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[[File:GetoBoys.jpg|frame|O.G.'s of the south]]
[[Geto Boys]] (originally spelled "Ghetto Boys") is a hip hop group from Houston, Texas, consisting of [[Scarface (band)|Scarface]], [[Willie D]] and [[Bushwick Bill]]. The original Ghetto Boys consisted of
The Geto Boys earned notoriety for its transgressive lyrics which included gore, psychotic experiences, necrophilia and misogyny, shaping [[Gangsta Rap]] and pretty much inventing [[Horrorcore]]. Despite the explicit content of their songs, critic Alex Henderson argues that the group "comes across as much more heartfelt than the numerous gangsta rap...wannabes who jumped on the gangsta bandwagon in the early
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In the early part of the decade, several American politicians attacked gangsta emcees, including the Geto Boys (most famously [[Ice T]] and the [[N.W.A.]]). A high-profile incident in which Bushwick Bill lost an eye in a shooting with his girlfriend helped boost sales of its third album, ''We Can't Be Stopped''. The album cover had a picture of the injured Bushwick being carted through a hospital by Scarface and Willie D. On the album's title track, the group responded to Geffen Records ending its distribution deal with Def American. "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" became a hit in the hip-hop community.
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All three members began solo careers, but Willie D. was the only one who actually left the group. Scarface and Bushwick Bill continued with the Geto Boys, adding Big Mike for ''Till Death Do Us Part'' in 1993. Although Till Death Do Us Part was certified gold it was not as well received by fans, as the lyrically gifted shoes of Willie D who also wrote for Bushwick, proved too big to fill for Big Mike. Subsequently, Big Mike was dropped and Willie D returned for 1996's critically acclaimed ''The Resurrection'' and 1998's ''Da Good Da Bad & Da Ugly'' which Bushwick was not a part of. After years on hiatus, the group reunited to released its seventh album, ''The Foundation'', in 2005. The Geto Boys were featured on Scarface's ''My Homies Part 2'' album.
The Geto Boys' popularity was boosted somewhat in 1999 by the prominent use of two songs
The single "''Damn it Feels Good to Be a Gangsta''" has also been covered by the band Aqueduct and country singer Carter Falco. The song "''Street Life''" from the album ''Till Death Do Us Part'' was featured on the motion picture [[South Central]]. A video clip for the song with footage from the film was released.
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The band did a rare performance as a reunion at the Smoke Out festival in San Bernardino, CA on October 23rd, 2009. The Geto Boys are credited as the group who put the south on the hip hop music map' and inspired a legion of acts including [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]], [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]., UGK, TI, [[Goodie Mobb]], Outkast, Chamillionaire, [[Lil Wayne]], Juvenile, Mystikal and others.
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