The Goats
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, rap rock |
| Years active | 1992–1994 |
| Labels | Ruffhouse/Columbia |
| Past members | Madd Oatie Kato Swayzack Rucyl |
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| Studio album by The Goats | ||||
| Released | November 3, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | April 1, 1992 to July 4, 1992 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 69:27 | |||
| Label | Ruffhouse | |||
| Producer | Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo | |||
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| Released | September 20, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993-1994 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, Rap rock | |||
| Label | Ruffhouse/Columbia | |||
| Producer | Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, The Goats | |||
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The Goats were an American alternative hip hop trio from Philadelphia. Its members were rappers Oatie Kato (the frontman), Madd (a.k.a. "the M-A-the-double-D", a.k.a. Maxx), and Swayzack. The group recorded on Columbia Records / Ruffhouse Records.
They released albums Tricks of the Shade (1992) (produced by producer Joe "the Butcher" Nicolo) and No Goats, No Glory (1994), on Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records respectively. Both albums have since gone out of print. No Goats, No Glory peaked at No. 58 in the UK Albums Chart in August 1994.
The Goats toured with Dog Eat Dog, Cypress Hill, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys and Luscious Jackson, before disbanding in 1994.
Tricks of the Shade is the debut album by American rap group The Goats. It was released on November 3, 1992 though Columbia Records sub-label, Ruffhouse Records and was entirely produced by Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo. The album earned some critical acclaim, but was not a commercial success and did not reach any Billboard charts. The politically charged lyrics took aim at such figures as then-US President George H. W. Bush, Christopher Columbus, and Daryl Gates. Criticism and observations were made upon topics such as militarism, police brutality, patriotism, classism, and racism. Other persons mentioned in songs include Nelson Mandela, Willie Horton, Yusef Hawkins, Minnesota Fats and Leonard Peltier.
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