The Fix is the seventh studio album by American rapper Scarface, released on August 6, 2002. It debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, with over 160,000 copies sold in its first week. Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, Nas, Faith Evans, and WC guested on the album. It was produced by Mike Dean, Kanye West, Tony Pizarro, Nottz, and the Neptunes. The Fix was met with critical acclaim.
The Fix was Scarface's first release on Def Jam Recordings; he became the president of Def Jam South in 2000. Three singles were released from The Fix. The first was the song "Guess Who's Back" featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel. The second was "My Block", with a music video directed by Marc Klasfeld. The third single "Someday" contained a music video that was directed by former 10cc member Kevin Godley. The track "In Cold Blood" was featured on the video game Def Jam Vendetta, where Scarface is also included as a playable fighter.
In 2010, it was reported by HipHopDX Scarface would be making a sequel to The Fix called The Habit.
Reception
In 2009, Pitchfork ranked the album at No. 185 on their "Top 200 Albums of the 2000s" list.
Track listing
Personnel A&R [Administration] – Erica "Moon Unit" Novich Administrator [Recording Administration] – Vol S. Davis III Art Direction, Design – B. Jordan, Louis Marino Coordinator [Production] – Homer "Tray" Armstrong Creative Director – Rick Patrick Executive Producer – B. Jordan, J. Prince Lacquer Cut by RJ Mastered by Freaky Dean Photography by Vincent Soyez Producer [Associate Producers] – Randy Acker, Tina M. Davis Stylist – Monica Morrow
Chart positions
Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peakposition
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for The Fix by Scarface Chart (2002) PositionCanadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 122Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 66 US Billboard 200150 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)33
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