After releasing solo albums during the mid-’90s, the Geto Boys reunited in 1996 for one of their most praised albums, The Resurrection. 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. The controversy, which occurred two years earlier than similar censorship incidents involving Ice-T and 2 Live Crew, gave the Geto Boys a large amount of publicity. The group originally consisted of Sir Rap-A-Lot, Prince Johnny C., The Slim Jukebox, and DJ Ready Red. Featured peformers: Willie D (writer), Scarface (writer), J.
Rated 40 in the best albums of 1990, and 2836 of all-time album. Genres: Southern Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, Horrorcore. Formed as 'The Ghetto Boys' in Houston by rap entrepreneur James Smith. Released in 1990 on Def American (catalog no. Formed as 'The Ghetto Boys' in Houston by rap entrepreneur James Smith. The Geto Boys, an Album by The Geto Boys. Blocked from distributing their 1990 major-label debut by Geffen - who insisted that a track dealing with necrophilia as well as murder was a step too far – the group’s label, Rap-A-Lot Records struck a deal with producer Rick Rubin, who arranged another distributor for the album, released on his own Def American label. Profile: When the Geto Boys came together in 1986, though, it was with a completely different lineup. This project shows the growth and development it took for the group to. They are known for ultra-violent lyrical content and socially conscious messages.
Though the controversial subject matter of gangsta rap wasn’t much of a barrier to popular success during the ’90s, the Geto Boys’ recordings proved almost too extreme for widespread exposure. This album was not the most popular album from the Geto Boys camp, but it is an exciting piece of the group’s history. The Geto Boys (originally spelled ' Ghetto Boys ') are a Gangsta Rap group from Houston, Texas, USA, active since 1986, consisting of Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill.
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