Willie Edward Knighton Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known as Khujo, is an American rapper. He is one-fourth of

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 ...

(along with

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 ...

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, and

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 one-half of The Lumberjacks (with T-Mo).

Life and career

Khujo was born in

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. He is the only featured guest to appear on every single Outkast album, including

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's solo album. Khujo has released a new book titled "Straight out the A" that focuses on his life and the development of the Dirty South movement from OutKast to Goodie Mob. Khujo is a very spiritual man known for his distinct, grunty voice and free-flowing rhyming style. He rhymes about all aspects of street life, often intertwining those subject with

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ically or directly. In June 2002, he was involved in a car crash that resulted in the

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of his right leg below the

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. He released his debut solo album, ''

The Man Not the Dawg ''The Man Not The Dawg'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Khujo Goodie. It was released on November 5, 2002 via A To Z Records. Production was handled by Mark Twain, Frank Nitti, Chris and Scott, Whild Peach, and Ed X, with Arlin ...

'', in 2002.

Discography

With Goodie Mob

*''

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'' (1995),

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*'' Still Standing'' (1998), LaFace Records *''

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'' (1999), LaFace Records *'' One Monkey Don't Stop No Show'' (2004), Koch *''

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'' (2013), The Right Records

With The Lumberjacks

*''

Livin' Life as Lumberjacks ''The Goodie Mob Presents: Livin' Life as Lumberjacks'' is the only studio album by American hip hop duo the Lumberjacks, composed of Goodie Mob members Khujo and T-Mo. It was released on January 25, 2005 via Koch Records. Production was handled b ...

'' (2005), Koch *'' A.T.L. 2 (A-Town Legends 2)'' (The Lumberjacks &

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) (2008) Siccness Records/ Flix

With Willie Isz

*''

Georgiavania ''Georgiavania'' is the debut album by American underground hip hop artists Jneiro Jarel and Khujo under the moniker Willie Isz, released on Lex Records on June 15, 2009. It features a vocal contribution by Tunde Adebimpe from TV on the Radio ...

'' (2009), Lex

Solo

*''

'' (2002), Street Level *''Mercury'' (2007), Day One Music *''G-Mob Godfather'' (2009) *''Echoes of a Legend'' (2020)

References

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