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Bushwick Bill, Of Houston Rap Group Geto Boys, Dead At 52

Bushwick Bill, performing at Los Angeles State Historic Park on August 5, 2018. The rapper died June 9, 2019 following an earlier diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Scott Dudelson/Getty Images hide caption

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Bushwick Bill, Of Houston Rap Group Geto Boys, Dead At 52

The Houston-based dancer-turned-rapper, part of the successful trio Geto Boys, was one of the first to bring cinematically macabre imagery to rap lyricism.

Bushwick Bill, Of Houston Rap Group Geto Boys, Dead At 52

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Stressed Out: How 'Mind Playing Tricks On Me' Gave Anxiety A Home In Hip-Hop

Left to right: Scarface, Bushwick Bill and Willie D of the Geto Boys perform in Houston in 2015. Marco Torres/HOU/VMG via Getty Images hide caption

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Stressed Out: How 'Mind Playing Tricks On Me' Gave Anxiety A Home In Hip-Hop

Gangsta rap had been known as aggressive, rebellious and political, but the Geto Boys' 1991 hit made it something new: vulnerable. Hip-hop's relationship with mental health has never been the same.

Stressed Out: How 'Mind Playing Tricks On Me' Gave Anxiety A Home In Hip-Hop

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'It Was Like Flies To Honey': 25 Years Of Rap-A-Lot Records

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'It Was Like Flies To Honey': 25 Years Of Rap-A-Lot Records

His label blueprinted the route independent Southern rap empires took to mainstream success.

Geto Boys, "Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta" from 'Uncut Dope' (1992)

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