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The True Story Behind OG Geno
Mar 23, 2009
Irving "OG Geno" Jones, was born the youngest of 6 children on 6/15/1969 in the city of Chicago to Ruby & Creadel "Red" Jones, the original bass singer of the Chi-Lites, (born 9/26/1940- died 8/25/1994- R.I.P. Dad). His first place of residence was the Robert Taylor Homes housing projects (4525 building) on the city's southside. There is where he spent the first 9 years of his life, learning to play the games that the projects play. From there he lived in a few other southside neighborhoods- 57th & Calumet- 56 & Throop and the Ida B. Wells projects. He attended Coleman Elementary, Carter Elementary & Dunbar High School, where he dropped out in the 9th grade. Geno's mother moved to the northside of Flint, Michigan in 1985. After living in Chicago for another year, Geno's brother & sister bought him a bus ticket to move to Flint with his mother in 1986, which is where he still lives today. Geno found Flint to be much different from Chicago, but as any true hustler, he learned to live there, and gain a few friends along the way. Geno was no stranger to gang life. While living in the Robert Taylor homes at age 7 or 8, he and 2 friends of his started a small gang that they named the Black Dragons. When he moved from the projects in 1978 he brung the gang's name with him & got a few other young boys in his new neighborhood to join up with him. A couple of years later he was associating with the Black Disciples & the Gangster Disciples & would later gone on to form his own street family, called the Guntown Gangster Organization in 1988. Geno is no longer gangbangin. Geno says that spending the first half of his life in Chicago & the later years in Flint, has showed him that every city has ghettos and somebody that's starting trouble. This is where he got most of the content for the songs that he creates. Geno always had a love for music. He became hooked to hiphop after hearing Rappers Delight by the Sugarhill Gang in 1980. At age 11 he learned all the words, and would spit it word for word, while his friends would say, how you remember all of that? His reply would always be "I don't know". By age 13, he was writing to other artists songs, changing the words, but keeping the flow and music of some of the top artist at that time. He did'nt know at the time, that would be the start of his G. Style Records. Thru out the 80's & 90's, Geno kept writing & flowin', then in 1998 he bought his first (well, actually 2nd, but that's another story) keyboard for $312 (the amount of his rent that month) and started writing songs to the beats in the keyboard, as well as songs to the beats he was creating. He would record his songs on a tape deck in his apartment's living room. He had a couple of homeboys (Mizzike & D. Rick) that use to stop by & flow to some of his beats. The 3 of them would also get on some songs together. After months of freestylin' over so many beats, Geno saw they he & his homeboys had it, & that he could make beats that other rappers could feel & want to flow on. This was the 2nd stage of G. Style Records. In 2001, Geno moved from his apartment & bought a house, & this is where the studio really came to be. He bought another keyboard, a 24 channel mixer, a digital recorder & a cd recorder. Thru much trial & error, he taught himself how to write songs, make beats, arrange the songs, perform the vocals on the songs & record the songs. (That's determenation for you) He would pass the cd's off to some homeboys, to see what they thought, and they were all diggin' it. Some of them would even remember the words to his songs & flow to it while it was playing, letting him know that his music could catch a person's attention. In 2005, Geno decided to go worldwide with his G. Style Records & posted his music on different websites like soundclick.com, myspace.com, Independent Artist Company.com & a few others. The response from all has been
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Am I A Little Rough Around The Edges?
Mar 23, 2009
You bet your two butt cheeks I am, but at the same time, I'm one of the most honest, dependable, friendly, open minded & non-selfish humans you'll ever come across in your life.
In the words of Eric B. & Rakim, "I Ain't No Joke".
I find my characteristics to be extremly useful in today's world. I'm sure some people will hear my music & "ASSUME" that I'm a negative person, But if those same people would spend some time talking with me, I'm sure they'll see that their "ASSUMPTIONS" of me are all wrong.
Do I get a kick out of proving people wrong?
You bet your two butt cheeks I do.
I know I use a lot of strong language in some of my songs, But as a songwriter I feel it helps add to the authenticity & integrity of the song.
Do you think the characters in movies like Scarface & Hustle & Flow would have had the same powerful impact on screen if they all talked like Ernie & Burt from Sesame Street?
Of course not. So when you hear me using strong lanugage in a song, it's not for shock value, it's for pure, true expression of the statement I'm trying to make.
I accept the fact that some record labels may be turned off by my lyrical content, and I'm cool with that, Because I understand it completly, & I guess that's one of the reasons that I'm doing things on my own, Because I know it's just a song of expression & that a lot of people will like it & accept it for what it is. "A SONG".
I feel that a label & an artist have to match each other 100%, & if the match is not there, then the two should never become one. I really don't make beats and songs for the money anyway.
I do it solely for the love of the music, & I'll do it for free, Like I've been doing for over 20 years.. But that don't mean that I'll give it away for free... LOL
So, Am I A Little Rough Around The Edges?
You bet your two butt cheeks I am, But at the same time, I'm one of the most honest, dependable, friendly, open minded & non-selfish humans you'll ever come across in your life....
OG Geno...
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BABY BIRD ( A Poem by OG Geno)
Feb 22, 2008
I was a baby bird when I learned how to fly. Would I fly low or would I fly high? Would I fly far or would I stay close, to the other baby birds I flew with the most? Will I grow strong or will I die weak, like the other baby birds found dead in the street? Will I die slow or will I die fast? Will I die first or will I die last? Will I eat well or will I eat crumbs? Will I live well or live in the slums? Wil the other birds choose me as the leader of the pack, because I have the strength that the other birds lack? If they choose me as the leader of the flock, will they follow me for more than a block? If I leave and never come back, when I'm gone who'll pick up the slack? Who'll be the next bird to take up the lead, and guide the flock that I use to feed? Who'll be the next bird to spread his wings and take his place as the baby bird king? I was a baby bird when I learned how to fly. Will I fly low or will I fly high? Would I fly far or would I stay close, to the other baby birds that I flew with the most?.....SPREAD YOUR WINGS... LIVE, SOAR AND EXPLORE BABY BIRDS...BY OG Geno....
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Bangin (A poem about gangbangin)
Feb 12, 2008
Banging is a thing a lot of brothers do, They do it for the red,, They do it for the blue,,They do it for the 6, They do it for the 5, They do it till the day they're no longer alive. You see a brother like me, Man I've been bangin for years, Thru the good, Thru the bad, Thru the laughter and the tears,, But now comes the time that I make a decision, Will I continue on my gangbang mission? I'm 50% out, But I'm 50% in, And it seems like my homies are my only friends. So do I leave, Or do I stay, Until the day I get blowed away? If I leave my homies, Then I'm not real, But if I stay with my homies, I might get killed. It's a tough decision I have to make, Trying to decide which route I should take. I wanna stay in, because of the love I have, I wanna get out, Because I might get stabbed. I wanna stay in, Cause I'm real as hell. I wanna get out, Before I rot in jail. I wanna stay in, Till the day I die. I wanna get out, And give a new life a try..See some of y'all feel me, But some of y'all don't,, A few of y'all will,, But most of y'all won't,, The life that I have, Is definitly changing,, All because, A brother started gangbangin.. This was written by me OG Geno back in the early 1990's when I was trying to find myself. Well I found myself and I'm straight now.."NO MORE GANG BANGING"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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