Houston, Texas rapper Scarface has once again stated that he has no plans on working with the Geto Boys in the future. He went on to declare that he’s “never doing Geto Boys,” before offering an explanation for his decision.
According to Scarface, the fans don’t want new music from the group. He went on to reference an online fundraiser the group created months ago, which was unsuccessful. The group was hoping to raise $100,000 for a new album titled Habeas Corpus, but only received a little over $46,000.
“That shit ain’t never gonna happen,” Scarface said during an interview on The Unlikely Show. “I’m done. It’ll happen without me. I’m out of there. Done. You heard it right here for the 50th time ever. I’m never doing Geto Boys. That is not what the fans want. That’s not what the fans ask for. If the fans ask for it? Yeah, I would’ve did that shit. But that’s not what they wanted. I don’t think it was, because they had a Go Fund Me [Kickstarter] and that shit was unsuccessful. So, with that being said, I know that that’s not what they wanted to hear…The window of opportunity has shut and it is locked. With me.”
Later in the interview, Scarface offered a quick comparison to N.W.A, stating “I love the Geto Boys too, but N.W.A had a bigger impact.”
With the success of the N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton, Scarface was asked about the possibility of a Geto Boys biopic. He revealed that he wouldn’t be down for a Geto Boys biopic at this time since it would look like they were “biting.”
“You should have did it first,” he said. “Otherwise, you fuckin’ biting…You have 30 years to put out Straight Outta Geto Boys. Because Straight Outta Compton sealed the deal. I have never seen it, but I know the story…I was a part of that story. I saw N.W.A. I’m friends with Eazy. I’m friends with Cube. I’m friends with Dre. I’m friends with Ren.”
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I’m a big fan of Face but I strongly disagree w his stance….46,000 is a lot of money…so your telling me that your fans need to give yaw 100 bands up front to make an album? No that’s not the way it goes..you make the album then we buy the album if we want…I’d love a GB album but I’m not buying shyt until it hits the stores…McDonalds don’t go around asking ppl in the neighborhood to donate money when deciding rather to put up a restaurant..moral of the story is just because you don’t get 100 bands in up front donation money from your fans doesn’t mean 100thousand ppl don’t want to hear your album..if you don’t want to do the album that’s ok but don’t blame it on your fans…if everybody required 100thou from they fans in upfront money before they made a album then wouldn’t nobody be dropping a album
I have been/continue to be a devoted scarface/ghetto boys fan. Now if you are familiar with the group intimately, you will know that this group of individuals has a whole lot of skeletons in their closet. So it doesn’t surprise to hear face say that he basically ain’t rocking with them no more, he says that he willie and bushwick weren’t ever really just best friends. J prince put them together. Either way I respect his craft his stance and overall everything about him!
My least favorite member of The Geto Boys.
Let’s be real he just didn’t want to do it. And saying The Geto Boys wasn’t as impactful as N.W.A is b.s.
I grew up on all of this shyt and remember the controversy that went on in the media with them as well.
I don’t want a new Geto Boys or Scarface album. Nobody checking for their new chit. They had their moment.
Obviously people did so you wrong. To put up 46,000 up front as fans says different.
Geto Boys > NWA
Sounds greedy to me. You can make a album for wayyyyy less that 46,000 that your fans put up. So you basically got all the money to make a cd and then some and you bail out cause you didn’t get your 100,000 up front? Not to mention the rest woulda been profit off album sales and a reunion tour.
Either Scarface is greedy as fuck or just don’t need money and it wasn’t enough to work with dudes he obviously dont like anymore.
honestly geto boys had better sounding albums then nwa especially till death do us part, the ressurection, the good bad and ugly, the foundation. Willie D always was my favorite in the group