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{{Short description|2002 single by Scarface ft. Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel}}
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{{About|the single by Scarface featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel|other uses|Guess Who's Back (disambiguation)}}
'''''Guess Who's Back''''' is a [[50 Cent]] [[bootleg]] album released before the recording of tracks for "Get Rich or Die Tryin'". It was later followed by "Guess Who's Back Again?" in 2002.
{{Infobox song
| name = Guess Who's Back
| cover = Guess who's back.jpg
| type = single
| artist = [[Scarface (rapper)|Scarface]] featuring [[Jay-Z]] and [[Beanie Sigel]]
| album = [[The Fix (album)|The Fix]]
| A-side = [[My Block]]
| released = April 30, 2002
| recorded = 2002
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length = 4:15
| label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
| writer = {{hlist|[[Scarface (rapper)|Brad Jordan]]|[[Jay-Z|Shawn Carter]]|[[Beanie Sigel|Dwight Grant]]||[[Kanye West]]|Michael Sutton|Brenda Sutton|Tom Depierro}}
| producer = Kanye West
| chronology = [[Scarface (rapper)|Scarface]]
| prev_title = I Luv
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[My Block]]
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Jay-Z]]
| type = singles
| prev_title = [[Song Cry]]
| prev_year = 2002
| title = Guess Who's Back
| year = 2002
| next_title = [[What We Do (song)|What We Do]]
| next_year = 2002
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Beanie Sigel]]
| type = singles
| prev_title = [[One for Peedi Crakk]]
| prev_year = 2002
| title = Guess Who's Back
| year = 2002
| next_title = [[What We Do (song)|What We Do]]
| next_year = 2002
}}
}}
"'''Guess Who's Back'''" is a song by American rapper [[Scarface (rapper)|Scarface]] featuring American rappers [[Jay-Z]] and [[Beanie Sigel]]. It is the lead single from Scarface's seventh studio album ''[[The Fix (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 (band)|The Originals]].


==Background and composition==
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The song was first recorded in New York. Scarface then brought it to producer [[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]], who mixed the song at Rap A Lot studios in [[Houston]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Trammell |first1=Matthew |title=Beat Construction: Mike Dean |url=https://www.thefader.com/2015/07/16/beat-construction-mike-dean |website=[[The Fader]] |date=July 16, 2015}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Ringer's 100 Best Jay-Z Songs, Ranked |url=https://www.theringer.com/2021/6/24/22543707/jay-z-songs-ranked-best-all-time |website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]] |date=June 24, 2021}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
In a review of ''The Fix'', ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' described the song as a "blazing track that wouldn't have sounded out of place on ''[[The Blueprint]]''".<ref>{{cite web |title=Scarface: The Fix Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7015-the-fix/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=November 7, 2002}}</ref> ''[[Complex Networks|Complex]]'' praised the song, calling it "a classic shit-talking, skill-flexing showdown".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barber |first1=Andrew |last2=Shipley |first2=Al |title=The 100 Best Jay-Z Songs |url=https://www.complex.com/music/the-best-jay-z-songs/la-la-la |website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]] |date=March 20, 2018}}</ref>

==Charts==
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{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|28|artist=Scarface|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 26, 2022}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|5|artist=Scarface|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 26, 2022}}
|}

==References==
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{{Scarface (rapper)}}
{{Jay-Z songs}}
{{Beanie Sigel}}

[[Category:2002 singles]]
[[Category:2002 songs]]
[[Category:Scarface (rapper) songs]]
[[Category:Jay-Z songs]]
[[Category:Beanie Sigel songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Kanye West]]
[[Category:Def Jam Recordings singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Jay-Z]]
[[Category:Songs written by Beanie Sigel]]
[[Category:Songs written by Kanye West]]

Latest revision as of 10:53, 2 June 2024

This article is about the single by Scarface featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel. For other uses, see Guess Who's Back (disambiguation).
"Guess Who's Back"
Single by Scarface featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel
from the album The Fix
A-side"My Block"
ReleasedApril 30, 2002
Recorded2002
GenreHip hop
Length4:15
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Kanye West
Scarface singles chronology
"I Luv"
(2002) 		"Guess Who's Back"
(2002) 		"My Block"
(2002)
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Song Cry"
(2002) 		"Guess Who's Back"
(2002) 		"What We Do"
(2002)
Beanie Sigel singles chronology
"One for Peedi Crakk"
(2002) 		"Guess Who's Back"
(2002) 		"What We Do"
(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

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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

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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]

Charts

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 79
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 28
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[7] 5

References

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  1. ^ Trammell, Matthew (July 16, 2015). "Beat Construction: Mike Dean". The Fader.
  2. ^ "The Ringer's 100 Best Jay-Z Songs, Ranked". The Ringer. June 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Scarface: The Fix Album Review". Pitchfork. November 7, 2002.
  4. ^ Barber, Andrew; Shipley, Al (March 20, 2018). "The 100 Best Jay-Z Songs". Complex.
  5. ^ "Scarface Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Scarface Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "Scarface Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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