![]() "And in those songs he told us in a very direct way how he dealt with them." "They were intensely personal, and he expressed them through such creative means," he said. Wilkins compared Shaw's ability to turn his troubles into stories to Richard Pryor's. ![]() "He was able to use this very bone-chilling, sometimes emotionless yet captivating voice and delivery to detail the psychological struggles that come with living in an urban environment as an African-American." "I interpreted all his verses as his own personal story," said musicologist and Houston native Langston Collin Wilkinsâ, who grew up listening to the Geto Boys. ![]() He also was a formidable vessel for all sorts of thematic content written by Jordan and Dennis, who crafted rhymes specifically for Shaw and his struggles. ![]() Public Enemy rapper Chuck D (born Carlton Douglas Ridenhour) said Shaw was "totally an icon and a standout character and probably had one of the highest IQs of any rapper I've known." ![]()
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