The Fix (album)

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The Fix
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 6, 2002
Recorded2001–2002
Genre Hip hop
Length47:16
Label
Producer
Scarface chronology
The Last of a Dying Breed
(2000)
The Fix
(2002)
Balls and My Word
(2003)
Singles from The Fix
  1. "Guess Who's Back"
    Released: April 30, 2002
  2. "My Block"
    Released: July 30, 2002
  3. "Someday"
    Released: 2002

The Fix is the seventh studio album by American rapper Scarface. The album was released on August 6, 2002. The album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, with well over 160,000 copies sold in its 1st week. Guest artists on the album include Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, Nas, Faith Evans, and WC. Producers include Mike Dean, Kanye West, Tony Pizarro, Nottz, and The Neptunes. Upon release, The Fix was met with critical acclaim.

Contents

The Fix was Scarface's first release on Def Jam Recordings; he became the president of Def Jam South in 2000. Three singles were released from The Fix. The first was the song "Guess Who's Back" featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel. The second was "My Block", with a music video directed by Marc Klasfeld. The third single "Someday" contained a music video that was directed by former 10cc member Kevin Godley. The track "In Cold Blood" was featured on the video game Def Jam Vendetta, where Scarface is also included as a playable fighter.

In 2010, it was reported by HipHopDX Scarface would be making a sequel to The Fix called The Habit. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [4]
NME 8/10 [5]
Pitchfork 6.3/10 [6]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [9]
Spin 8/10 [10]
Vibe 4/5 [11]

In 2009, Pitchfork ranked the album at No. 185 on their "Top 200 Albums of the 2000s" list. [12]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Fix (Intro)" Mike Dean 0:57
2."Safe"
  • B. Jordan
  • T. Hom
  • C. Reid
China Black3:56
3."In Cold Blood"
Kanye West 3:21
4."Guess Who's Back" (featuring Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, and Kanye West)
Kanye West4:15
5."On My Block"
  • B. Jordan
  • N. Myrick
  • L. Stone
  • R. Flack
  • D. Hathaway
  • C. Mann
  • Lee Stone
  • Nashiem Myrick
3:34
6."Keep Me Down"
Nottz 3:32
7."What Can I Do?" (featuring Kelly Price)
T-Mix4:06
8."In Between Us" (featuring Nas and Tanya Herron)
  • Scarface
  • Mike Dean
  • Lofey
4:58
9."Someday" (featuring Faith Evans)
The Neptunes 6:00
10."Sellout"
  • B. Jordan
  • T. Jones
T-Mix4:10
11."Heaven" (featuring Kelly Price)
  • B. Jordan
  • K. West
  • T. Jones
  • K. Price
  • R. Moore Jr.
  • T-Mix
  • Kanye West
3:14
12."I Ain't the One" (featuring WC)
4:11
13."Fixed (Outro)"
  • B. Jordan
  • M. Dean
Mike Dean1:02

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [13] 4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [14] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for The Fix by Scarface
Chart (2002)Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [15] 122
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [16] 66
US Billboard 200 [17] 150
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [18] 33

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