{"id":188718,"date":"2023-12-19T12:42:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T11:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=188718"},"modified":"2023-12-18T21:44:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:44:57","slug":"scarface-tiny-desk-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/scarface-tiny-desk-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Scarface: Tiny Desk Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ajNYTJcF6rE?si=hr9Hd77spEXtgqJH\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Scarface&#8217;s Tiny Desk concert radiates with his decadeslong passion as an emcee and producer. There&#8217;s calculated intent behind every word and note of this 30-minute set and I learned that his love for golf also runs deep during our initial meeting. He was playing a round and had difficulty dividing his attention between the plan and the course. Three days before the show, amid rehearsals, I got a call from Facemob asking, &#8220;What if I brought Mike Dean?&#8221; My expectations were already high, but that final addition set the stage for something special.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Dean provided unmatched authenticity, and their shared stories added sentimental value to this performance. After all, his signature keys and synths can be heard on most of Scarface&#8217;s classics and countless Rap-A-Lot records. Here, we get a rare glimpse of Scarface the conductor, bouncing through multiple eras of his catalog including &#8220;On My Block,&#8221; &#8220;Mary Jane&#8221; and the bone-chilling &#8220;I Seen a Man Die.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Scarface, along with Rakim, was recently awarded the inaugural Hip-Hop Grandmaster Award from the newly launched Paid in Full Foundation, which includes a sizable financial prize and healthcare. No matter how the never-ending hip-hop greats debate is sliced, the rapper&#8217;s place is cemented as one of the most influential storytellers in the culture and his Tiny Desk is proof.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"188719\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/scarface-tiny-desk-concert\/scarface-tiny-desk-npr-2023-billboard-1548\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/scarface-tiny-desk-npr-2023-billboard-1548.webp?fit=942%2C623&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"942,623\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"scarface-tiny-desk-npr-2023-billboard-1548\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/scarface-tiny-desk-npr-2023-billboard-1548.webp?fit=540%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/scarface-tiny-desk-npr-2023-billboard-1548.webp?fit=640%2C423&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/scarface-tiny-desk-npr-2023-billboard-1548.webp?resize=540%2C357&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"357\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-188719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/scarface-tiny-desk-npr-2023-billboard-1548.webp?resize=540%2C357&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/scarface-tiny-desk-npr-2023-billboard-1548.webp?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/scarface-tiny-desk-npr-2023-billboard-1548.webp?w=942&amp;ssl=1 942w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scarface&#8217;s Tiny Desk concert radiates with his decadeslong passion as an emcee and producer. 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