Group founded by Rap-A-Lot Records owner/producer James Smith, 1986 released single “Car Freaks, ” 1986 new lineup released single “Mind Playing Tricks on Me, ” 1988 released two albums on Rap-A-Lot released The Geto Boys, Def American Recordings, 1990 released We Can ’t Be Stopped, Def American, 1991 released Till Death Do Us Part, Rap-A-Lot, 1993.Īwards: Gold and platinum records for “Mind Playing Tricks on Me. Original members included Jukebox, Raheem, and Sir Rap-A-Lot. ) Bushwick Bill (born Richard Shaw) DJ Domination (born Michael Poye replaced DJ Ready Red ) and Scarface (born Brad Jordon). Members include Big Mike (born Michael Bamett replaced Willie D. He recruited Big Mike -Michael Barnett -from another Rap-A-Lot For the Record …
decided to devote himself to solo work in 1993, Smith managed to keep the Geto Boys together. Shifting LineupĭJ Domination (born Michael Poye) replaced Ready Red in 1991. ” Called “Mind Playing Tricks on Me, ” the single earned gold and platinum records that triumph, as well as two popular albums released on Rap-A-Lot in 19, cemented the future of the group, despite continuing personnel changes. ” The streets offered up three rappers -Willie D., Scarface, and Bushwick Bill -also known as Willie Dennis, Brad Jordan, and Richard Shaw backed by the music of DJ Ready Red, this combination scored a hit that far outstripped “Car Freaks. Strange encapsulated the story for Source readers in rap terms: “With the goal of vesting the group with a more ’underground flav, ’ James looked throughout all of Houston to find the illest rhyme sling-ers to rebuild the Geto Boys. Still committed to his vision, Smith decided to try again in 1988. But the group disintegrated before they had a chance to build on that achievement. ” The three original Geto Boys, Jukebox, Raheem, and Sir Rap-A-Lot, had a hit in 1986 with “Car Freaks, ” their first single. The group was formed in 1986 at Rap-A-Lot Records, an independent Houston-based label, when owner/producer James Smith decided that he needed an outfit that could express “the street ”: the experiences with which he had grown up in the slums of Houston ’s Fifth Ward, what the Source ’s Adario Strange referred to as “Houston ’s most notorious war zone. The name “The Geto Boys ” actually refers to a shifting cast of rappers, several of whom have gone on to solo careers since departing the Boys. The discussion as a whole fit into a contemporaneous debate about music and censorship that also concerned rap acts 2 Live Crew and Ice Cube. While hardcore rap is praised by some for its candid depiction of a tense inner-city life created by poverty and racial discrimination, many reviewers and listeners felt that these rappers had gone beyond the line of acceptability. In the midst of an effort to broaden the group ’s market, Geffen Records, a large record label and distribution company that had contracted to release the Geto Boys ’ first major-label album, backed out -and immediately sparked a public controversy. Hard-core Houston rappers the Geto Boys inspired an incident in 1990 that smacked of censorship and, consequently, catapulted them to either fame or infamy, depending on one ’s perspective. Critical Applause for Beats, if Not Lyrics
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