Luke's true reign took hold when Pretty Tony and Sherman Neeley went to jail, shutting down Jam Packed/Music Specialists in 1986/1987. Luke signed him from that in 86, shortly after signing the relocated 2 Live Crew from California. He was largely inspred by Mantronix at that time. Shy D was from Atlanta, and his first single was 85, but on a Florida label of course. There was a tug of war happening for a bit, thus, "Give em Something they Can Dance to"). The West and the South were both inspired largely by Miami Bass's legacy throughout the late 80s, as much as the hit singles by Too Short (Freaky Tales), Ice T (6 in the Morn), and the new NWA (Boyz in the Hood/Dopeman). straight from Texas as a ghost writer.Īs for Southern outside of Florida, keep in mind being on a Florida label doesn't constitute being from 's just Henry Stone's Tone distribution and associated cogs were the main indie black music game in the south for years (Joe Gibbs being in the mix in Florida too, but Henry was backed by Roulette Records come 1981). UGK of course moved on form the Too Short knockoff days.Īlso, when Ice Cube left the group in mid-87, Dre recruited D.O.C. (the barely known) UGK (based on Too Short) (the barely known) Ron C (based on Too Short) that seems to be besides (or against) the point.
The respective production styles were vastly different, with the GBs having a cheaper, more DIY thing going, which had its charms and could bang but never came close to Dre's best stuff.Īnyway, you could pick out about a millions MCs or crews to call out as NWA clones, and you'd be a lot closer to the truth than saying that about the GBs.Īs for finding a great amount of "depth" (if I take your meaning, which I might not) in the work of either group. I think the idea that the Geto Boys could be both more tortured (flirting with insanity in their personas both on record and in real life) and cartoonish (horrorcore in places) than NWA, as stated above, is a good start. (Yeah, both groups had members who were midgets, ha ha.) Other than the sex-drugs-violence gangsta rap subject matter - which I think Ice-T, as one example, set the template for before either NWA and the Geto Boys - I think calling the GBs imitators is somewhat of a strain.
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