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Background information
Birth name	Richard Shaw
Also known as	Dr. Wolfgang Von Bushwickin the Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir,The Fucking Rambling Midget,Chuckwick
Born	December 8, 1966 (1966-12-08) (age 40) Kingston, Jamaica
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapping
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1988 — present
Label(s)	Noo Trybe Wrap Records Nu Wave Adex Lightyear
Website	[1]

Richard Shaw (born December 8, 1966), officially named The fucking rambling midget, but better known as Bushwick Bill, is a member of the rap group Geto Boys. In 1991 he shot himself while drunk after his girlfriend refused to shoot him. A graphic picture of him in the hospital with his injury was on the cover of the Geto Boys' album We Can't Be Stopped. Bushwick Bill detailed the incident in the song Ever So Clear, as well as perfected his psychotic "Chuckwick" persona, (portraying himself as Chucky from the Child's Play movie) on his first solo album Little Big Man (1992). He is one of the few people with dwarfism to become known in the hip hop industry. â€œLibelâ€ redirects here. ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... The City of Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Rapping, also known as Emceeing, MCing, Rhyme spitting, Spitting, or just Rhyming, is the rhythmic delivery of rhymes, one of the central elements of hip hop music and culture. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Present may mean: present (time): time that is neither past nor future a gift: thing given free of charge, gratis This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Light year, a measure of distant Lightyear (band), a ska-punk band from the UK Buzz Lightyear, a character in the animated film Toy Story. ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... The Geto Boys are a rap group from Houston, Texas, consisting of Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill. ... The Geto Boys 4th studio alblum, it contains the tracks: 1. ... See Childs Play for the charity organization that organizes toy donations to childrens hospitals Chucky The Childs Play series is a series of five horror movies featuring a doll named Chucky. ... Childs Play is a horror film written by Don Mancini and directed by Tom Holland. ... see dwarf, and for insular dwarfism and other meanings see Dwarf (disambiguation). ...

1 Name changes
2 Released albums
3 Christian Rap
4 Television Appearences
5 Discography
6 See also
7 External links

Name changes

Bushwick Bill

Shortly before the release of his second album Phantom of the Rapra (1995), Richard Shaw again changed his name. He summarizes his name change in an interview:^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Size of this preview: 367 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (848 Ã— 1383 pixel, file size: 138 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Cropped by User:Quadzilla99 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 367 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (848 Ã— 1383 pixel, file size: 138 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Cropped by User:Quadzilla99 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

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My new name is Dr. Wolfgang Von Bushwickin the Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir. I call myself Dr. because that is someone who must be precise when they execute their job. The Wolfgang is because on the cool, I'm classical music and my favorite artist is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Bushwickin has to do with me being a father now and producing my own next of kin. So now I'm reproductive both verbally and physically. The Barbarian is to show that I still have the mind of a lunatic and that nothing's changed as far as me coming hard-core rough and rugged. Mother Funky Stay High is a manifestation of the aftermath of chronic-izm. Dollar Bill because I'm currently currency in the United States and abroad. Finally, "stir" is on the end because when I kick shit I always manage to stir something up, whether it's the police, parents, or pussy.

”

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... pussy. ...

Released albums

His first solo album was Little Big Man (1992).

His second album was Phantom of the Rapra (1995) which spawned the single "Who's The Biggest".

Bushwick Bill later released No Surrender...No Retreat in 1998 and Universal Small Soldier in 2001. No Surrender...No Retreat was dedicated to Gil Epstein, a Fort Bend County assistant district attorney who was murdered in 1996 outside the Jewish Community Center off South Braeswood in Houston, Texas. (The two men involved in Epstein's murder received the death penalty.) The two became friends after Epstein was assigned to Bushwick's possession of marijuana case and Epstein convinced Bushwick that he was wasting his talents abusing drugs and alcohol. Fort Bend County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government - Mayor Bill White Area - City 601. ...

In late 2004 the Geto Boys reformed for a new album called "The Foundation" and shortly afterwards Bushwick Bill announced the birth of two new media companies and released a Remix solo album called Gutta Mix.

Christian Rap

In 2006, Bushwick Bill became a Born-Again Christian and is currently set to release an album entitled, "Testimony of Redemption" in 2007.

Television Appearences

Bushwick bill has appeared in a 1993 episode of Martin, a 1999 episode of Law and Order, and an episode of Ego Trip's The White Rapper Show in 2007. Martin was an American television sitcom produced by HBO Independent Productions (a subsidiary of HBO, in turn a division of Time Warner) that aired for five seasons from August 27, 1992 to May 1, 1997 on FOX. The show starred comedian Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell. ... Law and Order may refer to: Law and order (politics), a term common in political debate and discussion, generally indicating support of a strict criminal justice system Law and Order Offensive Party, a minor German political party In entertainment: Law & Order franchise, a number of related NBC television shows created... Template:Wikifi To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... ego trips The White Rapper Show is an American reality television series on the VH1 cable network. ...

Discography

Album cover	Album information
	Little Big Man Released: September 8, 1992 Billboard 200 chart position: #32 R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #15 Singles: "Ever So Clear"/"Call Me Crazy"
	Phantom of the Rapra Released: July 11, 1995 Billboard 200 chart position: #43 R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #3 Singles: "Who's The Biggest"/"Only God Knows"
	No Surrender...No Retreat Released: October 27, 1998 Billboard 200 chart position: - R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #84 Singles:
	*Universal Small Souljah* Released: March 13, 2001 Billboard 200 chart position: - R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - Singles: "Unforgiven"
	Gutta Mixx Released: March 29, 2005 Billboard 200 chart position: - R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - Singles: 20Minutesormore
	Testimony of Redemption Released: 2007 Billboard 200 chart position: - R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - Singles: k/A

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External links

http://media.dubcnn.com/newsimages/bushwickeyebig.jpg

Picture of Bushwick Bill

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=115069596

Bushwick Bill's Myspace page

Results from FactBites:

Bushwick, Brooklyn: Information from Answers.com (2212 words)
	Bushwick Shore was cut off from the other villages in Bushwick by Bushwick Creek to the north and by Cripplebush, a region of thick, boggy shrubland extending from Wallabout Creek to Newtown Creek, to the south and east.
	Bushwick residents called Bushwick Shore "the Strand." Farmers and gardeners from the other Bushwick villages sent their goods to Bushwick Shore to be ferried to New York City for sale via a market at present day Grand St. Bushwick Shore's favorable location close to New York City lead to the creation of several farming developments.
	Bushwick is about a safe as Williamsburg with Bushwick's 83rd precinct seeing one less murder (0) and two more rapes (2), three less robberies (7), and seven more felonious assaults (12), but also five more burgurlaries (11) and three less grand larcenies (5) the week of 10/9-10/15, 2006 than the 90th precints of Williamsburg.

BUSHWICK BILL - BIOGRAPHY - hip online (307 words)
	As a solo artist and member of the Geto Boys, he has written and performed music on three gold and platinum albums, all of which have gone to the top spot on various charts and sold close to three million copies.
	In 1988 Bushwick and label mate, Gangsta Nip, won renown for co-opting and reinventing the horror movie style in his music and lyrics.
	Bill explains, "I was stupid and halfway out of my mind at the time.

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