Too Much Trouble
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Too Much Trouble is a defunct Rap
group from Houston, Texas
. The group produced three albums before disbanding in 1997.
, the difference being that Bar-None was white, but slightly shorter than Bushwick Bill.
group, the Geto Boys
, many other Houston-based rap groups quickly emerged from the local underground scene and were signed to the Rap-A-Lot record label in the early 1990s. This movement formed a small alliegence among the rap label that came to be known as The Fifth Ward Circle. Amongst the many groups signed to the record label was the three-piece rap group Too Much Trouble.
Their first album, 'Bringin' Hell On Earth', was the group's most effective and successful album to date. Although the featured content of the album was viewed by some as powerful, offensive, and disturbing other listeners found the material clichéd and redundant. It's hard to discern whether the album was intended to be self-parody
or mindless exploitation of what was then a hugely profitable sub-genre of rap music. Nonetheless the overall product was greater than the sum of its parts and 'Bringin' Hell On Earth' is now a rare and collectable classic from Rap-A-Lot Records early history, probably best remembered for the fairly vile track called "Take The Pussy" extolling the virtues of rape and glorifying the sexual abuse of women.
Things went sour for the group after 1992. Many believe after losing some members they became unfocused, uninspired and complacent. Their later albums are widely regarded as failures.
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
group from Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
. The group produced three albums before disbanding in 1997.
Appearance
Claiming the subtitle of "The Baby Geto Boys", the group featured a dwarf, Bar-None, as their answer to Geto Boy's Bushwick BillBushwick Bill
Richard Shaw , better known by the stage name Bushwick Bill, is a member of the American hip hop group Geto Boys. He was born in Jamaica, but moved to Brooklyn, NY as a young child.- History :...
, the difference being that Bar-None was white, but slightly shorter than Bushwick Bill.
History
After the commercial success of the Rap-A-Lot RecordsRap-A-Lot Records
Rap-a-Lot Records is a Houston hip hop record label. Rap-a-Lot was created in 1986. Sublabels include Smoke-a-Lot Records. The label was founded by James Prince in the mid-1980s and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success...
group, the Geto Boys
Geto Boys
Geto Boys is a rap group from Houston, Texas, consisting of Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill. The Geto Boys earned notoriety for its lyrics which included misogyny, gore, psychotic experiences, and necrophilia...
, many other Houston-based rap groups quickly emerged from the local underground scene and were signed to the Rap-A-Lot record label in the early 1990s. This movement formed a small alliegence among the rap label that came to be known as The Fifth Ward Circle. Amongst the many groups signed to the record label was the three-piece rap group Too Much Trouble.
Their first album, 'Bringin' Hell On Earth', was the group's most effective and successful album to date. Although the featured content of the album was viewed by some as powerful, offensive, and disturbing other listeners found the material clichéd and redundant. It's hard to discern whether the album was intended to be self-parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
or mindless exploitation of what was then a hugely profitable sub-genre of rap music. Nonetheless the overall product was greater than the sum of its parts and 'Bringin' Hell On Earth' is now a rare and collectable classic from Rap-A-Lot Records early history, probably best remembered for the fairly vile track called "Take The Pussy" extolling the virtues of rape and glorifying the sexual abuse of women.
Things went sour for the group after 1992. Many believe after losing some members they became unfocused, uninspired and complacent. Their later albums are widely regarded as failures.
Discography
- Bringing Hell on Earth (Rap-A-Lot RecordsRap-A-Lot RecordsRap-a-Lot Records is a Houston hip hop record label. Rap-a-Lot was created in 1986. Sublabels include Smoke-a-Lot Records. The label was founded by James Prince in the mid-1980s and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success...
, 1992) - Player's Choice (Rap-A-Lot RecordsRap-A-Lot RecordsRap-a-Lot Records is a Houston hip hop record label. Rap-a-Lot was created in 1986. Sublabels include Smoke-a-Lot Records. The label was founded by James Prince in the mid-1980s and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success...
, 1993) - Too Much Weight (Rap-A-Lot RecordsRap-A-Lot RecordsRap-a-Lot Records is a Houston hip hop record label. Rap-a-Lot was created in 1986. Sublabels include Smoke-a-Lot Records. The label was founded by James Prince in the mid-1980s and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success...
, 1997)