only heard a few Geto Boys track and they were dope. Their 1990 album, The Geto Boys, had to switch distributors from Geffen to Giant Records due to controversy over the graphic portrayal of rape, necrophilia, and murder in the song "Mind of a Lunatic." It was later released with alternate lyrics on iTunes and in their compilation CD, Uncut Dope. The Geto Boys (released by Rick Rubin's Def American Recordings, later re-named American Recordings) is actually a compilation, consisting mainly of ten tracks taken from their 1989 album Grip It! On That Other Level as well as two new songs and one song from their debut LP, Making Trouble. In the early part of the decade, several American politicians attacked rappers, including the Geto Boys (though most famously Ice-T and 2 Live Crew). A high-profile incident in which Bushwick Bill (actually a dwarf) lost an eye in a shooting incident with his girlfriend helped sales for their third album, We Can't Be Stopped, which showed Bushwick on the cover being carted through a hospital by Scarface and Willie D. Uncut Dope: Geto Boys Best is a compilation album by the Geto Boys consisting of previously released tracks from the groups Rap-a-Lot albums and two new songs. They responded to being dropped by Geffen on the title track, and "Mind Playing Tricks On Me" became a hit in the rap community. Released on Novemthrough Priority Records, the compilation peaked at 147 on the Billboard 200.
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