He was scheduled to make a special performance, but was unable to make it because he was hospitalized. Things got even hotter when the trio released 'We Cant Be Stopped' in 1991, which depending on your point of view featured the most disturbing or. All tracks on that 1990 album were revamped versions of songs that appeared on Grip It Ont That Other Level from 1989 (plus a new version from ‘Assassins’ that appeared on Geto Boys’ 1988 debut album Making Trouble). On That Other Level' due to the graphic nature of songs like 'Mind of a Lunatic,' they unintentionally made the Geto Boys a cult phenomenon, assuring both the album and the groups future success. The rumors were likely stirred by Bill's absence from a Saturday night Dallas gig. A track from the The Geto Boys remix album, on which Rick Rubin worked his magic. Others are on their way.Īs for why so many of Bill's friends, including Scarface, are posting that he's passed - the publicist says someone got incorrect information which is spreading like wildfire. She says she spoke to hospital staff to confirm, and says some of Bill's family members are by his hospital bedside right now. Blocked from distributing their 1990 major-label debut by Geffen - who insisted that a track dealing with necrophilia as well as murder was a. Geto Boys (Formerly Ghetto Boys) is an American rap group from Houston, Texas.Geto Boys have three members in the band the current band members are Bushwick Bill, Scarface and Willie D. Making Trouble ‘s sleeve prominently pictures Bushwick Bill, but the psychotic midget who would become the Geto Boys’ greatest selling point is only featured talking on the album’s final track, The Problem. She stressed, "There is no Geto Boys without Bushwick Bill."Ĩ:55 AM PT - Bill's publicist tells TMZ he is "still alive and fighting cancer" in a hospital. 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. Initially formed as the Ghetto Boys in the mid-’80s, the band began with only a hint of the overload they would ultimately unleash. She said on IG, "Certain people have been so quick to write him off as dead so they can capitalize off it." He wrote a book recently, a memoir called Public Apology.
Dave Bry grew up in New Jersey and now lives in New York. She also hinted at some friction between Bill and unnamed industry people. Geto Boys’ ‘The Resurrection’ Is the Most Underrated Album in Rap History.
Bill's final words were, "I will love you forever."īushwick Bill, real name Richard Shaw, was 52.ġ0:05 AM PT - Bill's daughter says her father is "fighting for his life" and needs prayers and support. His publicist says plans are underway for a public memorial. the records from the geto boys’ most productive period the creative high-water mark coming with 1991’s we can’t be stopped, featuring that infamous album cover are some of the most rewarding. 8:45 PM PT - Bill's reps confirm he died Sunday evening surrounded by family at 9:35 PM in Houston.
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