The Geto Boys (album)

Due to the graphic nature of the album's lyrics, particularly in the songs "Mind of a Lunatic" and "Assassins", Def American's distributor Geffen Records, as well as its manufacturer Sony DADC, refused to have any part in the release. After Geffen removed the album from its August release schedulePareles. John. [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/28/arts/distributor-withdraws-rap-album-over-lyrics.html Distributor Withdraws Rap Album Over Lyrics]. The New York Times. 28 August 1990. Retrieved 17 June 2011{{harvnb|Bogdanov|Woodstra|Erlewine|2001|p=478}} and terminated its manufacturing and distributing deal with Def American,Hochman, Steve. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-09-18-ca-821-story.html Geffen Cancels Distribution Pact With Controversial Def American]. Los Angeles Times. 18 September 1990. Retrieved 17 June 2011 Rick Rubin arranged a new deal with Warner Bros. Records, who agreed to distribute the album as intended, as well as all subsequent Def American releases, with product manufacturing by WEA Manufacturing. The album was then released on September 21, 1990, with marketing handled by Warner Bros. sister label Giant Records.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}

The song "Do It Like a G.O." was released as a single with a music video, but did not chart.

The original Def American pressing features the following warning in addition to the standard Parental Advisory sticker:

{{cquote|Def American Recordings is opposed to censorship. Our manufacturer and distributor, however, do not condone or endorse the content of this recording, which they find violent, sexist, racist, and indecent.Hochman, Steve. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-22-ca-616-story.html Maybe They Should Issue Stickers For Everyone's Ears]. Los Angeles Times. 22 July 1990. Retrieved 17 June 2011}}

Subsequent pressings on Rap-a-Lot and various distributors do not contain the secondary warning.

{{album reviews

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1Score={{Rating|4|5}}

|rev3=Entertainment Weekly

|rev3Score=B−

|rev2=Robert Christgau

|rev2Score= B−

|rev4=Rolling Stone

|rev4Score={{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|url=http://rollingstone.com/artists/getoboys/albums/album/183964/review/5943716/the_geto_boys|title=Geto Boys: The Geto Boys : Music Reviews|last=Light|first=Alan|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=15 November 1990|accessdate=1 October 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012220836/http://rollingstone.com/artists/getoboys/albums/album/183964/review/5943716/the_geto_boys|archivedate=12 October 2007|url-status=dead}}

|rev5=The Source

|rev5Score={{Rating|3.5|5}}

}}

In a 3.5-mike-out-of-5 review, The Source wrote positively of Rick Rubin's contribution to the album, writing, "The group's fuck-everybody attitude and simple straight-forward music is a perfect match for Rubin...."(Summer 1990) [http://ifihavent.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/classic-review-grip-it-on-that-other-level-in-the-source-1990/ "Classic review : Grip It On That Other Level in The Source (1990)"]. The Source. Andy Kellman of AllMusic also praised Rubin's contribution, writing, "The album is expertly sequenced, and some songs seem to have twice the impact of their original incarnations."Kellman, Andy. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-geto-boys-mw0000176046 "The Geto Boys - Geto Boys"]. AllMusic. Retrieved 17 June 2011

Robert Christgau, on the other hand, criticized the album, comparing it negatively to slasher films. Christgau ended the review, writing, "I'm impressed by [its] pungent beats and vernacular. I'm glad they put Reagan in bed with Noriega. I'm sorta touched when one of them thinks to thank the first girl to lick his asshole. I admire their enunciation on 'Fuck 'Em.' But fuck 'em."Christgau, Robert. [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=5844 "Robert Christgau: Album: The Geto Boys: The Geto Boys"]. Consumer Guide. Retrieved 17 June 2011 In another mixed review, Entertainment Weekly{{'}}s Greg Sandow ridiculed the album's glorification of violence, writing, "The catalog starts to seem silly. Stealing from the poor? On their next album, the Geto Boys might just as well do a song about tearing wings off flies."Sandow, Greg (12 October 1990). [https://web.archive.org/web/20090425094444/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318364,00.html "The Geto Boys Review"]. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 June 2011

{{track listing

| all_writing = Akshen, Li'l J, and Willie D

| title1 = Fuck 'Em

| length1 = 4:02

| title2 = Size Ain't Shit

| length2 = 3:41

| title3 = Mind of a Lunatic

| length3 = 5:10

| title4 = Gangsta of Love

| length4 = 5:24

| title5 = Trigga Happy Nigga

| length5 = 3:47

| title6 = Life in the Fast Lane

| length6 = 3:27

| title7 = Assassins

| length7 = 5:08

| title8 = Do It Like a G.O.

| length8 = 4:25

| title9 = Read These Nikes

| length9 = 3:37

| title10 = Talkin' Loud Ain't Sayin Nothin{{'-}}

| length10 = 3:35

| title11 = Scarface

| length11 = 4:54

| title12 = Let a Ho Be a Ho

| length12 = 3:42

| title13 = City Under Siege

| length13 = 4:29

| total_length = 54:56

}}

The following people contributed to The Geto Boys:[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-geto-boys-r189351/credits The Geto Boys - Credits]. Allmusic. Retrieved 18 June 2011

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• DJ Ready Red
• Akshen
• Bushwick Bill
• Willie D

Production

• Prince Johnny C – producer
• John Bido – producer
• Clifford Blodget – engineer, executive producer
• DJ Ready Red – producer
• Doug King – producer
• Sylvia Massy – engineer
• Brendan O'Brien – remixing
• Ready Red – producer
• Billy Roberts – photography
• Rick Rubin – production supervisor
• James H. Smith – executive producer
• Howie Weinberg – mastering

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