It became a Geto Boys record.”. Mind Tricks To Help Anxiety And Scarface My Mind Is Playing Tricks On Me Lyrics See Price 2019Ads, Deals and Sales. Sign up for the Micro-Chop Substack newsletter. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. He wanted everybody to rap on it. Go directly to shout page. Utilizing the sample-as-chorus technique that Scarface perfected on several of his early records, “Mind Playing Tricks” showcased delivery, lyrics, and production that were all years ahead of their time. Playing via Spotify Playing via YouTube Playback options “I Don’t Remember the Samples I Use. I sit alone in my four cornered room starin' at candlesAre we on the radio dukes?Awww yeah, give it to meYeah, at night I can't sleepI'm tossin'…. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. Listeners should note that the turmoil found in the words from “Mind Playing Tricks” wasn’t just good storytelling— it was a reflection of Scarface’s life. Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. An anthem of pain and anguish for the ages, Bushwick Bill, Scarface, and Willie D’s portrait of … Before appearing on The Geto Boys sophomore album We Can’t Be Stopped and gaining the group national attention, the song started out as a record for Scarface’s solo debut Mr. Scarface is Back. “I was in a part of my brain that was almost spooky,” he told HardKnock.tv. It’s hard to wake up in the morning and deal with that one.”, “I was in a real fucked up state of mind man. Rap-A-Lot then made the questionable decision to use his injury as a photo op. Watch the video for Mind Playin' Tricks 94 from Scarface's The Diary for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. “I gave it to a buddy of mine named Lil’ Silver, and he died. Experimenting with a toxic cocktail of downers, shrooms, and weed, the Houston icon was in rough shape when he wrote lyrics like: At night I can’t sleep, I toss and turnCandlesticks in the dark, visions of bodies being burnedFour walls just staring at a n***aI’m paranoid, sleeping with my finger on the triggerMy mother’s always stressin’ I ain’t living rightBut I ain’t going out without a fight, “It was a record I originally recorded for my solo album, but nobody wanted that song. Connect with SCARFACE on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter @brothermob. Leave feedback, Scarface (born Brad Jordan, November 9, 1970) is a rapper from the South Acres neighborhood in Houston, Texas, originally known for his work as a member of the Geto Boys. 1)’ to a Metronome Click, “I Didn’t Have Anything, I Just Had My Dad’s Records”: The Pause-Tape Origins of Ohbliv, “Summoned By Aliens”: How the Beastie Boys, Pete Rock, Q-Tip & Others Changed Rap Music With The…, Stevie Nicks Wrote “Dreams” in 10 Minutes Over a Drum Loop, Why I Spent A Year Researching and Writing About Paul C. McKasty, Gravediggaz’ “Diary of a Madman” Used a Car Commercial Sample From a Cassette, “Off of CD, Overdubbin’, Straight Mixtape Shit”: The Story of ‘Champion Sound’. To the point that I just wanted to die.”, Scarface wasn’t the only group member in the depths of despair when “My Mind’s Playing Tricks” dropped. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. He is known for his sometimes unique and exaggerated voice and rapping technique. If you’re not crying when the song’s done, you ain’t wrote the right record.”, Even some of Scarface’s group mates missed the song’s potential when they first heard it. “I was in a real fucked up state of mind man. Despite the seemingly insurmountable internal battle, he was fighting at the time, his mental illness and paranoia also served as part of his creative fuel. Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. Recording as Akshen, he began his career recording solo for Rap-A-Lot Records, a local label in Houston, Texas. Hell No.” — The Story of ‘Madvillainy’, Slum Village Rapped Every Single Verse on ‘Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. If you’re not crying when the song’s done, you ain’t wrote the right record.”, Although Scarface’s tears may have resulted in plenty of iconic records, that hopeless place from many years ago isn’t a state of mind he plans to revisit. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. As the years pass, critics and fans continue to marvel at the power of every lyric in the song. “I was always taught to write your heart, write your life. “I grew up around musicians and writers,” he told HardKnock.tv. While breaking the song down for HardKnock.tv in a 2013 interview, Face said his frequent self-medication at the time of the song’s release made him paranoid. “I think my manic-depressive state and suicidal tendencies played a huge role on who I was back then,” he told Da Shelter. Prince] found some people who were really feeling it. “Willie D didn’t think the record would work, but he wrote a verse to it anyway after J. “I don’t ever want to go back in there.”. My mind is playing tricks on me three: scarface Day by day it's more impossible to cope I feel like I'm the one that's doing dope Can't keep a steady hand because I'm nervous Every sunday morning I'm in service Playing for forgiveness And trying to find an exit out of the business I know the lord is looking at me That’s the only copy of ‘My Mind Playing Tricks On Me’ with every verse by me. I swear…nobody.”. If you enjoyed this piece, please consider following my Micro-Chop publication. Face was in such a dark place it’s fair to wonder what would have happened without music as an outlet. An anthem of pain and anguish for the ages, Bushwick Bill, Scarface, and Willie D’s portrait of mental illness over a haunting Isaac Hayes loop is equal parts beautiful and disturbing. “It was a record I originally recorded for my solo album, but nobody wanted that song. The Geto Boys “Mind Playing Tricks On Me” may be the greatest rap record of all time. “How many people have gotten their eye shot out and captured it on an album cover for everyone to remember? Hard as hell yet lyrical and thoughtful, every verse paints a complex picture of a narrator struggling to avoid the endless abyss of insanity. He has been a solo artist since 1991, becoming one of the most p…. Prince had done his research on this song,” Face told Da Shelter. Want more engaging narrative non-fiction music journalism and curated playlists? “There were three verses: my first two verses — the verse that Bill rapped was my own third verse,” Face told the website Da Shelter in a 2010 interview. According to Scarface, his sullen facial expression on the album cover is a result of his annoyance with the label’s exploitation of Bill. In the late 1980s, he joined the Geto Boys as they were forming and released…, Scarface (born Brad Jordan, November 9, 1970) is a rapper from the South Acres neighborhood in Houston, Texas, originally known for his work as a member of the Geto Boys. He has been a solo artist since 1991, becoming one of the most popular southern rappers in the business although maintaining ties to the Geto Boys. “I wish I could find the original version of this song, the one I first recorded,” Scarface told the website Genius in a personal notation from 2015. Somebody has that fucking tape somewhere.”, Having written and produced “Mind Playing Tricks”, Scarface was responsible for every verse on the track except for Willie D’s. “I’m so glad to be out of that shit,” he told HardKnock.tv. “I didn’t really want to put Bill out there like that,” he told Da Shelter. Right before the release of We Can’t Be Stopped, Geto Boys rapper Buskwick Bill shot himself in the eye during a drunken dispute with his then-girlfriend. The Geto Boys “Mind Playing Tricks On Me” may be the greatest rap record of all time. “[J. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. To the point that I just wanted to die.”, While the harsh realities of life provided the initial inspiration for the song, Scarface credits the creatives from his early years for teaching him how to turn his pain into art. He has been a solo…, Scarface (born Brad Jordan, November 9, 1970) is a rapper from the South Acres neighborhood in Houston, Texas, originally known for his work as a member of the Geto Boys. I swear…nobody.”, “I was always taught to write your heart, write your life.