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Grip It on That Other Level

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this is the original version, grip it on the other level was released in '89. the geto boys self-titled album is the re-released version that was released in '90 because it was so classic in rhyming skills. to be honest, this version is much better because the other version doesn't include the original songs like the gangsta of love version and it also doesn't include search and destroy and no sell out. glad to help you.

Willie D, Brad and Bushwick deliver an inpressive debut. All 3 MC's get their shine on telling how it goes down in their hometown of Houston.

Standout Tracks:
Do It Like It G.O.
Gangsta Of Love (Willie D gettin down with the get down)
Talkin' Loud Ain't Saying Nothin'
Read These Nikes (Using your kicks to get your point across)
Size Ain't S_ _ _ (GB's version of Eazy E)
Let A Ho Be A Ho (Self explanatory)
Scarface (On forealla, My Nilla, Just Call Me)
Life In The Fast Lane
Trigga Happy aggiN
Mind Of A Lunatic

The country I live in really lacks in classic rap albums, especially those like this one. Since this album isn't sold where I am (I plan to buy it off the internet), I have to download the songs and have heard all songs except Seek and Destroy and No Sell Out. But by what I have heard, I am absolutely blown away with the delivery and excellent production and lyrics. I would definitely put it up there with N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton and Ice-T's Power, perhaps even higher. Every song I've heard is the highlight of the album. There are hardly any artists out today or in the past who have released an album where its almost impossible to skip a track. So far, artists like Big Daddy Kane (Long Live the Kane), 2Pac (Me Against the World), The Notorious B.I.G. (Ready to Die), Eazy-E (187um Killa), N.W.A. (Straight Outta Compton), Scarface (The Diary), Eric B. and Rakim (Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em) etc. are some of the rap albums that I don't need to skip on any track. This album is also one of them.
Though some of the tracks sound funny and strange, they are all enjoyable. Ignore the fact that some of the songs are violent, the Geto Boys are not promoting violence but trying to pass a message in a way you wouldn't understand it.
Do it Like a G.O.- this is an excellent song and one of the highlight highlights of the album. It has a very catchy beat and everyone shines here, especially Willie D. I reckon this is Willie D at his best, even before Mind Playin' Tricks

Gangsta of Love- another highlight of the album, it involves another catchy beat with rudey-poo lyrics, designed to bring down the tradition of "hoes".

Talkin' Loud Ain't Sayin' Nothin- I haven't really heard this song much as I've just downloaded it but from what I hear, its a pretty good song. As usual, Bushwick is coming off, harder than LL Cool J

Read these Nikes- Another song I haven't really listened to but I like the sounds of it and hope to listen to it more soon

Size Ain't Sh*t- a solo by Bushwick Bill, this is an EXCELLENT solo, I reckon its better than Chuckie. His lyrics are coming from the heart and he's showing the world no matter how short this gangsta is, he can still be the wrong nigga to f*ck wit. However, the beat is very strange, comparing it with the lyrics

Seek and Destroy- haven't heard this song before

No Sell Out- haven't heard this song before

Let a Ho Be a Ho- one of my favorites, its a Willie D solo and a VERY good solo. Willie D comes out with some pretty mean lyrics that is also designed to bring down the tradition of hoes. And his lyrics are very true here, a nice funky beat as well.

Scarface- a solo by the one and only... Scarface. This shows the versatility of the rapper and includes some of his best lines. The beat is borrowed from Big Daddy Kane's Word to the Mother (Land). Nice samples from Scarface, the movie

Life in the Fast Lane- another solo by Scarface, Scarface's lyrical talent is much more faster than Scarface and is a classic story about betrayal. Like Size Ain't Sh*t, this has a very weird beat and it sounds like a country song but I can see where that's coming from, being that they're from Houston and all.

Trigga Happy Nigga- my personal favorite song on the CD, all 3 Geto Boys shine on here and I mean REALLY shine. To be honest, I would say this is just an inch better than Mind Playin' Tricks because of their lyrics. Scarface's first two verses always make me want to sing the song, Bushwick performs one of his best verses and includes extraordinarily funny lines (you lucky I ain't horny, I'd be rockin ya/She let down her hair, pulled up her skirt and said what's stoppin ya?. Classic).

Mind of a Lunatic- an excellent way to end the note on a negative comment, hahahah. This song was way ahead of its time at the time it was released. Back then, rappers were still talking about peace, while a small portion of rappers talked about gang life and poverty. The Geto Boys were the ONLY ones to make out a story, involving graphic horror lyrics that could be painted perfectly in your head. I especially love Bushwick's 2 first verses and Scarface. Sadly, Willie D only says a couple of classic lines here (the nightmares I leave wit you on the scene/Will make Freddy's b*tch a** look like a wet dream) but his verses aren't that great.

Overall, Geto Boys are one of the greatest groups to ever come. They had never sold out, even if they did have new members from time to time. Grip it On that Other Level is ignored by the many but shouldn't be just because its violent. They're talking about the struggle, not promoting violence. Geto Boys should have gained a lot more recognition than what they got, especially Bushwick and Willie D after Scarface was the main reason why so many people loved the Geto Boys.

Personal favorite= Trigga Happy Nigga
Honorable mentions= Do it Like G.O., Gangsta of Love, Let a Ho Be a Ho and Mind of a Lunatic but really, the whole album is a gem

Forget NWA and all them other mainstream fools. This is REAL and they are REAL and do REAL s#it that a lot of them other people like snoop have nightmares about happening to him. Geto boys should have been known just as much or more than NWA and snoop. They originally started in 1986 with members Raheim, Jukebox, DJ Ready Red, and Sir Rap-A-Lot and used to feature little billy as a dancing dwarf who after a while joined the group and called himself bushwick bill. They broke up then in 1988 local rappers akshun who changed name to scarface and willie d joined bushwick and ready red and thats when s#it blew up and they got it together. This album is haaaard and tight all the way through start to finish. Theres timeless classics that will never be forgotten by a lot of people that know about the real s#it. The production is heavy and nicely mixed, but most of all, the flows rip through the tracks and just get your attention like they are supposed to. Bushwick, willy d and scarface were a triple threat not to be fu@ked with. Straight out of houston, texas they are all real and done more in the streets than what NWA had heard about. Bushwick bill is a dwarf and can knock out people twice his size. Hes a real gangsta and not one that just talks about it, mans been in enough s#it. I respect the geto boys and like and recommend all their work up to 96. So, if you want the REAL hardcore rap pick this up and put that other weak gangsta(party) s#it down. get this!! Later!

This is without a doubt the blueprint for gangsta music. One of the best rap albums ever made. Gangster of Love is a classic. The production is excellent. Rap-a-lot Records is without a doubt the pioneer of the gangsta music culture. I was bumping this in 1989 and it still bumps today.

boy it was on in 1990 when I first heard this tape willie d, scarface, and bushwick bill takes no prisdoners throughout they get on everybody ho's, parents againsdt rap, crooked police, the education program, the kkk, uncle toms, a darker side of nwa's straight outta compton do it like a go is hardhitting love the superfly sample and lil j makes his classic ypu wanna go to war I'll take hyou to war. gangster of love has willie d and face talking some real nasty chit about threesomes, oral sex and other kinky things you gotta hear for yourself. trigga happy nigga is classic you love songs about homicide check it out along with mind of a lunatic where bushwick rapes thwe girl then kills her while scarface goes crazy on goes on a killing spree just to wake up in an asylum witrh both of his wrists slit willie d has the most terrifying verses love it classic horrorcore rap. this whole tape is classic geto boys and rap a lot fans should cop it.

This record is classic!!! You may have been in the house back in the day when this dropped. Every true thug, gangsta,pimp,and trick loves this Geto Boys release. This is the debut to the streets. Don't be dumb, if your hip,cool or a player. You know you need this in the ride for the throwback after the the club. Dude your funny rating this with two star. Are you a Nerd??!!

I don't really know where to start about this classic Hip Hop album, this is my number one favorite GB album...I will start with the lyrics because they are on some other ish lyrically. Very aggressive but intelligent at the sametime and they seem to really mean what they say. Scarface has the story telling skills, best flow, and lyrics. Willie D has the best delivery, realism and punchlines. Bushwick is pure entertainment, very sadistic, and brings balance to the two other members. This is the first album with the new Geto Boy members and also the first album where DJ Akshun became the now infamous Scarface. Like all Geto Boy albums each member has more than one solo song a piece which gives you a good look into the major differance between the 3 of them.

The production has that gritty southern heavy bassline feel to it. I may be wrong but DJ Akshun(Scarface), Lil J, and Ready Red handled most of the beats. None of the beats have the same feel to them but yet they blend together perfectly.

My favorite songs are:
Do It Like It G.O.
Gangsta Of Love
Let A Hoe Be A Hoe
Talking Loud
Seek and Destroy

The only average link on this album is the song "No Sell Out" but even that one is good just not on the level of the others.

Coming out on the heels of Straight Outta Compton, this second album by the Ghetto Boys (the namechange came with the re-recording for Def Jam) puts their own 5th Ward spin on the genre. Accompanied by omnipresent Scarface samples, they managed to interpolate views on sexual politics, the music industry and the drug business into their raps on sex, violence and drug dealing. Also, they continued to develop their use of horror imagery and themes, which began with Assassins on their first Rapalot LP. And former dancer Bushwick's meditations on his stature turn into one of the best raps ever spit out. You don't want to end up on Ryker's with him!!
Also seek out Willy D's first solo effort, Controversy, for more work in the same vein.

I THOUGHT THE SELF TITLED ALBUM "THE GETO BOYS" WAS THE ORIGINAL VERSION. IT SOUNDS MUCH BETTER. THE RAPS ON THIS ALBUM SEEM LIKE THEY HAVE NO LIFE. IF YOU HAVE A CHOICE PICK UP "THE GETO BOYS" TITLE INSTEAD. TRUST ME YOU WON'T BE DISSAPOINTED.