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[…] year by Snoop Dogg. Also announced as this year’s “I Am Hip Hop” Award honoree: legendary rapper Scarface. The Houston native first came to prominence with the Geto Boys on the 1991 top 10 hit “Mind Playing Tricks on Me.” Scarface has since released 12 solo albums, including chart-toppers “The World is Yours,” “The Untouchable” […]

*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 […]

 * Geto Boys rapper Scarface revealed in April that he suffered kidney failure during his battle with coronavirus. Now the 49-year-old is searching for a kidney donor.  “I need a kidney y’all any volunteers?  B+ blood type,” he wrote on Twitter  on Wednesday. Scarface opened up about his COVID diagnosis during an interview with […]

Willie D and Scarface * Geto Boys rapper Scarface has revealed he’s on dialysis due to kidney failure, a result of complications from COVID-19. The rapper spoke about his battle in a Zoom chat with group member Willie D that was uploaded to YouTube last week. Showing Willie D his dialysis port, he said, “That’s […]

*Famed rapper Scarface, a member of the Houston-based hip hop group Geto Boys, is the latest celebrity to test positive for the novel coronavirus. The hip-hop star revealed his diagnosis on Thursday (March 26) during a livestream with his bandmate Willie D. He explained that he had been sick for weeks, and officially received his […]

[…] earns you new respect.” – Rosalind Brewer EUR BIRTHDAYS Dec. 8: Singer Jerry Butler is 78. Actor David Harewood (”Supergirl,” ‘’Homeland”) is 52. Rapper Bushwick Bill of Geto Boys is 51. Singer Chrisette Michele is 35. BLACK HISTORY Dec. 8, 1936: NAACP filed first suit to equalize the salaries of black and white teachers. chrisette […]

[…] BIRTHDAYS Nov. 9: Actor Charlie Robinson (”Night Court”) is 72. Gospel singer Donnie McClurkin is 58. Rapper Sandy “Pepa” Denton of Salt-N-Pepa is 48. Rapper Scarface of Geto Boys is 47. Singer Sisqo (Dru Hill) is 39. BLACK HISTORY Nov. 9, 1922: Dorothy Dandridge was born on this day in Cleveland, Ohio. She became the […]

[…] Pearl Bailey EUR BIRTHDAYS Dec. 8: Singer Jerry Butler is 77. Singer Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals is 68. Actor David Harewood (”Supergirl,” “Homeland”) is 51. Rapper Bushwick Bill of Geto Boys is 50. BLACK HISTORY Dec. 8, 1936: NAACP filed first suit to equalize the salaries of black and white teachers. david harewood

[…] BIRTHDAYS Nov. 9: Actor Charlie Robinson (“Night Court”) is 71. Gospel singer Donnie McClurkin is 57. Rapper Sandra “Pepa” Denton of Salt-N-Pepa is 47. Rapper Scarface of Geto Boys (Brad Jordan) is 46. Singer Sisqo (Dru Hill) is 38. BLACK HISTORY Nov. 9, 1922: Dorothy Dandridge was born on this day in Cleveland, Ohio. She […]

[…] Rugged Man; G.O.A.T. Antidote—as with some of his previous albums—will feature appearances by none other than Chuck D of Public Enemy, Wise Intelligent, Big Mike of The Geto Boys, Andre Nickatina, and Indigo Phoenyx. Also bringing his incredible skills back to produce some of the tracks on G.O.A.T. Antidote, is David “C-Doc” Snyder of the […]

[…] into “so that I fall in love if in the end I marry death only I enjoy it to the fullest.” WE REMEMBER: RAPPER BUSHWICK BILL ( GETO BOYS) HAS DIED FROM PANCREATIC CANCER. HE WAS 52 Apparently this is who shot David Ortiz. This is what happens when you mess with Papi in the […]

[…] procedure. As we previously reported, 8 months later, after completing the transplant process, she shared the results on Instagram last year. OTHER NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED:  Geto Boys’ Bushwick Bill Announces He Has Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer   View this post on Instagram   This picture was taken while I was in the process […]

[…] things that I did, I did because I was scared,” said Charlamagne. The rest of the title, Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me, is a nod to the Geto Boys’ track “Mind Playing Tricks on Me.” Charlamagne said the lyrics are all about anxiety, reports The Undefeated. Last month, Charlamange sparked furor and debate across social […]

[…] Won’t Attack Trump J. Prince & Meek Mill Houston native J. Prince founded Rap-A-Lot Records in the mid-1980’s and helped launch the careers of rap legends the  Geto Boys, Mr. Scarface, Willie Dee, Bushwick Bill and others. The mogul is so respected that the Pusha T/Drake feud reportedly ended abruptly at his request. “In Houston in 2006, I […]