Credited on the record as Ghetto Boys.
Scarface
1989 · Rap-A-Lot RAP-103-2 · Houston, Texas
- Artist
- Geto Boys
- Credited on the record as
- Ghetto Boys
- Title
- Scarface
- Release
- Grip It! On That Other Level
- Year
- 1989
- Label
- Rap-A-Lot # RAP-103-2
- Format
- Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Genre
- Hip Hop · Southern Hip Hop · Gangsta Rap
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — Rap / Hip Hop Songs
Southern Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap group formed in 1986 in Houston, Texas, USA, released the song "Scarface" (Rap-A-Lot Records # RAP-103-2), one of the first Hip Hop tracks to use Vietnam as a comparison for violence in US cities and communities, which became a significant trend in this genre: "open fire like a lunatic from Vietnam, bullets fled to the head, bodies bled".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Round up the posse, y'all, and bring the heat / And when it's over, all I want is bloody meat / Boy done fuckin with me... / Load up the Uzis, turn the village into a war zone / Make the hit, break quick, leave your cars on / Nobody crosses me, especially in this dope game... / Caught my ride, hit the fry, and I step calm / Open fire like a lunatic from Vietnam / Bullets fled to the head, bodies bled / Left for dead, I pumped these bitches full of lead
About the artist
Southern Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap group formed in 1986 in Houston, Texas, USA.
Themes
City & Community Violence · Drugs · Violence Metaphor · Crazed Vet