After suggesting that Little Billy join the group as a rapper, Willie D wrote вЂњSize AinвЂ™t S***.вЂќ It was recorded three days later by Little Billy, who did such a good job rapping his first ever rap, that he was added to the group, and, Little Billy become Bushwick Bill.ДЄfter the Geto BoysвЂ™ Grip It! On That Other Level caught the ear of hip-hop impresario Rick Rubin (LL Cool J, Beastie Boys), Rubin re-mixed and re-recorded tracks from the album. With the release receiving very little attention, the group broke up shortly thereafter and a new line-up was put together with DJ Ready Red, and the inclusion of Ackshen (aka Scarface born Brad Jordan, in Houston) and Willie вЂDвЂ™ Dennis (born in Houston), both aspiring solo artists. The group released their debut album in 1988 entitled, Making Trouble. The first single the group released was вЂњCar FreakвЂќ in 1986, which then followed with two LPs вЂњYou AinвЂ™t NothinвЂ™/I Run ThisвЂќ in 1987, and вЂњBe DownвЂќ in 1988.

Little Billy would later become Bushwick Bill.

When Raheem and Sir Rap-A-Lot left, the group added DJ Ready Red, Prince Johnny C, and Little Billy (a dancer who came out on stage to warm the crowd up before the rappers to the stage). Formed as the Ghetto Boys, the group consisted first of Raheem, The Sire Jukebox, and Sir Rap-A-Lot. When the Geto Boys came together in 1986, though, it was with a completely different lineup. After releasing solo albums during the mid-вЂ™90s, the Geto Boys reunited in 1996 for their most praised album yet, The Resurrection. Their follow-up, We CanвЂ™t Be Stopped, eventually hit platinum, though the trio of Scarface, Willie D., and Bushwick Bill began to fracture by 1993. The controversy, which occurred two years earlier than similar censorship incidents involving Ice-T and 2 Live Crew, gave the Geto Boys a large amount of publicity. 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 вЂ“ the groupвЂ™s label, Rap-A-Lot Records struck a deal with producer Rick Rubin, who arranged another distributor for the album, released on his own Def American label. By all means, avoid this album if you're a newcomer and start with the later Geto Boys albums, particularly the self-titled one (1990) and We Can't Be Stopped (1991), as Making Trouble is merely a novelty that even the most die-hard fans may find of little value.Though the controversial subject matter of gangsta rap wasnвЂ™t much of a barrier to popular success during the вЂ™90s, the Geto BoysвЂ™ recordings proved almost too extreme for widespread exposure. Of the original Ghetto Boys, DJ Ready Red stands out most as the group's Jam Master Jay, cutting up the wax with quite astonishing ability while Prince Johnny C and the Slim Jukebox trade off 'we will rock you'-style rhymes. The most interesting moment here comes in 'My Balls and My Word,' where samples from Brian De Palma's film Scarface are worked into the beats, unknowingly foreshadowing the group's future under the leadership of Mr.

here - two MCs/one DJ, heavy metal guitar riffs, fat gold chains, top hats, and everything. Furthermore, the group hadn't yet found a novel identity for themselves, as they essentially emulate Run-D.M.C. Scarface and Willie D hadn't yet joined the group, and Bushwick Bill was just the hypeman/dancer. At this point, back in 1988, around the time when James Smith (then known as Lil' J) first launched his Rap-a-Lot label, the group had an entirely different lineup comprised of DJ Ready Red, Prince Johnny C, and the Slim Jukebox. As the seldom-heard, mostly unknown original Geto Boys album - back when they were still the 'Ghetto' Boys - Making Trouble should interest strictly enthusiasts of the Houston group, if that, and probably only to a slight extent.

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