Cee Lo Green detailed his beginnings as an emerging artist and creative process in two mini-documents produced by Tracklib the world's first and only digital sample cleanup service.
In "The Dirty South: Inside Southern Hip Hop's Rise to the Top", CeeLo shares his memories of the origins and key influences of Southern Hip Hop and the rise of Dirty South. He recalls recording Goodie Mob's 1995 debut album, Soul Food, and what sampling old funk and soul records means to him.
The bonus video offers an in-depth look at CeeLo Green's "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley. In this short film, CeeLo talks about how he turns to cinema for inspiration for his music, and how that inspiration translated into his biggest hit yet.
These videos were produced by Tracklib to shed light on the culture and artistry of music sampling. They also remind that producers around the world still have a chance to show off their sampling muscles to produce, record and release a song with CeeLo Green. The final calls for proposals are December 18 . Full details can be found at www.tracklib.com/ceelo.
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In the mid-1990s, amidst the heated rivalry between the East Coast and the West Coast, another hip-hop storm was brewing in the South. A new scene was emerging in Atlanta, with a collective called Dungeon Family paving the way. In the new short documentary, CeeLo Green (Goodie Mob / Gnarls Barkley) talks about the beginnings of Dirty South, which spawned a new generation of hip-hop icons.
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Produced by Tracklib, CeeLo Green explores and reminisces about the origins and key influences of southern hip-hop, and how the Dirty South became a global phenomenon. He recalls the recording of Goodie Mob Soul Food's 1995 debut album Curtis Mayfield 's home studio, influence Andrzej 3000 groundbreaking speech at the 1995 Source Awards which for him means sampling old funk and soul records and much more.
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To this day, the so-called Dungeon Family legacy is still as present as ever. “Knowingly or unknowingly, the descendants of the Dungeon Family continue to rise to the occasion and leap over the bar. Making new ones in the process," says CeeLo Green, referring to Future (younger cousin of Dungeon Family producer Rico Wade ) and distant descendants such as Latto, Young Thug, 21 Savage, Lil Baby and other popular rappers from present-day Atlanta.
CeeLo Green Reveals How Gnarls Barkley's 'Crazy'
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CeeLo Green's biggest hit to date is "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley's duo he formed with producer Dangerous Mouse . In another new Tracklib video, CeeLo reveals that the hit song actually stems from his Dungeon Family days: "I tried to run back to the bus, but this gentleman reached out to me in the rain of the demo CD," CeeLo Green recalls of the Dungeon performance Family on the campus of the University of Georgia. “[Danger Mouse] was wearing one of these ponchos, like Bruce Willis in Unbreakable.
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Opportunity for Producers to Collaborate with CeeLo Green
Producers now have the chance to produce, record and release a song with CeeLo Green. With Tracklib as the sampling record store, producers can sample any track available in Tracklib. The winning entry - chosen by CeeLo itself - earns from a remote studio session and writing/publishing credits in the official issue. The last day for submitting applications in the competition is December 18. Full details can be found at www.tracklib.com/ceelo
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“Sampling is an essential element of hip-hop. It is a bridge between generations. Some of this music may fade into oblivion. You may never encounter him unless you are introduced to him [through samples]. (…) Tracklib are good shepherds for sampling. On this front, they are individualists.
— Cee Lo Green