It is often regarded as one of the greatest hip hop songs of all time and inspired a whole generation of rappers to write about the mental stress of the gangsta lifestyle. On the most recent episode of the Geto Boys podcast, Willie D confronted the group’s frontman, Scarface, for not including him in the performance of Mind Playing Tricks On Me during the. It reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #1 on the Hot Rap Singles charts, making it the only number-one single by the group. Scarface also served as the song's producer and sampled "Hung Up on My Baby" by Isaac Hayes.Īlthough the group had previously received virtually no radio airplay, the song became a hit, earning the group a following in New York and Los Angeles - markets that were previously difficult for Southern hip hop artists to reach. The lyrics involve the rappers sharing personal experiences of paranoia, fear, and violent encounters. Although originally intended as a three-verse Scarface solo song, the song was expanded to include Willie D and Bushwick Bill, with the latter performing what was meant to be Scarface's third verse. 'My Minds Playing Tricks On Me' Good Oldschool BeatEnjoy D.R.E.A.
" Mind Playing Tricks on Me" is a song by Geto Boys, released as a single in 1991 on Rap-A-Lot Records and featured on the 1992 album We Can't Be Stopped. Before this track many people i know, did not know of the Geto Boys, Once they heard this track everything changed.
Single by Geto Boys from the album We Can't Be Stopped