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DJ Ready Red (Twitter) *The Geto Boys are mourning the loss of an original family member. DJ Ready Red, an early DJ and producer for the Houston-based rap trio, has died after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 53. Red (born Collins Leysath) passed away Friday (Aug. 24), according to the Geto Boys’ Willie […]

*Unfortunately, we now have the official confirmation of Geto Boys rapper Bushwick Bill‘s death. He died Sunday evening (06-09-19) from stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was 52. His son, Javon, according to TMZ, said Bill’s final words were, “I will love you forever.” His publicist says plans are underway for a public memorial. The Geto […]

Geto Boys *A decade after releasing their last LP, veteran Houston hip-hop group Geto Boys are crowd-funding their new album, “Habeas Corpus,” and offering a coffin as a Kickstarter reward. “I’d like to take credit, but the fans really made it happen,” rapper Willie D tells Rolling Stone. “It’s hard to get all of […]

* Geto Boys fans hoping to catch the legendary group live on tour will have to wait a bit in light of one its members taking a sudden trip to the hospital. Billboard magazine received confirmation from a rep for the Geto Boys who stated that Brad “Scarface” Jordan was taken to the hospital shortly […]

[…] go again with another celeb stricken with a life threatening medical condition. We’ve just learned that Bushwick Bill, a co-founder of the of the Texas rap group, Geto Boys, is dealing with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The 52-year-old says was diagnosed back in February and he’s currently undergoing intensive chemotherapy treatments … but he says […]

[…] high off acclaim for current LP Deeply Rooted, Scarface captivated all on-hand with his incredible song catalog and masterful presence. When it came to crowd participation, the Geto Boys member had an open door policy. Scarface would rhyme a portion of a line then invite those exuberant fans into the moment, allowing everyone in the […]

Rapper Willie D of the Geto Boys is 51 A page to spark motivation, find out who’s getting older, and learn more about our history. EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE Replace the word “problem” with the word “opportunity” in all your thoughts. – Matthew Keith Groves EUR BIRTHDAYS Nov. 1: Saxophonist Ronald Khalis Bell of Kool and […]

Rapper Willie D of the Geto Boys is 50 A page to spark motivation, find out who’s getting older, and learn more about our history. EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add […]

[…] that’s not what we’re about. Zenger: Which guest would you say that you learned the most about once they came on the show? Steele: I loved the Geto Boys interview that we just did. Scarface is one of favorite rappers. I also like Willie D, but for different reasons. He always represented the common Southern […]

[…] hip-hop community. Bun B replied to his announcement with: “I’m here for this.” Plug One of De La Soul added “congrats my brother.” In Aug. 2018, the Geto Boys rap star was honored with his own day in Houston by Mayor Sylvester Turner and Councilman Dwight Boykins. “You know me as Scarface, but now you […]

[…] hit song “Together Again” – a personal tribute to a friend lost to AIDS as well as others affected by the virus. Rapper Willie D of the Geto Boys, recording artist and producer BeatKing, rapper Yungstar of the Screwed Up Click, renowned restaurateur Steve Rogers, U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, and prominent civil rights attorney […]

[…] quitting just a few days into it. He told us he was scared for his safety and feeling unappreciated, but was going to stick it out anyway. GETO BOYS’ BUSHWICK BILL ANNOUNCES HE HAS STAGE 4 PANCREATIC CANCER If you’re wondering, the reunion tour has 10 more dates and its last stop is Las Vegas […]

[…] state of our Hip Hop youth, these Pop Crack values continue to grow and spill across socio-economic, ethnic, gender and religious boundaries. As the legendary rap group Geto Boys once stated, “The World Is A Ghetto.” And though Hip Hop has been blamed as the problem, we may discover that it is in fact the […]

*Brad Jordan, a.k.a. rapper Scarface of the Geto Boys, recently voiced his opinion on the prevalence of unarmed black men who have been killed by police officers. “I feel like we’re being hunted, you know? And yeah, I’m not cool with it,” he said Wednesday in an interview with HuffPost Live’s Marc Lamont Hill. “It’s […]

*Scarface has revealed that he’s begun the process to receive a kidney transplant. The news comes nearly a week after the Geto Boys rapper took to Twitter to announce that he’s searching for a kidney donor.  The Houston native revealed in April that he suffered kidney failure during his battle with coronavirus.  “I’ve started the process […]