The Last of a Dying Breed

For Lynyrd Skynyrd album, see Last of a Dyin' Breed. For the Neal McCoy song, see That's Life (Neal McCoy album). For the Ludacris song, see Theater of the Mind.
The Last Of A Dying Breed
Studio album by Scarface
Released October 3, 2000
Recorded 1999-2000
Genre Gangsta Rap, Southern Hip Hop
Label Rap-A-Lot, Virgin
Producer Scarface, N.O. Joe, Mr. Lee, Erick Sermon, Mike Dean, Swift, Tone Capone
Scarface chronology

My Homies
(1998)		 The Last Of A Dying Breed
(2000)		 The Fix
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
The A.V. Club average[2]
HipHopDX [3]
NME 9/10[4]
PopMatters favorable[5]
RapReviews 8.5/10[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [7]
Vibe [8]

The Last of a Dying Breed is the sixth solo album from rapper Scarface. The album was less successful commercially than his last few efforts, but more successful critically. It debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 133,972 copies in its first week.

The album includes the singles "Look Me in My Eyes" and "It Ain't, Pt. 2". The song, "They Down with Us" is a remake of the Boogie Down Productions classic, "I'm Still #1".

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "11-09-70" (Intro)N.O. Joe, Mr. Lee 0:32
2. "The Last of a Dying Breed"  Scarface, N.O. Joe, Mr. Lee 3:11
3. "Look Me In My Eyes"  N.O. Joe, Mr. Lee 3:36
4. "It Ain't Part II"  Erick Sermon, N.O. Joe 3:13
5. "They Down With Us" (featuring UGK)N.O. Joe, Mr. Lee 4:43
6. "Sorry For What?"  N.O. Joe 4:38
7. "O.G. to Me" (featuring Jayo Felony and tha Dogg Pound)Scarface, Mike Dean 5:13
8. "The Gangsta Shit"  N.O. Joe, Mr. Lee 4:13
9. "Conspiracy Theory"  Scarface, N.O. Joe, Mr. Lee 3:39
10. "Watch Ya Step"  Scarface, N.O. Joe, Swift 3:42
11. "Get Out" (featuring Jay-Z)Mr. Lee 3:27
12. "In & Out" (featuring Devin the Dude and Too Short)Mr. Lee 4:35
13. "And Yo" (featuring Redman and Young Noble)Mr. Lee 4:55
14. "In My Time"  Scarface, Tone Capone, Mike Dean 5:44
15. "11-09-2000" (Outro)Mr. Lee 0:57

Album chart positions

Year Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
2000 7 2

Singles chart positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
2000 "It Ain't Part II" - 77 -

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ The A.V. Club review
  3. ↑ HipHopDX review
  4. ↑ NME review
  5. ↑ PopMatters review
  6. ↑ RapReviews review
  7. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 329. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ↑ Album reviews at CD Universe