The Goats is tagged as: hip hop, hip-hop, rap, crossover, rock The Goats were an alternative hip-hop quartet from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Their members included rappers Oatie Kato (the frontman), Madd (“the M-A-the-double-D”), and Swayzack. Most members of the group were Aboriginal Americans, and their concern with Aboriginal causes is reflected in their lyrics. The Goats held that Christopher Columbus was responsible for genocidal crimes against the Aboriginal inhabitants of pre-colonial America, including the rape of innocent women by his crew. Their fury was expressed in their signature song, “Tricks of The Shade”, with the lyrics, “Columbus killed more Indians than Hitler killed Jews; but on his birthday you get sales of shoes.” They developed a cult following after the release of two well-respected 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 are presently out of print. The Goats’ political consciousness found them compared to Public Enemy, although they were more playful (devoting a number of songs to singing the praises of marijuana à la Cypress Hill) and certainly less militant (although they did express nominal support for L... Read More About The Goats Biography...  Send The Goats ringtones to your cell
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