THE GOODIE MOB - ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW

There was a time when I got fired up for a new Goodie Mob release. Back then, I was waiting anxiously to snatch up their second album, Still Standing, on its release day. But something happened, and I got distracted around the time of World Party. Next thing I know, Cee-Lo’s gone, Khujo’s in a car accident, and The Goodie Mob wasn’t heard from in a while.
But apparently, none of that could stop the remaining members from recording another record.
One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show is that new record, and the title is a good-natured, tongue-in-cheek reference to Soul Machine Cee-Lo Green leaving the group. It’s only worth mentioning because his absence from the record is something really, really noticeable. Don’t get me wrong-- the record is classic Goodie Mob. But without Cee-Lo’s thick gospel singing and raspy, spitfire delivery, this reunited three-man version of Goodie Mob sounds like a brand-new band.
Regardless, Speedy, Mark Twayne, Organized Noize (and a few others) turn in some Southern foundation, and T-Mo, Khujo, and Big Gipp build upon it, preaching the positives and denouncing the negatives. \"God I Wanna Live\" is a mellow, soulful cut that gives you a moment of rest, which you’re gonna need. The bulk of the album is that staccatoed, deep bass sound you\'ve come to expect from The Goodie Mob. That’s where you’ll hear the triumphant \"123 Goodie\" and the sorta-title cut, \"One Monkey\". But the mellow, feel-good vibe returns for \"Play Your Flutes\", where Sleepy Brown and Kurupt join The Mob to plea for gangstas and hustlers to turn toward music.
The title’s right, kids. It\'s a whole new show going on now. One that old fans will dig, and new fans will get hooked on.