''Making Trouble'' is the debut studio album by the American
hip-hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hi ...
group the
Ghetto Boys. The group originally consisted of
Bushwick Bill, DJ Ready Red, Sire Jukebox and Prince Johnny C. Following the release of ''Making Trouble'',
Rap-A-Lot Records dropped Sire Jukebox and Johnny C from the group, and added
Scarface and
Willie D.
''Making Trouble'' received little attention, negative reviews, and is often forgotten in the midst of the group's later successful, acclaimed and controversial albums.
Style and influence
The group used a style of rap similar to
Run-DMC
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at this time as opposed to the more
hardcore rap style that Scarface and Willie D provided in later albums.
Insane Clown Posse
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's
Violent J, who was influenced by the Geto Boys, regards the song "Assassins" as the first
horrorcore
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song ever recorded.
It was covered by Insane Clown Posse on their 1999 album ''
The Amazing Jeckel Brothers''.
Tracklist
Personnel
Ghetto Boys
* Prince Johnny C. – vocals, production
* The Sire Jukebox – vocals, production
* DJ Ready Red – vocals, turntables, production
Additional personnel
* Karl Stephenson – production, sampling
* Cliff Blodget – production
References
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1988 debut albums
Geto Boys albums
Rap-A-Lot Records albums