Too many beloved hip-hop artists have died in the past few years, so it’s refreshing to see that the legend Scarface survived what could’ve been a fatal situation.
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Scarface — real name Brad Jordan — shared on Tuesday that, over the summer, he was checked into a hospital after suffering an aortic aneurysm, which are bulges that occur in the aorta and can be fatal.
In a post on Instagram, which featured a photo with his surgeon, Dr. Andrea Quarti, the Geto Boys MC wrote, “This is the man, one of the most sought after surgeons in the world, when I was told, ‘this Dr. is hard to get’ he’s one of the best if not THE BEST. When I woke up to have a scheduled aortic aneurysm and leaky valve repaired something crazy happened, when he got me cut open, my aneurysm had torn the entire circumference of my aorta ( certain death ).”
“But nope, no surprise to him, I woke 24hrs+ later and I asked him, why me doc, out of all the people you could’ve worked on? He looked up to the heavens and he did this [finger pointing up emoji] wow, and again I say I’m grateful….,” he added.
In another post shared on Monday, Face wrote, “6wks ago I underwent open heart surgery, to be upright and smiling today shows you that God aint nothing to play with… and again I say, I’m grateful, it could’ve went either way, yet I’m still alive…”
This isn’t Scarface’s only recent health scare: He received a kidney transplant from his son, Christopher Jordan, in 2021 following a COVID-19-triggered organ failure.
Although it’s been nearly a decade since the Houston MC released a studio album, he’s continued to stay active, hopping on features every few years. His NPR Tiny Desk Concert released last December to much acclaim.
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