In the top ten 33 and 1/3 books I've read. It's about the rise of gansta rap in the early 90s and all the controversy that surrounded that and all the conflicts it caused between various social groups. In the top ten 33 and 1/3 b This book does tell about the making of the Geto Boys horrifying 1990 self titled album that I listened to a lot on cassette circa 9th/10th grade and can't really listen to now since it is probably the most misogynistic record ever made, even if musically very good and innovative, but it is about more than that. This book does tell about the making of the Geto Boys horrifying 1990 self titled album that I listened to a lot on cassette circa 9th/10th grade and can't really listen to now since it is probably the most misogynistic record ever made, even if musically very good and innovative, but it is about more than that. Definitely a must have for those who are curious about gangsta rap and 90's hip hop culture.more In between we get Potts' own memories of Geto Boys.ģ3 1/3 barely set a wrong foot and this is no exception: A entertaining and somewhat educational read. The rest of the book is about the group's rise in the rap world and what is happening to them at the moment.
beginning with 2 Live Crew puerile raps and then going to NWA's more political sided gangsta rap, with Geto Boys being the next development of the genre. The is about the rise of the more controversial side of hip hop. Author, Rolf Potts does not really go into the album though rather he gives a lot of background behind the genesis of the album and Geto Boys themselves. Ok I know the lyrics are politically incorrect but the beats and samples are so infectious that you can't help dancing. Other than that I've never heard a Geto Boys album so, as always, I went to good ol' YouTube and listened to The Geto Boys, which is, a remix album of the group's second record. Probably like a good number of people I heard about Geto Boys through their 'hit' Mind Playin' Tricks on me. Author, Rolf Potts does not really go into the album though rather he gives a lot
I liked it! Ok I know the lyrics are politically incorrect but the beats and samples are so infectious that you can't help dancing.
To paraphrase a sentiment from Don DeLillo, this group of young men from Houston's Fifth Ward ghetto had figured out the "language of being noticed" - which is, in the end, the only language America understands.more In creating an album that was both sonically innovative and unprecedentedly vulgar, the Geto Boys were accomplishing something that went beyond music. One quarter of a century later the album is considered a hardcore classic, having left an immutable influence on gangsta rap, horrorcore, and the rise of Southern hip-hop.Ĭharting the rise of the Geto Boys from the earliest days of Houston's rap scene, Rolf Potts documents a moment in music history when hip-hop was beginning to replace rock as the transgressive sound of American youth. When The Geto Boys was finally released, chain stores refused to stock it, concert promoters canceled the group's performances, and veteran rock critic Robert Christgau declared the group "sick motherfuckers." What might have been a low-profile remix release from a little-known corner of the rap universe began to make headlines when the album's distributor refused to work with the group, citing its violent and depraved lyrics. What might have been a low-profile remix release from a little-known corner of the rap universe began to make headlines when the album's distributor refused to work with the group, citing its violen At the outset of summer in 1990, a Houston gangsta rap group called the Geto Boys was poised to debut its self-titled third album under the guidance of hip-hop guru Rick Rubin. At the outset of summer in 1990, a Houston gangsta rap group called the Geto Boys was poised to debut its self-titled third album under the guidance of hip-hop guru Rick Rubin.
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