#geto boys my mind is playing tricks on me

[soupy-sez]

[zzprompto]

☆ the shared bath

geto suguru x male reader [he / him]

sypnosis: two dudes, [name] and suguru, share a totally 100% platonic bath after [name] notices something off about suguru. (meant to be viewed as romantic. happens before the things suguru does, au where everything turns out to be okay?)

the lowercase is intentional !

- brief mentions of nudity (because it's a bath) but no nsfw.

it was the little things [name] seemed to notice first. the way suguru started talking less, how he started wearing his hair up instead of down and how he started to grow bags under his eyes. [name] started to worry, but who wouldn't? sure, [name] wasn't the closest to suguru, that title was reserved for gojo satoru and gojo satoru only, but he was still quite close with the ravenette.

[name] couldn't help but worry. whenever he saw suguru around school grounds, he could feel his heart ache inside his chest and his stomach turn. the poor boy hoped his friend was alright, but that really didn't seem like the case. it was almost as if there was something bugging suguru, but he couldn't tell anyone. maybe he was too afraid? too standoffish to ask for help? whatever it was, [name] was determined to help his friend.

[name] spotted suguru alone on campus, so he walked up to him. it was weird to see suguru alone and without satoru, the two were independent. they were always together, but that didn't seem like the case anymore. it was probably the thing that was bugging suguru caused him to drift apart from satoru is what [name] thought. but, he didn't know the truth.

[name] walked over to suguru and stopped infront of him. "hey.. are you good?" he asked in a soft voice, trying not to startle the ravenette. suguru just looked at [name] and sighed. "i'm fine." is all he replied with in a bored, monotone voice. it seemed clear that suguru didn't want to talk about his feelings, but [name] was still worried. he wanted to find out what was truly wrong.

of course, [name] didn't want to be so persistant that he didn't get an answer from suguru at all, so he had to be creative. the first thing that came into his mind was.. a bath. just him and suguru sharing a bath whilst talking about their feelings. that doesn't sound gay at all..

"do you want to take a bath with me? we can catch up whilst soaking in some bubbles and what not." [name] suggests, a smile on his face as he spoke. suguru thought his ears were deceiving him for a second. did he really hear what he thought he heard? or was his mind playing tricks on him due to his sleep deprivation?

suguru's face contorted and twisted into that of confusion. he looked at [name] with that exact expression on his face. "what? a bath? that's a bit odd, don't you think?" suguru sighed, shaking his head at [name]'s suggestion. although out loud he said the idea was odd, on the inside his heart was racing. he never would've thought [name] would be the type of person to suggest a bath, an intimate one at that where they'd be discussing their feelings together. it was all a shock, but suguru found it quite romantic.

[name] immediately realises how weird taking a bath with another guy sounds, especially since both him and suguru are teenagers, on the verge of adulthood. "oh! right.. right.. uhm.. my bad.." [name] chuckles nervously, scratching the back of his head and looking away from suguru. oh how stupid he was for thinking such a thing.

"..i'm not opposed to the idea, however." suguru clears his throat, also looking away from [name]'s direction. "i guess it would be nice to take a warm bath and catch up." suguru continues, his voice quiet and low as he's still flustered by the suggestion. maybe he was reading into it too much? but it was too late now, he already accepted the offer.

[name] perks up and he looks at suguru again, his previous smile creeping back up on his face. quickly, [name] takes suguru's arm and he starts dragging the poor boy to the baths. he already heard suguru say he 'wasn't opposed to the idea', so there's nothing stopping [name] now. he felt some sort of excitement rush over him, mixed with another feeling that he didn't know how to name. it was like he wanted to see suguru, topless, in the bath. but that was normal, right? it's normal to want to see another guy's body, right? it's totally not gay..

after a few long moments of [name] dragging suguru by the arm, the two boys finally reached the baths. [name] started to run the water, turning a mixture of the hot and cold taps before it was the optimum temperature. he then took one of the shower gels that was laying on the side of the bath, before squeezing a bit in the bath, waiting for bubbles to start forming. the bath wasn't big, but it wasn't too small. [name] hoped it would fit him and suguru, and possibly leave some space for the two of them. yet, he wouldn't mind being right besides suguru in the bath.

[name] looked at suguru with a smile. "well, the bath's running now. i guess it's time to get in." he hummed before turning around and taking his uniform off. as much as [name] wanted to watch suguru get changed, for some odd reason that didn't click in his mind yet, he gave suguru a little privacy and didn't watch. [name] got dressed pretty fast himself and he got into the water, waiting for suguru to get in too.

suguru took a little longer getting undressed. he was pretty nervous and flustered about the whole ordeal. suguru was about to be in a bath with someone he likes, close to this guy when they're both naked and the other guy doesn't see a problem with it! it didn't help that [name] was going to ask questions about what's wrong with suguru, it just made the whole moment feel like it was going to be more intimate than intended.

soon enough, [name] could hear suguru enter the water beside him. [name] turned off the taps and he looked to suguru with a smile. "the water's nice, don't you think?" he asked, trying to make some sort of small talk despite this awkwardly-romantic situation. this was meant to be a moment that couples shared. so why was it that two boys, who have not confronted their feelings about eachother yet, are sharing such a moment?

suguru just hums and nods along to [name]'s question, looking down at the water to try and avoid his gaze. it was all too much for his heart, there was only so much it could handle. "yeah.. the water's nice. thanks for.. asking me to come here with you? i don't know what else to say.." suguru muttered, definitely not knowing what else to say.

"i was worried about you, y'know? i mean, i still am, but i'm worried about you. i'm always worried about you, even when there's nothing to worry about." [name] explains, his brain going fuzzy after repeating the word 'worry' too many times. he's still gazing over at suguru with a small smile on his face. "i care about you a lot, even if it doesn't look like that. i just want you to know that." [name] admits, and it's not making suguru's heart feel any better. suguru feels as if his heart is going to leap out of his chest and drown in the bath.

suguru thinks for a moment, trying to recollect his thoughts and words before he can say anything in response to [name]. "hm.. thank you, [name]. i appreciate how much you care and worry, it means.. a lot." suguru whispers, making the shared bath more and more intimate by the second. "i've just been thinking a lot lately about everything that's happened, i forgot to stop and see that people around me care. everything with amanai, haibara.. it's all piled up. i feel like i have to carry this weight on my shoulders, like i'm alone.. i want to do something about it.." suguru admitted before pausing. he didn't want to tell the truth about what he thought of doing, it would just lead [name] to hate him.

then, suguru heard the water sloshing and splashing about until he felt something wrap around him. it was [name], of course. [name] pulled suguru into a hug, holding him as close as he could. "i'm sorry, suguru. i'm sorry that you feel that way.." [name] whispers to suguru. "you're not alone.. you have us. gojo, shoko.. and me." [name] sighed, resting against suguru's shoulder as he continued to hug the other boy. "we're always here so you can talk to us. i'm here for you, always." [name] whispers and it plays in suguru's mind over and over again. suguru just wanted to kiss [name] so badly. [name]'s words were so intimate, yet [name] didn't even know the effect he had on suguru.

suguru hums and he rests his chin on the top of [name]'s head, reciprocating the hug. "thank you again, [name]. your words reassure me. i needed that, a lot." suguru sighed, continuing to hold [name] in his arms as [name] held suguru in his own.

"i really want to kiss you.." suguru confessed in a whisper, his cheeks immediately going a light pink instead of pale as he spoke. [name]'s eyes opened wide and he backed away from the hug slightly, some water tipping out of the bath tub. "what? what did you say? you want to kiss me?" [name] was taken aback, but he should've seen it coming. he was the one who suggsted such a romantic and intimate thing such as a bath in the first place.

yet, [name] didn't back away. he wasn't afraid of his feelings anymore. he leaned in closer to suguru to the point where their noses were almost touching. "do it, then. kiss me." [name] whispered back, hoping suguru would kiss him.

...and kiss him he did.

suguru leaned in, just as [name] did, and he finally made their lips meet. it felt like heaven. both boys were just melting at eachother's touch. all the unspoken feelings coming to light as they stayed in the bath. it was perfect, better than anything the boys could've imagined.

once the two of them pulled away, suguru was smiling so much that his cheeks start to hurt. "that was.. great." he whispered before pulling [name] in for another kiss, which [name] gladly accepted.

the two boys kept kissing in the bath, smiling and laughing. all in all, they were just enjoying eachother's company for what felt like the first time in years. it was great.

"do you want to go and grab food with me someday?" geto asked, grinning slightly as he looked at [name]. "as in a date?" [name] tilted his head to which suguru nodded in response. "sure, sounds good to me." [name] hummed, holding suguru close in a hug again.

as the weeks, months and years went past, shoko and gojo never stopped teasing the two. suguru and [name] could never catch a break. but, it all happened because of the shared bath. the bath [name] and suguru were so glad they shared...

☆ author's note: i feel like writing a highschool au gojo..

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[heich0e]

tw religious imagery/sacrilege + mentions of blood

priest!geto who's approached by a member of his congregation, a promising, devout young man who's missed mass now for three weeks in a row, but reappears at the church one night asking to be blessed looking like a shell of the person suguru knows him to be.

"yuuta, are you well?" he asks, a comforting hand coming to rest on the younger man's trembling shoulder.

the boy—because that's what he is really, with his toes barely past the periphery of adulthood—hangs his head, his breathing laboured like he can't quite draw in a full breath. when he finally meets his priest's gaze, his eyes are hollow, and suguru sees for the first time how he appears to be drained.

yuuta tells him everything.

a demon. a succubus that came to him in the night. he hasn't slept in weeks, haunted by the memory and yearning for the next time it will appear. he's barely in his right mind as he recounts it, but suguru listens faithfully. blesses him once his story is done. promises to help him.

he sends yuuta away with that promise, and then he begins his preparations.

"well," your voice is smooth and sweet like honeyed wine as you appear before his eyes. he didn't even blink, but suddenly you're there. "you're not yuuta."

suguru smiles, gently marking the page in his book and closing it in his hand. "i'm not."

"oh," you coo—with what sounds like excitement in your tone—your eyes widening as you take him in. "a priest!"

suguru runs his hand along the front of his black shirt, the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. the roman collar at the base of his throat is surely what's given him away.

your eyes flicker around you, turning slightly to survey the scene. on the floor of the church basement, geto had carefully drawn the sigils needed to summon you—the ritual he'd unearthed in an old religious text in his research. yuuta's blood had been the final element—the part of him that tethered the boy to you—that would help to make the call.

"a summoning ritual," you muse, perhaps even a little impressed, as your eyes flicker along the sigils. your gaze slides over to meet his once more. "how archaic."

"but effective," suguru notes, his tone light and pleasant, and you smile a little—though there's no warmth in it.

by your feet, beside the train of the red tendrils that cloak you—though suguru can't quite be sure whether they're silk or smoke or something different altogether—a small chalice of yuuta's blood rests. you crouch down, dipping the very tip of your finger into the cup until it's coated in scarlet. you lift the digit to your lips, licking it away with your tongue. you maintain eye contact with the priest on the other side of the room all the while.

you hum around the finger caught between your lips. "this is my yuuta's blood."

"it is," suguru agrees.

"i thought he'd be here," you pout at him, "you tricked me."

the priest laughs a little at your expression, and the sound seems to intrigue you. you lick your lips.

"so,"—you inch a little closer to the edge of the circle that binds you—"what can i do for you father?"

"you've been causing a lot of problems for poor okkotsu," suguru notes, but his tone is still surprisingly amiable.

"but he's so much fun to play with," you reply, sighing in contentment as though you reflect on your time with the young man fondly.

suguru steps up to the edge of the summoning circle as well, observing you quietly. your interest in him grows more evident with every passing second, the expression on your face so keen it's as if you're barely containing your desire to reach out and touch him yourself.

"you're beautiful," suguru remarks lightly, his eyes curving up into two crescents as he smiles at you.

your eyes widen, your ruby lips parting in surprise before a devious smile twists them upwards.

"that's blasphemy, you know," you tease him breathlessly, pressing as far forward as the constraints of the ritual allow.

suguru's head tilts to the side in confusion. "your very existence is proof of our Lord. your beauty is a testament to His divine creation. in what way could that ever be sacrilege?"

you blink, your smile slightly falling as suguru's own twists higher.

you inch back.

"yuuta will be so relieved to be free of your possession," suguru says, his tone warm and proud.

he takes a step forward over the line of the summoning circle and you flinch.

he shouldn't be able to do that.

he takes another step towards you.

"come," he says, his hand outstretched "let us join together in blessing."

[dollsuguru]

ok. genuine thoughts. i’m upset that this was the route taken… i just think that it would’ve been more impactful had it actually BEEN satoru/hell even if it was sukuna’s mind playing tricks on him… bc it would’ve been instilling fear/doubt in sukuna’s mind which has never been done by anyone else before! also… i just wish it was JUST satoru himself. like i love yuuta and if it HAD to be anyone overtaking satoru’s body, i mean i’m glad it was yuuta and not kenjaku bc at least you know there’s no maliciousness involved! but it’s like… it’s so burdensome. to yuuta to have to do this and live w this fact + satoru said he doesn’t care what happens to his dead body but idk i just would think that gege would leave gojo’s body ALONE. gojo’s body should’ve never been on the playing field of “being used” i think he should’ve been the exception… having someone else inside THE gojo satoru’s body is just idk i don’t like that writing choice…

also. wouldn’t it have been more impactful if either:

1) sukuna AND yuji saw gojo and didn’t know what the hell was going on? sukuna feeling doubt at what he’s seeing and yuji feeling doubt/relief? because that’s HIS sensei. even if it was a mirage i think it would’ve been better than what we got if i’m being honest

2) and this is my own PERSONAL wish. i just wish that satoru would have chosen north and reached enlightenment/chose his students and pushed forward. bc that’s what makes satoru, SATORU. the youth. the future. his students. him losing the six eyes and not being “the strongest” anymore but it doesn’t matter bc his students got HIS back and he has THEIRS. hell even if he keeps his six eyes and just reaches enlightenment to GET stronger would be totally fine too! bc guess what… megumi is STILL inside sukuna. like i think gege fucking forgot about him -> in turn satoru doesn’t mention megumi… which is INSANITY bc he RAISED that boy. satoru raised megumi longer than toji did. like… idk.

there’s just personally so many things i’d do differently and it’s not even about “subverting expectations” i think gege should still service the story/characters without always caring about what Crazy Subversion he can do… bc then you end up LOSING the ideals/personality of the characters themselves!

idk man… i’m beyond glad we got gojo panels and i’m glad yuuta is back but also… it isn’t yuuta in his own body 😭 and also i feel like we should’ve gotten more yuji/yuuta team up… and ANOTHER also. i didn’t feel anything when choso died like………. gege is so casually killing characters off and it doesn’t even service the plot it’s just useless… so there’s no EMOTION behind it. which is crazy bc i love choso and i should’ve been wailing when he died but there just wasn’t any build up… :/ also. i’m still mad about the twin theory not being real. uncle/nephew is one thing but twin theory would have been PERFECT. same with gojo losing six eyes/reaching white light enlightenment idc either one. also suguru would absolutely be the type of man who would tell satoru to go forward and go north… same w nanami. nanami would want yuji protected at all costs… AND DON’T GET ME STARTED ON GOJO BARELY EMOTING WHEN NANAMI DIED!!!!!! ok now i’m just ranting abt my qualms w the manga. anyways. i’m curious what happens but like… these chapters don’t HIT like how hidden inventory/yuji higu fight hit… like atp bring back toji again i think he’d team up w yuji to bring his son back like we lost the plot…

but also. anyone being mad at yuuta you have critical thinking/reading issues… like yuuta is doing all of this out of desperation he has no other choice 😭 you can’t fight sukuna by being all sweet and humane like… i fear you gotta get monstrous to deal w a demon like him. yuji ate his siblings. there’s just heinous shit you gotta do to deal with this type of man and that’s what you have to do… again it’s the tie in of being a “monster” and feeling like you have no other options: aka something that ALL jjk characters (gojo, geto, toji, yuji, megumi, nanami) had to DO. you’ll have to do things you don’t want to in order to secure a safer future for your loved ones. like damn i hate that gege wrote it like this but alas… what can we do! 😭 just don’t be mean to yuuta or else i’ll fight you idgaf 🤨 but tbh w the way shit is going… if gege kills off yuuta… i’m killing myself. i’m gonna acc drop the manga………….

[aztecbrujeria]

LET'S PARTY!!

One big Chosito HC is that he's a 90's Hip Hop, Rap, and R&B man!!! So...I wanna see if anyone wants to do a pick a song and I'll tell you one HC for our Chosito!!!

Inspired by @nkogneatho many ask games!!!

Sooooo here is what you can choose from! Might be SFW, ANGST, NSFW, OR DC!!! So gimme a number or 2 numbers at the most!!!!

Lets Play!!

Hypnotize - Notorious B.I.G.

California Love - 2pac, Roger, Dr. Dre

Shoop - Salt-N-Pepa

This Is How We Do It - Monte Jordan

Check Yo Self - Ice Cube, Das EFX

Feel So Good - Mase

Doo Wop (That Thing) - Ms. Lauryn Hill

Only You (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) - 112, The Notorious B.I.G., Ma$e

Mind Playing Tricks on Me - Geto Boys

Who Am I (What's My Name)? - Snoop Dogg

Don't Sweat The Technique - Eric B. & Rakim

So Anxious - Ginuwine

Weak - SWV

Can We Talk - Tevin Campbell

So Into You - Tamia

Honey - Mariah Carey

On & On - Erykah Badu

Bring It All to Me (feat. *NSYNC) - Blaque, *NYSNC

Feels Good - Tony! Toni! Toné!

Nobody (feat. Athena Cage) - Keith Sweat, Athena Cage

[stonerparty]

Geto Boys: My Mind Playing Tricks On Me

[bigmeatpete69420]

So I'm watching my back

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (23-29 Jul 2023)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🥰 The Rift (seapigeon) - 53K, modern college no powers AU - there's witchcraft and ghosts and curses and art student steve and science nerd bucky and it was all very good!

😍 Six Kids and a Winnebago series (Oddree13) - 91K, omegaverse Steddie - this series is a thoroughly delightful domestic omegaverse(lite) set post s4 - excellent characterizations, great sense of time/place & really fantastic music references

🥰 Longing and Belonging (enjambament) - 44K, geraskier - governess!Jaskier, lots of great family stuff with Ciri & Yen [reread, a definite fave]

😍 if I'm gonna get back to you someday (napricot) - 46K, post Endgame fixit with "a clusterfuck of Steves" from different multiverses - so many good emotions!

😊 Roommate Wanted (Lihhelsing, tinkerbclla) - 66K, modern Steddie roommates-to-lovers, part epistolary with a dash of identity porn

💖💖 +110K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

the premature awakening of Bucky Barnes [at the hands of stupid, sexy, Post-run Steve] (MaddieWritesStucky (Madeleine_Ward)) - MCU: stucky, 3K - modern no powers stucky, several months on in the relationship between stripper!Bucky & architecht Steve [reread]

Galatea (saltandbyrne) - Inception: Arthur/Eames, 16K - a very good and delightfully melancholic modern myth telling

Shelter Case (Coragyps) - Suits: Mike/Harvey, 7K - futuristic dark dystopian omegaverse [reread]

Let Me Keep You (LeeHan) - MCU: stucky, 4K - Steve's oral fixation PWP  [reread]

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

D20: Adventuring Party - s1, e15-18

D20: A Crown of Candy - s5, e15-17

Good Omens - s2, e1-6

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

What Next: TBD Plus - Why Tech Lays Women Off First

⭐ Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Julia Gets Wise with Jane Fonda

Fire Island: The Tea - Thomás Matos

50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1991: "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" by Geto Boys

50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1993: "Hip Hop Hooray" by Naughty by Nature

Hot and Bothered - Live from Pemberley: The 2005 Movie (with Helen Zaltzman and Jenny Owen Youngs)

Re: Dracula - July 24: There Will be Some Trouble

Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News - Episode 6: “Hello America, this is Addis Ababa.”

50 MPH - 7 MPH / A Crash Course in Jan De Bont (with Bilge Ebiri)

⭐ Endless Thread - Best of Summer: The Loudest Sound

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Mapping the Gay Guides

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Spaces for Spies

Switched on Pop - Barbie and the plasticity of pop

Shedunnit - Cricket and Crime

Re: Dracula - July 26: Just Starting for Home

Ologies with Alie Ward - Sciuridology (SQUIRRELS) with Karen Munroe

Stuff The British Stole - The Fever Tree Hunt

The Waves Plus - How a Drag Queen Recreated the American Dream

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Knight’s Spider Web Farm

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Amazon Night Hikes

Our Opinions Are Correct - Encore Episode: We're in the wrong timeline, with Connie Willis and R.F. Kuang

99% Invisible #546 - The Country of the Blind

50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1981: "Rapture" by Blondie

⭐ Decoder Ring Plus - A Brief History of Making Out

Twenty Thousand Hertz+ - Zelda: A Beep to the Past

Dear Prudence Plus - My Boyfriend Hid His Hobby From Me—Civil War Reenactments. Help!

⭐ Into It - Country Music’s Race Problem

What Next: TBD Plus - Washington vs. A.I.

Rivals: Music's Greatest Feuds - Robbie Robertson vs. Levon Helm: Broken Band

Re: Dracula - July 28: Four Days in Hell

Re: Dracula - July 29: Another Tragedy

Hit Parade Plus - The Bridge: Don’t Believe Me, Just Watch

⭐ Strong Songs - "Killing Me Softly With His Song," as sung by Lauryn Hill, Roberta Flack, & Lori Lieberman

Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! - WWDTM: Randall Park

Fire Island: The Tea - Bambi Sue: Dredging Up the Past

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Presenting The Who

People Just Wanna Have Fun [Kool & The Gang] {2023}

The Beach Boys Radio • Popular

"One Thing Leads To Another" [The Fixx] Radio

Dream Theater

Presenting Bruno Mars

[snuh]

Geto Boys: My Mind Playing Tricks On Me

[honeyonsunday]

Shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up. Then copy/paste this ask to your favorite mutuals!❤️❤️❤️

90s hip-hop will forever be my go to. Thanks for this!

[justcallmespike]

Happy 10th Anniversary to the one, the only; Mighty Death Pop!

Released 14th August 2012, this killer album is so far, the biggest album in the Insane Clown Posse’s entire discography, having been released with three additional bonus albums which were packaged separately with the three different versions of the album.

The Mighty Death Pop! Red was packaged with Smothered, Covered and Chunked, a 13-track album of cover songs, including the Geto Boys’ “Mind Playin’ Tricks on Me”, M.C. Breed’s “Ain’t No Future In Yo Frontin’”, and House of Pain’s “Jump Around”.

The Mighty Death Pop! White was packaged with Mike E. Clark’s Extra Pop Emporium, a 13-track album of unused or scrapped material, and also remixes of songs that made it to the final album, as well as several additional bonus songs. Mike E. Clark’s Extra Pop Emporium contains such songs as “Scrubstitute Teachers, (ft. Twiztid)”, “Playing In The Woods”, and “Forever (feat. The Geto Boy) [Extended Geto Mix]”.

Finally, there was The Mighty Death Pop! Black, which was packaged with “Freaky Tales”, which contained only one song, a cover of the Too $hort song of the same name. However, whereas the original Too $hort song went on for 9 minutes, the Insane Clown Posse’s cover which was packaged with Mighty Death Pop! Black, went on for 1 hour.

The base album itself contained 17 tracks, just as every Joker’s Card post Amazing Jeckel Brothers (With the exception of the Marvellous Missing Link, which was the Joker’s Card released after Mighty Death Pop!, about 3 years later). 

The Track Listing is as follows;

Intro

The Mighty Death Pop

Night of the Chainsaw

Chris Benoit

The Blasta

Kickin’ Kickin’

Bazooka Joey

Shooting Stars

Juggalo Juice

Hate Her to Death

Skreeem! (feat. Hopsin & Tech N9ne)

Ghetto Rainbows

When I’m Clownin’

Dog Catchers

Daisies

Where’s GOD?

Forever

(Secret Track) Untitled (Outtakes, feat. DJ Clay)

As far as the Joker’s Cards go, this one is by far one of my favourites. Definitely in my Top 5. Absolute Banger, front to back. One of my favourite Cards of the second deck (Second only to Bang! Pow! Boom!, of course). This album has aged tremendously.

[luciandloathing]

to level out the other songs we need to go to my roots

[secretandpurplememories]

I think about too many things at once, thousands of thoughts come to my mind in the span of a second and I get so overwhelmed with them, my mind is home to billions of thoughts that always makes me afraid of losing my sanity.

Tani's Thoughts

[unknwnxquantity]

This song makes me wanna play gta5. Drive around los Santos to clear my mind🤣 Goodmorning

[grunge-samurai]

Geto Boys: My mind is playing tricks on me

Mentally ill mfers: These mfers spitting

[cyarskaren52]

One of the most talented rappers in the history of Hip-Hop, Scarface’s legacy has long been established. He’s one of the most consistent artists in music — not just rap — with a discography that was birthed in the late 80s and reaches well into the 2010’s. His influence is just as wide—he’s influenced street weary, perceptive rap just as he has rappers who wrestle with their mental and emotional health, questioning their surroundings and their concept of God. 

#26

"THIS CAN'T BE LIFE" - JAY-Z FEAT. SCARFACE, BEANIE SIGEL [BONUS SONG]

Our BONUS SONG pick is a celebrated classic guest spot! Over a mournful sample of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, three of the best do their thing.

#25

"IT AIN'T, PT. II"

Over a percolating beat from Erick Sermon, 'Face shows that he isn't easily impressed by material nonsense. Coming in at the height of the rap game's flossiest era, it was a statement of being true to self. 

#24

"I'M DEAD"

 On is 1991 solo debut, Scarface weaves an eerie tale about his death, which he later said was inspired by his label mate at the time, Gangster Nipp. The starkness of his lyrics are particularly dark on this track: “My mom and girl talking, holding on to Brad’s kids/I look in the box G/Son of a bitch, I don’t believe it/Thats me…” 

#23

"HOMIES AND THUGS" FEAT. MASTER P, 2PAC

The man has more than a few classic posse cuts. Here, Face connects with Master P, and offers a posthumous verse from 2Pac on the single from his My Homies compilation.  

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#22

"LOOK ME IN MY EYES"

One of Face’s best songs in his long discography came on his 2000 offering, Last of a Dying Breed. Over a pounding beat he produced with N.O. Joe and Mr. Lee, he covers a lot – from his loyalty to Rap-A-Lot and J. Prince despite the feds poking around, to dropping another chilling story about seeing a psychiatrist and having a God-experience during the visit. 

#21

"DIARY OF A MAD MAN"

An early solo example of the brilliance of Face's introspective approach, this chilling track serves as a psuedo-sequel to the Geto Boys' classic "Mind Playing Tricks On Me." Proof positive that nobody does dark storytelling like Scarface. 

#20

"MARY JANE"

Featured on his 1997 album, The Untouchable, “Mary Jane” is also one of the best (if not underappreciated) beats in rap. Produced by Face and Mike Dean, Face’s spaced out lyrics about his love for Mary is a weed classic.  

#19

"HEAVEN" FEAT. KELLY PRICE

As usual, Face spends a lot of time rapping about God, morality, and life on The Fix. “Heaven” touches on three concepts — “heaven in the form a girl,” literal heaven, and finding “heaven” in the midst of hellish oppression. The T-Mix/Kanye West produced track is further brought to life by Kelly Price’s always-stellar vocals. 

#18

"NOW I FEEL YA"

Featured on his second solo album, “Now I Feel Ya” is another example of Scarface’s cinematic storytelling ability. It’s affecting and honest, and one of his best.

#17

"IN BETWEEN US" FEAT. NAS

A thoughtful track featuring two of the most perceptive writers in rap, this is one of a few Scarface and Nas collaborations, and a standout on The Fix.

#16

"GOIN' DOWN"

It’s really the only lighthearted moment on The Diary, but it’s a standout, mostly because of it’s sing-songy hook, and Scarface’s immersive storytelling about grabbing the attention of a woman. 

#15

"SOUTHSIDE"

“Southside” is an ode to Houston’s South Acres neighborhood, and an undisputed classic from The Untouchable.

#14

"DO WHAT I DO" FEAT. Z-RO, RICK ROSS, NAS

Scarface and Nas team up again on what Face says may be his last official album, Deeply Rooted. This time they’re joined by Rick Ross and Z-Ro on the hook to deliver a standout on the album.

#13

"MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND"

A posse cut that also serves a cautionary tale about what greed and blind ambition will get you, “Money Makes The World Go Round” is a mid-album gem anchor track for The Untouchable.

#12

"SOMEDAY" FEAT. FAITH EVANS

A midtempo groove from The Fix, Face is back to exploring faith and God: “I’m confused about a lot of things but not with my faith…” he calmly offers before Faith dips in on the hook with a gorgeous assist.   

#11

WHO ARE THEY?

Houston’s K-Rino and Slim Thug throw an assist on a standout from Emeritus about watching out for shady characters. 

#10

"A MINUTE TO PRAY AND A SECOND TO DIE"

Incorporating a soulful interpolation of Marvin Gaye’s classic “Inner City Blues,” this is vintage Scarface, delivering soul-searching, world-weary bars about life in the streets. 

#9

"MONEY AND THE POWER"

Another detailed example of Scarface’s storytelling skill, the hard-hitting single from Mr. Scarface Is Back, is still powerful. 

#8

"JESSE JAMES"

 Gutter and gangster, “Jesse James” from The Diary is hard, edgy, and vintage mid-90s Scarface. 

#7

"GUESS WHO'S BACK" FEAT. JAY-Z, BEANIE SIGEL

 Scarface linked with Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel for the lead track from what some consider his best album, 2000’s The Fix. Face was the head of Def Jam South at the time, and linked with producers outside of his regular camp to collaborate on the album, like The Neptunes, and Suave House alum, T-Mix. Here, he’s in top form over one of the best beats from Kanye West’s early production.

#6

"LET ME ROLL"

A funky gem from Face’s second solo album, 1993’s The World Is Yours, this is a Face classic. 

#5

"HAND OF THE DEAD BODY" FEAT. ICE CUBE, DEVIN THE DUDE

In 1995, rap was under heavy scrutiny from politicians who loudly blamed its artists for the crime and violence permeating from the country’s inner-cities. Two of hip-hop’s joined forces at their height to shoot down critics and instead point the finger toward America’s long history of racism as the true culprit. Featuring a memorable hook by Devin the Dude, it remains a standout in both Face and Cube’s long catalogs. 

#4

"MY BLOCK"

The lead single from The Fix, Face gets nostalgic over a sample of "Be Real Black For Me" by Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack. The sound was a slicker, more radio-friendly approach than Face had taken previously, but it was still Scarface being Scarface. The track became one of his biggest commercial hits. 

#3

"SEX FACES"

Another one of his most popular tracks, Scarface takes the ordinary boy-meets-girl tale and spins it into an engaging tale on this very explicit classic. With a noteworthy assist from Devin The Dude, Tela and the $hort Dog himself. 

#2

"SMILE" FEAT. 2PAC

The Untouchable was propelled in part by the anticipation surrounding this collaboration with  2Pac. Both rappers were known for grappling with their inner-demons, their thoughts on religion, and the way American racism intersected with all of that. So was the case when they finally connected on this track, which was released a few months after Pac’s tragic death.

#1

"I SEEN A MAN DIE" 

One of his most immediately recognizable songs, “I Seen a Man Die” is spooky, intellectual, and riveting — it’s also Scarface at his best. A chilling look at a not-so-reformed criminal who finds his way back into a life of darkness, it features some of the most evocative storytelling in the history of rap music. If you've never heard a Scarface song in your life, this is the song you have to start with

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