Song

Mind Playing Tricks on Me

by Geto Boys

Mind Playing Tricks on Me is a 1991 song by Geto Boys, 5:11 long, which peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100. A karaoke version is available on KaraFun. It fits the Halloween song themes.

Top 40 hit (#23) Karaoke version available Karaoke duet Explicit

Released 1991 Hot 100 peak #23 · 20 weeks Length 5:11

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Single from the Geto Boys' 1991 album We Can't Be Stopped, a paranoid, haunted first-person narrative widely regarded as one of the greatest hip hop songs.

Performance tips

• Keep the flow low and measured; it's a haunted confession, not a hype track.
• Let the guitar sample breathe between lines.
• If you have friends, split the verses the way Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill do.

In these themes

• 🎃Halloween

Karaoke versions

There's a karaoke version of this song, set up as a duet. Most karaoke services carry it; KaraFun lists it among its catalog.

• Find karaoke versions on YouTubeOpens a YouTube search for "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" karaoke