YO! MTV Raps: Scarface in the studio + Geto Boys Shoutout

1991: Scarface just released his gold solo debut “Mr. Scarface Is Back” and visits Ed Lover and Dr. Dre in the studio. They talk about Scarfaces favorite artists at the moment, tattoos, and the Rap-A-Lot records roster. Seems like Ed Lover especially likes Choice, the only female rapper on Rap-A-Lot back then. Here’s a short [...]

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Bushwick Bill is on a goddamn hunt with a 12 gauge pump…

Bushwick Bill – Little Big Man Year: 1992 Back in the 90s, on my journeys through the record stores, I wasn’t only searching for vinyl and CDs, I was looking for info, too. Not the easiest of tasks, with rap music being generally overlooked, and the internet as we know it today wasn’t invented yet. [...]

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I’m back like a Rebel makin’ Trouble…

The Geto Boys – The Geto Boys Year: 1990 Let’s start with the Geto Boys, consisting of Scarface, Bushwick Bill, Willie D, and, back then, DJ Ready Red. Hailin’ from Houston, Texas, their self-titled album released in 1990 on Rick Rubins Def-American-Records remains a true classic.  With its extremely violent lyrical content, it shits on [...]

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