Greatest Hits (Bonus Tracks) (Explicit Version) (2002)

Product Summary Label: Virgin Records UPC: 00724381264621 Release Date: 10/22/2002 Buy.com Sku: 60577592 Item#: MY6YDC Buy.com Sales Rank: 25140 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Mr. Scarface ~ Scarface 2. Money & The Power ~ Scarface 3. Let Me Roll ~ Scarface 4. Southside ~ Scarface 5. Mary Jane ~ Scarface 6. Goin' Down ~ Scarface 7. Smile - (featuring 2Pac/Johnny P.) ~ Scarface 8. F*** Faces - (featuring Too Short/Devin/Tela) ~ Scarface 9. Homies & Thuggs - (featuring Master P) ~ Scarface 10. Guess Who's Back - (featuring Jay-Z/Beanie Sigel) ~ Scarface 11. Love & Friendship ~ Scarface 12. Now I Feel Ya ~ Scarface 13. I See A Man Die ~ Scarface 14. Hand Of The Dead Body - (featuring Ice Cube/Devin) ~ Scarface 15. Look Into My Eyes ~ Scarface 16. Jesse James ~ Scarface 17. Born Killer ~ Scarface 18. Minute To Pray, A ~ Scarface   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel includes: Scarface, Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, Ice Cube, Devin "The Dude", 2Pac, Johnny P., Too Short, Master P., Tela. Producers include: Bido 1, Scarface, Mike Dean, Tone Capone, N.O. Joe. Personnel: Kanye West (vocals). Audio Mixer: Mike Dean . Audio Remasterer: Skip Holman. Recording information: Baseline Studios, New York, NY. Photographer: Mario Castellanos. Unknown Contributor Roles: 2Pac; Too Hort; Ice Cube; Jay-Z; Johnny P. ; Master P; Tela; Beanie Sigel; Devin the Dude. The prototype for the Dirty South thug image that came years after his debut, Scarface is a harsh and gritty MC who never broke into the mainstream because he had little desire to cross over. On Greatest Hits, Scarface collects most of his singles and well-known album tracks in a collection that has the tiniest thread of chronological order (most of his older songs are found toward the beginning), but maintains a variety that keeps it interesting. What emerges is an image of Scarface the innovator, as he continually evolves his funky gangsta rap without latching onto popular sounds or trends. Growing from a tight and somewhat-dated new jack swing sound to an eerie liquid funk through the years, Scarface maintained an originality that kept him a vital force in the underground. His loyalty to producer Mike Dean is the main reason, giving his body of work a common thread that most MCs rarely bother with. His unique delivery predates the gruff Dirty South sound with a harsh and immediate approach, but his often-overlooked lyrics are some of the most personal in the genre. None of his awesome Geto Boys tracks are included, but his simplistic early solo work transitions into his complex and thoughtful later years quite well. Scarface isn't afraid to look at both sides of his raps, and he often injects harsh truths into songs that would be nothing more than childish fantasies in the hands of lesser lyricists. Almost like a sequel to the Geto Boys' excellent Uncut Dope collection, Greatest Hits documents the solo years of one of the genre's most respected voices. It may be an acquired taste, but Scarface is a chilling realist in a music style known for its consequence-free boasts. ~ Bradley Torreano Here's the daddy of them all at his absolute best, the dirtiest cuts from the Don of the Dirty South. Though Scarface's influence hasn't been matched by commercial sales, he's been enormously influential by simply refusing to budge from what he does best throughout his decade-plus career--sticking (literally) to his guns with gritty, violent, profane vignettes of life as he (and many others) know it and live it. Keeping It Real has been the name of the game for Scarface from Day One, and just the titles of these cuts are testament to his success. "Money & the Power" is thug life 101, an irresistible rap set to an inexorable rhythm, while it's up to the seductive "Mary Jane" (yes, you've guessed it--a drug reference!) to show perhaps the only sensitive side Scarface has. Despite the mad subject matter, the rapper knows how to put a track together like few of his contemporaries--the beats are to the fore, slow, heavy and danceable, and the instrumentation is spare but never rudimentary. GREATEST HITS is a fine introduction to the work of this seminal figure in Southern rap. Engineer: Gimel Keaton Musical Guests Jay-Z Ice Cube Beanie Sigel Master P 2Pac Johnny P. Devin Tela Too Short   Technical Info Release Date : 10/22/2002 Original Release Date : 2002 Catalog ID : 12646 Label : Rap-A-Lot Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00724381264621    Product Image