Behind the Stripes: Goodie Mob

It was 1995. The hip hop world was dominated by east versus west, Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. at their peaks. There was a new swagger brewing in the South, and a new album called Soul Food dropped from a group of four emcees: T-Mo, Khujo, Big Gipp and CeeLo. Together they were known as Goodie Mob.

“We put Atlanta on the map,” T-Mo says. “The Dungeon Family birthed the Atlanta rap scene. Being a part of the first family of the South is a real honor. And I won’t lie, we envisioned what it would become from the beginning.”

The Dungeon Family, named after the basement in South Atlanta where they wrote and recorded songs, grew into the most influential musical collective in the city. Goodie Mob…