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Not a fan of hip-hop.
This is my first time listening to a solo Ghostface Killah album start to finish. When it comes to hip-hop, I'm the sort of listener who focuses more on the beats than the lyrics. And the beats on this album are quite satisfying.
Highly enjoyable, but too many sketches and too long
Trodde det skulle va skit men oväntat bra, diggar.
OK.
Não gostei
generic rap album, not bad, not good?
Just not my fav hip hop
ok
A surprising and often funny ride, with all sorts of different songs along the way.
All-star cast, but was pretty indifferent listening to this, 3-stars seems appropriate.
I like his delivery and some great samples in here, like the Clubber Lang sections in The Champ, but there’s also a lot of the same old stuff including seemingly endless skits that just made it tiresome after a while.
not so much fan of rap but damn what's this, i loved it
nah
Good
Fun but went on a bit too long
Pretty decent actually
Some great storytelling on this one. The beats are pretty great as well.
I wish one could give half’s 🤷♀️
This was a good album. I would write more, but I don’t feel like it at the moment. Just listen to it and enjoy.
A fun listen today. Really good old school rap. I wasn't sure but then suddenly the album was over and I wanted more. The mixing and delivery are both great.
Really liked this! Lots of talk about drugs, but I’ll let it slide.
Very solid stuff.
Nice
I like a good rap album with skits. It’s nostalgic and can be clever. This wasn’t my favorite… but respect the artistry. 2.5
This was more enjoyable than I was expecting. I still struggle to follow the storytelling in rap, which is certainly part of my struggle with it. But this album had a lot of diversity and, while it was a bit long, I wasn’t bored. I feel like, despite my ambivalence, I can recognize good rap, and I think this qualifies. 6/10 Pretty Good
I like it less than the GZA and the RZA albums on this list. Ghostface is an icon. Again my allegiance lies with Method Man. This album is great, showcases 2005 rap style and production in excellent fashion. Ghostface demonstrates vernacular and slang in combined, almost educated rhymes and elevates the end product. I think if you wanted to step back and say "lets look at a list of '05 greatest rap albums'". This one might not be on it. But its reliable and sounds great for '05 standards. But not really a stand out piece. I prolly give it 3 stars for that chief.
Raps not my thing. Sometimes it catches me and it think it's great, others it does nothing for me. This was the later. I couldn't not focus on it at all. It got to the point that I was just waiting for it to be over.
About as good as a Rap album gets for me. 3 stars or C-.
I really liked this album. Classic late-90s East-Coast rap. Really creative choices used for the sampling and great engineering all around. It's a classic. Really enjoyable. "The Champ" and "Jellyfish" were the favorites off of this one.
Not my favourite genre but there were some great beats on this album. Back Like That and Be Easy in particular were really catchy. Once again the skits are cringey and terrible.
Meh. Not as good solo as with Wi-Tang Clan
Do you ever just listen to an album for the first time from an artist you’re not familiar with, and then suddenly out of nowhere a song comes on that you are instantly familiar with?? You start obsessing over it and wonder where you initially heard it. You take this obsession a step further and start looking up what it sampled, or what it’s been sampled by. When that doesn’t work, you look up what shows and movies it’s been in. Your final resort?? Video games. Jackpot. Going to age myself yet again, but when I was a kid I played the Smackdown vs. Raw series almost religiously, so to be reunited with “The Champ” again after all these years (It was on the 2007 version btw), makes me very happy. God damn is that song catchy. For that reason, it’s got to be my favorite on the album, which is a good a reason as any. Every song on this album slaps. They’re catchy, they’ve got some great features, and here’s the amazing thing. The skits?? Actually funny and non intrusive. I generally always dock points for skits, but for the first time, one of them made me audibly laugh out loud. That was “Heart Street Directions”. See, men are easy to please. You’ve got someone giving directions like “Get off at Dick, make a left on Dick”, and I just instantly start laughing. Juvenile?? Absolutely. Hilarious?? The funniest shit I’ve ever heard personally. The songs at the end, presumably bonus tracks, featuring vocals from people like Biggie and Ice Cube are also just brilliant. Both versions of “Be Easy” in particular are so catchy. Apparently I rate Hip-Hop albums higher than the average listener on the site, and I’m going to be consistent with this one. It was partially produced by MF DOOM, who’s name I don’t get to mention nearly enough. The fact that he doesn’t have any albums on here is legitimately sickening. They call him “Your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper” for a reason. He is my all time favorite, and his hands were clearly all over this album. I’m curious if any other Wu-Tang Clan members have solo albums on here. This is the first one I’ve rolled so far, including getting to listen to this before the actual Wu-Tang Clan itself, something I’m much more familiar with as a whole. Am I seriously going to go against the consensus again and give another Rap album a 5?? Yeah. Yeah, I think I am. I can’t help if it’s catchy. I guess I just love this kind of stuff, who knew, I’m thankful for this site for turning me on to so many absolute bangers like this!!
Ghostface Killah, iconic with Wu Tang Clan but this album did not resonate with myself. Felt overly generic lyrics and not hitting home enough. It may be a generational gap but was not what I expected.
Some music needs to be listened to in headphones. This is one of those albums. I think that’s fitting because this album feels like visiting someone else house. Small details of a person tucked into corners a behind doors. What that person shows to the world and what they choose not to. There’s elements to this album that are not my fav like all the misogyny, but it’s hard to escape that, especially in 2006. Fav tracks: bad mouth kid, whip you with a strap, be easy and barbershop.
Great east-coast rap album, with solid beats, spitting bars and insane range of collaborators. Can feel it instantly that he's a part of the Wu-Tang Clan. Favorite tracks: Champ, Be Easy among others
What's the point of all the skits? It's already very long even without them. I was happy to hear Biggie, but that's about it.
Hip Hop/ Rap is just not really my thing. I listened all the way through but didn’t really connect with any of. I am sure for people who love this genre this is a great album but for me I am sorry it is not.
A bit scary. Good dog sample.
Nothin wrong with hip hop
Really? Another album full of this? The themes here are all very direct, and very offensive. Not for me.
Rubbish as usual from a rubbish genre.
I think Heart Street Directions deserves special mention. It's not even that offensive, it's just unfunny, distracting, and derails the album. It's just a horrible inclusion on this album. It's another case of skits on rap albums undermining the actual music. Other than that, it was okay. It got old toward the end of the album, with occasional features at least sparking interest, though usually not meaningfully contributing.
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Pretty good! I thought this was fun! Had some hard hitting songs too that were pretty emotional. Was doing a kind of gnarly work out at the same time so that made it a little hard to focus but still liked it. 3 ⭐️
it's something
While I'm surprised that Supreme Clientele didn't make the list, but a shockingly good Ghostface album.
This was about what I expected. It was good but really not something I would normally listen to.
Tried to like it, but no. It just grinds away. Maybe if the album was shorter?? Not terrible, but clearly not my taste.
I don't like rap, but this was somewhat tolerable. Still didn't like it but I didn't actively hate listening to it. I don't want to sound like a pearl clutching prude but I didn't like the sexual lyrics, especially some of the skits.. Back Like That was an alright song
Really unclear why I needed to listen to this.
With the lack of hip-hop on this list I was really surprised to see this gem show up. Ghost is my favorite lyricist from the Wu and this album is fantastic. Love the sample choices. Love Ghost's flow and his wordsmithiness. 8/10 Favorite tracks- “Shaky Dog” “Be Easy” “Barbershop”
AURA
Not perverse. Solid ideas. Didn't dread listening to rap on here for once.
A pretty solid hip-hop album, but it just didn't grab me.
Nah bruh
MF DOOM production with Ghostface rhymes. What more could you ask for? (A shorter run time)
Really good 3.75/5
Overall: 7/10 Not the best Wu-Tang solo album, and not the best Ghostface album, but a very solid effort with some great stuff on it. Loved the different features on this, not a big fan of the skits (don't really know why that's such a big thing in hip hop). Fav Song: Three Bricks
(2/7) if you're looking for something to sing along with I'd recommend skipping this one
I thought this was a good album overall with some great producers. On the flip side, I don’t think this one belongs on the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" list. In the grand scheme of things, it’s just an average, middle-of-the-road hip hop album of its time.
Ghostface's masterful rap coupled with immaculate production. There are some stumbles here and there, but Fishscale is a worthwhile listen.
kinda reminds me of biggie and Kanye circa graduation era
01) The Return of Clyde Smith - / 02) Shakey Dog - 5,5 03) Kilo - 6,0 04) The Champ - 6,5 05) Major Operation - / 06) 9 Milli Bros. - 6,5 07) Beauty Jackson - 6,5 08) Heart Street Directions - / 09) Columbus Exchange/Crack Spot - 5,5 10) R.A.G.U. - 6,5 11) Bad Mouth Kid - / 12) Whip You With a Strap - 6,5 13) Back Like That - 6,5 14) Be Easy - 6,5 15) Clipse of Doom - 6,0 16) Jellyfish - 5,5 17) Dogs of War - 5,5 18) Barbershop - 5,5 19) Ms. Sweetwater - / 20) Big Girl - 6,0 21) Underwater - 5,5 22) The Ironman Takeover - / 23) Momma - 6,5 24) Three Bricks - 5,5 TOTAL: 6,03 (60/100) Current ranking: 636/814
Honestly, I looked at this cover and the title and I groaned a little. I didn't really want to listen to this. The lesson is to never judge a book by its cover. This was a surprisingly good album. It's not knock it out of the park good, to be honest I'm kind of tired of listening to gangster rap, but it had some really good moments (I'm thinking Back like that). I probably won't come back it but it was pretty good
Pretty good.
Awful only 1 in 60 days I couldn’t finish
This is exactly how you do a concept heavy record without it becoming a total chore to listen to. It’s gritty, smart, and is a hell of a ride from start to finish. Big fan of the craft on this one. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Kilo - The Champ - Back Like That - Be Easy
Unfinishable
Nice flows, nice instrumentals, but a bit too long for me. Albums over an hour I can only really enjoy if I'm really into it, otherwise it just becomes overkill and the album just shoots itself in the foot.
I love hiphop, this is the kind that I like to listen to but don't get obsessed over. Most songs are good, some I would rate 4 or 4.5, most I would rate between a 3 and 3.5. High 3.
Of the Wu-Tang and Wu-Tang-adjacent albums we've heard so far, I enjoyed this one the most. The drug-hype lyrics get stale fast, but the varied sonics across the tracks more than make up for it. The many guest producers and performers keep things moving in interesting directions. Minus 90% of one star for skits. At best, they simply waste time and add nothing to the work. At worst, the skits bring the album's momentum to a screeching halt and take the listener out of the music.
Ghostface is one of the only MC's who deserves a post-mortem Biggie verse
Best Wu Tang stuff I've heard on this journey.
This is like a Wu-Tang album lite. One thing that dawned on me with this vs modern hip-hop/rap is that the level of creativeness on the samples and orchestration are infinitely more interesting on these 90s albums than today. Yeah you have your gems today but albums like this exemplify the creative boon the 90s provided. Ghostface is great, love the little excerpts too, and this album flew by.
Close to peak rap. Cinematic production, energetic bars, great storytelling. You got all of Wu-Tang, Biggie, Doom, J Dilla, Ne-Yo on this thing. And back when skits and features were a given, love the Wu tang style movie clips too. Maybe just a tad bloated but I really can't complain. Love this era of hip-hop
Some songs are way better than others and there are a few too many skits, but it's a good album overall. Much better if you have the lyrics pulled up as you listen.
As is always the case with 90s and 00s hip-hop, the skits are terrible. But just about everything else is great. This is complex, witty, interestingly produced, and ultimately up there with the best rap of its era.
Ca 50/50 bra dårlig
I added like 3 songs,it does sound pretty fire just not my type of music. I like how the album is like a story with the skits and stuff.Very cool
Obviously not my thing but I added a one song so tbere is it
i LOVEE abit of hip hop would of given 5 if less skits the kanye remix is soo good
2006. Ghostface being the most notable of Wu Tang. This had a great narrative element with a nice mix of artists and style. Its not the kind of rap style that resonates with me but it did evoke an older rap style.
I don’t know enough about hip-hop to put Ghostface Killah or Fishscale into any kind of context, but I know it’s rated as one of his best. I enjoyed the album. It’s intense and gritty and he’s a clever storyteller with genuine depth. He also has a notable talent for the less obvious lyric. I really liked the more soul influenced tracks, especially “Back Like That”. Alongside the cinematic “Shakey Dog” - probably my favourites. 7/10
It wasn't overly crass and the skits weren't super long, but for some reason I really did not enjoy this. It was hard to get through the full album. Just not my cup of tea.
Wu-Tang albums are like insanely sweet foods. They’re so good, like really good. And obviously someone very skilled made it. But it’s almost so good it spites itself and loses any realistic luster.
Be easy is the jewel
Overlong, but I love Shakey Dog
The sound is too big and in-your-face, it’s too long, and the skits are pretty much all wastes of time. The fact that this still kinda rips despite all that is impressive. Best song: Back Like That
Wu Tang man, not for me. Some okay piano & backing vox at times, but I just can't get along with rap
So, Method Man and Rza may be the most famous, but Hip Hop heads know that Ghostface might just be the most talented Wu Tang MC. This is an excellent album, if a little overlong. I do not like skits, but they were the scourge of 90s hip hop, so I'm not going to ding it too much. It's probably a 3.5 album, but most of the people in this project are old white dudes that think music peaked in 1964, so I'm bumping it to 4 stars because I'm sure its global rating is a full star lower than it should be.
This one just didn’t click for me. Clearly lots of talent this album - great bars, the production is the kind of thing I normally love - but it just didn’t connect. I don’t think I’ve ever listened to a skit on a hip hop album that’s improved the experience. Maybe I need to go and listen to more Wu Tang first and then see if I enjoy this one more.
Now what in the world do we have going on here. I don't think this is my usual taste but let's see what's going on. Intro is curious. Oh hold on let's get into this bad boy. Oh okay. Don't hurt em ghostface killah. Okay yeah I'm rocking with this. I really like the music, lyrics and cadence are good as well but the trumpets or whatever are really working for me. I really like the background vocals as well. This is cunt. I see your game Mr. Killah. Album so good I wanna try coke now. Lol. This is nastyyyyyy. I really like the production on this holy. The skits are so interesting I love how creative this is. It's so 2000s. I always thought the Wu-Tang Clan was Asian. Or white koreaboos. This is an interesting development. I don't think I know a single Wu-Tang Clan song tbh. I really like the transitions between songs as well. I'm actually a really big fan of that 2000s rap/r&b sound. Yes I really like this sound. I'm a convert. Is that Bob Dylan in the background?? What is gracing my ears. Just random shit going in the back and I'm eating it up. Favourite: Kilo/Back Like That Least favourite: 9 Milli Bros/Clipse of Doom
I’m surprised they picked this album over Ironman or Supreme Clientele but I don’t mind since it’s just as good as those two in my opinion. This was sort of the last great Wu Tang album unfortunately… Favorite track: Back Like That 3.5/5
Was fine, didn't have much chance to listen in detail.
Heavy on drug/crime themes and not really my jam, but I'll grant that it's well-made. Highlight: "The Champ."
Fight the power! NWA pre NWA. Solid precursor to revolutionary black hip hop
This was actually a lot better than I was expecting. I see why it's on the list. I thought the songs The Champ and 9 Milli Bros were good. That said, it's too long and there are way too many skits.
Skits on rap records age so poorly.
4/5
Stupid hiphop
Starting this one off strong with a track of talking with a voice modifier on. Something, which, unfortunately I hate, whoever does it. Moving in to the first track, Shakey Dog, yeah ok, gotta give it to this guy, he has a good flow. Still not my type of music, but gotta appreciate great flow when it slaps you across the face. Kilo: I was vibing until I realized it was about drug dealing, then I took a brief pause, and continued to vibe. If I hadn’t have already graduated high school, this would be a good way to remember a Kilos worth 1000 grams. Jokes aside, the next song, the Champ, made me audibly laugh at the line “rip her guts out like a hysterectomy”. Honestly enjoyed the song. 9 Milli Bros was good. Nothing really else to say about it. Actively disliked Beauty Jackson. The next “skit”, well if I wanted to listen to traffic instructions I’d put on Google Maps. I did unironically like Crack Spot though. R.A.G.U had really good lyrics and I really liked it. Unfortunately, the positivity ends there (for now). Whip you with a strap was almost unlistenable. The actually rapping was alright and the lyrics were heartbreaking, but, the woman singing throughout was honestly horrible. Back like that was fun. I love Ne-yos voice, so it was nice to hear him on this album. I also really appreciate the level of petty hatred on Be Easy. I loved it. Clipse of Doom was also a good song. The purposeful off key singing on Jellyfish threw me off a bit. Similar to other albums I’ve listened to in this genre, it’s honestly started to lose me a bit at this point. I appreciated the chiller background for the first half of barbershop! Big Girl was also a highlight of a song for me, so was Three Bricks. It honestly reminded me of an action movie in the best way possible. Ok, well that was an album. 3/5 ⭐️. I feel like I’ve said this a lot recently, but there were a lot of genuinely good moments, but there were just some bits that were painful to get through. I like this guys flow and some of these are so good, but I struggled to get into it. 17/1089
Barz
Nothing to highlight for me
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I Fantastic album full of gems, just long, but that’s to be expected. Great features and classic Ghostface flow. Truly is a badass album.
4/10 How long is this album? I am sure I've been listening to it for 2.5 hours and I've still got 4 tracks of mysoginy, violence and profanity remaining. There is an element I enjoy - that being the music that is sampled. Should I give credit to this artist for that? If anything, it makes the originals considerably worse
Not made for me; I don’t hear anything that makes this better than other rap albums.
I didn't hate it. Giving an extra 1/2* considering the genre. 3.5*
Better than I though even with all the stupid skits
favorites: track four: the champ, track fourteen: back like that
His fifth album. Hip Hop. The production on this is really very good. Other than that it's full of pretty shitty lyrics, overused tropes, crap skits and is just too long, it went on and on. Yesterday I had a Mike Ladd album that was so bad I gave it a one. This album too is going to lower my average. Another bad Hip Hop album today (there are some great ones on this list). This scores two based on the production.
Wu Tang is forever.
2006 my ass. Same old shit from 1984
I was moaning about how many shit albums I had ahead of me to my friend and he said "Oh, you have Ghostface Killah up today. At least you'll feel a bit gangsta" I did in fact NOT feel gangsta listening to this.
I liked a few of the tracks, but wasn't really into it for most of it.
Listened to this many times today skipping, like, ten tracks, mostly skits. I don’t think I’ve heard any Wu-Tang adjacent that’s less than good. This was great
I don’t get it. I didn’t dislike it but what’s this album doing on this list. It’s not even Ghostface Killah’s best album.
No. 73 As someone without much experience with hiphop, but no hate for it, I liked this album.
So close to a 5/5. Perfect old school vibe, lyrically excellent and no misses. Even got a bath and body work reference for Lucy 😂
Solid if not revolutionary
I get why a Wu Tang album may be on the list, but this isn't deserving, it just sounds like another wannabe rap album.
This was pretty good. I loved the heavy baselines and dusty drums. These matched with Ghostface Killahs superb and energetic delivery made it a very enjoyable listen. As someone who normally sometimes doesn’t like skits in albums, these ones were actually really funny, and did a great job of planting us in his world. By the end I would say I was a little worn out as I didn’t find the last stretch as entertaining as the first. However I still enjoyed this, but I don’t see myself returning to it. Highlights were, Shakey Dog, Kilo, The Champ, R.A.G.U, and Be Easy.
I did enjoy and I am really stuck between 3-4 stars, didn't get time for a second listen so I think I might have to stick with a very high 3.
Awesome production makes this album fly by even with it's hefty runtime
Really strong entry from another member of the Wu Tang Clan. Production was great on this, the beats were high-energy and super creative (MF Doom was heavily involved). Raekwon and Ne-Yo had good features. Tracks flow together well, but rappers were still doing “skits” in 2006 apparently. Other than that, I couldn’t find much fault with this hip hop album. 4/5, a really fun one if you enjoy well-produced gangsta rap
I always kinda thought of New York City rap as the jazz of rap, but overall this album feels like it has direction and purpose. Bonus points for this Biggie verse I’ve never heard before.
this record is a classic. the misogyny is disappointing, but i guess that's our society isnt it. makes it real tough 2 admire ol' tony starks for his talents.
I like this guy
Not a fan
not my jam on this one. it's quintessential mid 2000s hip hop which tends to bounce right off me. i don't care for ghostface's rapping style. it feels one note here and largely kinda exhausting, so for a album this bloated in length, i was itching for it to end. could not appreciate the emotion in this at all. it's not Bad i just really would like to listen to anything else than this.
Interesting that this is the only Ghostface Killah Album on here despite most people usually putting this at 2nd or 3rd best. Guess they needed space for all the mid electronica albums. That said, y'know, 2nd or 3rd best Ghostface Killah album still means absolutely incredible. My god the performance throughout this is so good. The production is some of the best of the mid 2000s. It really lifts this album up massively, and I found it a treat to listen to. I do have to say, this is the period of terrible skits filling up an album and this has some pretty deeply meh skits. I don't really rate albums down for skits unless they're actually intrusive enough to get in the way of the album though.
There were some really good tracks in here like Be Easy and RAGU but it feels slightly bloated, otherwise good album
Solid rap album.
Not a fan of rap / hip hop and this album hasn’t changed my mind
I'm still not fully convinced skits make sense in an album, but this album has a great flow. The chorus of Be Easy is satisfying every time it hits and The Champ is golden. It goes on a bit long but this album has some real highs and some strong consistency.
Ghostface has top tier cadence when it comes to hip hop. Great production, great story telling. A cohesive album. Just an issue with quantity over quality.
easy to pick up where action bronson was inspired
I think that this is a pretty good rap album. It has the flows, the beats, the stories, the rhymes and the style.
Random rap
He'll leave a ring around your eye and tread marks on your back. He's an animal, he's hungry. You ain't been hungry, since Supreme Clientele. Remember what you first told me when I took ya in. You wanted to be a fighter (Yeah). You wanted to be a killer (New York, stand up). You wanted to be the Champ! (Got your boy in the booth, nigga). You ain't hungry. Matter of fact I don't want you in my gym.
Impressive story telling by Ghostface and strong hooks
This was catchy and upbeat hip hop (after a non coherent introduction). As much as I liked it, one issue I've had with hip hop albums on this list is that they just drag a little too much. Loved that song about the grams in a kilogram. 4 stars.
This album is like getting caught up in the underground world of bare knuckle boxing. At first you’re just counting money for the bookie, but gradually you move higher and higher in the ladder, and before you know it you are running the show. You’ve gone from a naive awakening to the violent underbelly of the city you live in, to being one of the big names causing the problems.
A mostly great hip hop album. What really stands out is the array of samples used to create beats with good backing melodies. Some good cameo appearances throughout. Some questionable lyrics and interludes. Plays well on a 2014 Chevy Cruze sound system.
No. I do NOT have to listen to this kind of c-rap!
Fun to listen to and considering all of the people involved feels like an album with a story. Favorite songs: The Champ, Be Easy, Back Like That
2.5
It was just too long. 3/5
Sick beats, meh lyrics, whack skits.
I liked some of the music in this one
I've being having a headache and nasal congestion all day, but I don't think it altered my experience with this album that much, and to make it sure, I think I have listened to this about 6 times. This is a decent hip hop album. It is one hour and six minutes approximately, and it contains 25 tracks, of which, 7 are skits, but with 18 actual songs remaining, it still is very beefy. Thankfully, almost all the songs have very similar tones and ideas: Great beats with great flow, delivery and attitude. That's not to say that there are no highlights or that all of the songs are equal. There's enough variety in here and I specially liked the energy of the track 'The Champ', the sentimentalism in the songs 'Whip you With a Strap' and 'Momma', 'Barbershop' because including a diss track to his barber is super funny, the dark atmosphere of 'Three Bricks' and the choruses sang by featured artists in 'Back Like That' and 'Momma'. Also, I have to mention that they used J Dilla beats in the songs 'Beauty Jackson' and 'Whip you With a Strap'. So while I wasn't very impressed about this record, I thought it was very funny and entertaining.
Absolute shit start to finish. Waste of hard drive space somewhere!
All the stuff from the wu-tang guys around this time is pretty solid.
I liked it, have to give another listen to & really pay attention. Good stories and word play, I think the flow just felt rushed and didn’t grab me.
bad
This was a long album, but it has some pretty dope tracks. Top tracks: Whip You With a Strap, Underwater, Kilo, Shakey Dog
Plague of too long rap albums hit the genre hard in the 2000s & this doesn't avoid it but there are some tracks on this that go really hard. Fav tracks: 9 Milli Bros, Be Easy, Jellyfish
The Ghostface Killahhhhhhhhhhh. Did not expect to find this album on the list, but production on this is awesome.
65 minutes, 26 tracks, multiple tracks with "skit" in the title, and "The album follows an organized crime theme, and is named after a term for uncut cocaine": I couldn't have been less enthused. My scepticism lasted until about 90 seconds into track 2. This album has some fire tracks, and has some of my favorite elements of hip hop. However, I can't give it 5/5 because it's 65 minutes and has too much filler. There's an absolute classic of a 45 minute album in there though.
Another rap album I couldn’t get into but it was better than others I’ve listened too
I want to like it
#786. A perfectly fine example of negroe poetry. 3/5: acceptable
Album No. 0083 on my list. I didn't have high expectations for this album, because I've had a few not-so-good hip hop albums on my list recently. I was pleasantly surprised about this album however, it's not half bad! I like the rapping style, I like some of the lyrics, all quite decent actually. Not all songs were super memorable to me, and I don't really need any of the skits, but I'll definitely add "Kilo", "Whip You With A Strap", and "Back Like That" to my playlist. 3/5 stars.
for the sake of saving myself a bit of time, i'm excluding skits in my rating Shakey Dog - 5/5 Kilo - 4/5 The Champ - 4/5 9 Milli Bros. - 2/5 Beauty Jackson - 2/5 Crack Spot - 3/5 R.A.G.U. - 3/5 Whip You With a Strap - 3/5 Back Like That - 5/5 Be Easy - 4/5 Clipse of Doom - 3/5 Jellyfish - 2/5 Dogs of War - 3/5 Barbershop - 1/5 Big Girl - 3/5 Underwater - 3/5 Momma - 3/5 Three Bricks - 3/5 Average score: 3.1/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ another album i put off as long as humanly possible because of how long the track list is. i say it almost every review of an album this long, i can't STAND the overuse of skits that were so common on albums of the 2000s. gotta be one of my biggest musical pet peeves that point aside, i guess this was alright. no strong feelings about this release, though i enjoyed some tracks in the last half more than the first
HIs rapping is coherent and melodic and pretty good....just too much fluff in between songs on the album, makes it a tough listen.
Full disclosure - this was the 3rd rap album this week and I just couldn't - the profanity, themes, musical style just too much. I really effort to listen to every album straight through. I gave this a 15-minute scan through and found nothing worth staying for. And can we stop with the n-word? 1/5.
Very refreshing
Overall, I enjoyed it and tried to ignore some of the lyrics
pretty gooooood. liked the versatility because i feel like rap albums can get boring quite quickly
I'm biased as GFK is one of my favorites of all time. It's not a 5 star rap album, but is good and showcases his unique style.
i didnt know what to expect but i really liked it! It just bloody breeze through despite having listening the expanded version that was over an hour long. The sequence of songs really helped, each one flowed well to the other and there were a good mix of slower to more punchy songs interspersed between each other. Was also quite personal with songs like momma introspecting on why his mum is the way she is. There were some hard hitting tracks as well that i enjoyed, the instrumentals was all good throughout. Some lyrics are a bit of its time i think and to be honest not really a fan of the casual misogyny a lot of rap albums have. Also the kanye west feature made me a little sad not going to lie given how he ends up being. Still i think this album does have a lot going for it and i am eager to pick out the lyrics and flow more in depth. If i could i would give it a 4.5 stars but it's 4 stars for now.
So many words. Two listens, then I checked the words for the first 3 songs. These are amazing stories, multi-character voices spitting out high speed Raymond Chandler literary dialogue of drug deals, double-crosses, perfect little movie scenes pictures. 4 for now, but I'm betting taking time for going deep on more songs bump it up to a 5.
I thought this was a pretty solid album. Some really cool songs and beats on here
Groovy buttery flow, funny skits, cracking up at the one of the kid cussing out Ghostface, and then the next song being about the strap. Enjoyed it, some classic old-school rap and hip hop. 8.5/10
Admittedly, I haven't listened to all that much rap. Of what I have heard, I'd say this is mid-tier. I did like the music. Far better than a lot of the crap out there. Lyrically, though, it's thematically so typical it's basically a cliche.
This has been the worst week of the project. Average rating for the week 2.14.
RZA and GZA released my favourite solo Wu Tang Clan efforts. This is a solid entry. Ghostface always performs better with others. 3.5/5
Something about Ghostface Killah's vocal tone that makes the lyrics unusually easy to follow. Delivery brings a sharp focus and paints a clear narrative. Not relatable but hooks me in a way that other albums in the genre dont. Good balance of dark, gritty tunes alongside those more up-beat, catchier, more pop leaning songs with the hooks and the guest vocals. Tight production, impressive beats, riffs and sample choices. Im a sucker for a few skits. Genuinely impressive album i enjoyed more than i anticipated. Favourite tracks - Be Easy and Three Bricks. 8/10
Like most rap, VERY long. But this was pretty good overall.
ah yes, the only album Action Bronson has ever listened to. Real talk though, it's a good one.
Favorite Track: Back Like That
Supreme Clientele is probably more essential then this. But who cares, this is still a great record that any hiphop fan should listen to
OK
Gangster rap is a no
Stretched the Wu-tang connection too far
3.1 2x
Holy hell. Those lyrics, man. Nothing like this era of rap. I can’t even think of any to write down they’re all so good. Def a relistenable album even with skits.
I really liked “Kilo”.
He sounds very angry. I found the whole thing a bit monotonous after a while, and this was a looooooooong album.
Propper Hip-Hop
Great samples, silly skits, Wu-Tang is forever.
A lot of good bars and songs I liked here
Its just appalling in every possible way.
A lot of voices heard previously from gorillaz records, but have never listened to any of them on their own. I guess it's more than ok, but once again it is not the music Į seek out on my own. Runs a bit too long though, especially with all the skits
Music for a boxing gym but just another rap album really.
This style of rap is just slam poetry with music samples as the background. It holds my interest for no more than 2 seconds. The best part of this album is the musical samples. You know, the part that actual musicians sang and played instruments with melodies and song structure.
Absolutely brilliant. My head was nodding. It's way too long, but I don't care.
I'm happy to see Ghostface on this list, even if the album choice is debatable (Supreme Clientele is a much superior record in my opinion). Of all the Wu Tang crew members, Ghostface had one of the best solo careers (second only to Method Man), staying true to his gritty roots while producing a ton of bangers. Fishscale is a good example of that - released in a time when other rappers were all surfing on the bling / ego trip trend, it proudly maintains a cinematic street-level approach, carried by Ghostface's tormented voice. Thanks to his powerful flow, his great rhyming and storytelling skills and the top-notch production (J Dilla and MF Doom never disapppoint), this album stands out in the mid-2000s hip hop landscape as a particularly raw and authentic release. It's not a perfect album though, and there are still a few filler tracks of lesser quality. Ghostface doesn't have the enthusiasm of his debut album anymore, I really wish they had picked an earlier album from his discog. 8/10
I dislike Rn'B. There's nothing here that reminds me of the glory days of the Wutang.
It's not my style, it has no influence on me, but I admit it's worth listening to once, but not twice.
Good vibes on this album I’m discovering. The lyrics often have a touch of humor, and the groove is heavy but smooth. I love his flow, but I kind of wish his voice wasn’t so high, a darker tone would’ve been amazing. The Wu-Tang DNA is everywhere thanks to the features, and that’s cool. I need more time to really make the whole thing mine, but I’ll come back to it.
Killah! Ne, Digga, damit will ich nix zu tun haben! Shit bleibt Shit! Fuck your …!
2006 best hip hop album to me goes to j dilla donuts. However, this is solid, a great way to get psyched up! I want to hit something now, I want to get off my butt and do something, some days I need that beat. And this album is that beat. My favorite two tracks are: (momma), and (dogs of war).
3.0
The first half was quite painful to listen while the second half provided more appreciable sounds and rhythms. Will probably not revisit this
I could make a great 30 minute album from these tracks. Skits and a few filler songs hold it back from a 4
This is a prime example of the type of rap music I don’t like. Since the music is shit, I’m forced to listen to the words. But that just makes it worse. I don’t understand how this can be popular. Are there many people who can relate to this? What I wrote might sound harsh, but I’m not going to give it a one star rating. Those are for next level crap like Arcade Fire and that horrendous Special Sauce album with the singer who sounded like he had a mouth full of food. Sorry. Rant over. 2/5
Some tracks not bad but others really not to my taste.
Absolutely loving the production, storytelling and delivery on this album. Each song feels distinct from one another and the album flows really well track to track. My main gripe… and it's a gripe I have with a lot of rap albums… why is it so long? There are so many strong moments on this album and as a collective I like it, but if it was 30 minutes shorter I guarantee it would have left more of a long lasting impression.
I’ve tried with Gangsta Rap, I really have. However, for every clever rhyme or interesting musical motif there’s another scatological skit or a barrage of m-f’in n words or an inexplicable reference to Tony Stark. By far the best track on here is a harrowing childhood memory “Whip You With A Strap” which I wasn’t surprised to see was one of two tracks on this produced by J Dilla. Two stars, purely for that track.
Some really cool tracks on this one. Probably the most accessible gk album I’ve heard.
I have more solo Tony albums than any other Wu solo a nd whilst most are fabulous, he is capable of a clunker. My personal top tier Wu is probably GZA, ODB and GFK and of his albums, this is definitely a winner as well as Iron Man and particularly Supreme Clientele.
-definitely not my favorite Wu-Tang Clan member solo project of the ones i’ve heard so far, but it holds up pretty well -liked the flow a decent amount and the features made the album. imo it’s waaay too long but whatever -Favorites: Shakey Dog, The Tramp, Clipse of Doom
I was ready to write this off, til I read the lyrics to Jellyfish. They are ADORABLE, what a sweetie pie. Go read those lyrics before you rate this album. I guarantee it's worth your while.
Great samples and narriative storytelling. Love the album
Oldschool, goldschool. Bijzonder dat dit album op de lijst staat, ik had eerder Supreme Clientele verwacht of staat die er ook op? Maar goed, altijd een goede dag om Ghostface te horen. Dit is zo ontzettend duidelijk die oldschool boombap hiphop. De beats zijn wel iets meer modern en soulful, denk door de invloed van Kanye West rond deze tijd. De feature van Ne-Yo is ook echt aggressief 2000s, best wel lekker eigenlijk! Maar je herkent wel echt instantly de vibe en de stijl van Ghostface, heel vet en heel herkenbaar maar ik zou het persoonlijk toch iets lekkerder vinden om wat meer afwisseling te hebben. Een album van ruim een uur met boombap hiphop is vet, maar ik merkte gewoon dat er best wel wat tussen zit wat ik niet zo interessant vind. Wel een lekkere Biggie feature en het is altijd een goede dag als Raekwon op een album staat. Heel lekker oldschool hiphop album, maar eerlijk gezegd zie ik mezelf gewoon niet vaak dit album aanzetten. Ik denk dat ik op 3 sterren uitkom. FAVO: The Champ, Whip you with a strap, Be Easy, Three Bricks
This album is kinda a mess, but I think that is part of its charm. The kits are forgettable interludes, but that’s ok cause there’s great track spread throughout the album. But that’s sort of the problem/quirk of this album which is it feels like going through someone else’s mess. There’s junk everywhere and you have to dig to find what you like. I think most of the time the skits just kinda got in the way of the music and didn’t add a lot the experience. But here’s the cheat sheet, if you just wanna skip to the good stuff, here are the 4 tracks that make this album worth listening to: The Champ, 9 Milli Bros, Be Easy, and Three Bricks. Those 4 songs are great. You could probably skip the rest.
Slamming
Really good
Rage and rhythm
I was sceptical of the release date 2006, since i do not like 2000s hiphop, but I thought, hey. If anything would convince me otherwise it would be a Wu tang project. And yea, i loved most of this. Especially the first half. Some songs (bonus ones?) sound more like 2000s rap joints, but most of the record comes off more like a 90s record, which I love. Crazy rhymes, and lots of bangers.
Just couldn’t get into it
Es una locura. Creo que no había escuchado nunca este disco. No tengo recuerdo de estas canciones. Me explico: yo había empezado a coquetear con el hip hop en la década del 2000. No me terminaba de enganchar. Es música demasiado norteamericana, me cuesta seguir las letras tanto por que me costaba entenderlos como por todas las referencias a cosas ajenas a mí. Posiblemente por esos años escuché Enter the Wu-Tang por primera vez. Pasamos al 2010. Mi buen amigo Rafaela me recomendó encarecidamente My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy de KW, y ahí sí todas las piezas hicieron click y comencé a escuchar hip hop de forma más masivamente. Allí me familiaricé con Wu-Tang Clan y fui empezando a escuchar las discografías de sus miembros: Ghostface, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon etc. pero 1. son MUCHOS discos, 2. son MUY largos, 3. la calidad de los discos de los miembros de WTC no es tan buena (y la de los propios discos de WTC tampoco, sinceramente), 4. mis gustos musicales me llevaron a prestarle más pelota a músicos del hip hop de la década de los 00s y 10s que a músicos de los 80s y 90s (con grandes excepciones: A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots - si bien prefiero lo que sacaron post 00s, De la Soul, etc.). Entonces mi acercamiento a estos discos fue dispar. Ghostface es el Wu Tang Clan que conservó el talento. Debería haberle prestado más atención a él, pero incluso su producción solista es abrumadora. Estoy mirando en wikipedia: aparentemente él sacó 13 discos solistas y 9 discos en colaboración. Y a eso tenemos que sumarle su trabajo en WTC. Es DEMASIADO, por más que haya discos que presumiblemente sean menores por definición a otros (por ejemplo, el mismo año en el que salió Fishscale sacó un segundo disco llamado "More Fish", que me imagino que son descartes o canciones extra que no pasaron el filtro de calidad para formar este disco), pero son MUCHAS canciones. Yo de Ghostface solo recuerdo haber escuchado Ironman, aunque es posible que tmb le haya dado masa a Supreme Clientele, que entiendo que es considerado su mejor disco. Ahora, posiblemente habiendo escuchado Fishcale por primera vez, me parece un disco BUENÍSIMO. También me aleja la duración: 24 tracks y más de una hora de duración. Por ahí eso hizo que en su momento no lo escuchara (tal vez lo puse de fondo, no me acuerdo), pero la verdad es que parece no tener relleno de ningún tipo. Solo desprecio los skits, que son una marca de género que para mi no tienen razón alguna de ser. Fishscale es un disco de Gangsta rap MUY superior a lo que suele escuchar del género. También parece sorprendentemente diverso, con beats duros como escuchamos en el género, pero también hay samples de soul y funk que le dan al disco momentos románticos y retros respectiamente. Esta diversidad se refleja en la lista de productores. Se destacan Jay Dilla (RIP), MF Doom (RIP) y Pete Rock (todavía vivo =D). Es demasiada música para asimilar y no puedo hablar de los 24 tracks (18 si quitamos los innecesarios skits), pero voy a destacar acá las que me volaron más la cabeza: "Shakey Dog" es la primera canción - 2do track después de un skit - y para mi debería haber sido el single del álbum: es un gangsta' rap sin contemplaciones. Producido por un tal Lewis Parker (no sé quien es); Clipse of DOOM, tal vez sea mi canción favorita del disco, construida alrededor del sample de una guitarra distorsionada. Producido por MF Doom, y se nota mucho. Todos los temas que produjo DOOM son buenísimos: Jellyfish, Underwater, y 9 Milli Bros (otro que podría haber sido single del disco: es más pop y aparece "Wu-Tang Clan": me imagino que es toda la pandilla menos Ol' Dirty Bastard. En otras canciones hace feats Raekwon). Si vamos a productores, todos los temas que hizo Pete Rock también la rompen muchísimo. Destaco a Dogs of War, con una guitarra funky que suena ominosa que está buenísima. Y también voy a resaltar el tema The Champ, otro que podría haber sido un hitazo, medio funk y atractivo. Y esto fue solo un poco de name dropping, porque todas las canciones son buenas, y digo, todas. Incluso canciones que podrían parecer poca cosa como Big Girl o RAGU están buenas. El disco solo pierde un poquito de gas al final, con la sensiblera Momma (que está bien, pero no me gusta para cerrar el disco). Después de este tema hay uno que en algunos lados aparece como bonustrack pero parece que está en todas las ediciones. Surge a partir de un par de segundos de silencio, por lo que está afuera de la narrativa principal (así que tiene sentido verlo como bonus, supongo) que también está bueno. Le pongo 4 estrellas (no me da para ponerle 5 en este momento con pocas escuchas), pero es un trabajo que va por más.
If you like Wu-Tang, you'll probably like this too. I do, and I did.
The album has a nice variety of beats, good MCs collaborating, and is generally very good.
Instrumentals are class, pretty fantastic production, but the skits are so awful and a couple of the songs are so corny that both break up the flow so much that I can't recommend this.
I actually liked some of the rap on here along with the skits.
2 but only because i don’t feel like listening. Will revisit later
probably wouldn't have been my choice for the solitary Ghostface album on the list but it's still top 3 ghostface of course. 10 stars
Imagine having talent, then actively choosing to make this instead. 1.5
Even though there’s some cool beats, no. Not for me.
Just a dope product from Ghostface, per usual. There is a reason he has had the most consistency out of anyone from the Wu. All the features killed it too.
I'm very glad to see Ghostface show up on this list, but it's baffling that it's this album over Supreme Clientele, or even Ironman. That said, the beats are fantastic here and the flow is infectious.
Wu wu!! Great samples and rhythms with misogynist, dick-centric lyrics. Man, why do you go and do that?! This could be listenable/shareable/even likeable music, but instead it’s a tasty cake covered in soap flake icing (like on my 6th birthday, but that’s another story…)
Genre: Hardcore Hip Hop I like hip hop, and I really love the production all throughout this project, but 80 minutes of Ghostface's near-shouting delivery is rough. The guest apperances feel like breathers compared to the rest of the verses here. Ghostface is a great MC, and like I said, certianly accumulated quite the beat collection, but I found it grating. Unfortunate. 3/5
Me re aburrí y eso que en esta lista hay 500 álbumes de rock genérico. Nota: 2.7
Not for me this style but sounds great for those who do like it, thx!
I really really liked this. Momma almost made me cry at work. There's a lot of emotions in here that I'm gonna have to dig more into his discography to learn more about.
Solid NYC style hip hop album
A classic album, including badly done unnecessary skits. Versatile, bombastic, and of the era but good beats. Made me consider getting an oversized jersey and tennis hat.
1. "The Return of Clyde Smith" (skit) 2. "Shakey Dog" - 8/10, very energetic verses and lyrical performances 3. "Kilo" (featuring Raekwon) - interesting sample usage and Raekwon did his thing as per usual. 9/10 4. "The Champ" - 9.5/10, so high energy with amazing instrumentals that still refrained from over doing it 5. "Major Operation" (skit) 6. "9 Milli Bros." (performed by the Wu-Tang Clan) - 9/10 not much to say was really good 7. "Beauty Jackson" - 7/10 8. "Heart Street Directions" (skit) 9. "Columbus Exchange (skit) / Crack Spot" 10. "R.A.G.U." (featuring Raekwon) - 9.5/10, really fun, and the lyrics were funny, so that's a bonus 11. "Bad Mouth Kid" (skit) 12. "Whip You With a Strap" - 8/10 good rapping performance, but something that I didn't need to hear 13. "Back Like That" (featuring Ne-Yo) - 9/10, one of my favorite tracks on the album 14. "Be Easy" (featuring Trife) - not my favorite but great nonetheless, i did like that ODB reference (Shimmy Shimmy Ya) 8/10 15. "Clipse of Doom" (featuring Trife) - amazing song, the violent energy that the song gives is entrancing 9/10 16. "Jellyfish" (featuring Cappadonna, Shawn Wigs, and Trife), the singing was a bit off-putting, but it's in the same vein as MF DOOM (who also is sampled on this song), so it's not the end of the world, 8/10 17. "Dogs of War" (featuring Raekwon, Cappadonna, Sun God and Trife) - 8/10 no thoughts really 18. "Barbershop" 8/10 19. "Ms. Sweetwater" (skit) 20. "Big Girl" - I like the sentiment of this song, and it was kind of cool 9.5/10 21. "Underwater" - short and sweet and to the point, but also great nonetheless 8/10 22. "The Ironman Takeover" (skit) 23. "Momma" (featuring Megan Rochell) - my favorite track, it's my favorite type of rap song where the MC is forced to look inward and try to reconcile with their past. 10/10 24. "Three Bricks" (bonus track) (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Raekwon) - the song in and of itself is good, but it's kind of funny that it comes right after Momma, one of the lyrics in the first verse is "put a bomb in your mama's gas tank" 8/10 25."Be Easy (Remix)" (bonus track) (featuring Ice Cube and Trife) - I like Ice Cube's voice on this song, so it made it 9/10 26."Back Like That (Remix)" (bonus track) (featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo) - this was a bit better than the original 10/10
One of the better hip hop albums I've had - a great range of beats, cinematic storytelling with interesting flows, and more depth than the simple braggadocio you get from a lot of 90s rap. Back Like That is also incredibly catchy. Still drifts into some outdated misogyny, but all in all a great listen.
Album de hip hop d’un membre du Woutang Clan. J’ai bien aimé l’album du WC écouté un peu plus tôt dans ce projet et l’album solo d’un autre membre du groupe, mais celui-ci me laisse de marbre. Ce n’est pas mauvais du tout, mais je n’arrive pas à embarquer dans cette musique. Pas pour moi.
9.5/10
Great beats and all but you'd think by 2006 Ghostface Killah would have less misogynistic lyrics
what’s with all the long albums lately! but as someone who has a hard time with rap albums sounding the same throughout the whole thing, i thought this one had a bit more variety (although i hate little skits on an album)
I really enjoyed this! Saved a number of songs to my favorites playlist.
A few decent samples here and there, but so not my jam.
Probably a 3.5. We’ll see how I feel when it’s time to put in the rating.
The beats are dope and the bars have bite. But too many skits and over length makes this only a decent outing but not a bona fide classic. The guest spots slam, especially a nice surprise cameo from Ice Cube. But Kanye's appearance was unnecessary. Fine but could have been more.
This was a classic good album. I never listened to ghostface like that. It was on from the first sing
Good
It’s an hour but it went by so fast I kind of wanted more
Ghostface is arguably the best story teller in the whole of the Wu. It's not doing anything particularly new or shocking (rapping about dealing coke) but it's all just great. It's another amazing album when it seemed that anyone from the Wu was just putting out bangers. The fact that there's multiple prodcuers doesn't stop the whole being linked together. Best Tracks: Kilo; 9 Milli Bros; Dogs of War
GK is a maniac, and those slinky soul samples are so smooth. The closer you listen to the lyrics the more insane it becomes. Full marks for this sweet baby! PS: that this album is pushing 20 years old is ill.
Ghostface deserves four stars for highlighting the virtues of the metric system to dumb Americans
Not my favorite
It's still got that 90s feel to it, which I love for this genre. Dude is slick.
What's happening to me? I just really enjoyed yet another rap album enough to want it in my collection. Mr Killah and his friends had me listening raptly, and even chuckling occasionally, while also marvelling at the excellent, if very coarse, rhyming, and impeccable production of his Fishscale tales.
Not my style
Instant Classic Best Song: Three Bricks OR Bad Mouth Kid (Skit) Rating: 8.5/10 Stars: 4
Wu tang
this was a bit fishy to me
A bit too long, but pretty great. Top notch production, solid narrative.
Wutang solo isn't ever as good as the whole thing. This one was fine, but similarly to when it came out I had a hard time wanting to come back to it. 2.5/5
Good production and flow but to me not the most exciting record.
Solid album, not exactly my thing though. "Be Easy" is a banger , can't believe I never heard it before. That said, this is easily a 4 star album, it's heat.
Great, a bit long, occasionally dives into incel territory.
Okay!
Cool
Will never understand the need for long spoken word expletive interludes but we don't know much about the nuance of rap and hip hop. Some of this was decent with some good rhythm. Others didn't really stand out.
Underrated hip hop album of the mid 2000s. Gritty lyrics, killer rhymes and great stories
Okay album, nothing special
The samples were decent. I thought the rapping was annoying. Most of it is quite aggressive. The best song was Momma.
Could not get music in US.
figo bella voce ma non mi è rimasto particolarmente impresso
basically a mini wu tang clan album with higher fidelity production. Pretty fun.
French electro-pop
Good stuff. 4
Does every Wu Tang member get a solo album on the generator so nobody feels left out? This is by no means bad, it's just one of those that doesn't scream 'all-timer' to me. Apparently the storytelling is top-tier but I didn't really get that from my 2 listens. Maybe that's on me. There are a few standout moments (like Be Easy & the maths lesson on Kilo), and I preferred the vibrant production on this - especially the MF Doom contributions - to those murky 90s WTC solo albums, so I gotta rank it slightly higher.
Like the other Wu tang solo albums we've had this showed that the members of that group were the best of the time. First half of the album in particular was great with beats that allowed GK to show his best rapping. Album was too long though and gradually fell back on old tropes. Think the group album was better, think they are more angry than smug as a group. Still enjoyed this though.
I didn't really get it. I can tolerate rap and hip hop pretty well, I prefer the 90s stuff, but none of this really landed for me. Skits are stupid, Sharkey Dog probably the best track, not for me, thanks.
Are we going to get a solo album from every member of wu tang? Im on board with that if so. Don't think I've ever heard any solo ghostface before. I'm ignoring all the stupid skits, for an album released in 2006, they make it feel much more dated. Although in it's defence it didn't have too much of the old gangsta rap tropes which distance it from a lot of the 90s stuff. Aside from the skits, I thought it was largely pretty good. It did have some tracks that were kinda more RnB, which I'm not a fan of. But, some of the rest of it was very good. I liked the ones with other wu tang members on. Liked the final track with the Biggie sample. Highlights: Sharkey dog Three bricks Dogs of war 9 milli bros Be easy 3.5
This doesn’t speak to me
Благодаря этому списку я вник в лор Ву-Танг, и теперь с уверенностью могу сказать, что вот этот чел, - это Главный рэппер среди них. Биты супэр. Лучшая песня - Clipse of Doom.
"Shakey Dog" and "Three Bricks" are bangers, also really liked "Underwater."
Sorry I do not care
No idea what this guy is singing about
75
Not a fan of east coast rap in general but there is no denying that this a great album. I'm not a fan of the skits and I feel like they clutter the album and prevent it from being a truly cohesive album, and the couple of remixes of songs already on the tracklist at the end are unnecessary, but otherwise its an enjoyable listen
Good beats, killer flow. Can't believe this dude keeps trying to stab Neve Campbell.
This was my introduction to Ghostface Killah with his album "Fishscale". It wasn't a successful introduction. The album's concept didn't resonate with me and I found the skits to be an annoying intrusion, adding little value. But the real disappointment was the music itself. I was left wondering how the music was supposed to make me feel because listening to it caused elicited almost no emotional response. The lyrics, which I found to be clichéd and unimaginative, also failed to create any emotional impact. The album never surprised me or moved me. As an album "Fishscale" didn't connect with me at all. Two stars. 1 "The Return of Clyde Smith" (skit) (1/5) 2 "Shakey Dog" (2/5) 3 "Kilo" (featuring Raekwon) (2/5) 4 "The Champ" (3/5) 5 "Major Operation" (skit) (2/5) 6 "9 Milli Bros." (2/5) 7 "Beauty Jackson" (3/5) 8 "Heart Street Directions" (skit) (1/5) 9 "Columbus Exchange (skit) / Crack Spot" (1/5) 10 "R.A.G.U." (3/5) 11 "Bad Mouth Kid" (skit) (1/5) 12 "Whip You With a Strap" (2/5) 13 "Back Like That" (3/5) 14 "Be Easy" (2/5) 15 "Clipse of Doom" (1/5) 16 "Jellyfish" (2/5) 17 "Dogs of War" (2/5) 18 "Barbershop" (2/5) 19 "Ms. Sweetwater" (skit) (2/5) 20 "Big Girl" (3/5) 21 "Underwater" (2/5) 22 "The Ironman Takeover" (skit) (1/5) 23 "Momma" (2/5) 24 "Three Bricks" (3/5) Total - 48 Average - 2.00 103/1001
Well done Mr. Killah. Better than the WTC album. And I liked the first third, but then it got long and had many flaws of other hip hop albums of the period. But his style and production were enjoyable. But then it had the worst skit I've heard on an album across this entire project in Heart Street Directions. So no more than a 3.
I finally got round to this. I didn't want to listen to an hour long album about organised crime and I didn't really enjoy it. The backing tracks were often alright, if you drifted off and just listened to the rhythms of the tracks it was ok, but if you listened to the lyrics, it was aggressive and messy, and sometimes really stupid. "A kilo is a thousand grams, easy to remember." Are you kidding me? Do they not know that a kilo is just 1000 of anything. Welcome to the metric system I suppose. Flipping stupid crime lord though. Also the intro to the champ sounded like Danny devito as the penguin. So it was hard to take any of that seriously. What to say. I heard it. They're clearly talented. I didn't enjoy it much and then it ended.
Surprise, I did not like this and it makes me feel old for saying so. It's loud, it's obnoxious, it's lewd, and it's just not that great lyrically, musically, or creatively. The only song that was ok was the one with all the wutang dudes.
72/100. Good record, always feels bad taking off points due to some of the skits, but I just didn’t like them and found them unnecessary. Rapping is strong as always with GFK and the features were good.
Idk I didn’t think this album was that interesting and it was on the longer side. I expected more, especially considering the producers. I’d say 1.5 but I’ll round to 2.