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August 23, 2013

Goodie Mob Featuring CeeLo Drops on Groupon

First Album in 14 Years For Sale Today on Groupon.com

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) (http://www.groupon.com) today announces a deal for Goodie Mob's first album in 14 years. Groupon has a limited supply of Goodie Mob's new album, "," which officially releases from on Aug. 27. The CD is now available for purchase at Groupon.com for $8.99 at http://gr.pn/180qCBQ.

The first single off the new Goodie Mob album is entitled, "Special Education," featuring Janelle Monae. The album also features T.I., and Goodie Mob's U.S. tour kicks off this weekend on Aug. 24 in Washington, with a special stop the following night in Brooklyn, N.Y. for a post-VMAs concert at Brooklyn Bowl. Goodie Mob's last released single was "Fight To Win," in the summer of 2012, an anthem of liberation, motivation and determination to always fight to win in life, a motto that the Goodie Mob lives by. Also, CeeLo Green's memoire, "Everybody's Brother," releases Sept. 10. In addition to the new album, tour and book, CeeLo and Goodie Mob will be the subjects of a new reality series to debut in 2014.

Goodie Mob is a pioneering Southern hip-hop group and one of the most celebrated rap acts to come out of the hip-hop hotbed of . Formed in 1991, Goodie Mob's original and current group members include CeeLo Green, , and T-Mo, all of whom grew up together in Atlanta alongside the rest of the —the musical collective of Southern rappers, which includes Andre 3000 and of , Organized Noise and Parental Advisory. After officially joining forces in the early 90s, Goodie Mob put out their debut album Soul Food in 1995, which was certified gold in the U.S. and is recognized as the album that put Atlanta's rap scene on the map.

About Groupon

Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) is a global leader in local commerce, making it easy for people around the world to search and discover great businesses at unbeatable prices. Groupon is reinventing the traditional small business world by providing merchants with a suite of products and services, including customizable deals, payments processing capabilities and point-of- sale solutions to help them attract more customers and run their operations more effectively. By leveraging the company's global relationships and scale, Groupon offers consumers incredible deals on the best stuff to eat, see, do, and buy in 48 countries. With Groupon, shoppers discover the best a city has to offer with Groupon Local, enjoy vacations with Groupon Getaways, and find a curated selection of electronics, fashion, home furnishings and more with Groupon Goods. To subscribe to Groupon emails, visit www.Groupon.com. To learn more about the company's merchant solutions and how to work with Groupon, visit www.GrouponWorks.com.

Groupon Tim DeClaire, 312-459-5720 [email protected]

Source: Groupon

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