Scarface
Scarface began his career as Akshen (pronounced Action) recording solo for Lil' Troy's Short Stop Records, a local label in
Houston. He would go on to sign with Rap-A-Lot Records and join a group who were collectively known as Ghetto Boys
replacing one member who left, later respelled Geto Boys, and released the groups second album Grip It! On That Other Level
(1989), a highly successful LP that garnered the group a large fanbase, in spite of their violent lyrics keeping them far from
radio and MTV. He is named after the 1983 movie title Scarface.
The album Mr. Scarface Is Back was ...read more
Scarface began his career as Akshen (pronounced Action) recording solo for Lil' Troy's Short Stop Records, a local label in
Houston. He would go on to sign with Rap-A-Lot Records and join a group who were collectively known as Ghetto Boys
replacing one member who left, later respelled Geto Boys, and released the groups second album Grip It! On That Other Level
(1989), a highly successful LP that garnered the group a large fanbase, in spite of their violent lyrics keeping them far from
radio and MTV. He is named after the 1983 movie title Scarface.
The album Mr. Scarface Is Back was a success, and Scarface's popularity soon overshadowed the other Geto Boys. Scarface
remained in the group while releasing a series of solo albums that kept him in the public view with increasing sales. This
peaked with 2000s The Last of a Dying Breed, which received overwhelmingly positive reviews and sales, and earned him
Lyricist of the Year at the 2001 Source Awards. [2]
In 2002, he released The Fix, the follow up to The Last of a Dying Breed and returned to the studio with the Geto Boys for
their album, The Foundation. He was also featured on The Biggie Duets alongside Big Gee and Akon. He guest-appeared on
Ray Cash's debut single "Bumpin' my Music".
In addition to his career as a lyricist, Scarface has also been the coordinator and president of Def Jam South since 2000,
where he has fostered the career of popular rapper Ludacris, whom he originally signed to the label.[3]
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