Grip It! On That Other Level
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| Grip It! On That Other Level | ||
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| Studio album by Geto Boys | ||
| Released | 1989 | |
| Genre | Hip Hop | |
| Length | 54:03 | |
| Label | Rap-A-Lot Records | |
| Producer(s) | DJ Ready Red Doug King James Smith John Bido Johnny C |
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| Geto Boys chronology | ||
| Making Trouble (1988) |
Grip It! On That Other Level (1989) |
The Geto Boys (1990) |
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| Original album artwork | ||
Grip It! On That Other Level is the sophomore album by Houston Hip Hop group the Geto Boys, then known as the Ghetto Boys. Following the disappointing results of the group's debut album, Making Trouble, Rap-A-Lot Records replaced MC's Jukebox and Johnny C with Scarface and Willie D, who joined previous members Bushwick Bill and DJ Ready Red. Grip It was considered the group's breakout album, and caught the attention of super-producer Rick Rubin, who remixed the album's tracks for the group's 1990 self-titled album The Geto Boys. Grip It includes two tracks not remixed for The Geto Boys, "Seek & Destroy" and "No Sellout". The album features the single "Do it Like a G.O.", as well as other popular tracks like "Mind of a Lunatic", "Size Ain't Shit" and "Gangsta of Love".
The album received controversy because of its extreme violence and misogyny. Attention increased with the release of the remixed The Geto Boys album, which saw activist groups trying to ban the album, with unsuccessful results.
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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| 1 | "Do it Like a G.O." | (uncredited) | Bushwick Bill, Willie D, Scarface, DJ Ready Red |
| 2 | "Gangsta of Love" | (uncredited) | Willie D, Scarface |
| 3 | "Talkin' Loud Ain't Saying Nothin'" | (uncredited) | Scarface, Bushwick Bill, Willie D |
| 4 | "Read These Nikes" | (uncredited) | Willie D |
| 5 | "Size Ain't Shit" | (uncredited) | Bushwick Bill |
| 6 | "Seek & Destroy" | (uncredited) | Scarface |
| 7 | "No Sellout" | (uncredited) | Willie D, Scarface |
| 8 | "Let a Ho Be a Ho" | (uncredited) | Willie D |
| 9 | "Scarface" | (uncredited) | Scarface |
| 10 | "Life in the Fast Lane" | (uncredited) | Scarface |
| 11 | "Trigga Happy Nigga" | (uncredited) | Scarface, Bushwick Bill, Willie D |
| 12 | "Mind of a Lunatic" | (uncredited) | Bushwick Bill, Scarface, Willie D |
[edit] Music videos
 "Do it Like a G.O." |
[edit] Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | |||
| 1989 | Grip It! On That Other Level | #166 | #19 | |
