Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections
Laced with a hint of the sacred, Cee-Lo's impassioned, nasal singing and  rigorous raps have made the founding member ofGoodie MobandDungeon Familyone of hip-hop's most dynamic vocalists. His freewheeling approach to music  blends hip-hop, gospel, rock, and soul on his solo debut, which finds the  wordsmith preaching messages that are both inspirational and straight-up funky.  Check out the sanctified bounce of "Closet Freak," which, like many of the songs  here, embraces the spirit as well as the streets and finds redemption in the  rhythm. Infused with a joyous, musically expansive vision, Cee-Lo creates  Southern-fried hip-hop/soul that boldly colors outside the lines.--Amy  Linden