Rapper Scarface On The Influence Of ‘Scarface’ Film On Hip Hop | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

MSNBC’s Ari Melber cites the influence of Brian De Palma’s classic film “Scarface” on hip hop, featuring a montage of rap references to the classic 'rags to riches story' alongside iconic lines from the film, and asks legendary rapper Scarface (Brad Jordan) about the film's impact on him. Jordan says the film spoke to him because it showed how a person can rise from nothing. This is an excerpt from a longer segment also discussing Jordan's covid-19 diagnosis, and featuring New Orleans-based reporter John Stanton. (This interview is from MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber, a news show covering politics, law and culture airing nightly at 6pm ET on MSNBC. ). Aired on 5/19/2020.
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Rapper Scarface On The Influence Of ‘Scarface’ Film On Hip Hop | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

19 comments

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  4. 2016 to 2017 the so called obama pandemic team did nothing to restock after SARS, Trump want middle class citizens only to get healthcare equal to city employees but paul ryan chooses to spend billions on illegals together with people like pelosi

  5. Yeah that totally isn’t what Scarface was about. It was about the trappings of self-indulgence and going after the fast bucks. Scarface was the antithesis of the ‘pull yourself up by your bootstraps” narrative. You couldn’t pick a worse example to apply this to. If anything Scarface could also be considered a critique on the excesses of capitalism. Asking a rapper for an impromptu insightful opinion or an actor on their geo-political views is like asking your kid what they want for dinner and expecting not to hear “cake” as a response.

  6. MSNBCannibals promoting Drug War culture to the impressionable inner city youth glorifying evil druglords

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