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Scarface is legendary for his provocative and entwining forays into darkest crevices of the urban experiences. The former Geto Boy and music exec embarked upon a multicity tour to celebrate the December release of his newest solo album, Made, hailing it as a montage of introspection and thought-provoking street truths he is known to impart. In short, Scarface is taking it back to basics.

“It’s great. I enjoyed making this record, I really did,” he proclaims. “I was in another world [when I wrote it]; I was on another planet. I brought it back to where hip-hop was before it was fruit-snacked. Before it was fruit-snack rap it was what Nas and Beans [are] doing, what Jigga is doing, what Face is doing, what Cube is doing. I just want to let everybody know.”

As one of the most admired rappers in the South, Scarface recognizes the impact his contribution to the rap game has made in the industry. “I really love to see young blacks, old blacks [and middle age] blacks. I want to see them get money,” he says. “That’s so important to me. I would be a hypocrite if I did what R&B did to us when we first started. They hated everything we did. It was not what they wanted music to come to.”

Though the industry as a whole continues to evolve, one thing remains true for Scarface: his love of music, everything else be damned. “I’m a student of music,” he declares with a growling undercurrent to his voice. “My mom was singer and my dad was a DJ, and they birthed music. I grew up playing music; that was my life and my love. And if I could marry music, I would marry music.” – janaya black

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