All good things must come to an end. Scarface knows this all too well. In a storied and successful 33 year career, the Houston rapper can look back at a mountain of accomplishments. He can also reflect on his new lease on life. Last September, Scarface was effectively saved by his son Chris Jordan when he donated his kidney to save his father’s life. And so, aged 50, Brad Terrence Jordan (Scarface) is hanging it up, with one final show in Houston.
Appearing on the Geto Boys Reloaded podcast with fellow Geto Boy Willie D, Scarface revealed that he is “done with the rap”.
“I was saying some good shit,” Scarface said. “I probably could never write like that again. But it’s a beautiful thing when you’re able to express yourself with words and people fall in love with your ability to deliver a story.”
But don’t think this is a negative. There certainly aren’t any tears shed by Scarface. In fact, he couldn’t be more excited. To him, it’s all a big victory.
“You know how you can just burn a lane? I burned the [Rap] lane. We did—we did it, Willie, we f*ckin’ did it, bro! We did it. Everything that we set to accomplish out there recording on the pool table with the f*ckin’ 4-track or 8-track with the microphone up against the wall? We made it, bro.”
Scarface certainly has made it. His 1994 album The Diary debuted at the No. 2 on Billboard and went on to be 2x Platinum Certified. 1997’s The Untouchable also went 2x Platinum and debuted at the No. 1 spot. In 2012, he was ranked as #16 in The Source’s“Top 50 Lyricists of All Time”.
So what’s next for the soon-to-be-former rapper? By his own words, getting into “a different lane of music”. Options on the table include blues, rock, and/or indie. “I want to something different now,” Scarface said.
We’ll keep an eye out for that Scarface indie-rock record @FMHipHop.
The Houston hometown hero will give his final rap performance on Friday, November 12 at The House of Blues in Houston.