Scarface in Gary

Scarface is an American rapper from Houston, born Brad Jordan in 1970. He first became known as a member of Geto Boys, whose catalog includes “Mind Playing Tricks on Me,” and built a solo career around albums including Mr. Scarface Is Back, The Diary and The Fix. His best-known solo tracks include “I Seen a Man Die,” “Smile” and “On My Block.” Scarface took his Farewell Tour across the United States in 2022, performing songs from both his solo catalog and the Geto Boys years. His 2023 NPR Tiny Desk Concert recast that material for a live band, including “On My Block,” “Mary Jane” and “Mind Playing Tricks on Me.” Longtime collaborator Mike Dean played keyboards during the performance.

Too $hort is an American rapper born in Los Angeles in 1966 and raised in Oakland, where he began recording and selling tapes in the 1980s. His direct, explicit style became a foundation of his catalog, which includes the albums Born to Mack and Life Is...Too Short and the songs “Freaky Tales,” “The Ghetto” and “Blow the Whistle.” In 2020, he performed with E-40 in a joint Verzuz program centered on their respective catalogs. The following year, they joined Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg for the live debut of Mount Westmore at the Triller Fight Club event at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.