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Today in Hip Hop History:

Cee Lo Green of Goodie Mob was born May 30, 1975

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Judges or Distractions

I've been trying to think about why American Idol has so many successful contestants, but a show like The Voice, which arguably has the same hype, has none and I think I've found the reason.

The judges panel.

Idol's panel consisted of a behind the scenes music executive, two former performers who had moved on to more behind the scenes work, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul. The Voice opened its doors with a stacked panel of front of camera celebrities, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Christina Agulilera, and Ceelo Green and a few twists. Judges weren't just judges they were coaches, contestants were chosen solely based on their vocal abilities, no more Sanjaya's or William Hung's just talented singers hoping for their chance at a recording contract.

On Idol, Jackson and Abdul had moved from the spotlight. The former became a producer, the latter choreography. Cowell was a popular producer. While The Voices judges were coming off album releases and hit singles. You knew who they were and were tuning in to see them. Whereas on American Idol, you'd heard of them but not in a while, so you wanted to see what they were up to and got distracted by the singing.

American Idol advertised the singers and the competition. The Voice is the opposite, every commercial focuses on the judges. Come see this famous person do this thing. Come see the bromance between Blake and Adam. Come see Christina Aguilera and Ceelo Green be subject to the Bladam's antics.

Idol viewers had no choice but to tune in and pay attention to the singers. Even when the judges' quirks became drinking game worthy, they were still never a distraction.

The voice has had 24 seasons. 24 ended a few weeks ago, and they are advertising season 25 now. And I have no idea who won. I have never heard of any of the winners from any season. Not a song, not a Good Morning America interview, nothing! Kelly Clarkson won in 2002. I remember the radio DJ announcing the new song from the winner of American Idol. Since U Been Gone sounded and I was struck. Jennifer Hundson placed 7th on her season, and she's an EGOT, both have served as coaches on The Voice. Carrie Underwood is the most awarded country singer.

I say all of this as a person who does not watch either show, yet I know so much about winners and runnerups of American Idol. I watched one season of Idol (S6) because a girl from my area was on the show, and the whole county was rooting and voting for her. Once she was eliminated, I stopped watching, but not before, of course, casting a few joke votes for Sanjaya. The Voice I've seen absolutely nothing of.

Supporting my theory is that once Cowell, Jackson, and Abdul left the show and were replaced with current celebrity judges, my knowledge of the winners and losers has gone to zilch. Scott McCreary and Phillip Phillips were the last winners I've ever heard music from. Now, all the ads focus on the celebrity judges. Occasionally, a contestant will slip through, but it's never of them singing just their heartfelt story.

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Dedicated to all of you. To all human beings. (And I apologize if i have to $P@M , but we've got a lot of catching up to do. So hi! I'm the creator of the "CeeLoGreen Fans" page (Formely, "Gnarls Barkley Fans" on Youtube / Instagram. For almost 20 years I've been digitally collecting CeeLo-Danger Mouse-GoodieMob-Dungeon Family texts, images, videos and music! This days I had the honour of having not only The Mighty Goodie Mob follow me on social medias, but also CeeLo Green himself, and that's an honor. And now, a duty. So I decided to post them to all who, just like me, truly enjoy their music, their art their poetry and contradictions. It's been an honor to be a fan of such characters, such artists with so much soul. In hopes that someday we'll have a 3rd Gnarls Barkley album (which CeeLo has been 'announcing' for some years - and in the 2024's Grammys too) and other ventures and adventures by those artists - specially CeeLo Green, who made me love music, rap, soul. Hope yall enjoy this trip back down memory lane, into the deep, the Dirty (South), the beginning, even in darkness of the before - but also into the future! Their future. Their music. 🖤 With love, from the greatest CeeLo Green fan out there, @Joegrafia.

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I wish I knew how to draw because I'd be drawing CeeLocanth Green right now 😓

[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop History:

Cee Lo Green of Goodie Mob was born May 30, 1975

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Jazze Pha ft Cee Lo Green | Happy Hour (2005)

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CeeLo Green - "Mary Did You Know" [Official Audio]

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Sugar, Trick Daddy - featuring Cee-Lo Green & Lil’ Kim (2005)