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Original (1986-1988):
Prince Johnny C.
The Slim Jukebox
DJ Reddy Red
Little Billy (A.K.A. Bushwick Bill, Dr. Wolfgang Von Bushwickin The Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir & Chuckwick) (Born Richard Stephen Shaw, December 8, 1966 in Kingston, Jamaica)

1988-1992:
Bushwick Bill (A.K.A. Little Billy, Dr. Wolfgang Von Bushwickin The Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir & Chuckwick) (Born Richard Stephen Shaw, December 8, 1966 in Kingston, Jamaica)
Scarface (A.K.A. Ackshen) (Born Brad Terrence Jordan, November 9, 1970 in Houston, TX)
Willie Dee (Born William James Dennis, November 1, 1966 in Houston, TX)
DJ Reddy Red

1993:
Bushwick Bill (A.K.A. Little Billy, Dr. Wolfgang Von Bushwickin The Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir & Chuckwick) (Born Richard Stephen Shaw, December 8, 1966 in Kingston, Jamaica)
Scarface (A.K.A. Ackshen) (Born Brad Terrence Jordan, November 9, 1970 in Houston, TX)
Big Mike (Born Michael Banks, 1971 in New Orleans, LA)

1996:
Bushwick Bill (A.K.A. Little Billy, Dr. Wolfgang Von Bushwickin The Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir & Chuckwick) (Born Richard Stephen Shaw, December 8, 1966 in Kingston, Jamaica)
Scarface (A.K.A. Ackshen) (Born Brad Terrence Jordan, November 9, 1970 in Houston, TX)
Willie D (Born William James Dennis, November 1, 1966 in Houston, TX)

1998:
Scarface (A.K.A. Ackshen) (Born Brad Terrence Jordan, November 9, 1970 in Houston, TX)
Willie D (Born William James Dennis, November 1, 1966 in Houston, TX)

2005:
Bushwick Bill (A.K.A. Little Billy, Dr. Wolfgang Von Bushwickin The Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir & Chuckwick) (Born Richard Stephen Shaw, December 8, 1966 in Kingston, Jamaica)
Scarface (A.K.A. Ackshen) (Born Brad Terrence Jordan, November 9, 1970 in Houston, TX)
Willie D (Born William James Dennis, November 1, 1966 in Houston, TX)

Members' Other Groups
Convicts:
Big Mike (Born Michael Banks, 1971 in New Orleans, LA)
Mr. 3-2 (A.K.A. Lord 3-2) (Born Chris Barriere in Houston, TX)

See Also: Devin The Dude

Albums
Geto Boys
Geto Boys - Uncut Dope
Geto Boys - 'Till Death Do Us Part
Geto Boys - The Resurrection
Geto Boys - Da Good, Da Bad & Da Ugly
Geto Boys - The Foundation
Bushwick Bill - Little Big Man
Bushwick Bill - No Surrender...No Retreat
Scarface - Mr. Scarface Is Back
Scarface - The World Is Yours
Scarface - The Diary
Scarface - The Untouchable
Scarface - My Homies
Scarface - The Last Of A Dying Breed
Scarface - The Fix
Scarface - Greatest Hits
Scarface - Balls And My Word
Scarface - My Homies Part 2
Scarface - Made
Scarface - Emeritus
Willie Dee - Controversy
Willie D - I'm Goin' Out Lika Soldier
Willie D - Play Witcha Mama
Willie D - Loved By Few, Hated By Many
Willie D - Unbreakable

Mixtapes
Scarface - Dopeman Music
Scarface - My Best Work

Singles
Geto Boys - The World Is A Ghetto (Single)
Scarface - I Seen A Man Die (U.K. Single)
Scarface - People Don't Believe (A.K.A. Hand Of The Dead Body) (Single)
Scarface - Smile (Single)
Scarface - Dopeman Music Megamix (Single)

Also Featured On...
A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U W Y Z

A
Akon - In My Ghetto Volume 2 (Scarface)
The Alchemist - The Chemistry Files (Scarface)

B
Bait (Scarface)
David Banner - MTA2: Baptized In Dirty Water (Scarface)
Miri Ben-Ari - The Pulling Strings Mixtape (Scarface)
Miri Ben-Ari - Sunshine To The Rain (Single) (Scarface)
Miri Ben-Ari - The Hip-Hop Violinist (Scarface)
Benzino - The Benzino Project (Scarface)
Benzino - Arch Nemisis (Scarface)

C
Chamillionaire - The Sound Of Revenge (Scarface)
Chamillionaire - Ultimate Victory (Willie D, Scarface & Big Mike)
Chronic 2000: Still Smokin' (Scarface)
Common - Be (Scarface)
Common - Uncommon Classics (Scarface)
Compton's Most Wanted - Music To Driveby (Scarface)
Crooked I - An I For An I (Scarface)

D
Dangerous Minds (Big Mike)
Daz Dillinger - Who Ride Wit' Us: Tha Compalation Vol. 1 (Scarface)
Death Row Greatest Hits
Devin The Dude - The Dude (Scarface)
Devin The Dude - On The Grind: Smoke One 4 Your Brother
DFC - Things In Tha Hood (Bushwick Bill)
Disturbing Tha Peace - Golden Grain (Scarface)
DJ Drank's Greatest Malt Liquor Hits
DJ Haze & Nu Jerzey Devil Present: Black Wall Street Radio Pt. 2 (Scarface)
DJ Jam Presents WBALLZ 187.4 FM Vol. 1 (Scarface)
DJ Kayslay - The Streetsweeper Vol. 1 (Scarface)
DJ Khaled - Kiss The Ring (Scarface)
DJ Smallz - The Best Thing Smokin' 8...Trick Or Treat Edition (Scarface)
Do Or Die - Headz Or Tailz
Dr. Dre - The Chronic (Bushwick Bill)
Dr. Dre - Pretox (Mixtape) (Scarface)
Dr. Dre - The Chronic Re-Lit & From The Vault (Bushwick Bill)

E
Eightball & MJG - On Top Of The World (Big Mike)

F
FACEMOB - The Other Side Of The Law (Scarface)
FACEMOB - Silence (Scarface)
The Fast And The Furious (Scarface)
Fat Joe - Loyalty (Scarface)
Fatal (Scarface)
Freeway - Free At Last (Scarface)
Friday (Scarface)

G
The Game - Welcome To Compton Part 5 (Scarface)
The Game - Put You On The Game (Scarface)
Gang Starr - Moment of Truth (Scarface)
Gang Starr - Full Clip: A Decade Of Gang Starr (Scarface)
Ghostface Killah - Pretty Toney B-Sides (Scarface)

H
Anthony Hamilton - Comin' From Where I'm From, Live & More (DVD) (Scarface)
High School High (Scarface)
H-Town - Imitations Of Life (Big Mike)

I
Ice Cube - Featuring...

J
Jason's Lyric (Scarface)
Jay-Z - The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (Scarface)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint˛: The Gift & The Curse (Scarface)
Johnny P - The Next (Scarface)
Johnny P - Greatest Hitz (Scarface)
Jon B - Stronger Everyday (Scarface)

L
Lil' Troy - Sittin' Fat Down South (Scarface & Willie D)
Lloyd - Southside (Scarface)

M
Mack 10 - Bang Or Ball (Scarface)
Made Men - Black Friday (Scarface)
Murder Squad - S.C.C. Presents Murder Squad: Nationwide (Big Mike)

N
Nas - I Am... (Scarface)
Nas - I Am... A Cappellas (Scarface)
Nas - The Lost Tapes Vol. 2 (Scarface)
The Notorious B.I.G. - Duets: The Final Chapter (Scarface)

O
O.G. Daddy V - The Original Hustla (Big Mike)
Original Gangstas
Outlawz (Big Mike)
Outlawz - Neva Surrenda: The Rap-A-Lot Sessions (Willie D)
Outlawz - Mix Collaboration CD Vol. 1
Outlawz - Retribution
Outlawz - Perfect Timing (Scarface)

P
Pandemonium (Scarface)
Panther (Big Mike)
Pimp C - Pimpalation (Scarface, Willie D & Big Mike)
The Player's Club (Scarface)
Phuck U Symphony II: Fuck Song (Thug Radio Mixtape) (Scarface)

R
Rap-A-Lot Records Presents 25th Anniversary: The Album
Tha Realest - Death Row Dayz (Scarface)
Redman - Malpractice (Scarface)
The Régime - All Out War Volume II (Scarface)
The Régime - All Out War Volume 3 (Scarface)
Ride (Big Mike)
Rush Hour 2 (Scarface)

S
Seagram - Souls On Ice (Scarface)
September 7th - Western Hospitality 3 (Scarface)
September 7th - Western Hospitality 5 (Scarface)
Erick Sermon - Music (Scarface)
The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2001 (Scarface)
The Source Presents Hip Hop Hits Volume 1 (Scarface)
Spice 1 - Hits II: Ganked & Gaffled (Big Mike)
Styles P - Independence (Scarface)
Sunset Park (Big Mike)

T
T.I. - No Mercy (Scarface)
Tales From The Hood (Scarface)
Tech N9ne - Killer (Scarface)
Thug Radio Mixtape 14: Ridin' (Scarface)
Too Gangsta For Radio (Scarface)
Too $hort - Can't Stay Away (Scarface)
Too $hort - Chase The Cat (Scarface)
Trick Daddy - Thug Holiday (Scarface)
2Pac - The A Cappella Archive (Scarface)

U
U.G.K. - Underground Kingz (Willie D & Scarface)
Urban Hip Hop Volume 1 (Scarface)

W
WC - Ghetto Heisman (Scarface)
WC - Westside Heavy Hitter (Scarface)
Kanye West - I'm Good (Scarface)
Wyclef Jean - The Preacher's Son (Scarface)

Y
Yukmouth - Million Dollar Mixtape (Bushwick Bill)

Z
Z-Ro - These Niggaz (Single) (Scarface)
Z-Ro - The Life Of Joseph W. McVey (Scarface)
Z-Ro - Meth (Willie D)

Bio From AllMusic.Com
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. 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 — the group was saved by producer Rick Rubin, who arranged another distributor for the album, released on his own Def American label. 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. Their follow-up, We Can't Be Stopped, eventually hit platinum, though the trio of Scarface, Willie D., and Bushwick Bill began to fracture by 1993. After releasing solo albums during the mid-'90s, the Geto Boys reunited in 1996 for their most praised album yet, The Resurrection.

When the Geto Boys came together in 1986, though, it was with a completely different lineup. Formed as the Ghetto Boys in Houston by rap entrepreneur James "Lil' J" Smith (and signed to his Rap-A-Lot label), the group originally consisted of Prince Johnny C., the Slim Jukebox, and DJ Reddy Red. During 1987-1988, both Johnny C. and the Jukebox quit, forcing Smith to add a dwarf-dancer-turned-rapper named Bushwick Bill (b. Richard Shaw, Jamaica) and two Rap-A-Lot solo acts: Ackshen (aka Scarface b. Brad Jordan, Houston) and Willie 'D' Dennis (b. Houston).

After the Geto Boys' 1990 self-titled album caught the ear of hip-hop impresario Rick Rubin (LL Cool J, Beastie Boys), Rubin re-mixed and re-recorded tracks from the album. He was ready to release it on his Def American label in 1990 when distributor Geffen balked at "Mind of a Lunatic," a track which described necrophilia with a murder victim. By late 1990, Rubin had found another distributor, Giant Records, and the album was released — as Grip It! On That Other Level — that same year.

The Geto Boys' association with controversy was far from over, though; rap groups were a hot topic for moral-minded politicians during the early '90s, and several leaders used the Geto Boys as an example to decry the state of modern music. The fires were fanned in 1991 with the release of the group's second proper LP, We Can't Be Stopped. Before the release of the album, Bushwick Bill had lost an eye in a shooting incident with his girlfriend, and the cover featured Willie D. and Scarface wheeling Bill into an emergency room, with a prominent shot of the damaged eye. Inside the album, proceedings were among the most extreme in the history of recorded music. Obviously, radio airplay was non-existent, but We Can't Be Stopped still went platinum in early 1992 — thanks to the underground hit "Mind Playing Tricks on Me," one of the most effective inner-city vignettes in hip-hop history.

By 1993, all three members had begun solo careers, though Willie D. was the only one completely separated from the band, citing artistic differences. Scarface and Bill continued with new member Big Mike, releasing Uncut Dope in 1993 and Makin' Trouble the following year, but split late in 1994. Just one year later, Willie D. returned to the fold for another Geto Boys release, The Resurrection, which showed the group in fine form. Now it was Bushwick Bill's turn to leave the group. DMG took his place for 1998's Da Good Da Bad & Da Ugly but returned for the group's 2005 reunion album, The Foundation. — John Bush

Scarface' Bio From AllMusic.Com
Scarface quickly became the South's most admired rapper and remained so throughout the '90s after breaking away from the Geto Boys to launch his solo career in 1991. Even if he never scored any national hits or stormed up the Billboard charts with any of his numerous albums throughout the '90s, no one could question his clout in the South. He essentially defined what it meant to be a Southern thug rapper years before anyone even coined the term Dirty South. This became glaringly evident in the late '90s when a massive wave of young MCs arose from Houston, New Orleans, and Memphis emulating his style of hard-boiled, ghetto-bred, straight-up hardcore rapping. Besides serving as the father of Southern thug rap, it seemed as if every hardcore rapper wanted to align himself with Scarface during the '90s — everyone from Ice Cube and Dr. Dre to 2Pac and Master P collaborated with the former Geto Boy — all in an attempt to foster credibility among the loyal Southern rap audience. Yet despite his unquestionable influence, Scarface never crossed over to mainstream acceptance. His albums were often plagued with half-hearted filler, his lyrics were simply too harsh for radio, and his uncompromising devotion to producer Mike Dean led to a stagnant, albeit trademark, sound. Still, likely because Scarface never crossed over and remained aligned to the streets, his influence never waned, making him one of the few veterans able to sustain in the here-today, gone-tomorrow rap game.

Before Brad Jordan became known as Scarface, he called himself Akshen. As such, he began his rap career first as a solo artist in his native Houston, TX, during the mid-'80s for James Smith's then fledging Rap-A-Lot label. Smith was trying to launch a group he tagged the Geto Boys, and eventually asked Akshen to join the group in the late '80s. The Geto Boys' debut album — Grip It! On That Other Level (1990), later repackaged and re-released that same year simply as The Geto Boys — shocked many with its vivid depictions of violence and its overall extreme nature. This album featured the song "Scarface," which introduced Akshen's alter ego, a title he would keep from that point onward. The ensuing controversy surrounding the group's debut put the Geto Boys on the map and set the stage for 1991's We Can't Be Stopped, the group's undeniable masterpiece. In the wake of the group's national success came solo albums, one of which being Scarface's debut, Mr Scarface Is Back. The album made it evident who the group's most talented member was, and the acclaim showered on Scarface resulted in bitter tensions among his fellow Geto Boys, Bushwick Bill and Willie D.

By the time Scarface returned with his follow-up album, The World Is Yours (1993), his reputation overshadowed that of his group's. Willie D consequently departed, and the the Geto Boys never again rivaled We Can't Be Stopped, releasing half-hearted, albeit popular, efforts with a new lineup before later reuniting in the late '90s. In the meantime, Scarface continued to funnel his efforts into additional solo efforts: The Diary (1994) and Untouchable (1997). He then released the double-disc My Homies (1998), a bloated effort laden with guests, many of the South's leading rappers. It wasn't until 2000, though, that Scarface won substantial admiration from the greater rap community with Last Of A Dying Breed, his most personal and focused album in years. As a result, he was awarded Lyricist of the Year at the 2001 Source Awards and was offered a promising deal with Def Jam Records. The powerhouse East Coast label wanted Scarface to helm its Def Jam South subsidiary division, and the rapper obliged, first signing Ludacris, who became an overnight superstar, and then releasing his own album, The Fix (2002). Led by a Kayne West-produced collaboration with Jay-Z, "Guess Who's Back," it spawned a popular single, "My Block," and attracted widespread embrace. Rap-a-Lot furthered Scarface's newfound coast-to-coast acceptance with the rapper's first best-of collection, Greatest Hits (2002). In 2005, he reunited with Willie D. and Bushwick Bill and put together The Foundation, another Geto Boys album. In 2006 he introduced his new crew, the Product, with the album One Hunid and released a second volume of My Homies. Also landing in 2006 was 2 Face, a collection of tracks featuring Scarface and the late 2Pac. MADE proved that Scarface was still relevant in 2007; it debuted at number two on the R&B/Hip Hop chart. — Jason Birchmeier

Willie D's Bio From AllMusic.Com
Originally a member of Houston horror-rappers the Geto Boys, Willie D (born William Dennis) released his first solo album, Controversy, in 1989. Willie parted ways with the Geto Boys in 1992, but shock tactics of his former group are in full force on "Fuck Rodney King" from his second album, I'm Goin' Out Lika Soldier. Willie's next album, 1994's Play Witcha Mama, featured a guest spot from Ice Cube on the title track. A Geto Boys reunion in 1996 titled The Resurrection resuscitated the career of the group, but Willie D wasn't heard from again until 2000 with Loved By Few Hated By Many — which may have referred to the disproportionate slant against Willie among rap fans. The suggestive title was changed in 2001 when it was re-released as Relentless. Despite near-universal disregard for his talents, Willie D returned with yet another album in 2003, Unbreakable. - Wade Kergan

Bushwick Bill's Bio From AllMusic.Com
A one-time member of Houston's the Geto Boys, Bushwick Bill created a stir with his 1992 release Little Big Man. It was an unvarnished, sometimes frightening release, with details about the shooting incident that cost him an eye, along with the customary sexism, violent imagery, and outlandish inner city narratives that have long been the group's stock-in-trade. He issued two more albums during the latter part of the decade; Phantom of the Rapra in 1995, and No Surrender...No Retreat in 1998. Universal Small Souljah followed in early 2001, and Gutta Mixx in 2005. — Ron Wynn

Big Mike's Bio From AllMusic.Com
A member of the divergent Rap-A-Lot Records family, based in Houston, Big Mike (aka Michael Banks) first made his name with the Geto Boys. Members Scarface and Bushwick Bill hired him to take the place of Willie D. after a fallout within the group. Mike appeared on the 1993 album Uncut Dope, and began his solo career one year later with Somethin' Serious, recorded for Rap-A-Lot. When the label signed a deal with Virgin, Big Mike moved as well. His second album, Still Serious, hit the Top 20 upon release in April 1997. Hard to Hit appeared two years later but soon Big Mike announced he was unhappy with the album and took an extended break. The break lasted until 2005 when he returned with Naw'lins Phats on the Blackstone label. - John Bush

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