| 1. Alphonse Scarface Capone (1899-1947), famous American gangster, mastermind of the Valentine's Day Massacre; film released in 1983 about the life of a gangster (starring Al Pacino). a scarface is someone who is a gangster or models themselves on the character of Tony Montana in the film Scarface (1983). Scarface is one of the most influential films with regard to hip-hop. Many of the samples used on rap albums are from Scarface. Many phrases you hear used by rappers are copied verbatim from Scarface. Examples include The Geto Boys album (Geto Boys) the hook for Fuck Em' All is sampled from Scarface. The sample at the beginning of the Kool G Rap song Fast Life is from Scarface. The rapper Scarface took his name from the film |
