Making Trouble is the debut album by Houston Hip Hop

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 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...

, then known as the Ghetto Boys. The group originally consisted of Bushwick Bill

Bushwick 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 :...

, DJ Ready Red, Sire Jukebox and Prince Johnny C. Following the release of Making Trouble, Rap-A-Lot Records dropped Sire Jukebox and Johnny C from the group, and added Scarface

Scarface (rapper)

Brad Terrence Jordan , better known by his stage name Scarface, is an American rapper, and recording artist from Houston, Texas and a member of the Geto Boys. He is originally from South Park, Houston.-Life and career:...

 and Willie D

Willie D

Willie D is an American rapper who gained fame as the lead member of the pioneering rap group from Houston, Geto Boys. Despite his reputation for being a hardcore artist who pens often provocative lyrics, Willie D is known for his diligent work in the community and many of his songs contain...

. Making Trouble received little attention, and is often forgotten in the midst of the group's later successful, acclaimed, and controversial albums.

Style and influence

The group used a style of rap similar to Run-DMC at this time as opposed to the more hard-core rap style that Scarface (Akshen) and Willie-D provided in later albums. Insane Clown Posse

Insane Clown Posse

Insane Clown Posse is an American hip hop duo from Detroit, Michigan. The group is composed of Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler, who perform under the respective personas of the "wicked clowns" Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope. Insane Clown Posse performs a style of hardcore hip hop known as horrorcore...

's Violent J

Joseph Bruce

Joseph Frank "Joe" Bruce is an American rapper, record producer, professional wrestler and actor. Bruce is most commonly known as Violent J of the Insane Clown Posse . He is the co-founder of the record label Psychopathic Records, with fellow ICP rapper Joseph Utsler and their former manager,...

, who was influenced by the Geto Boys, cites the song "Assassins" as the first horrorcore

Horrorcore

Horrorcore is a subgenre of hip hop music based in horror-themed lyrical content and imagery. While the style is rarely popular, some performers have sold well in the mainstream scene.-Origins:...

 song ever recorded. It was covered by Insane Clown Posse on their 1999 album The Amazing Jeckel Brothers

The Amazing Jeckel Brothers

The Amazing Jeckel Brothers is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse, released on May 25, 1999, by Island Records, in association with Psychopathic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from 1998 to 1999. The album is the fifth Joker's Card in the...

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Track listing

#	Title	Time(s)
1	"Making Trouble"	5:19
2	"Snitches"	2:43
3	"Balls and My Word"	3:50
4	"Assassins"	5:45
5	"Why Do We Live This Way"	6:53
6	"I Run This"	4:20
7	"No Curfew"	3:36
8	"One Time Freestyle"	3:26
9	"Geto Boys Will Rock You"	3:45
10	"You Ain't Nothin'"	2:46
11	"The Problem"	2:58