EVER SO CLEAR

For the past week or so I've been listening to nothing but old Geto Boys albums, so it's with great pride that I present the number one midget rapper in the game and one third of the GBs, Bushwick Bill! Also known as Dr. Wolfgang Vincent Gobin Bushwickin the Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir (really). Listen to this track, Ever So Clear, one of the most vivid storytelling tracks in hip-hop history. It's the first-hand account of how Bushwick got drunk, threatened to kill his girlfriend's child unless she helped him commit suicide, then in the ensuing fight had his eye shot out. Naturally, they used a picture of Bushwick in the hospital with his eyeball hanging out on the next Geto Boys album cover.

GANGSTER OF LOVE

The Geto Boys are in my top tier of all-time favourite artists - thanks for asking, the others are 2 Live Crew, Biggie, and Tha Alkaholiks. While most GB tracks are about hood tales, they've got some funny as hell stuff too. This track falls into the latter category - Gangster of Love. There's quite a bit of history behind this one as there's two versions of it, basically they had to get rid of the Steve Miller Band The Joker sample used in the original version, so the track was re-released with a Lynyrd Skynyrd Sweet Home Alabama sample. FUN FACT: It's one of the few hip-hop tracks that uses the mighty "c word" - seriously, it's as explicit a track as you'll find. Wrap your ears around both versions of the track below, and look out for some more classic Geto Boys tracks here very soon!

GANGSTER OF LOVE - THE JOKER SAMPLE


GANGSTER OF LOVE - SWEET HOME ALABAMA SAMPLE