Geto Boys Artist Profile

Geto Boys

Current Rating: 4.5000/5

Real name: Brad Jordan, Willie Dennis, Richard Shaw
Artist name(s): Scarface, Willie D, Bushwick Bill, The Slim Jukebox, Big Mike, Prince Johnny C
Label(s): Rap-A-Lot
Place of birth: Houston, TX, US
Website: virginrecords.com/geto_boys/home.html

Geto Boys Biography

Though the controversial subject matter of gangsta rap wasn't much of a barrier to popular success during the '90s, the Geto Boys' recordings proved almost too extreme for widespread exposure. Blocked from distributing their 1990 major-label debut by Geffen -- who insisted that a track dealing with necrophilia as well as murder was a step too far -- the group was saved by producer Rick Rubin, who...

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