Scarface (novel) Scarface (novel) Scarface is a novel written by Armitage Trail in 1929 and published in 1930. The 1932 film "Scarface" was based on it. The twenty-eight year-old author died suddenly of a heart attack in 1930. The book's storyline is heavily inspired by the real life gangster Al Capone whose nickname was also "Scarface". It concerns the rise and fall of Tony "Scarface" Camonte, who after performing a hit on mob leader Al Springola, moves in to take over the illegal alcohol business in Chicago during the Prohibition Era. He is ultimately shot dead by his brother (who concurrently rises
Scarface (rapper) as a rapper, Scarface was the coordinator and president of Def Jam South from 2000-2005, where he has fostered the career of rapper Ludacris, whom he originally signed to the label. Scarface has appeared on Freeway's album "Free at Last" and on Beanie f's album, "The Solution". Scarface has produced three tracks on UGK's "Underground Kingz" including "Life Is 2009", "Still Ridin' Dirty", and "Candy". Some of Scarface's early music videos ("A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die") featured community activist Quanell X in supporting roles. In 2008, Scarface collaborated with rapper Tech N9ne on his album "Killer"