When was scarface born

Scarface Is Back was a commercial success, and Scarface's popularity soon overshadowed the other members of the Geto Boys. Jordan remained in the group while releasing a series of solo albums that kept him in the public view with increasing sales, making him the only Geto Boys member that has remained a member of the group since its revamp. In addition to his career as a rapper, Jordan was the coordinator and president of Def Jam South from to , where he fostered the career of Ludacris , whom he originally signed to the label.

On June 10, , Jordan launched his campaign to be elected as the Councilperson for District D of the Houston City Council when the current seat holder decided to run for mayor. He announced his candidacy the day after the death of his friend and fellow Geto Boys member Bushwick Bill. His campaign is defined by the vision of "putting the neighbor back in the hood", which is the motto of the Positive Purpose Movement, an organization founded by Jordan.

The organization works with area schools to promote education and empowerment among children from underrepresented communities. Jordan was quoted in The Washington Post as saying that "Scarface is dead. I'm going to be finishing my last term in office as president when I'm 75". In he released Made which overall recieved very positive reviews. Discography — Mr.

This artist doesn't have any upcoming events at The Vogue. Request Scarface Play at The Vogue. As a result of the success of his solo efforts, Scarface was offered a promising deal with Def Jam Records. The powerhouse East Coast label wanted Scarface to helm its Def Jam South subsidiary division, and the rapper obliged, first signing rapper Ludacris, who became an overnight superstar.

Rap-a-Lot furthered Scarface's newfound coast-to-coast popularity with the rapper's first best-of collection, Greatest Hits released in A year later he introduced his new crew, the Product, with the album One Hunid dropping on February 21, , and he then released a second volume of My Homies a few eeks later on March 7, He guest-appeared on Ray Cash's debut single "Bumpin' my Music". The album is co-produced by Suge Knight, but Scarface has been rumored as stating he wants nothing to do with the album.

In a recent interview, Scarface says he'll never record solo material again. He has stated that his last official album according to him was The Fix which was released in Scarface is now planning on concentrating on the production side of rap music, and has been tapped to produce on the upcoming UGK album titled "Return of the Trill".

More Recently Scarface converted to Islam. See More of the 90's Artists Collection. See More of the Dirty South Collection. Some also blamed the producer to whom he remained loyal throughout much of his career, Mike Dean, for holding the rapper back, keeping him to an unadventurous, though easily-identifiable sound.

Performing under the name Akshen, he began a solo career as a rapper around Houston before signing to the Rap-A-Lot label, which was run by producer James Smith.

Smith was then recruiting for a rap group called the Geto Boys, and he tapped the future Scarface to join that effort as the s drew to a close. Scarface and the rest of the Geto Boys released their first album, Grip It!

On that Other Level , in The album was later rereleased in as The Geto Boys. Filled with violent imagery, the album shocked many of its listeners. It also introduced Jordan, alias Akshen, as Scarface, in a song called "Scarface.

The outcry against The Geto Boys proved to be just the publicity the group needed to reach a wider audience, and they soon developed a loyal following. In , the group released its second album, called, appropriately enough, We Can't Be Stopped. This album went platinum amid further negative publicity. The VH1 music television network assessed the rap group on its website, saying, "Some of the most vile sequences of words ever used in popular music appeared on their albums, glorying in rape, mutilation and violence.

For some of the group's fans, We Can't Be Stopped became the group's definitive recording, never to be topped.