For a supreme example of the beauty of CeeLo Green, look no further than the name of his 2013 Planet Hollywood Resort show: Loberace. Just like the man’s songs and persona, it feels whimsical, over the top and nonsensical all at once. There’s just something … kinetic about everything Green does, from his catalog of ultra-polished songs to his mish-mash of projects. Impulsive? Planned? Who really cares? But everyone wants to see what he’ll do next.

And guess what? His next project is right here in Las Vegas—Cleopatra’s Barge at Caesars Palace, to be precise. Whether it’s a production on the level of Loberace remains to be seen, but with Green’s creative mind at the helm, the results are sure to be nothing short of mesmerizing. And the lounge itself, which was a perfect showcase for the talents of crooner extraordinaire Matt Goss, should suit Green perfectly.

Of course, Loberace was a nod to Vegas legend Liberace. Both musicians are famous as piano-playing superstars, with CeeLo carrying the torch of flamboyance. Look no further than CeeLo’s latest character creation, Gnarly Davidson. This alter-ego shows up in all gold while wearing a face mask. He also is the persona behind CeeLo’s newest single “F—k Me, I’m Famous.” The video features a young boy that resembles CeeLo lip-syncing the lyrics as beautiful women party around him. It’s silly with a sense of a humor.

No conversation about CeeLo videos would be complete without discussing “F—k You” which also features “Young CeeLo Green” along with a throwback soul feel complete with a matching outfitted female backup trio. And, damn, that song is catchy. Upon its release, it was everywhere. Radio, TV, advertising—the jam was so catchy that CeeLo recorded a clean version, “Forget You,” to maximize its potential. Heck, even Gwyneth Paltrow covered it on a few different television shows.

Catchy music is the name of the game with the Southern R&B/soul maestro who likes to bend genres. Gnarls Barkley, his funky project with producer/collaborator Danger Mouse, gave the world one of the great pop songs of the last 25 years. “Crazy,” which Rolling Stone ranked as the best song of the first decade of this century, was also the first digital download to hit No. 1 in the U.K. That low and dirty baseline, those soaring strings, all arrayed against the falsetto of CeeLo’s sweet vocals—to this day, if that cut gets played at the club, the crowd is hyped.

None of this should be a surprise. CeeLo’s potential was known when was he was still the youngest member of Goodie Mob, one of the defining groups of Southern hip hop in the ’90s. The fusion of rap and soul that Mob, along with fellow Dungeon Family members Outkast, presented was truly Atlanta, unlike anything else that was coming out from anywhere else at the time. Check out the tune “Cell Therapy” to hear Green take control of the choruses, chop up that piano melody and show some rap game.

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