Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: The Geto Boys, DMG, Caine, Yukmouth, Tela, Doracell, Devin, Outlawz, Gotti, Ghetto Twiinz, Gorilla Click, 007, Madd Dogg, K.B. | | Producers include: Mr. Lee, Scarface, Mike Dean, N.O. Joe, Swift. | | Engineers: Mike Dean, Mr. Lee, Micah. | | Recorded at Hippie House, Houston, Texas. | | Audio Mixers: Mike Dean ; Mr. Lee. | | Recording information: Hippie House, Houston, TX. | | The Resurrection was short-lived. After the Geto Boys reunited for a final go-round in 1996, the group fell apart, with Bushwick Bill leaving the band. Willie D and Scarface soldiered on, recruiting DMG to fill the diminutive Bill's large shoes. It doesn't quite work. There are flashes of inspiration throughout Da Good da Bad & da Ugly, but musically and lyrically, it neither has the Geto Boys' signature sound nor an interesting variation on it. Instead, it feels (and looks) like a poor attempt to keep pace with No Limit. Since Scarface and Willie D are better MCs than the average No Limit rapper -- so is DMG, for that matter -- the record works better than the average No Limit album, but feels distressingly anonymous. A few cuts are successful, but the record never gels as a whole, leaving it as a low point in the group's catalog. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine | | Despite the popularity they've achieved, the Geto Boys don't have pop crossover on their minds. They're a fiercely politicized lot, and their main focus on DA GOOD DA BAD DA UGLY, as on their earlier works, is ghetto life and the plight of their fellow African-Americans. Over simple but infectious hardcore beats and the occasional orchestral sample (they're not above a nod to melody), the Geto Boys lay it down with a minimum of fuss and plenty of force. While the typical gangsta issues are addressed on tunes like "Gangsta (Put Me Down)" and the self-explanatory "Gun in My Mouth," DA GOOD DA BAD also looks at more complex racial and social issues. No matter how political things get though, the Geto Boys never lose sight of the essentials: rhymes and beats. |
Musical Guests | | DMG$ | | Yukmouth | | Tela | | Devin | | Gotti | | The Outlawz | | The Ghetto Twiinz | | Madd Dogg | | Caine | | Doracell | | The Gorilla Click | | 007 | | KB |
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