I Seen a Man Die

"I Seen a Man Die", also known as "I Never Seen a Man Cry", is the first single released from Scarface's third album, The Diary.

B-side"G's"

Released1994

GenreHip-hop

Length4:32

Quick facts Single by Scarface, from the album The Diary ...

"I Seen a Man Die"
Single by Scarface
from the album The Diary
B-side	"G's"
Released	1994
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	4:32
Label	Rap-A-Lot Noo Trybe
Songwriters	Brad Jordan Joseph Johnson
Producers	N.O. Joe Scarface Mike Dean
Scarface singles chronology
"Now I Feel Ya" (1993) "I Seen a Man Die" (1994) "Hand of the Dead Body" (1995)
Music video
"I Seen a Man Die" on YouTube

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Produced by N.O. Joe, Mike Dean and Scarface himself, "I Seen a Man Die" became a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, the first of two that Scarface had in his career. It peaked at 37 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song is a tale of a young male released from prison after seven years looking for a better life only to get caught up on the crime side again and robbed by his enemies. He dies in the hospital, regretful of his life decisions. The song also has a music video released that mirrors Scarface's lyrics.

In June 2026, CBS News included the song in its list of the 250 essential American songs of the past 250 years.^[1]