K(11)+H(8)+U(21)+J(10)+O(15)=65=65/5=13. Not to mention his birthday falls on the 13th, therefore his name bears special meaning. This change of revolution is evident in the message that Khujo conveys throughout my conversation with him. The member of the Goodie Mob gets deep with me as I find out how he got his start. “I like to give the most high praise to Yahweh, the God of Isaac, The God of Abraham, the most high God, I have been in the game professionally since 1994”. Since elementary school Khujo performed as one of the Pips from Glady's Knight & The Pips at Peyton Forest Elementary School talent show. He enjoyed performing in front of an audience and realized his love and talent for music. In middle school, Khujo was a member of a rap group called the "Party Crashers," in which the group would literally "crash parties." It wasn't until high school that Khujo began to develop and nurture his lyrical content.
"In high school, I changed what I rapped about because I was getting older and more mature and things (life) started making sense to me. I began to get conscious about the responsibilities of being a black man, and I wanted to wake my people up. I realized my purpose on earth. God's purpose. The P-Funk influence, George Clinton, and the rest helped me to realize what style influenced me. While in high school, Khujo was a member of a six-person group called "Six Sense," which included Big Gipp and Ray Murray of Organized Noize Productions. Khujo went on to form ‘The Lumberjacks’ along with T-Mo, and from there they met Cee-Lo. The rest is Goodie Mob history!, Big Limb, King Bean, Ceelo,. Rough Rugged and Raw. Ceelo and Gip came along later. Goodie Mob which stands for, The Good Die Mostly Over Bullshit, was made by Ceelo. It meant that good people die over bullshit. But, as I read more, I find that the wages of sin is death, its really not bullshit. Its actually sin.”
Khujo, being a member of one of the pioneering groups, that represented the hip hop from the South, is currently set to release his own solo project, simply entitled “Khujo - the Man not the dawg” The release date is May 28th, and independently distributed. The album boasts of guest appearances by his brother – Southwest Armstrong, his cousin Mark Twayne, his homeboy, Murda, Slip Matola from the Westside, Whyld Peach, the Children of Israel and fellow Goodie mates, Big Gipp, and T-Mo. When asked what separates his material from a typical Goodie Mob album, he responds, Is there a separation from your music or style from the typical Goodie Mob album? “I have become a lil older, know the game a lil longer, you will get the same stuff you would get from the Goodie Mob but a whole different form.
Khujo, a spiritual, humble, down to earth brother gave me his opinion on the state of the music industry: “The consumers hear what they want to hear right now, they are calling the radio stations and requesting. It’s almost time for our deliverance out of this world. That’s why we are not hearing any truths from our leaders, our religious leaders, and definitely the music. It’s the Program Directors who have the power of what is played. For the black people who have all the money, let’s get our own radio stations! Let’s make this change! Some radio stations diving into the payola issue and got people paying $25,000 to get your music played on the radio. That’s why I want to do the independent thing, For instance, Houston TX, and the whole area is wide open for independents, it has a wide open market”
In the age of technology now music is now being downloaded and some even before the release dates (a new form of bootlegging) do you feel there is a proposed solution for this ? Khujo confesses that “If you do everything in house, you may slow down the process, but now there are computers and Pro tools, Cakewalk, and other programs, now if you go to the big studios you are letting them cats have ample time to do what they want to do with your product. I don’t think there is a way to get around it.”
Being that we focus on good resources and advice for up and coming artists, we had to ask Khujo what his tips were for the aspiring artists. Khujo’s lends advice for independents and people who feel they have a good marketable product, “In my eyes, if you got a hot song, get you some wax printed up. Then go to a club that is accessible to the type of music you are doing. Get a relationship with a DJ and then deliver it to them, and let it bubble in the underground, and soon there will be a demand for your product. Basically its who you know that will get you in there and What you know that will keep you in there.”
Currently in the advent of the South rising again, the music industry has embraced southern artists and “country” slang and grammar, they feel that the hottest artists at the moment are coming from the south, and therefore are in the process of capitalizing on the marketability, when asking Khujo about this new interest in his home region his response was: “I’ll say we were founders of putting the South on the map, We had role models like Public Enemy, NWA, KRS-One, and then we mad e up our mind of what style we wanted to do, we stuck our neck out on things we believe in, and things like going to the grocery store for you momma, or what state our country is in, or whatever. In our region before, we talked about shaking booty, or selling dope but we never had any ‘real’ everyday topics that the average person goes through”
Khujo is on the cusp of waking the unrighteous, enlightening the weak, delivering the masses, and delivering those spit fire lyrics as only he knows how in that well known Goodie Format. His up coming CD, will definitely be a anticipated one, and a much needed refresher in this free thought capitalistic, socially irresponsible music industry."
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Khujo (Willie Knighton, Jr.) is an American hip hop musician who was born on March 13, 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia. He is one-fourth of Goodie Mob (along with T-Mo, Cee-Lo, and Big Gipp), and one-half of The Lumberjacks (with T-Mo). Khujo is a very spiritual man known for his distinct, grunty voice and free-flowing rhyming style. He rhymes about all aspects of street life, often intertwining those subject with God metaphorically or directly. In 2002 he was involved in a car crash which resulted in the amputation of his right leg below the knee.
He released his only solo album, The Man Not The Dawg, in 2002 to limited success. In it he delved into more personal, gritty topics that wouldn't have fit in the cohesive, conscious songs in the early Goodie Mob albums.
In 2008 the first tracks from his forthcoming collaboration with Jneiro Jarel appeared on internet blogs. The tracks, "Georgiavania" and "In The Red" featured production by Jneiro Jarel and vocals by Jneiro and Khujo. The group is called Willie Isz. The two artists had previously collaborated on the 2008 single "OPR8R" by Shape Of Broad Minds. The Willie Isz album "Georgiavania" is due to be released on Lex Records in April 2009.
Khujo prefers to be called a messenger as opposed to a rapper, saying, "'Cuz rappas wrap gifts." He belonged to the Party Crashers rap group in middle school and formed the Six Sense rap group in high school with soon-to-be Dungeon Family affiliates Ray Murray, Big Gipp, and others.
While some mistakenly believe that Khujo's name is an adaptation of "Cujo" the violent dog from the popular Stephen King novel and subsequent film, it is actually a tribute to the leader of the tribal Maroons who lead escaped slaves to freedom.
N2u
Khujo Goodie Lyrics
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I learned a valuable lesson
A hoe goin' be a hoe and
It don't matter about you stressin'
The only thing you do is tap that throat and wear protection
And only when she spit it out is when you feel rejection
Evidence and DNA drop down, stainin' her dress
She's making a great big one yes, can I get something off your chest?
Don't we always have a blast as we bust one on one (one on one)
One on one
[Chorus]
I, I wanna get into you
I don't want no girlfriend, just wanna get into you
I wanna get into you
I don't want no girlfriend, just wanna get into you
Now that I'm a graduate, she still gotta have it
School days are over, spike the punch, and you can stab it
Joog joog, more joog, kush, pull, more wood
Ice and tone her glove, bedding nicely cause we go good together
Like Salt-N-Pepa, cool Aid and sugar, mustard and mayonnaise,
Shoulda coulda and wit a ohhh
And that is no intended pun, I'm just joshin' with john
Don't we always have a blast as we bust one on one (one on one)
One on one
[Chorus]
[Khujo Goodie & Big Boi]
Ain't talking about commitment, shoobie-doobie-doop-doop-dee-doop
Ain't talking about no wedding ring, shoobie-doobie-doop-doop-dee-doop
I hope you ain't a gold-diggin bitch, shoobie-doobie-doop-doop-dee-doop
But you a find a sexy thing, shoobie-doobie-doop-doop-dee-doop
[OutKast & Khujo Goodie: x2]
I, I don't want no girlfiend
I just wanna get into (just wanna get into you)
[Chorus: x2]
[Big Boi]
Girl, bye
I.e., get the hell on, I'm through, make me a sandwich, I love you
Only at this moment, maybe not tomorrow
Kisses, toodles
In Khujo Goodie's "N2U," he reflects on his lessons learned about the perils of relationships and takes a more casual approach to sexual encounters. As a freshman, he learned that women who are promiscuous are unlikely to change their ways, and the best approach is to simply have casual, safe sex without any expectation of a relationship. Khujo Goodie makes it clear that he is not interested in commitment or marriage and wants to maintain a casual sexual relationship with the women he meets.
He also references the use of protection during sex, highlighting the importance of safe sex practices. Khujo Goodie uses puns and wordplay throughout the song, adding a lighthearted tone to the message of the song. The chorus is repeated twice, emphasizing Khujo Goodie's desire for a casual sexual relationship without commitment.
Overall, "N2U" presents a celebratory yet skeptical view of sex and relationships, focusing on casual sex and the desire to avoid commitment.
Line by Line Meaning
Back when I was a freshman
When I was in school as a freshman
I learned a valuable lesson
I learned something important
A hoe goin' be a hoe and
A promiscuous person will continue to be promiscuous
It don't matter about you stressin'
It doesn't matter if you worry about it
The only thing you do is tap that throat and wear protection
The only thing to do is have sex and use protection
And only when she spit it out is when you feel rejection
You will only feel rejected when she rejects you
Evidence and DNA drop down, stainin' her dress
Evidence and DNA will be left on her dress
She's making a great big one yes, can I get something off your chest?
She is enjoying it, can I ask you something?
And that is no intended pun, I'm just joshin' with john
I am not trying to make a joke, I am just kidding around
Don't we always have a blast as we bust one on one (one on one)
Don't we always have fun when we have sex
One on one
Having sex with one person at a time
[Chorus]
Refrain
I, I wanna get into you
I want to have sex with you
I don't want no girlfriend, just wanna get into you
I don't want a relationship, I just want to have sex with you
Now that I'm a graduate, she still gotta have it
Even though I have graduated, she still wants to have sex
School days are over, spike the punch, and you can stab it
School days are over, let's drink spiked punch and have sex
Joog joog, more joog, kush, pull, more wood
Smoke and drink more, take drugs and have sex
Ice and tone her glove, bedding nicely cause we go good together
Smooth talk and have sex because we are compatible
Like Salt-N-Pepa, cool Aid and sugar, mustard and mayonnaise,
We go together like these popular pairings
Shoulda coulda and wit a ohhh
We should have and could have done it earlier
[Chorus]
Refrain
[Khujo Goodie & Big Boi]
Collaborative verse
Ain't talking about commitment, shoobie-doobie-doop-doop-dee-doop
We are not talking about a serious relationship
Ain't talking about no wedding ring, shoobie-doobie-doop-doop-dee-doop
We are not talking about getting married
I hope you ain't a gold-diggin bitch, shoobie-doobie-doop-doop-dee-doop
I hope you are not after my money
But you a find a sexy thing, shoobie-doobie-doop-doop-dee-doop
But you are a very attractive woman
[OutKast & Khujo Goodie: x2]
Collaborative refrain
I, I don't want no girlfiend
I don't want a girlfriend
I just wanna get into (just wanna get into you)
I just want to have sex with you
[Chorus: x2]
Refrain
[Big Boi]
Big Boi's verse
Girl, bye
Goodbye
I.e., get the hell on, I'm through, make me a sandwich, I love you
Get lost, I'm done with you, make me food, I love you
Only at this moment, maybe not tomorrow
Only loving you at this moment, maybe not tomorrow
Kisses, toodles
Goodbye kisses
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: PATRICK L. BROWN, WALLACE D. KHATIB, WILLIE EDWARD KNIGHTON, ROBERT FRANCIS ANTHONY MANZOLI, RAYMON AMEER MURRAY, MICHAEL B. PATTERSON, ANTWAN PATTON, RICO R. WADE
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