Soul Food is the 1995 debut album from American rap group
Goodie Mob, released by
LaFace Records. Its title track was a hit single and the album included the first use of the term 'dirty south' (originated by
Cool Breeze), on the track of the same name. The Goodie Mob quartet includes
CeeLo Green,
Big Gipp,
Khujo, and
T-Mo. Guest vocalists on this album include
André 3000 and
Big Boi of
Outkast, Cool Breeze, and
Witchdoctor.
Soul Food received critical acclaim for its raw, Southern, socially conscious lyrics and original production from
Organized Noize. In 1996, it was certified gold as sales stand at over 500,000 units in the U.S. The album is dedicated to the memory of Sheila J. Tyler-Calloway, Cee-Lo's deceased mother.
Soul Food, along with Outkast's
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, has been regarded as one of the two albums that brought southern hip hop to the mainstream, and it is regarded as a southern classic.