They once cut a track called “You Gotta Be Down,” urging their listeners to turn in crooks to their local police. It’s not that the Geto Boys haven’t tried their hand at massage raps. What happened to ‘She’s my black sister?’ That’s just for the wax.”Īlso Read Neil Young and Crazy Horse Announce New Rick Rubin-Produced Album “I’ve seen these same brothers-the ones who wear peace signs and who everybody thinks are so positive-talking about what bitch they gonna fuck. “It ain’t nothing but a fad,” says Geto Boy rapper Bushwick Bill of those homeboys on the black-consciousness tip. Instead they say things like “Life is pain, and pain is everywhere” and “Peace is a dream / Reality is a knife.” If there’s one hip hop band in America determined not to be made safe for general consumption, it’s the Geto Boys from Houston, Texas. Nor do they style themselves as prophets or teachers (or even role models, come to that). The Geto Boys aren’t much given to rapping about unity, positivity, and consciousness. In the same way that the deaths of real cowboys, outlaws, adventurers and soldiers made images of these figures safe for general consumption, elements of the ‘street kid’ figure are becoming incorporated into the general American character.” -Timothy Maliqualim Simone, About Face: Race in Postmodern America The pose may be killed or maimed or wounded so that the rest of society can occupy the social terrain that has been scouted with relative personal safety…These kids pose the limit embodying both what American culture aims for and what the culture must not become.
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“The adolescence of individuals of color becomes a trial balloon, a posse sent ahead to scout uncharted social and psychological domains. On Monday morning, Scarface posted a photo of Bill smiling on his Instagram page but didn’t include a statement.This article originally appeared in the November 1990 issue of Spin. Scarface made the announcement of his political move on the same day his other Geto Boys group member Bushwick Bill passed away from pancreatic cancer in Colorado at the age of 52.īill was diagnosed with the disease in February, and there was a final tour scheduled but it was canceled before it began. Plus, Willie D, Scarface’s Geto Boys group member, shared the news and encouraged everyone to “hit the polls” in November of this year. “Congrats my brother,” he wrote on Instagram. Posdnuos, from the group De La Soul, also commented. “I lived long enough to see this,” wrote Bun Sunday on Instagram. Upon hearing the news of the city council move, some of the 48-year-old’s fellow rappers gave him immediate support, like Port Arthur, Texas, native Bun B, who seemed excited the “Smile” rapper was moving into politics. “Join our movement! More details to come.” InstagramĪccording to ABC 13 Eyewitness News, the Office of the City Secretary confirmed that Scarface filed paperwork to run and has already named his campaign treasurer. I’m offering myself for service as the next Houston City Councilmember for District D,” he wrote in the caption space. The rapper also included his slogan in the post, which is “Of the People, For the People.” Then on Sunday, the Geto Boys member let it be known that he was officially tossing his hat into the ring and wrote “Brad Jordan for Houston City Council District D.” “Yes,” “Absolutely” and “Most Definitely” are just some of the answers he received from followers. “Should I run for Houston City Council?” he asked. He first teased the idea on June 6 via Instagram in the form of a question. The legendary rapper Scarface, real name Brad Johnson, is running for city council in Houston, and a lot of folks seem thrilled about it.
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