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1992 compilation album by Geto Boys
Uncut Dope
Compilation album by Geto Boys
ReleasedNovember 17, 1992
Recorded1988–92
Genre
LabelRap-a-Lot/Priority
Geto Boys chronology
We Can't Be Stopped
(1991)
Uncut Dope
(1992)
Till Death Do Us Part
(1993)

Uncut Dope: Geto Boys' Best is a compilation album by the Geto Boys consisting of previously released tracks from the group's Rap-a-Lot albums and two new songs. Released on November 17, 1992, through Priority Records, the compilation peaked at #147 on the Billboard 200.

The compilation's new songs were "The Unseen", which was subject to discussion due to lyrics expressing anti-abortion views, and "Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta", which later appeared in the 1999 film Office Space.

Content

The compilation contained tracks from their first four albums: Grip It! On That Other Level (1989), The Geto Boys (1990) and We Can't Be Stopped (1991), although their first album, Making Trouble (1988), is only represented by the DJ recording, "Balls and My Word" (renamed to "And My Word" in the album's liner notes). Uncut Dope also contained two previously unreleased songs: "The Unseen" (which is the first Geto Boys song with Big Mike) and "Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta". "Action Speaks Louder Than Words" originally appeared on Ganksta N-I-P's The South Park Psycho in 1992.

Reception

Professional ratings
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SourceRating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
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Track listing

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Do It Like It G.O."Grip It! On That Other Level4:36
2."Assassins"The Geto Boys5:11
3."Mind of a Lunatic"Grip It! On That Other Level5:26
4."Mind Playin' Tricks on Me"We Can't Be Stopped5:11
5."Size Ain't Shit"The Geto Boys3:42
6."The Unseen"Previously unreleased3:36
7."Balls and My Word"Making Trouble3:49
8."Scarface"Grip It! On That Other Level5:06
9."Action Speaks Louder Than Words"The South Park Psycho (Ganksta N-I-P album)5:53
10."Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta"Previously unreleased5:10
11."Chuckie"We Can't Be Stopped3:48
12."Gotta Let Them Hang"We Can't Be Stopped4:08

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak position
Billboard 200 147
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop 31

References

  1. Hochman, Steve (December 13, 1992). "Geto Boys Wave Anti-Abortion Flag With 'The Unseen'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  2. Smith, Nathan (March 17, 2016). "A Psychotic Ranking of All 97 Geto Boys Songs". Houston Press. Retrieved June 23, 2021. "The Unseen" is a nasty, murderous anti-abortion screed
  3. Schwartz, Danny. "Damn, it feels good to be a white-collar worker". The Outline. Retrieved June 23, 2021. As they walk this warpath, three songs — the Geto Boys' "Still" and "Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta" and Ice Cube's "Down For Whatever" — serve as their spiritual guides.
  4. AllMusic review
  5. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 329. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone geto boys album guide.
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