Scarface Shouts Out Jay-Z & DJ Khaled For Helping Him During Scary COVID-19 Battle

In 2020, Scarface skilled a nasty well being scare. He caught COVID-19 on the top of the pandemic, which left him with double bilateral pneumonia and kidney failure. His well being declined so dramatically that folks started to anticipate the worst, however he pulled by (thanks partly to a donation from his son) and appears to be residing a largely wholesome life.

In a brand new interview with Shannon Sharpe on Membership Shay Shay, Sharpe requested the legendary MC to share the story about how Jay-Z helped him at the moment in his life. Sharpe particularly cited a number of examples the place Jay helped out his hip-hop friends, together with Lil Wayne together with his tax debt, permitting DMX to depart Def Jam to signal with Columbia, and others.

“So that you bear in mind once I caught the COVID and kidney failure and all that?” Scarface requested Sharpe in response. “Jay-Z chucked me a lifeline, DJ Khaled chucked me a lifeline. So can’t no one inform me shit about Jay-Z and DJ Khaled, as a result of they chucked me a lifeline. I’m grateful, you recognize what I imply? ‘Cuz I wasn’t working. So shout out to Hov and DJ Khaled. Once I discuss to Jay-Z, I name him ‘the keeper of the tradition,’ man, ‘trigger he try this massive brother s**t.”

Jay’s benevolence relating to serving to out his rap friends has been in comparison with names like Vito Corleone, as he has the ability to make sure that issues are completed for many who want it. Not everybody has the identical tales as Scarface does, however there are sufficient examples to counsel that it is greater than an occasional serving to hand.

Scarface and Jay-Z collaborated just a few occasions within the early 2000s. Elsewhere within the interview, he mentioned these songs, particularly his show-stealing efficiency on “This Cannot Be Life” and Jay’s response to listening to the Kanye West-produced beat for “Guess Who’s Again?” He additionally delivered stay performances of “I Seen A Man Die” and “On My Block,” amongst different tracks.

When requested, Scarface additionally expressed doubt that Jay would launch one other album. He mentioned that he does not have a purpose to rap anymore. “That man not ravenous no extra, man,” he mentioned.

On the opposite finish, Memphis Bleek, one in every of Jay’s closest associates, lately claimed that Jay was “working,” and followers have lengthy speculated that he is lastly again in album mode after over eight years have handed since his final solo launch. If Jay-Z is absolutely within the studio once more, it could be good to listen to these two legends of the sport see if they will rekindle their previous collaborative chemistry as soon as once more.