25 Jul
Goodie MOB Legend Granted Freedom
6:00PM ET July 20, 2010
Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff
A Rocky Williform Company
While the details are still fairly sketchy, Atlanta rap legend Khujo Goodie of Goodie MOB has apparently beat the two-year sentence that was looming over him. Big Boi tweeted early on July 20th:
?Message: Khujo Goodie Will be FREE Today thanks to Daniel Cane, the D.F. And Jesus,? Big Boi said. ?GIVE THANKS! We just got khujo out of jail. They can’t stop what GOD HAS planned. MIGHTY DF. The FOUR HORSEMEN RIDE AGAIN.?
Why Khujo was sentenced has yet to be divulged and exactly how he has managed to avoid jail time has also been shrouded in mystery. More details on this story as it develops.
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25 Jul
Rapper Praises Fans, Talks Goodie MOB’s Future
12:00PM ET July 23, 2010
Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff
A Rocky Williform Company
Khujo Goodie’s unexpected arrest and even more unexpected release from prison seems to have rejuvenated the Atlanta rap veteran and his legendary crew, Goodie MOB. According to the rapper’s lawyer, Daniel Kane, Khujo, (born Willie Knighton Jr.), was convicted on three felony charges in two separate incidents: one for possession of a firearm and one for having marijuana in his possession. Due to a 1990 gun charge, prosecutors sentenced Khujo as a convicted felon. But the 1990 charge was legally void and, under the First Offender Act, should have been removed from Khujo?s record. This allowed Kane to get the rapper released from prison. “[That's] the Most High,” Khujo told HipHopBlog.com. “My family was with me. The Goodie MOB was with me. We went in there and showed them what was up, they gave me a bond and let me out.” The rapper was quick to credit fan support and his Dungeon Family partners for helping see him through the ordeal. “When times get tight, the family gets together,” he said. “Praise Jah.”
As far as the music, Khujo and his Goodie MOB bandmate Big Gipp assured fans that things are back on track now for the return of the beloved crew, who built their reputation in the mid-to-late 90s on the strength of two acclaimed LPs, Soul Food and Still Standing, that featured a socially-conscious and undeniably Southern point of view. “A lot of people have had their time and fun with the game, but its time for the elders to come back and lay the groundwork,” Gipp said. “If you know the Goodie MOB, you already know what we’re gonna come with. A lot of people out here are doing a lot music for a lot of different reasons; but if you can’t tour on your music, you ain’t said nothing. We’ll always be able to tour–for the rest of our life.”
“if it wasn’t for the type of music that we put out, I don’t think people would respect us like they respect us,” Khujo added. “Our thing is relating to the people; we’re just like the people. That’s who we are.” Gipp revealed, “We just released a mixtape called Stray Bullets, its got a Goodie MOB song on there called “Night Train.” Cee-Lo has a video coming for a song called “I Could’ve Loved You” featuring Eminem. We’re about to strategically start putting the album [together.] We’re not gonna discuss what label we’re on right now because we don’t want everybody bombarding them doors [laughs]. We just sitting back watching the news to see what we’re gonna come with.”
The world awaits.
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