Def Jam's Violator Album Anniversary
Snoop Dogg's Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
Fat Joe's Represent Debut Album Anniversary
Cam'ron's Confessions of Fire Album Anniversary
House of Pain's Self-Titled Debut Album Anniversary
Too Short's Shorty the Pimp Album Anniversary
Tragedy Khadafi's Intelligent Hoodlum
Geto Boys’ We Can’t Be Stopped Album Anniversary
In the early 1990s, several American politicians attacked rap artists associated with the subgenre gangsta rap, including the Geto Boys. A high-profile incident in which Bushwick Bill lost an eye in a shooting helped boost sales of the group's 1991 album We Can't Be Stopped. The album cover features a graphic picture of the injured Bushwick being carted through a hospital by Scarface and Willie D. On the album's title track, the group responded to Geffen Records ending its distribution deal with Def American. The album featured the single "Mind Playing Tricks on Me," which became a hit and charted at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more about the Geto Boys here.