Guess Who's Back


"Guess Who's Back" is a song by American rapper Scarface featuring American rappers Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel. It is the lead single from Scarface's seventh studio album The Fix. The song was produced by Kanye West, who also provides uncredited vocals, and contains a sample of "Sunrise" by The [Originals (band)|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 Houston.
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 Dr. Dre.

Critical reception

In a review of The Fix, Pitchfork described the song as a "blazing track that wouldn't have sounded out of place on The Blueprint". Complex praised the song, calling it "a classic shit-talking, skill-flexing showdown".