How much is Cee Lo Green worth?
| Net Worth: | $25 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Singer |
| Date of Birth: | May 30, 1975 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.69 m |
About Cee Lo Green
Goodie Mob performed in the “Dirty South,” Gnarls Barkley went “Crazy,” and he gave the world the middle finger with his smash hit “F**k You.” Cee Lo Green first gained recognition as a member of the southern hip-hop collective Goodie Mob. He is now known for his crooning soulful tones and creative musical compositions.
Cee Lo, the frontman for the duo known as Gnarls Barkley, rose to prominence after the group’s pop-soul single “Crazy” achieved global success. His catchy hit “F**k You” serves as compelling evidence that his solo efforts were equally effective. Cee Lo is able to dependably give a comprehensive package of creative edge and unadulterated singing talent that is so uncommon in today’s music industry as a singer, songwriter, and producer.
Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, better known as Cee Lo Green, was born on May 30, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Callaway, whose parents were ministers, began playing music in his church, where he was exposed to the rich gospel tones that would eventually shape his musical taste. When Callaway’s father passed away when he was just two years old, he suffered loss at a young age. Callaway’s mother had been disabled by an accident two years prior, and she passed tragically at the age of 18. He was tragically killed just as his musical career with Goodie Mob and his new stage name, Cee Lo Green, was about to take off.
In 1995, Goodie Mob issued their debut album, Soul Food.
The Dirty South music subculture, which got its name from the album’s title track, helped put Atlanta on the hip-hop map. The genre became one of the main hip-hop American genres with the aid of OutKast, another Atlanta-based group.
They recorded a second album, Still Standing, in 1998, after their first effort was a hit. Even though OutKast and Goodie Mob had the same musical group, Dungeon Family, the latter group rose to mainstream success. Cee Lo left Goodie Mob to pursue a solo career when their third album made a stylistic swing to try to match the style of OutKast. Goodie Mob was unable to match the growing success of their local contemporaries.
Cee Lo’s former label Arista had minimal issue starting a solo deal with him. With its fusion of soul, R&B, hip-hop, and funk, his debut album Cee Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections (2002) stood out as being unlike anything heard from his contemporaries.
Cee Lo chose to work with musician Brian Burton, better known by his stage name Danger Mouse, despite the fact that he had more than enough natural skill to support his solo career, in order to construct the excellent musical machine they called Gnarls Barkley.
Danger Mouse contributed more than just music; his tall, chiseled frame and afro created a striking contrast to Cee Lo’s bald head and squat, round build. The two had a penchant of dressing up in bizarre combinations of clothing for their performances, developing a reputation for flashy theatrics, which made their dynamic even odd.
Even their music videos, which ranged from psychedelic to vintage to downright odd, represented their eccentric personal style.
They achieved some level of international fame while working together as Gnarls Barkley.
The super-single “Crazy” from their debut album, St. Elsewhere, received airplay all over the world and became an international sensation. The song received glowing reviews from reputable publications, including Rolling Stone magazine, who ranked it as the number one song of the decade’s top 100 songs. The Odd Couple, the group Gnarls Barkley’s second album, was released in 2008; it did well internationally and inspired a lot of hits.
Cee Lo restarted his solo career while taking a sabbatical from Gnarls Barkley and created the album The Lady Killer (2010). The charming hit “F**k You,” with its numerous expletives weaved into a playful neo-Motown music, managed to charm (and not outrage) the world, making the album impossible to ignore. Time magazine rated the album’s lead single as the best song of 2010, and it quickly became a global phenomenon. For the 2011 Grammy Awards show, where he had received four nominations and one victory, Cee Lo sang the sanitized version (‘Forget You’) with actress-turned-singer Gwenth Paltrow.
Cee Lo is a self-described ladies’ man, which is why his 2010 album is titled as such.
The musician, though, was able to settle down and wed Christina Johnson, with whom he had a son and who he also adopted her two daughters from a prior marriage. The couple eventually split because their relationship fizzled out.
Cee Lo Green is an all-around musical genius who improves his talent with each record he releases. The world is waiting impatiently as so much of Cee Lo’s artistic richness remains unexplored.
“With times being so trying and tensions being so high, we all sometimes need an opportunity to say ‘F**k You’ out loud and break rules, just for a moment.”
