Revised, it became the lead single for вЂњTill Death Do Us Part.вЂќ Mike helms the memorable вЂњMr. The concept for вЂњCrooked OfficerвЂќ had originally been developed by Big Mike when he was at Death Row and might have even ended up on вЂњThe ChronicвЂќ in some form. The albumвЂ™s most political song targeted the usual suspects. As Frank Williams put it in his Source review of вЂњThe ResurrectionвЂќ: вЂMore overtly than any recent rap group, the Geto Boys in 1996 make it clear that the вЂ™80s Black consciousness of BDP and Chuck D now lives in the undercurrents of gangsta rap.вЂ™ In 1993, LilвЂ™ J was the one to put it into context while his rappers were still in the process of discovering said consciousness. Rap-A-Lot, especially when spearheaded by the Geto Boys, always saw itself as a force in fighting the power. So those people whom I referred to earlier (вЂ¦) they say: Those guys at Rap-A-Lot must be doing something wrong, because itвЂ™s no way a group of niggas from the ghetto can run a multi-million dollar business.вЂќ But there is still one problem вЂ“ IвЂ™m black. I did it the way it was supposed to be done, by hiring lawyers and accountants, to make sure everything was done legally. And together we built a multi-million dollar record company in a few years. I work my ass off, I pull brothers off the street. Referring to вЂњthe DEA, IRS, and other wicked people in high places,вЂќ Smith for the first time alludes to a conspiracy to bring the label down on trumped up charges, which he counters as follows: вЂњI didnвЂ™t allow myself to be systemized by the welfare system and poverty that they try to handicap us with in the ghetto. The вЂњIntroвЂќ finds him talking in his careful, Corleone-like manner, mentioning вЂњa lot of people mad about our success.вЂќ If you think youвЂ™ve heard this one before and expect a tirade against haters, you must be a newcomer to the Rap-A-Lot saga.

With the Ghetto/Geto Boys being the label ownerвЂ™s vision from day one, it didnвЂ™t come as a surprise to hear him open and close the new album. Under the watchful eye of James Smith, the trio revisited some GB staples and introduced a few new nuances to the repertoire. Despite well received solo albums and two members taking their leave, the Geto Boys kept going after the platinum success of вЂњWe CanвЂ™t Be Stopped.вЂќ Behind the scenes DJ Domination (today known as Domo) took longtime member DJ Ready RedвЂ™s spot, and up front Willie D was replaced by New Orleans transplant Big Mike, who was already familiar with the proceedings at Rap-A-Lot Records as one half of the Convicts.

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