Guess Who's Back Explained

Guess Who's Back
Cover:Guess who's back.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Scarface featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel
Album:The Fix
A-Side:My Block
Released:April 30, 2002
Recorded:2002
Genre:Hip hop
Length:4:15
Label:Def Jam
Producer:Kanye West
Chronology:Scarface
Prev Title:I Luv
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:My Block
Next Year:2002

"Guess Who's Back" is a song by American rapper Scarface featuring American rappers Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel. It is the lead single from Scarface's seventh studio album The Fix (2002). The song was produced by Kanye West, who also provides uncredited vocals, and contains a sample of "Sunrise" by The Originals.

Background and composition

The song was first recorded in New York. Scarface then brought it to producer Mike Dean, who mixed the song at Rap A Lot studios in Houston.[1]

For production, Kanye West used a looped sample of "Sunrise" by The Originals and layered it over the drums in the instrumental of "Xxplosive" by Dr. Dre.[2]

Critical reception

In a review of The Fix, Pitchfork described the song as a "blazing track that wouldn't have sounded out of place on The Blueprint".[3] Complex praised the song, calling it "a classic shit-talking, skill-flexing showdown".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trammell . Matthew . Beat Construction: Mike Dean . . July 16, 2015.
  2. Web site: The Ringer's 100 Best Jay-Z Songs, Ranked . . June 24, 2021.
  3. Web site: Scarface: The Fix Album Review . . November 7, 2002.
  4. Web site: Barber . Andrew . Shipley . Al . The 100 Best Jay-Z Songs . . March 20, 2018.