Mr. Scarface

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Hot on the heels of the Geto Boys’ breakthrough album <i>We Can’t Be Stopped</i>, Scarface came out with his solo debut, a ferocious LP that takes its place alongside Ice Cube’s <i>Amerikkka’s Most Wanted</i> and <i>Death Certificate</i>, hood-rap manifestoes of the highest order. <i>Mr. Scarface Is Back</i> retains the attitude and sonic architecture of the first two Geto Boys albums, but replaces that group’s sense of mischief with steel-eyed wisdom and a heavy dose of ghetto truth. Produced entirely by Rap-A-Lot’s in-house producer Crazy C, it is among the leanest, meanest and most unified of all hip-hop albums. Scarface adheres to funk samples and his hard-hitting rhymes reignite vintage grooves by James Brown, Melvin Bliss and the Meters. In a way, Scarface was making a cross-generational statement. <i>Mr. Scarface Is Back</i> gets its juice from the militant rhythms of '70s funk, aligning Face with the enraged purpose of his father’s generation. Scarface refuses to mitigate his portrayal of inner-city Houston in the crack era. Insanity, greed, vengeance — this is brutal drama, delivered with the force of a steel bat to the ribs.

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