I’ve chosen three of my favorite odes to this 1991 track that would alter the thought processes of millions.ĭestiny’s Child (ft. My hands were all bloody, from punching on the concrete Then he disappeared and my boys disappeared too Mostly out of respect for these H-Town pioneers, some for understanding the power of that Isaac Hayes groove, and others just wanting to capture that immensely powerful drama of the original. The Geto Boys (an in-your-face respelling of Ghetto Boys) are rappers so supposedly vile that their album, The Geto Boys, almost didn’t get released.The group’s record company, feisty. Over the years, many have covered, lyric-checked or sampled pieces of this classic single. Proving It wasn’t just an East and West Coast thing any longer. Further cementing the South’s place in rap. ![]() Not only do Willie’s raps have little entertainment value and a. I’m Goin’ Out Like a Soldier musters even less punch as the music loops into infinity without ever reaching any sort of catharsis. Mind Playin Tricks On Me: This song, is one of the best hip hop songs of all time. The album is most notable for featuring Do It Like a G.O., a song that gets a far superior treatment on the second Geto Boys album. Chuckie: This song has the Geto Boys, rhyming about how Buschwick Bill is similar to Chucky the doll, because he is small, and murderous. This one would go on to change hip-hop landscapes. Another Nigga In the Morgue: This song has the Geto Boys rhyming about, how people get killed too much. I wasn’t the only one educated by this track. Typical stuff is a possible forerunner to so. Mind Playing Tricks on Me, 1991 This song is more reflective than their typical fare, and was their only radio hit. One of the first really big Southern acts, hailing from Houston. I feel like I’m the one that’s doing dopeĬan’t keep a steady hand because I’m nervousĪnd trying to find an exit out the businessīut yet and still it’s hard for me to feel happy Geto Boys Scarface, Bushwick Bill and Willie D. Cinematic descriptions of paranoia and depression were way beyond what Morrissey and Robert Smith were lamenting from my stereo. ![]() So when the Geto Boys came out with this raw examination of the darker side of street life, I was shocked, intrigued and honestly, a bit scared. The Get Boys released their seminal album ‘We Can’t Be Stopped’ and the single, “Mind Playing Tricks on Me”, would bring not only a part of The Lone Star State you knew nothing about into focus but also the agony of mental illness to the forefront of your consciousness.īeing a lower-middle class white guy (born in Houston), I had no idea about the Fifth Ward area of my hometown. Because a hip-hop trio out of Houston was about to change the game and your perception of what life was about. But you, like myself, were about to lose your social religion. You thought these artists were just about everything you needed. You had a car radio blasting out tracks by Nirvana, U2, R.E.M., and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Geto Boys – ‘We Can’t Be Stopped’ is available iTunes.īack in 1991, you were kinda oblivious to the world outside of your immediate surroundings.
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