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The Last of a Dying Breed

For Lynyrd Skynyrd album, see Last of a Dyin' Breed. For the Neal McCoy song, see That's Life (Neal McCoy album). For the Ludacris song, see Theater of the Mind.
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
The A.V. Clubaverage[2]
HipHopDX4/5 stars[3]
NME9/10[4]
PopMattersfavorable[5]
RapReviews8.5/10[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 stars[7]
Vibe3/5 stars[8]

The Last of a Dying Breed is the sixth studio album by American rapper Scarface. The album was released on October 3, 2000, by Rap-A-Lot Records and Virgin Records. The album was less successful commercially than his last few efforts, but more successful critically. It debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 133,972 copies in its first week being certified Gold by the RIAA.

The album includes the singles "Look Me in My Eyes" and "It Ain't, Pt. 2". The song, "They Down with Us" is a remake of the Boogie Down Productions classic, "I'm Still #1".

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."11-09-70" (Intro)N.O. Joe, Mr. Lee0:32
2."The Last of a Dying Breed"N.O. Joe, Scarface, Mr. Lee3:11
3."Look Me In My Eyes"N.O. Joe, Mr. Lee3:36
4."It Ain't Part II"Erick Sermon, N.O. Joe3:13
5."They Down With Us" (featuring UGK)N.O. Joe, Mr. Lee4:43
6."Sorry For What?"N.O. Joe4:38
7."O.G. to Me" (featuring Jayo Felony and Tha Dogg Pound)Scarface, Mike Dean5:13
8."The Gangsta Shit"N.O. Joe, Mr. Lee4:13
9."Conspiracy Theory"N.O. Joe, Scarface, Mr. Lee3:39
10."Watch Ya Step"Scarface, N.O. Joe, Swift3:42
11."Get Out" (featuring Jay Z and Nino Storm)Mr. Lee3:27
12."In & Out" (featuring Too Short and Devin The Dude)Mr. Lee4:35
13."And Yo" (featuring Redman and Young Noble)Mr. Lee4:55
14."In My Time"Scarface, Tone Capone, Mike Dean5:44
15."11-09-2000" (Outro)Mr. Lee0:57

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 7
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 60

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Michael Gallucci (2000-10-03). "The Last of a Dying Breed - Scarface | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  2. ^ Rabin, Nathan. "Last Of A Dying Breed · Scarface". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  3. ^ "Scarface - The Last Of A Dying Breed". HipHopDX. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  4. ^ Nme.Com (2005-09-12). "NME Reviews - Scarface: The Last Of A Dying Breed". Nme.Com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  5. ^ "Scarface: Last of a Dying Breed". PopMatters. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  6. ^ "Feature for September 24th, 2000 - Scarface's "Last of a Dying Breed"". Rapreviews.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  7. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 329. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone geto boys album guide.
  8. ^ "Scarface - Last of a Dying Breed CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 2000-10-03. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  9. ^ "Scarface Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  10. ^ "Scarface Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  11. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Scarface – The Last of a Dying Breed". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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