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 BUSHWICK BILL - BIOGRAPHY - hip online
As a solo artist and member of the Geto Boys, he has written and performed music on three gold and platinum albums, all of which have gone to the top spot on various charts and sold close to three million copies.
In 1988 Bushwick and label mate, Gangsta Nip, won renown for co-opting and reinventing the horror movie style in his music and lyrics.
Bill explains, "I was stupid and halfway out of my mind at the time.
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 The 411/Bushwick Bill
Bushwick Bill, the only remaining original member of the Geto Boys, is back for 1995 with a new name, new album, and a new record company that should keep him in the public eye and make him an even bigger force in the rap industry for years to come.
We caught up with Bushwick at radio station 106 Jamz (WFJM 106.3 FM) in Chicago, where he was promoting the release of his new album, Phantom of the Rapra.
Bushwick has paid his dues, done his homework, and tells it like it is when it comes to hip-hop.
www.the411online.com /bill.html   (1100 words)

  
 BallerStatus.net Features: Bushwick Bill: Don't Call It A Comeback
Bushwick Bill: It's not so much that I'm working with Rap-A-Lot, more so than it's a business move for me. You can look at as if I'm working with them, in the sense that your saying, but I haven't done any paperwork with them.
Bushwick Bill: Yea, we're [considered] legends in the game as far as being the first in the South to be there, stay there and build a foundation without running to the East or the West or anywhere else.
Bushwick Bill: I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I'm not.
www.ballerstatus.net /features/read/id/11106618   (1769 words)

  
 Rap News Network - Bushwick Bill Releases New LP, Possible Geto Boys Reunion
Bill's noticeable absence from the hip-hop arena was prompted by record label politics.
Bill said that a Geto Boys reunion album was possible.
Scarface, Willie D. and Bushwick Bill recently came off of a 64 city tour promoting the Geto Boys Greatest Hits album.
www.rapnews.net /0-202-256673-00.html   (313 words)

  
 HipHopGame.com- Hip Hop News Audio, News, Videos, Albums, Ringtones, Lyrics, Urban Wear
Bushwick Bill of the multi-platinum Houston-based rap group, The Geto Boys, knows what it’s like to feel suicidal, and as a result, to lose an eye.
Bill adds, “The advice I would give to Houston or to any other artists who are either up and coming, or who are already established, and are going through mental storms right now, is this.
Bushwick elaborates, “I want Houston to know that he is in my prayers, and that I will ask God to give him peace of mind and peace of heart, and I hope his eye heals as well as his mind and his emotions.”
www.hiphopgame.com /news.php3?id=992   (564 words)

  
 Geto Boys-Biography
This forced him to start the group anew inviting Bushwick Bill, Scarface (then called Ackshen) and Willie D to the fray.
Before their return a year later, Bill had accidentally shot his eye out after drinking a whole bottle of Everclear after a dispute with his girlfriend.
Two years later the Geto Boys released their fifth Rap-A-Lot album but Bushwick Bill was missing and replaced by DMG on a few tracks.
www.rapraider.com /getoboy.html   (190 words)

  
 Bushwick Bill :: Universal Small Souljah :: Nu Wave Entertainment
By putting their tales into rhyme and reason he somehow convinced you that he actually was on a mission to accuse society of creating such monsters.
If Bushwick would have followed the path of last year's single "Unforgiven" (b/w "Sex on the Floor"), this album might do justice to both the rapper and the year of its release.
If Bushwick Bill would still be on Rap-A-Lot Records, this would be a different album.
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 Bushwick Bill - Biography - AOL Music
A onetime member of Houston's Geto Boys, Bushwick Bill created a stir with his 1992 release Little Big Man.
It was an unvarnished, sometimes frightening release, with details about the shooting incident that cost him an eye, along with the customary sexism, violent imagery, and outlandish inner-city narratives that have long been the group's stock-in-trade.
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 BallerStatus.net News: Bushwick Bill Speaks Out On Houston's Suicide Attempt
Bushwick Bill, of legendary rap trio The Geto Boys, knows what it's like to feel suicidal, and in the aftermath, lose an eye.
In 1991, Bushwick Bill forced his girlfriend to assist in his suicide attempt, and she accidently shot him in the eye.
Bushwick Bill has also returned back into the limelight, as his group The Geto Boys recently released a new album titled The Foundation.
www.ballerstatus.net /news/read/id/60386228   (605 words)

  
 Bushwick Bill - Gutta Mix - on Lightyear Entertaiment
The irrepressible Bushwick Bill calls it “a mixture of horrorcore with edutainment.” From club bangers, to street hits, to hip hop classics, this is what the party people have been waiting for.
The first single, 20minutesormore, is destined to be a club and radio smash, and should become a classic, because in addition to the bangin’ beat, Bushwick Bill doesn’t mince words (and never has):
Bushwick Bill is a wellknown Major Figga in rap music, has had solo success before (Little Big Man in 1992; Phantom of the Rapra in 1995 scanned over 197,000 units), and will benefit from all the exposure of the Geto Boys reunion album and tour.
www.lightyear.com /music/rap/bushwick/index.htm   (203 words)

  
 Bushwick Bill - Makaveli Branded - Latest 2pac News - Thugz-Network.com
States Bushwick, “It is significant that this event is being held in Los Angeles on New Years.
Through his clothing, we are sending a reminder of Tupac’s words and messages.” Bushwick was originally introduced to the late rapper by their mutual friend, Treach of Naughty By Nature.
Bushwick explains, “Pac had just finished filming Juice, and he told me he always loved the Geto Boys and the intelligence I expressed in interviews.
www.thugz-network.com /News/fullnews.php?id=34   (482 words)

  
 Dr. Wolfgang Von Bushwickin the Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wolfgang Von Bushwickin the Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir, aka Bushwick Bill, (born Richard Shaw, December 8, 1966 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a member of the rap group Geto Boys.
Bushwick Bill detailed the incident in the song Ever So Clear, as well as perfected his psychotic "Chuckwick" persona on his first solo album Little Big Man (1992).
In late 2004 the Geto Boys reformed for a new album called "The Foundation" and shortly afterwards Bushwick Bill announced the birth of two new media companies and released a solo album called "Gutta Mix".
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 VH1.com : Geto Boys : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
Their follow-up, We Can't Be Stopped, eventually hit platinum, though the trio of Scarface, Willie D., and Bushwick Bill began to fracture by 1993.
Before the release of the album, Bushwick Bill had lost an eye in a shooting incident with his girlfriend, and the cover featured Willie D. and Scarface wheeling Bill into an emergency room, with a prominent shot of the damaged eye.
Now it was Bushwick Bill's turn to leave the group.
www.vh1.com /artists/az/geto_boys/bio.jhtml   (648 words)

  
 Bushwick Bill - AOL Music
Bushwick Bill detailed the incident in the song Ever So Clear, as well as perfected his psychotic "Chuckwick" persona on his first solo album Little Big Man...
Bushwick Bill, the only remaining original member of the Geto Boys, is back for 1995 with a new name, new album, and a new record company that should keep...
Download, listen and watch Bushwick Bill music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
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 CD Baby: BUSHWICK BILL/FYFA/LOC/: BDK Present: DSO
Hello Music Lovers Bushwick Bill will be interviewed on Street Flava Channel 8 this Saturday 5/31/03 at midnight.
All I can tell you is that the dude is still one of the sickest rhymers in the game, and the rest of the cats on this album hold their own as well.
bushwick's skills are still raw like his days with ghetto boys.
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 Geto Boys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Geto Boys are a rap group from Houston, Texas, consisting of Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill.
A high-profile incident in which Bushwick Bill lost an eye in a shooting with his girlfriend helped boost sales of their third album We Can't Be Stopped.
Scarface and Bushwick Bill continued with Geto Boys, adding Big Mike for Till Death Do Us Part in 1993.
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 Little Big Man - Bushwick Bill - Song Listings
Bushwick Bill went solo and made an effective debut album, chronicling the shooting incident which cost him an eye in graphic detail.
While the Geto Boys were more disgusting than incisive, he actually turned in some coherent message tracks, notably "Letter From KKK" and "Stop Lying." Of course,...
While the Geto Boys were more disgusting than incisive, he actually turned in some coherent message tracks, notably "Letter From KKK" and "Stop Lying." Of course, it wouldn't have been a Bushwick Bill disc without some disgusting tracks, and "Ever So Clear" and "Call Me Crazy" certainly fit that description.
www.mp3.com /albums/56857/summary.html   (396 words)

  
 Bushwick Bill Gets Holy For Hip Hop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Bushwick Bill, one-third of Houston’s Geto Boys, recently revealed that he’s walked away from the controversial lyrics that made him famous.
After becoming a born-again Christian earlier this year, the pint-sized rapper is preparing to release his first Christian hip hop solo album, Testimony of Redemption, in 2007.
The dirty south duo from Mississippi recently dropped their debut cd "Look At Me." They say that the album has a little something, something for everyone.
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 Adex Records & Distribution, Inc. - Bushwick Bill
A founder-member of the notorious Geto Boys, from Texas, USA, Bushwick Bill began his solo career in 1992 with a highly successful solo album.
This time west coast G-funk rhythms had replaced the samples of 70s funk, and Bushwick Bill's raps now boasted a clear-headed tone distinct from his debut.
He reunited with his former sparring partners Scarface and Willie D. for the 1996 Geto Boys comeback set, The Resurrection, before returning to his solo career with No Surrender...
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 www.myspace.com/therealbushwickbill
Bushwick Bill later released No Surrender...No Retreat in 1998 and Universal Small Soldier in 2001.
In 2006, Bushwick Bill recommitted his life to Jesus Christ and is currently set to release an album entitled, "Testimony of Redemption" in 2007.
Bushwick, and you will be in my Prayers.
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 Bushwick Bill MP3 Downloads - Bushwick Bill Music Downloads - Bushwick Bill Music Videos
Bushwick Bill, the infamous Little Big Man of the Geto Boys, was relatively quiet during the decade leading up to the release of Gutta Mix in 2005.
No Surrender...No Retreat kicks off with the kind of incendiary gangsta rap that you'd expect from Bushwick Bill (aka Dr. Wolfgang or the Game Warden).
Although Bushwick Bill changed his name before the release of Phantom of the Rapra (to the absurd Dr. Wolfgang Von Bushwickin The Barbarian Mother-Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir), he hasn't...
www.mp3.com /artists/21579/songs.html   (1290 words)

  
 AllHipHop.com : Daily Hip-Hop News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Bill, too, was compelled to kill himself one night back in 1991,losing his eye in the process.
Bill attempted the deed with the aid of his girlfriend, who reportedly shot him in the eye.
After realizing this himself, Bill rhymed on "Everclear" off his solo album Little Big Man, "I had to lose an eye to see clearly." MTV reportedly banned the music video ending, which featured Bill removing his glass eye and dropping it into a glass of Everclear.
www.allhiphop.com /hiphopnews/?ID=4037   (1038 words)

  
 Amazon.com: No Surrender...No Retreat: Music: Bushwick Bill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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Bushwick came through with style and grace on this CD.
not the best from bill, there are a few good cuts on here,bill needs to go back to rap a lot.
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 Bushwick Bill
Born December 8, 1966 in Jamaica, Richard Shaw bka Bushwick Bill moved to Brooklyn, New York when he was just 5 years old.
Then finally to Houston, Texas where he was a founding member of the notorious Geto Boys in 1985 (Houston 85-96) with RapALot, Bushwick Bill aka Dr Wolfgang Von Bushwick began his solo career in 1992 with a highly successful solo album.
It was one of the first records, however, to predict the rise of the horror film-fixated raps ("horror core" – originated by Bushwick Bill and Gangsta Nip) subsequently taken up by New York's *Gravediggaz and Brotha Lench Hung others tech nine.
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 Former Geto Boy Bushwick Bill Inspires Houston Gospel Crowd With 1st Holy Hip Hop Performance
Bushwick Bill, best known for his affiliation with the 90’s secular hip-hop group Geto Boys and their hit song “My Mind’s Playing Tricks on Me”, attended the October 9th UGA Artist and Industry Mixer along with many of Houston’s urban gospel elite.
Brought to the mixer by Much Luvv Records CEO Tre9, Bushwick Bill graced the stage following an urban artist showcase hosted by DC the Gospel Comedian.
After informing attendees that he had given his life to Christ and no longer performed or recorded secular hip-hop, he ministered one song for the awe-struck audience.
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 Bushwick Bill Artist Profile
Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys set to release Christian hip-hop debut
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 Former Geto Boy Bushwick Bill Inspires Houston Gospel Crowd With 1st Holy Hip Hop Performance
Former Geto Boy Bushwick Bill Inspires Houston Gospel Crowd With 1st Holy Hip Hop Performance
Bushwick Bill shocked and excited a packed Urban Gospel Alliance (UGA) Industry Mixer crowd with his testimony and first ever Holy Hip Hop performance.
Houston, TX (PRWEB) October 19, 2006 -- Bushwick Bill shocked and excited a packed Urban Gospel Alliance (UGA) Industry Mixer crowd with his testimony and first ever Holy Hip Hop performance.
prweb.com /releases/2006/10/prweb452044.htm   (512 words)

  
 stompinground® Featured Artist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
BDK Management: Present Bushwick Bill, Formerly of the Ghetto Boys.
He issued two more albums during the latter part of the decade; Phantom of the Rapra in 1995, and No Surrender...
Bushwick is on a 64 city tour with Scarface and Willie D The album Different Style Organization.is now available and DO THE DAMM THANG is our lead single, Watch for the video.
www.stompinground.com /unsigned/featured/bushwick_bill.html   (137 words)

  
 BUSHWICK BILL Lyrics
[bushwick bill] look into my eyes or should i say my eye and nigga ya see just why
Preview: See, most of my life i never had shit i felt like an outcast, treated like a misfit damn near didn't make it on my day of birth thinking was i really sup
Preview: [ bushwick bill ] yes we're here to talk about those who are considered to be an elected official who said it was official that when they was elected tha
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 Bushwick Bill on Rhapsody   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
A vertically challenged Jamaican dancer residing in Houston, Bushwick Bill got his rhyming start as a member of the Geto Boys in the late 1980s....
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