Jordan took his stage name from the 1983 film Scarface, starring Al Pacino and directed by Brian De Palma. Radio and MTV refused to play any songs from the album because of their violent lyrics, but by the standards of the time, Geto Boys were a major success, and 2 Live Crew were the only Southern rap crew whose success was at all comparable. The first Geto Boys album he appeared on was the group's second album, Grip It! On That Other Level (1989), a highly successful album that garnered the group a large fanbase. 3-2" Barriere and produced by Def Jam Blaster and Bruce "Grim" Rhodes, he would go on to sign with Rap-A-Lot Records and join a group who were collectively known as the Geto Boys, replacing a member who left. After releasing the 12" single "Scarface/Another Head Put To Rest" (1989), which was written by Chris "Mr. He began his career as DJ Akshen (pronounced “Action“), recording and deejaying for Lil' Troy's Short Stop, which was a local record label in Houston. He was brought up as a Christian, and converted to Islam in 2006. As a teenager, he attempted suicide, and subsequently spent time in a hospital psychiatric ward. He dropped out of high school and worked as a drug dealer.
Scarface attended Woodson Middle School in Houston, Texas.
In 2012, The Source ranked him #16 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time, while ranked him #6 on its list of the 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time (1987–2007). He grew up in Houston and is originally from the city's South Acres (Crestmont Park) neighborhood. Bradley Terrence Jordan (born November 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Scarface, is an American rapper and record producer best known as a member of the Geto Boys, a hip-hop group from Houston, Texas.
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