When it comes to true legends of hip hop, especially of the Southern variety, you need look no further than Houston’s own Geto Boys, which consists of iconic lyricists Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill. Though all three have gone onto varying degrees of success Bushwick Bill has long been a fan favorite with his slick rhyme scheme, diminutive size and larger-than-life personality. But in a tragic twist of fate Bushwick has relayed some very devastating news to his fans after a long period of silence. Bushwick is currently battling Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
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The Geto Boys are all pioneers of hip hop, especially when it comes to their timeless classic “My Mind’s Playing Tricks On Me” where the three of them weave a haunting tale that concludes with Bushwick’s terrifying final verse.
Bushwick has always been very open about the struggles he’s endured in his life. A 1991 domestic argument involving Everclear grain alcohol, PCP and a gun caused him to be rushed to the hospital before losing an eye, which the Geto Boys famously used as the cover of their 1991 studio album “We Can’t Be Stopped”
Hot New Hip Hop reports (via TMZ) that Bushwick opened up about his diagnosis, which he received back in February, in a video and was very honest about what was relayed to him when the discovery was made.
“We see a mass on your pancreas and we can’t understand because it’s not alcohol, it’s not sugar, it’s not diabetes,” he said as he recalled what his doctors initially told him. “They went through all kinds of stuff. And finally, by February 8, it was stage 4 pancreatitis cancer…I’ve been getting tested and they said it was a mass and they said it was benign. Does benign mean it could be cancer?” he said he asked the specialists. “And he was like, ‘It’s just a mass with no purpose.’ It was just crazy to find out that pancreatic cancer is undetected until it’s in the fourth or fifth stage.”
