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"Al Pacino has thanked hip-hop artists for ensuring the continued success of Scarface.  Speaking to MTV News, the actor said that rappers &amp;quot;understood&amp;quot; the underlying message of Scarface and have been instrumental in spreading support for the 1983 cult classic and its lead character Tony Montana. Pacino explained: &amp;quot;The hip-hop people and the rappers got together and they made a video and they talked about the movie. I don&amp;#039;t think anybody&amp;#039;s ever talked about it as articulately and clearly. I understood it better having heard them talk about it. &amp;quot;I mean, they really get it and they understand it, and that&amp;#039;s a great thing. They&amp;#039;ve been very supportive all these years. I think they&amp;#039;ve helped us tremendously.&amp;quot;  Pacino went on to say that he also felt a personal connection to the Scarface sentiment, adding: &amp;quot;Man&amp;#039;s reach should exceed his grasp, or what&amp;#039;s a heaven for? That&amp;#039;s a great expression, and I think that&amp;#039;s Tony Montana. &amp;quot;Reaching for something he can&amp;#039;t get but he keeps going. There is an element of hope in it, believe it or not.&amp;quot;  Pacino will soon appear as Phil Spector in an upcoming HBO biopic about the controversial music producer&amp;#039;s life.  He has also signed up for roles in Gotti: Three Generations and Barry Levinson&amp;#039;s The Humbling. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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