Six Feet Deep (song)
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| "Six Feet Deep" | ||||
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| File:Geto Boys - Six Feet Deep.jpg | ||||
| Single by Geto Boys | ||||
| from the album Till Death Do Us Part | ||||
| Released | May 28, 1993 | |||
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| Length | 5:24 | |||
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| Producer | N.O. Joe | |||
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| "Six Feet Deep" on YouTube | ||||
"Six Feet Deep" is a song by American hip hop group Geto Boys, released as the second single from their fourth studio album Till Death Do Us Part (1993) on May 28, 1993. Produced by N.O. Joe, it contains samples of "Easy" by Commodores and "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye.
The song opens with a slowed down sample of the line "There's far too many of you dying" from "What's Going On", followed by production that incorporates a similarly slowed loop from "Easy" and drums.[1] Lyrically, the song centers on the widespread deaths of young Black men from street violence, with each member of the Geto Boys reflecting on the victims' lives and brutal killings.[2] Scarface raps the first and third verses, which find him recounting the funeral of one such man in full detail.[1][2] The second verse is performed by Bushwick Bill, who offers a broad observation of the violence, while Big Mike performs the fourth and final verse, which serves as a farewell to the people who have died.[1]