Scarface (rapper)
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Scarface in 2013.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Brad Terrence Jordan |
| Also known as | Mr. Scarface, Face Mob, Akshen |
| Born |
November 9, 1970 South Park, Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Origin | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Rap-a-Lot, Asylum, Def Jam, BMG Rights Management |
| Associated acts | Geto Boys, 2Pac, Ice Cube, Facemob, Master P, UTP, Too Short, Trick Daddy, Devin the Dude, DJ Muggs, UGK, Z-Ro, Nas, Beanie Sigel, Vinnie Paz, Gang Starr |
Brad Terrence Jordan (born November 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Scarface, is an American rapper, music producer, and author. He hails from Houston, Texas and is a former member of the Geto Boys. He is originally from the city's South Acres (Crestmont Park) neighborhood. In 2012, The Source ranked him #16 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time, while About.com ranked him #10 on its list of the 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time (1987-2007).
Scarface attended Woodson Middle School in Houston, Texas. He was brought up as a Christian, but converted to Islam in 2006.
He began his career as DJ Akshen (pronounced Action) recording solo for Lil' Troy's Short Stop Records, a local label in Houston. After releasing the 12" single "Scarface/Another Head Put To Rest" (1989) produced by Def Jam Blaster and Bruce "Grim" Rhodes, he would go on to sign with Rap-A-Lot Records and join a group who were collectively known as Geto Boys replacing one member who left, and released the group's second album Grip It! On That Other Level (1989), a highly successful album that garnered the group a large fanbase, in spite of their violent lyrics keeping them from radio and MTV. He took his stage name from the 1983 film Scarface.
In 1992, Scarface appeared (along with Ice Cube and Bushwick Bill) on the Kool G Rap & DJ Polo album Live and Let Die.
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