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Scarface - M.A.D.E.
| Nytimes | | In the years since the disintegration of his hip-hop trio, the Fugees, Wyclef Jean has released a smattering of solo albums, created a handful of collaborative hits and found various ways to strengthen his ties to Haiti, the country he left when he was young. (Its president, René Préval, has named him a roving ambassador.) He has also made no secret of his desire to become a 21st-century version of Bob Marley. If a guitar, a quavering voice, a loose command of Jamaican patois and a tendency to cover “No Woman, No Cry” were all it took, he (and many others) would have achieved that goal long ago....full text |
| | Rapreviews | | The process of being made is usually the culmination of a successful criminal career. In Scarface's case, he hasn't been a criminal for the better part of two decades, but he's earned his stripes in another manner. In the hip-hop world being made means having an illustrious and successful career, with classic albums under your belt. Scarface has met all the requirements of being made and easily surpassed them. Not only has the man dropped classics almost every time out the box, he's never had to sell out AND he needs no promotion whatsoever. You mention that Scarface is dropping an album and you have people's attention....full text |
| | Ew | | ''Never thought I'd live to see 21/Look, I'm all grown now,'' reflects Houston-rap godfather (and founding Geto Boy) Brad ''Scarface'' Jordan on ''Never,'' from Made, his ninth solo album. But how grown is the 37-year-old, really, when much of the album finds him wallowing in violence and misogyny? Fortunately, Scarface acts his age on more thoughtful cuts like ''Who Do You Believe In,'' which offers a somber take on the many forces that claim innocent inner-city lives, from gang rivalries to the war in Iraq. Now, that kind of wisdom never gets old....full text |
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