Balls And My Word [PA]

Performer: Scarface
Artist: Z-Ro; Aries; Bun B; Dirt Bomb; Devin; Tanya Herron; Tela; Lil' Papa Roach
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Personnel includes: Scarface, Z-RO, Dirt Bomb, Bun B, Devin The Dude, Tela, Aries, Tanya Herron, Lil' Papa Roach. Producers include: N.O. Joe, Mike Dean, T-Mix, Ensayne Wayne. Recorded at Dean's List House Of Hits and Hippie House Studios, Houston, Texas; Enterprise Studios, Burbank, California; Larabee Sounds, N. Hollywood, California. Personnel includes: Scarface, Z-RO, Dirt Bomb, Bun B, Devin The Dude, Tela, Aries, Tanya Herron, Lil' Papa Roach. Producers include: N.O. Joe, Mike Dean, T-Mix, Ensayne Wayne. Audio Mixers: Mike Dean ; Bob Brown. Recording information: Dean's List House Of Hits, Houston, TX; Enterprise studios, Burbank, CA; Hippie House Studios, Houston, TX; Larrabee Sounds, N. Hollywood, CA. Even the most casual of rap fans will likely remember Scarface as one third of the Geto Boys, the Houston act who stirred up national controversy with the dark, graphic classic WE CAN'T BE STOPPED. However, the scope of his influence can easily be underestimated; more than just a part of a scene, he made a mark on wave after wave of Southern-fried platinum-selling movements from the No Limit Posse to the Screwed Up Klick (he even brought Ludacris to Def Jam). And that doesn't even touch on his prolific, respected career as a solo artist. With BALLS AND MY WORLD, Scarface offers his trademark deliberate bass-heavy sound and uncompromising, scathing, raw lyrics. He has always been about as subtle as an anvil, and he outdoes himself on "Bitch Nigga," a thinly-veiled attack on 50 Cent that goes so far as to simulate the omnipresent beat of the Queens rapper's No. 1 crossover pop hit "In Da Club." Scarace somehow manages to put a new spin on the topic of money-seeking women on "Only Your Mother." However, the most remarkable track here is "Make Your Peace" which conjures up the creepiest, most alluring elements of the Geto Boys with its odd juxtaposition of positive message and spirituality with a spooky, other-side-of-the-grave delivery.

Rolling Stone (6/12/03, p.90) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...A gleeful, carefree thug romp..." Entertainment Weekly (4/25/03, p.150) - "...Scarface brings pathos to single moms, shoot-outs, and crack dealers alike..." - Rating: B The Source (7/03, p.150) - "...A 14-cut opus worthy of classic status..."

A member of famed Houston gangsta rap group the Geto Boys, Scarface is one of the most respected southern MCs of all time. As a solo artist, he is by far the most successful member of the Geto Boys and is often credited with bringing southern hip-hop, and the Houston scene in particular, out of the underground and into the mainstream. In the early 2000s, Scarface claimed that he was retiring from the solo MC game, but stated that he would continue to work with the Geto Boys and record and produce for other artists.

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