Houston legend Scarface NPR’s Tiny Desk Live performance arrived on Monday (Dec. 18), and the artist punched in a formidable six-song medley.
FaceMob carried out a half dozen classics starting from “My Block,” “Smile” and Geto Boys’ “Thoughts Taking part in Tips on Me” alongside his band and longtime producer Mike Dean. He paid homage to his Geto Boys compatriot, the late Bushwick Invoice’s traditional verse from the latter track. Face’s storytelling and supply had been equally poignant, as he quipped about recording many of the songs below the affect, most notably his opus “Mary Jane.”
Not too long ago, Face expressed his affinity for the guitar — an instrument he used a bit bit throughout the efficiency — in an interview with Fender. “All my uncles had been left-handed, however flipped their guitar to play right-handed … what some individuals would name the ‘proper approach,’” he mentioned. “Me, I didn’t know play, so I took it and performed the wrong way up. So the chords that he was making had been proper for him, however the wrong way up for me. I didn’t know any higher, so I assume it was simple. The primary track I ever realized on the guitar was ‘I’d Like to Change the World’ by Ten Years after. After which I began enjoying ZZ Prime’s ‘La Grange’.”
Tiny Desk producer DJ Cuzzin B raved about Face’s efficiency on X, dubbing it the “greatest hip-hop Tiny Desk we’ve ever put out.”
Tiny Desk celebrated its fifteenth anniversary this 12 months and has featured performances from Tyler, the Creator, Freddie Gibbs and Anderson .Paak and extra.
Watch Scarface’s efficiency beneath.
