At 53, Rapper Scarface Has Started Saying Final Goodbye To Family After Being In ICU… | HO

Legendary rapper Scarface hospitalized in Houston ICU – as fellow musicians send prayers and support for Geto Boys member

Rapper Scarface has revealed his hospitalization with a concerning image taken from his bedside.

The Geto Boys artist – real name Brad Terrence Jordan – was pictured hooked up to tubes as a nurse tended to him in a snap he shared to his Instagram on Saturday.

The healthcare worker wore a nametag reading ‘CVICU,’ suggesting Scarface had been admitted into the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit.

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The name tag also revealed he was being cared for at a Houston Methodist hospital.

Scarface, 53, whose health has previously made headlines, did not reveal what sent him to the hospital, though his accompanying caption did indicate he had been in pain.

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Rapper Scarface has revealed his hospitalization with a concerning image taken from his bedside

‘Ouch…’ he wrote in the caption along with three prayer hand emojis. ‘Grateful,’ he added.

The comments section was flooded with well-wishes from fans and famous musicians.

Rapper E-40 commented: ‘Praying for a speedy recovery family. I love you.’

‘We love you unc,’ Travis Scott commented.

‘Prayers for a full recovery,’ Cedric The Entertainer posted.

Chance The Rapper and Jadakiss both left prayer hand emojis while Busta Rhymes responded with a string of crown and raising hand emojis.

The musician’s health woes have previously made headlines.

In March 2020, he revealed he tested positive for coronavirus as the pandemic began picking up pace around the world.

The comments section was flooded with well-wishes from fans and famous musicians

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He suffered irreparable damage to his kidneys following the illness and took to Twitter to ask for ‘volunteers’ willing to donate one of their healthy kidneys to him.

He ultimately received a kidney transplant from his son, Christopher Jordan.

Scarface has released 12 solo albums and is known for songs such as Smile, My Block and I Seen a Man Die.

He initially gained fame in the late 1980s with the group Geto Boys through the song Mind Playing Tricks on Me.

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Scarface rose to fame as a member of the hip hop group Geto Boys; pictured L to R Geto Boy members Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill in 1992

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Scarface pictured performing in Sugar Land, Texas in 2023

One of the few Houston acts to win acclaim outside Texas before 2000, he became a respected and influential figure in hip-hop with his gritty lyrics and street wisdom.

He has collaborated with some of rap’s greatest from 2Pac to Jay Z.