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 Geto Boys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Geto Boys are a gangsta rap group from Houston, Texas, consisting of Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill.
Their 1990 album, The Geto Boys, had to switch distributors from Geffen to Giant Records due to controversy over the graphic portrayal of rape, necrophilia, and murder in the song "Mind of a Lunatic".
The Geto Boys are one of the groups that made rap become more extreme in terms of breaking new ground with lyrics dealing with violence, sex and death.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geto_Boys   (505 words)

  
 Willie D - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Willie D (born William James Dennis November 1, 1966, Houston, Texas, USA) is an American rapper who originally gained fame as one of the Geto Boys, a controversial group known for explicit violent and sexual lyrical content.
Right before joining the Geto Boys in 1989, Willie D released his first album, Controversy, which emphasized on racism and sexual content.
In early 2005, the Geto Boys released another critically acclaimed album entitled "The Foundation," produced by Willie D. In 2006 Willie D founded Relentless Music Ventures and signed the groups Nay Nay and Huntzville.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Willie_D   (317 words)

  
 Geto Boys - Bio, Photos plus Audio and Video Links
Known the world over for their uncompromising lyrics that boldly addressed the pressing socio-economic issues that affected the Ghetto, the Geto Boys are loved unconditionally by true rap fans and hated vehemently by the powers that be, such as former Senator Bob Dole, who actually sought to have the group banned.
In 1986 the Geto Boys released their first single, a song about girls who only date guys with nice cars, called "Car Freaks." At the time, the GB line-up was Juke Box, K-9 and Raheem.
But unfortunately all of the original Geto Boys didn’t stay with the group long enough to see the group achieve the gold and platinum height they were destined to reach.
www.ejams.com /getoboys.htm   (1925 words)

  
 In Loving Memory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Geto Boys that we knew as Scarface,
Bushwick became a member of the Geto Boys in 1987.
He became a member of the Geto Boys in 1989.
www.virginrecords.com /geto_boys/memory.html   (315 words)

  
 HoustonSoReal: The Strong Foundation That Is Geto Boys
Boys at the door didn’t want to let me in with the camera, but Xavier from Rap A Lot and Chill basically pushed me through and it was all good.
Boys just whyling out, posing for the crowd, throwing it up, being nutty, and I was like, yo, “Can some of y’all fools please get the fuck off the stage, I can’t even tell who the group is.” But nobody heard the voices in my head.
The Geto Boys were an international phenomenon and to this day, they have fans in every country around the world who have never seen them perform.
houstonsoreal.blogspot.com /2005/01/strong-foundation-that-is-geto-boys.html   (1812 words)

  
 HipHop Rapture: Geto Boys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
When the Geto Boys came together in 1986, though, it was with a completely different lineup.
Formed as the Ghetto Boys in Houston by rap entrepreneur James "Lil' J" Smith (and signed to his Rap-A-Lot label), the group originally consisted of Prince Johnny C., the Slim Jukebox, and DJ Reddy Red.
The Geto Boys' association with controversy was far from over, though; rap groups were a hot topic for moral-minded politicians during the early '90s, and several leaders used the Geto Boys as an example to decry the state of modern music.
www.hiphop-rapture.com /Rap-artists/G/Geto-Boys   (589 words)

  
 Geto Boys
The cover of the next, platinum Geto Boys' album, We Can't Be Stopped (1991), bore an abiding image of the group: a documentary photo in which band members push a hospital gurney bearing the 54-inch frame of band member Bushwick Bill (b.
The Geto Boys came together in 1986 at the hands of Houston, Texas native James Smith.
The Geto Boys continued on a winning streak with a series of solo albums and 1993's Till Death Do Us Part, despite the loss of member Willie D (he was replaced with Big Mike).
www.globaldarkness.com /articles/geto_boys.htm   (538 words)

  
 westword.com | Music | Geto Boys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Artists granted legendary status all too often stagnate and slip into self-parody, as if the mounds of accolades and accoutrements of success were the artistic equivalent of Medusa's gaze.
But the Geto Boys have managed to stay fresh, despite years of internal beefs and well-publicized personal struggles.
Of course, everyone's favorite lovably maniacal dwarf, Bushwick Bill, is still around to let detractors and competitors know that they're some "washin' dishes and moppin' the flo' ass niggaz." Over the course of the album, the Geto Boys prove that they're one of the few hip-hop pioneers who are still putting out relevant material.
www.westword.com /issues/2005-03-03/music/playlist6.html   (154 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on The Resurrection - The Geto Boys at Epinions.com
Willie D, Scarface, and Bushwack Bill, they all bring a lot to the group, Scarface may be the most well known of the group, but the Geto Boys wouldn't be the same without any of the three.
The Geto Boys don't seem to be as popular or as talked about for some reason.
If your looking to buy a Geto Boys CD I think they are all good but I would recommend this one "The Resurrection" or "We Can't Be Stopped".
www.epinions.com /content_193476333188?linkin_id=3057321   (787 words)

  
 HoustonSoReal: Interview with Willie D - Geto Boys
It’s a uphill battle with the powers that be cuz all they know is shit, Geto Boys haven’t put an album out in seven or eight years, so they couldn’t give a fuck about us, even though our shit still jam.
I’ma tell you like this, Geto Boys just like any other group, definitely ain’t got all the money that they deserved, but the Geto Boys have made enough money to where they could have taken their money and invested it in certain shit.
geto boys are the god damn iggy and stooges of rap...
houstonsoreal.blogspot.com /2005/01/interview-with-willie-d-geto-boys.html   (4748 words)

  
 Geto Boys News
Houston rap legend and former Geto Boys member Scarface has always dealt with the harsh realities of street life.
Like the Geto Boys, Slum Village has had a revolving door of personnel, label drama, and a sound that wouldn't budge in spite of it.
Bushwick Bill is back with the Geto Boys, and now the stitch-faced devil doll himself has returned to pump more blood into his classic franchise.
rss.topix.net /who/geto-boys   (510 words)

  
 SFBG A and E   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
When Houston's Geto Boys grab hold of Rose Royce's "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (on "Geto Fantasy") they transform the song's refrain from a lovelorn lament into bitter inner-city commentary.
That moment is the turning point of The Resurrection, a troubled, troubling album that digs beneath the surface of gangsta threats to expose the psychological and political aspects of blind rage.
Prisoners of hard masculinity, the Geto Boys simultaneously fetishize and criticize homicide and suicide: you have to tune out the gunfire to hear them urge gangstas to pick up ballots.
www.sfbg.com /AandE/30/32/050896grv.html   (670 words)

  
 village voice > music > Geto Boys' The Foundation by Rico Cleffi
On "Nothin' 2 Show," one of the better tracks on The Foundation, Willie D. warns of the times "when you're down on your luck/nobody gives a fuck/bill collectors on your heels and a repo on your wheels." This hip-hop home economics lesson is anchored by a boast about Willie's life insurance policy.
Longevity in an ephemeral world is, after all, a subject the Geto Boys know well.
Here, from the opening dis to "devils in high places who've been conspiring to kill off present and future fl entrepreneurs/independent mom and pop stores," the Geto Boys push back hard against the forces bent on their destruction.
www.villagevoice.com /music/0522,cleffi,64443,22.html   (442 words)

  
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After releasing solo albums during the mid-'90s, the Geto Boys reunited in 1996 for their most praised album yet, The Resurrection.When the Geto Boys came together in 1986, though, it was with a completely different lineup.
Houston).After the Geto Boys' 1990 self-titled album caught the ear of hip-hop impresario Rick Rubin (LL Cool J, Beastie Boys), Rubin re-mixed and re-recorded tracks from the album.
On That Other Level -- that same year.The Geto Boys' association with controversy was far from over, though; rap groups were a hot topic for moral-minded politicians during the early '90s, and several leaders used the Geto Boys as an example to decry the state of modern music.
www.oldschoollive.com /artistbios/artistgetoboys.html   (500 words)

  
 Geto Boys : Hommage
The Geto Boys' popularity was helped somewhat in 1999 by the prominent use of...
The Geto Boys are one of the groups that made rap become more extreme in...
Geto Boys photos, videos, news, reviews and more - the complete Geto Boys archive at RollingStone.com.
www.hommage.ca /?Top=Geto+Boys   (199 words)

  
 AllHipHop.com : Features
Geto Boys, as you know, we never been afraid to touch on those things that, if other people say, they feel might alienate people [or] reduce their fan-base.
When I [was a Geto Boy in the past], there’s always been a certain role that people expect you to play.
The reason why I love workin’ on a Geto Boys album is really not for the people I work with, but the music we create together.
www.allhiphop.com /features?ID=988   (1278 words)

  
 GETO BOYS CALL FOR NYC MAYOR'S RESIGNATION
Bushwick Bill of the Houston-based rap group The Geto Boys is calling for the resignation of New York City's mayor, David Dinkins.
Scarface, also a member of the platinum-selling rap group The Geto Boys, has been named by Rev. Butts as a direct target of his anti-rap crusade, claiming that he does not like the artwork that Scarface has chosen for his records.
The Geto Boys recently released their newest album, titled Till Death Do Us Part, which entered the Billboard R&B album chart at #1 the week of its release, and it debuted at #11 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart.
www.theroc.org /roc-mag/textarch/roc-13/roc13-06.htm   (543 words)

  
 Asylum Records »» Geto Boys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Easily one the greatest hip hop groups to ever sit foot in a recording booth, the Geto Boys command respect from hip hop fans both young and old.
But with their ninth LP The Foundation, the Goto Boys prove once and for all they really can't be stopped.
The Foundation is just what fans of the Geto Boys expect from the legendary trio.
www.asylumrecords.com /artists/getoboys   (556 words)

  
 Geto - GETO BOYS lyrics // Geto Boys song lyrics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I kind of figured that since this was the first Geto Boys show in close to ten The Geto Boys throw a party, and none of these motherfucking Houston cats
Geto Boys For one thing, lead MC Scarface is no slouch.
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 CD: Geto Boys, Broken Teeth, more
Geto Boys: Reunited and still on the offensive
Time was, the Houston trio (Bushwick Bill, Scarface and Willie D) were making some of the most electrifying rap fans had ever heard, putting their city on the map at a time when hip-hop was all about two coasts and little else.
You learn that the Boys roll with guys that seem happiest "when it gets gangsta." You learn they stick up for "mom and pop stores in every hood" and "all my soldiers who are locked up on this fake-(expletive) conspiracy law."
www.austin360.com /xl/content/music/xl/2005/02/cdreviews_02-03-05.html   (887 words)

  
 BallerStatus.net Reviews || Geto Boys: The Foundation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Long before the south was considered the hotbed of hip-hop, the Geto Boys stood tall.
Now after a lengthy layoff, the Geto Boys are back to reclaim their throne with their aptly titled release The Foundation.
Mistakes and all, it is still great to hear the Geto Boys back in action after all these years.
www.ballerstatus.net /reviews/read/id/53565405   (529 words)

  
 eBay - geto boys, CDs, Records items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Geto Boys featuring Flaj The World Is A Ghetto 33 rpm
Geto Boys 3 Cassettes "Making Trouble" Till Death Do Us
GETO BOYS world is a ghetto 12" uk rap a lot 1996 4 tra
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 Geto Boys Discography at CD Universe
The Geto Boys: Scarface, Willie D., Bushwick Bill (rap vocals).
Houston, TX hip-hop trio the Geto Boys--featuring Bushwick Bill, Scarface, and Willie D.--exploded onto the rap world in the early 1990s with a style that gleefully exposed the dark underbelly of modern life.
With tracks delving unflinchingly into the nastiest, most lurid corners of human behavior, the group virtually defined the hip-hop subgenre that would eventually come to be known as "horrorcore." Along the way they proved to be highly influential on the 21st-century sound of crunk, and on Southern rap in general.
www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/artist/Geto+Boys/a/Geto+Boys.htm   (222 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Geto Boys - Greatest Hits: Music: Geto Boys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Imagine how happy I was to not only find this 17 track Geto Boys Greatest Hits CD (with my 3 favorite songs served up first!!!) but that it also included a 16 cut DVD of their videos (6 of which are live).
Geto Boys are, without a doubt, the best South Coast album ever and one of the best rap groups ever to be made.
From then on, Geto Boys have been releasing classic albums, like their 3 most anticipated ones- WE CAN'T BE STOPPED, GRIP IT ON THAT OTHER LEVEL and GETO BOYS.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006RY7Z?v=glance   (886 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Geto Boys get back to it   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This week, Baby Spice and the Geto Boys come out of retirement.
Geto Boys, The Foundation (* * *out of four) A decade has passed since the classic Geto Boys lineup of Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill last rhymed together.
You could hardly tell, though, on this reunion album, which is as unapologetically hardcore as anything they did in the early '90s.
www.usatoday.com /life/music/reviews/2005-01-31-listen-up_x.htm   (722 words)

  
 The Greatest Band Of All Time - It's a Goth World: Geto Boys
They're hated by all the right people: Bob Dole cited the Geto Boy's self-titled debut as reason for stockholders to divest from Time Warner and Tipper Gore loathed them as well.
I never really went that deep with the whole goth thing, I think one of the reasons why I like the Geto Boys (and Gravegiddaz, et al.) so much is that they are the gothest of rap groups.
I still know all the lyrics to "My mind is playing tricks on me." The Geto Boys picture you included in this entry is now, and forever will be, the picture on my desktop.
www.urbanhonking.com /greatestband/archives/2004/10/its_a_goth_worl_1.html   (743 words)

  
 Geto Boys Lyrics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Geto Boys - Bling Leading The Blind lyrics
Geto Boys - Do It Like A G O lyrics
Geto Boys - The World Is A Ghetto lyrics
lyricstown.org /groups/1725/Geto-Boys-lyrics   (116 words)

  
 IGN: Geto Boys Are Back
January 12, 2005 - Largely regarded as one of the most incendiary, controversial, and infamous rap groups of all time, the Texas based Geto Boys are nothing if not legendary within the hallowed halls of rapdom.
The group, which was initially called the Ghetto Boys, was formed by James "Lil' J." Smith, founder of the influential Rap-A-Lot Records label.
What is considered to be the classic Geto Boys line-up was created in the wake of their departure as in 1988 Bushwick Bill (aka Richard Shaw), Willie D. (aka William Dennis), and Scarface (aka Brad Jordan) were brought into the fold.
music.ign.com /articles/579/579244p1.html   (491 words)

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