Geto Boys: We Can’t Be Stopped (Indie Exclusive Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP

The pinnacle of the Geto Boys' career! The trio of Willie D, Scarface and Bushwick Bill found platinum success with We Can't Be Stopped. The original cover featured Willie D and Scarface escorting a bloodied Bushwick Bill on a hospital gurney. Bill, in either a suicidal or drunken rage, or perhaps both had pressured his 17 year old girlfriend to shoot him. It's unclear if she shot him or if he shot himself, but the incident brought the Geto Boys further into the public sphere. Seeking to capitalize on the moment the Geto Boys and their management took Bill out of the hospital to shoot the cover. Aside from controversial artwork there's plenty on the album to take in. From their artistic peak with "My Mind Playing Tricks On Me," to the anti-war "Fuck A War" the Geto Boys had a torrent of lyrics to spit. The title track is a rebuff against Geffen Records, who had refused to distribute their self-titled LP. "Chuckie" features Bushwick Bill taking on the persona of the horror movie doll. They even close the album out with a track expressing their frustration at not getting recognition from music awards shows. But perhaps the greatest and dirtiest cut on this album is the Bushwick Bill solo effort, "The Other Level." Nothing like Bill rapping about his sexual fantasies over a loop of "Love Hangover!" Recommended.

• 35th anniversary edition w/ restored artwork + improved audio
• metallic blue colored double vinyl pressing
• indie exclusive
• limited edition
• original release year: 1991
• music label: Rap-A-Lot 2026

reviewed by Kool Moby 09/2013