The Last of a Dying Breed
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Last of a Dying Breed
| type = studio
| artist = Scarface
| cover = Thelastofadyingbreed.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 3, 2000
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 56:13
| label = {{hlist|Rap-A-Lot|Virgin}}
| producer = Scarface, N.O. Joe, Mr. Lee, Erick Sermon, Mike Dean, Swift, Tone Capone
| prev_title = My Homies
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = The Fix
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Last Of A Dying Breed
| type = studio
| single1 = Look Me in My Eyes
| single1date = 2000
| single2 = It Ain’t, Pt. 2
| single2date = 2000
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|author=Michael Gallucci |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-last-of-a-dying-breed-mw0000050127 |title=The Last of a Dying Breed - Scarface | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2000-10-03 |access-date=2015-08-15}}
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev2Score = average{{cite web|last=Rabin |first=Nathan |url=https://www.avclub.com/articles/scarface-last-of-a-dying-breed,21940/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220514/http://www.avclub.com/articles/scarface-last-of-a-dying-breed,21940/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |title=Last Of A Dying Breed · Scarface |publisher=The A.V. Club |access-date=2015-08-15}}
| rev3 = HipHopDX
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.11/title.scarface-the-last-of-a-dying-breed |title=Scarface - The Last Of A Dying Breed |publisher=HipHopDX |date=2001-03-10 |access-date=2015-08-15}}
| rev4 = NME
| rev5 = PopMatters
| rev5Score = favorable{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/scarface-last/ |title=Scarface: Last of a Dying Breed |publisher=PopMatters |access-date=2015-08-15}}
| rev6 = RapReviews
| rev7 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev8 = Vibe
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1033463&style=music&fulldesc=T |title=Scarface - Last of a Dying Breed CD Album |publisher=Cduniverse.com |date=2000-10-03 |access-date=2015-08-15}}
| noprose = yes
}}
The Last of a Dying Breed is the sixth studio album by American rapper Scarface. The album was released on October 3, 2000, by Rap-A-Lot Records and Virgin Records. The album was less successful commercially than his last few efforts, but more successful critically. It debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 133,972 copies in its first week being certified Gold by the RIAA.
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
{{track listing
| total_length =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = 11-09-70 (Intro)
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| length1 = 0:32
| title2 = The Last of a Dying Breed
| note2 =
| writer2 =
| extra2 = N.O. Joe, Scarface, Mr. Lee
| length2 = 3:11
| title3 = Look Me in My Eyes
| note3 =
| writer3 =
| extra3 = N.O. Joe, Mr. Lee
| length3 = 3:36
| title4 = It Ain't Part II
| note4 =
| writer4 =
| extra4 = Erick Sermon, N.O. Joe
| length4 = 3:13
| title5 = They Down with Us
| note5 = featuring UGK
| writer5 =
| extra5 = N.O. Joe, Mr. Lee
| length5 = 4:43
| title6 = Sorry for What?
| note6 =
| writer6 =
| extra6 = N.O. Joe
| length6 = 4:38
| title7 = O.G. to Me
| note7 = featuring Jayo Felony and Tha Dogg Pound
| writer7 =
| extra7 = Scarface, Mike Dean
| length7 = 5:13
| title8 = The Gangsta Shit
| note8 =
| writer8 =
| extra8 = N.O. Joe, Mr. Lee
| length8 = 4:13
| title9 = Conspiracy Theory
| note9 =
| writer9 =
| extra9 = N.O. Joe, Scarface, Mr. Lee
| length9 = 3:39
| title10 = Watch Ya Step
| note10 =
| writer10 =
| extra10 = Scarface, N.O. Joe, Swift
| length10 = 3:42
| title11 = Get Out
| note11 = featuring Jay-Z and Nino Storm
| writer11 =
| extra11 = Mr. Lee
| length11 = 3:27
| title12 = In & Out
| note12 = featuring Too Short and Devin the Dude
| writer12 =
| extra12 = Mr. Lee
| length12 = 4:35
| title13 = And Yo
| note13 = featuring Redman and Young Noble
| writer13 =
| extra13 = Mr. Lee
| length13 = 4:55
| title14 = In My Time
| note14 =
| writer14 =
| extra14 = Scarface, Tone Capone, Mike Dean
| length14 = 5:44
| title15 = 11-09-2000 (Outro)
| note15 =
| writer15 =
| extra15 = Mr. Lee
| length15 = 0:57
}}
Chart positions
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart (2000)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|7|artist=Scarface|accessdate=October 23, 2014}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=Scarface|accessdate=October 23, 2014}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart (2000)
! Position |
|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000|work=Billboard|access-date=August 16, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center"|60 |
Certifications
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References
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