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567:Producer(s)
450:Controversy
397:. In 1998,
341:Ghetto Boys
339:group, the
150:Ghetto Boys
135:James Smith
74:Gangsta rap
42:Ghetto Boys
1514:Categories
1422:"Fuck 'Em"
1151:The Source
1105:The Source
1005:The Source
972:References
900:Production
863:The J.B.'s
856:Parliament
842:Pink Floyd
731:"Scarface"
528:The Source
510:The Source
486:west coast
482:east coast
411:Background
400:The Source
389:Rick Rubin
366:horrorcore
285:The Source
152:chronology
84:horrorcore
1416:"Be Down"
1247:Geto Boys
951:Billboard
943:position
870:Personnel
788:Doug King
737:John Bido
683:Doug King
564:Writer(s)
526:In 1998,
500:Reception
415:In 1988,
378:Billboard
138:John Bido
132:Doug King
115:Rap-A-Lot
60:1988–1989
1457:"G-Code"
1287:Big Mike
1273:Willie D
1266:Scarface
1207:releases
1142:Archived
1126:AllMusic
542:Grip It!
521:AllMusic
488:, where
470:audition
445:Willie D
432:hype man
419:founder
384:Grip It!
357:Willie D
353:Scarface
248:AllMusic
141:Johnny C
122:Producer
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
1454:"Still"
1401:Singles
1031:174–185
835:Cerrone
466:Houston
337:hip-hop
329:Houston
185:(1990)
176:(1989)
167:(1988)
1302:Albums
1283:Raheem
1180:
1122:review
1037:
931:Charts
570:Length
462:Akshen
335:based
242:Rating
239:Source
93:Length
561:Title
333:Texas
110:Label
66:Genre
1178:ISBN
1035:ISBN
957:166
941:Peak
791:5:24
774:4:46
757:3:15
740:5:05
723:4:31
706:4:38
689:3:30
670:3:39
651:3:40
634:5:07
617:5:41
598:4:34
484:and
1209:at
1174:329
965:19
953:200
948:US
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557:No.
380:200
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