with
Keegan-Michael Key
Keegan-Michael Key (born March 22, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He co-created and co-starred alongside Jordan Peele in Comedy Central's sketch series ''Key & Peele'' (2012–2015) and co-starred in USA Netw ...
.
Green competed against comedian
Russell Peters
Russell Dominic Peters (born September 29, 1970) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and producer. He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and won a Gemini Award in 2008. In 2013, he was number three on ''Forbes'' list of the world's highe ...
in an episode of ''
Lip Sync Battle
''Lip Sync Battle'' is an American musical reality competition television series that premiered on April 2, 2015, on the American cable network Spike, later known as Paramount Network. The show is based on an idea by Stephen Merchant and John K ...
'' that aired on May 26, 2016. He won with performances of
the Sugarhill Gang
The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop trio. Their 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight" was the first rap single to become a top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; reaching a peak position of number 36 on January 12, 1980. This was the trio's onl ...
's "
Rapper's Delight
"Rapper's Delight" is a 1979 hip-hop track by the Sugarhill Gang, produced by Sylvia Robinson. Although it was shortly preceded by the Fatback Band's "King Tim III (Personality Jock)", "Rapper's Delight" is credited for introducing hip-hop mus ...
" and "
Rock and Roll All Nite
"Rock and Roll All Nite" is a song by American rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1975 album '' Dressed to Kill''. It was released as the A-side of their fifth single, with the album track "Getaway". The studio version of the song pe ...
" by
Kiss
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...
.
In 2017, Green guest-starred in the
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a part of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also has the broadcasting and production activities of Boomerang, Car ...
series ''
Teen Titans Go!
''Teen Titans Go!'' is an American animated television series developed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic for Cartoon Network. It premiered on April 23, 2013 and is based on the DC Comics Teen Titans, fictional superhero team. The series was ...
'', acting as himself and Cee Lo Bear in the first and fourth parts of "The Day the Night Stopped Beginning to Shine and Became Dark Even Though It Was the Day"; his cover of "
The Night Begins to Shine" from the special was commercially released.
In 2020, Green participated as the "Monster" on the British version of ''
The Masked Singer
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
''.
In 2022, he provided the voice of Shuggie in the
Disney+
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and deligh ...
series ''
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder''.
Other ventures
Managed by Primary Wave Entertainment, Green has endorsed various brands, including
7 Up
7 Up (stylized as 7up outside North America) is an American brand of lemon-lime-flavored non-caffeinated soft drink. The brand and formula are owned by Keurig Dr Pepper although the beverage is internationally distributed by PepsiCo. 7 Up comp ...
,
M&M's
M&M's (stylized as m&m's) are multi-colored button-shaped chocolates, each of which has the letter "m" printed in lower case in white on one side, consisting of a candy shell surrounding a filling which varies depending upon the variety of M&M ...
, and
Duracell
Duracell Inc. is an American manufacturer of alkaline batteries, specialty cells, rechargeables and smart power systems, owned by Berkshire Hathaway. The company has its origins in the 1920s, through the work of Samuel Ruben and Philip Mallory, ...
.
Green owns part of the
sake
Sake, also spelled saké ( ; also referred to as Japanese rice wine), is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Despite the name ''Japanese rice wine'', sake, and indee ...
brand
TYKU
TYKU is an American alcoholic beverage company that specializes in sake and other spirits. The privately held company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in New York City. While based in New York, TYKU's beverages are made in Japan throu ...
and the company has collaborated with him on a few business ventures, including a commercial promoting the brand, dubbed the "first national sake commercial" in the United States. In 2011, it was estimated by a ''
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'' reporter that Green earned some US$20 million dollars, predominantly from the endorsement deals, in that year alone.
Personal life
CeeLo Green has described himself as having been a "goon" in his youth, as well as a "
kleptomania
Kleptomania is the inability to resist the urge to steal items, usually for reasons other than personal use or financial gain. First described in 1816, kleptomania is classified in psychiatry as an impulse control disorder. Some of the main cha ...
c,
pyromania
Pyromania is an impulse control disorder in which individuals repeatedly fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fires, to relieve some tension or for instant gratification. The term ''pyromania'' comes from the Greek word (''pyr'', 'fi ...
c, just plain maniac".
Green was married to Christina Johnson, and divorced in 2005. He and Johnson have a son, Kingston, born on September 30, 2000, and Green was stepfather to her daughters, Sierra and Kalah. Sierra appeared on the
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
show ''
My Super Sweet 16
''My Super Sweet 16'' is an American reality television series documenting the lives of teenagers, usually in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom, generally with wealthy parents who throw lavish, excessive and expensive coming-of-age ce ...
'' for her 15th birthday party in 2005.
On October 30, 2012, Green was accused of
sexual battery
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Battery is a specific common law offense, although the term is used more general ...
by a woman with whom he had dined at a Los Angeles restaurant, leading to a nearly year-long investigation by the
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the municipal police department of Los Angeles, California. With 9,974 police officers and 3,000 civilian staff, it is the third-large ...
.
On October 21, 2013, Green pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of furnishing a controlled substance after the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office declined to file a charge of rape of an intoxicated person, citing insufficient evidence.
On August 29, 2014, Green pleaded
no contest
' is a legal term that comes from the Latin phrase for "I do not wish to contend". It is also referred to as a plea of no contest or no defense.
In criminal trials in certain United States jurisdictions, it is a plea where the defendant neith ...
to one felony count of furnishing
ecstasy and was sentenced to three years of probation, 360 hours of community service, and ordered to complete 52
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international mutual aid fellowship of alcoholics dedicated to abstinence-based recovery from alcoholism through its spiritually-inclined Twelve Step program. Following its Twelve Traditions, AA is non-professi ...
or
Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous (NA), founded in 1953, describes itself as a "nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem." Narcotics Anonymous uses a 12-step model developed for people with varied subst ...
meetings.
Controversies
At the April 2011
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly called the Coachella Festival or simply Coachella) is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert. ...
, Green had his set cut off while performing and then left the stage. CeeLo had arrived 25 minutes late and performed five songs, including "Fuck You" and Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy". His set was scheduled to end at 5:40 p.m. At 5:44 p.m., as he was apologizing for being late due to air travel delays, the audio from his microphone was cut off. He then angrily exited the stage, amid boos.
On June 16, 2011, journalist Andrea Swensson of ''
City Pages
''City Pages'' was an alternative newspaper serving the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area. It featured news, film, theatre and restaurant reviews and music criticism, available free every Wednesday. It ceased publication in 2020 due to a ...
'' negatively reviewed one of Green's performances, writing that it "failed to measure up to the fun factor of his recorded material. Green spent most of the set stationed in front of a microphone at the center of the stage, barely moving an inch while he sang, and flanked by two forgettable back-up singers and a DJ that was all but hidden behind a giant LCD display". In response, the following day Green tweeted, "I respect your criticism but be fair! People enjoyed last night! I'm guessing ur gay? And my masculinity offended u? well fuck U!" Green promptly received angered responses from some of his followers on
Twitter
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, to which he replied, "Apologies gay community! what was
homophobic
Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred or antipathy, m ...
about that?" In a subsequent interview with magazine ''
Us Weekly
''Us Weekly'' is a weekly celebrity and entertainment magazine based in New York City. ''Us Weekly'' was founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company, who sold it in 1980. It was acquired by Wenner Media in 1986, and sold to American Media Inc ...
'', Green stated that his comments were meant in good fun, adding that "I am not harboring any sort of negative feeling toward the gay community" and that "I am one of the most liberal artists that I think you will ever meet, and I pride myself on that."
On December 31, 2011, Green sang
John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
's "
Imagine
Imagine may refer to:
* Imagination
Music Albums
* ''Imagine'' (Armin van Buuren album), 2008
* ''Imagine'' (Eva Cassidy album), 2002
* ''Imagine'' (Janice Vidal album), 2012
* ''Imagine'' (John Lennon album), 1971
** ''Imagine: John Lennon' ...
" just prior to the
ball drop
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for New Year's Eve at New York City's
Times Square
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. In his rendition, Green replaced the line "and no religion, too" with the words "and all religions true".
[Sung at 11:57 p.m. as per video at ] Many saw this as a substantial revision of the meaning behind Lennon's original lyrics.
Shortly after the performance, Green responded via Twitter: "Yo I meant no disrespect by changing the lyric guys! I was trying to say a world where u could believe what u wanted that's all". Green deleted a series of tweets pertaining to this event shortly thereafter.
On August 31, 2014, Green was criticized for tweets relating to his
sexual battery
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court case. Two of his specific tweets regarding rape were "People who have really been raped REMEMBER!!!" and "If someone is passed out they're not even WITH you consciously! so WITH Implies consent." After sending a number of tweets on the topic of rape, he temporarily deactivated his Twitter account. He re-activated it a number of hours later, tweeting the following apology: "I truly and deeply apologize for the comments attributed to me on Twitter. Those comments were idiotic, untrue and not what I believe."
Discography
Goodie Mob albums
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Soul Food
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Still Standing'' (1998)
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World Party
World Party were a British musical group, which was essentially the solo project of its sole member, Karl Wallinger. He started the band in 1986 in London after leaving the Waterboys.
Career
After a stint as musical director of a West End p ...
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Age Against the Machine
''Age Against the Machine'' is the fifth studio album by Atlanta-based Hip hop group Goodie Mob. The album was released on August 27, 2013, by The Right Records, Primary Wave and Atlantic Records. It is their first studio album in nine years. Th ...
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Survival Kit
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Survival kits, in a variety of sizes, contain supp ...
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Gnarls Barkley albums
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St. Elsewhere'' (2006)
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The Odd Couple Odd Couple may refer to:
Neil Simon play and its adaptations
* ''The Odd Couple'' (play), a 1965 stage play by Neil Simon
** ''The Odd Couple'' (film), a 1968 film based on the play
*** ''The Odd Couple'' (1970 TV series), a 1970–1975 televisi ...
'' (2008)
Solo albums
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Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections
''Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Cee Lo Green, released on April 23, 2002. The album features guest appearances from Jahalla, Kirkland Underground, John Popper (of Blues Travel ...
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Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine'' (2004)
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The Lady Killer'' (2010)
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Cee Lo's Magic Moment
''Cee Lo's Magic Moment'' is the first Christmas studio album and overall fourth studio album released by American recording artist Cee Lo Green on October 29, 2012 in the United Kingdom. It was released to the US on October 30 by Elektra Records ...
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Heart Blanche
''Heart Blanche'' is the fifth studio album by American recording artist CeeLo Green. The album was released on November 6, 2015, by Atlantic Records.
Critical reception
''Heart Blanche'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At ...
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CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway
''CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway'' is the sixth solo studio album by American singer CeeLo Green. It was released on June 26, 2020, via Easy Eye Sound and BMG Rights Management. Recording sessions took place at Easy Eye Sound Studios in Nashville ...
'' (2020)
Awards and nominations
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1975 births
Living people
American male voice actors
American male singer-songwriters
African-American male singers
American funk singers
American hip hop singers
American male pop singers
Arista Records artists
Atlantic Records artists
Dungeon Family members
Gnarls Barkley members
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Rappers from Atlanta
American neo soul singers
Brit Award winners
Grammy Award winners
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Elektra Records artists
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Male actors from Atlanta
American people convicted of drug offenses
Goodie Mob members
American contemporary R&B singers
21st-century American rappers
LGBT-related controversies in music
Obscenity controversies in music
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African-American songwriters