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Cocaineblunts.com & Vibe Present Scarface Ultimate 90
For the new issue of Vibe (Mary J cover) I wrote what they call an Ultimate 90 for Scarface. What it is, I make a 90 minute Scarface pause tape and they run the tracklisting and my comments on the songs. It’s basically my dream gig, as you might imagine. I wish I could make my entire living by just cataloging and annotating the Brad Jordan discography. Anyway, to take things one step further I made an actual mix out of the list and tossed it up here for y’all ingrates. It’s a decent retrospective/selection, I think. Obviously when you’re dealing with such a gigantic catalog, you’re forced to leave some important shit out and I’m sure some lovable fruit fly will go to great measures to point those omissions out. (OMG no FACEMOB?!) Oh well. Included is both sides of his rare debut 12″, a couple lesser known collabs from the early days and some of the more obvious singles. I even threw the two tracks I couldn’t fit into the Vibe piece to round it out to an even 90 minutes (it actually goes a minute over, deal with it).
But with that in mind know this: this is not for your itunepod, homie. You are to record this to a Maxell UR-90 (or better quality) and jam it in your tape deck. If you don’t have a tape deck, please don’t listen to this. I’m dead serious.
And if that wasn’t enough Brad for you, I also have a short thing on his productions in the new Fader. You don’t even have to get up from your computer for that one, you can cop it online.
Please make sure to grab a copy of MADE, it’s really good. And honestly, you would be wise to purchase every Face & GBs tape, lest J. Prince’s bootleg squad finds out you’ve been fucking with his money. Shit if that does come to pass, you don’t know my name, you only know my face.
Tracklisting after the jump
1. Scarface – “Last Of A Dying Breed” (Rap-a-Lot, 2000)
2. Akshun – “Scarface (Original Mix)” (Short Stop, 1989)
3. Z-Ro f/ Scarface – “These Niggaz” (Rap-a-Lot, 2004)
4. Geto Boys – “First Light Of The Day” (Rap-a-Lot, 1996)
5. Scarface – “On My Block” (Def Jam, 2002)
6. Convicts f/ Geto Boys – “1-900-Hustler” (Rap-a-Lot, 1991)
7. Geto Boys (Scarface) – “G-Code” (Rap-a-Lot, 2005)
8. Geto Boys – “Murder After Midnight” (Rap-a-Lot, 1993)
9. Scarface f/ Ice Cube & Devin – “Hand Of The Dead Body” (Rap-a-Lot, 1994)
10. Geto Boys – “Do It Like a GO” (Rap-a-Lot, 1990)
11. Scarface – “A Minute 2 Pray A Second 2 Die” (Rap-a-Lot, 1991)
12. Geto Boys – “Minds Playing Tricks on Me” (Rap-a-Lot, 1991)
13. Scarface f/ 2 Pac & Johnny P – “Smile” (Rap-a-Lot, 1997)
14. Kool G Rap & Polo f/ Scarface, Bushwick Bill & Ice Cube – “Two To The Head” (Cold Chillin’, 1992)
15. Gangstarr f/ Scarface – “Betrayal” (Noo Trybe, 1998)
16. Scarface f/ Too Short, Devin & Tela – “Fuck Faces” (Rap-a-Lot, 1998)
17. Jay-Z f/ Scarface & Beanie Sigel – “This Can’t Be Life” (Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam, 2000)
18. Akshun – “Another Head Put To Rest” (Bonus Track) (Short Stop, 1989)
19. Compton’s Most Wanted f/ Scarface – “N 2 Deep” (Bonus Track) (Epic, 1992)
Tumblin' Erb
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Thank you kindly sir. I’m sliding it onto cassette as we speak. Keep up the good work…
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:22 pm
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January 23rd, 2008 at 11:03 pm
The Government Employee Insurance Company Lizard.
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Damn, missing my favorite Scarface track, “Street Life” off Til Death Do Us Part. Kinda shows how Brad predated pretty much everyone on that whole introspective drug dealer persona everybody is riding off.
“2 To the Head” is far and away the hardest track without Pimp C or M.O.P on it to ever exist.
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Jay-Z f/ Scarface & Beanie Sigel – “This Can’t Be Life” (Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam, 1988)? you know some asshole would say something.
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:59 pm
hahaha that shits mad funny!! I was at a car place getting my wheels fixed and they had that vibe…i saw the scarface article and jacked the magazine so i could get the rest of the songs.
should’ve known it was noz’s doing.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Thanks for sharing the Akshon 12″. I have to admit, it’s easily worth the $200.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:15 am
if you want to save a few dollars the b-side is on Lil Troy’s Sittin Fat Down South album.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:17 am
And re: BR – remember the ‘do they have vibe in waiting rooms‘ debate?
VINDICATED! Take that, Tray.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:31 am
He said a car place. Not a doctor’s waiting room. Of course, I’ve never seen it at a car place either but our dealer is a Nazi out in the country so I wouldn’t expect it.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:42 am
Did I say doctor’s waiting room? Car places have waiting rooms.
January 24th, 2008 at 6:23 am
You write for XXL and Vibe? Isn’t that completely treasonous?
January 24th, 2008 at 8:19 am
NICE ONE! I just threw this up on rockthedub: http://www.rockthedub.com/2008/01/scarface-ultimate-90.html
January 24th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Hahaha! I should put that Vibe in my office’s waiting room, then it’ll be official. Roggle-Roggle
But yo, I need to reup on my prison-safe tapes for this. No chrome hi-bias for this joint Young Noz, straight screwless. Glad you put up that flick too, so priceless.
January 24th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Anybody got a copy of Straight Gangstaism with the Face verse closing it out? I’ve only ever heard it in the video, cant find it anywhere
January 25th, 2008 at 7:36 am
“Anybody got a copy of Straight Gangstaism with the Face verse closing it out? I’ve only ever heard it in the video, cant find it anywhere”
Damn Nickatina, nice, you took the words right out of my keyboard. Except I only heard it on 88.5 WRAS Atlanta’s Rhythm and Vibes the one time. Please Noz, I know there’s a good chance you got this stashed away.
January 25th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
damn – this is going to be a classic …
i found a box of 20 maxell 90 xl-ii’s at an antique shop for 5 bucks the other day! this gives me a reason to crack it open…
January 30th, 2008 at 2:06 am
“You write for XXL and Vibe? Isn’t that completely treasonous?”
It would seem you’ve confused the definitions of “treason” and “freelance.”
January 31st, 2008 at 11:02 pm
That is the sickest picture of Scarface and his crew I ever seen!
February 1st, 2008 at 11:48 pm
This ultimate90 mix is so good that it kind of makes my heartbeats ache.
February 2nd, 2008 at 6:27 am
[...] – 1-900-Hustlas: Off Roc La Familia, purely because of… 7. Convits – 1-900-Dial-A-Crook: Noz posted an excellent Scarface compilation the other day, and this was among the tracks I [...]
February 15th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Great article. And like people have said before, I would kill to get my hands on the version of “Straight Gangstaism” with Scarface on the end.
Langston
April 9th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Needs more “Safe” in my opinion. Also “What Can I Do”, “I Seen A Man Die”, etc.
But THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. What is more awesome than this. NOTHING. Nothing. Thank you.
June 14th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
This is dope as F*ck.
March 30th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
hm. hope to see same more info
March 31st, 2013 at 2:41 pm
the last minute is gonna be cut off by the tape yo
ill do it anyway