Before The Fix, Scarface had already established himself as a remarkable street narrator and storytelling genius. His chronicles on the Geto Boys’ work and on albums like The Diary were unflinchingly vivid and incredibly raw. Scarface rhymed about what he knew, but he never glorified, nor did he pull any punches. The Fix sees Scarface adopting a ghetto wise-man persona, providing the listeners with bleak, street wisdom and sober commentary.
There may not be anything that matches the poetic intensity of “I Seen a Man Die” but tracks like “In Cold Blood” highlight his knack for powerful storytelling. It’s more Scarface harking back and contemplating rather than living in the moment.
It also helps that he’s backed by some of the best production of his career; swaying from the bluesy nostalgia of “On My Block,” steady soul rhythms of “Guess Who’s Back,” chilling acoustic menace of “Safe” and the rough funk of N.W.A.-sampling “I Ain’t the One.” Roping in a couple of Roc Boys, Nas and Faith Evans, The Fix is still old-school Scarface, but this time, with a touch of slick, modern creativity.
. ' Released: July 30, 2002. 'Someday' Released: 2002 The Fix is the seventh by American rapper. The album was released on August 6, 2002. The album was highly acclaimed, receiving a rare 5-mic rating from hip-hop magazine.
It debuted at #4 on the chart, with well over 160,000 copies sold in its 1st week. Guest artists on the album include, and. Producers include Mike Dean, and. The Fix was Scarface's first release on; he became the president of in 2001.
Two singles were released from The Fix. The first was the song ', with a music video directed.
The second single 'Someday' contained a music video that was directed by former member. In 2010, it was reported by Scarface would be making a sequel to The Fix called The Habit.
Contents. Reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating B+ 8/10 6.3/10 5/5 8/10 4/5 In 2009, ranked the album at #185 on their Top 200 Albums of the 2000s list. Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. 'The Fix' (Intro), 0:57 2.
Reid China Black 3:56 3. 'In Cold Blood' B. 'Guess Who's Back' (featuring and ) B. DePierro Kanye West 4:15 5. Mann Lee Stone and Nashiem Myrick 3:34 6.
'Keep Me Down' B. Jordan, 3:32 7.
'What Can I Do?' (featuring ) B. Jones, T-Mix 4:06 8.
'In Between Us' (featuring ) B. Sandlofer Scarface, Mike Dean, Lofey 4:58 9. 'Someday' (featuring ) B. Jordan, 6:00 10. Jones T-Mix 4:10 11. 'Heaven' (featuring Kelly Price) B.
T-Mix, Kanye West 3:14 12. 'I Ain't the One' (featuring ) B.
Goldsmith, F. Webb, Flip 4:11 13. 'Fixed' (Outro) B.
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