"Guess Who's Back" is a song by American rapper Scarface featuring American rappers

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. It is the lead single from Scarface's seventh studio album '' The Fix'' (2002). The song was produced by

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, who also provides uncredited vocals, and contains a sample of "Sunrise" by The Originals.

Background and composition

The song was first recorded in New York. Scarface then brought it to producer Mike Dean, who mixed the song at Rap A Lot studios in

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. For production, Kanye West used a looped sample of "Sunrise" by The Originals and layered it over the drums in the instrumental of " Xxplosive" by

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Critical reception

In a review of ''The Fix'', ''

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'' described the song as a "blazing track that wouldn't have sounded out of place on '' The Blueprint''". ''

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'' praised the song, calling it "a classic shit-talking, skill-flexing showdown".

Charts

References

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