THE REAL SCARFACE ALBUMS POLL, VOTE IN THIS IF YOU ARE NOT A POSEUR

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diary picks up something it needed in the s+c version, the regular one always seems a little too bright-sounding

j., Saturday, 10 August 2013 21:27 (ten years ago) link

nine months pass...

poll results OTM

Οὖτις, Monday, 9 June 2014 17:38 (nine years ago) link

ten months pass...

http://www.harpercollins.com/9780062302632/diary-of-a-madman

About the Book

From Geto Boys legend and renowned storyteller Scarface, comes a passionate memoir about how hip-hop changed the life of a kid from the south side of Houston, and how he rose to the top-and ushered in a new generation of rap dominance. 
Scarface is the celebrated rapper whose hits include "On My Block," "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" and "Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta" (made famous in the cult film Office Space). The former president of Def Jam South, he's collaborated with everyone from Kanye West, Ice Cube and Nas, and had many solo hits such as "Guess Who's Back" feat. Jay-Z and "Smile" feat. Tupac. But before that, he was a kid from Houston in love with rock-and-roll, listening to AC/DC and KISS.


In Diary of a Madman, Scarface shares how his world changed when he heard Run DMC for the first time; how he dropped out of school in the ninth grade and started selling crack; and how he began rapping as the new form of music made its way out of New York and across the country. It is the account of his rise to the heights of the rap world, as well as his battles with his own demons and depression. Passionately exploring and explaining the roots and influences of rap culture, Diary of a Madman is the story of hip-hop-the music, the business, the streets, and life on the south side Houston, Texas.



j., Wednesday, 22 April 2015 01:30 (nine years ago) link

Cool, deej, I'll junp on board your "mixtapes ARE albums" bandwagon once we start letting them have a critical shelf life of longer than nine months unless it's lil wayne.

― kenanpolaris (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 18 September 2010 20:34 (4 years ago) Permalink

Lol

deej loaf (D-40), Wednesday, 22 April 2015 14:08 (nine years ago) link

man the hissy fit in the middle of this thread is lol

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 22 April 2015 21:46 (nine years ago) link

scarface was on the nightly show the other night and he was ... odd. made a left-field analogy comparing the Baltimore water company and residents who can't pay their bills to hawks/squirrels, then refused to answer the "keep it 100" question. also wore a backpack the entire time.

Οὖτις, Friday, 24 April 2015 16:17 (nine years ago) link

one year passes...

<3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Czdg8e8UX4

Spottie, Wednesday, 5 October 2016 21:55 (seven years ago) link

one year passes...

jumping between reading "Diary of a Madman" and Dylan "Chronicles"

Οὖτις, Monday, 9 October 2017 16:52 (six years ago) link

interesting that Face also considers the Fix his best album

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 October 2017 15:50 (six years ago) link

two years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8WQvmEjjN0

such a thrill in this day and age to suddenly stumble on an unexpected scarface guest verse

j., Friday, 27 December 2019 04:47 (four years ago) link

Scarface recently came very close to winning a Houston City Council seat, sadly losing in the runoff election.

Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Friday, 27 December 2019 06:16 (four years ago) link

face/run/off

brought a kiss to the knife fight (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 27 December 2019 07:55 (four years ago) link


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