It's a supergroup that would certainly be able to beat up the Traveling Wilburys. Rappers Ice Cube, Scarface and Nas are at least two-thirds of the way to a team-up – and it's the only thing keeping Scarface from retirement.
"I don't retire, I quit," the former Geto Boy told MTV News this week. He has promised that his upcoming record, Emeritus, is his last. "I'm done, man," he said. "Only thing that's gonna bring me back [is] if I do an album with somebody. Me, Cube and Nas do something, or me and Jigga and Beans do something. It's gotta be a trio or duo."
While there's no word on the hook-up with Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel, Ice Cube reacted with enthusiasm to the idea of a Nas and Scarface collaboration.
"Of course, I wouldn't even think twice about doing that - hell yeah!" the legendary rapper told All Hip Hop. "The album would be crazy, lyrics would be sick, and hip-hop would love it."
Other than the go-ahead of notorious stick-in-the-mud Nas, the only obstacle now is, well, business.
"That's the part that gets funky," Ice Cube said. "I ain't never turned down these kind of projects - they just don't happen for whatever reasons. But I'm up for some shit like this because I know we can make a dope record."
Scarface, for one, knows he's up to it. "I'm not just one of the best in Houston, I'm one of the best in the world," he bragged to MTV. "My mama had to bring that to my attention. I think she's been on the Internet. She's been reading how good I am. I didn't realize how good I am until my mama told me."
