If Gravel Pit, the first single of the Wu’s third album, signalled the decline of the Gambino dynasty then it also highlighted the rise in stock of Ghost Face. As the rest of the clan brag in staccato Tony Starks blesses the stodgy beat with supreme lyrical gold and a technique that is still too futuristic for today’s audience. After his classic first few albums and a label change Ghost is back. More than an MC Ghost is a soul man and this cat can rhyme over anything with soul – Marvin Gaye or the Rocky theme tune. If he can feel it then he will rock it. There’s no Dr Dre hip hop production values here and ghost is at his best with the rawest of looped soul grooves.
Ghost is a story teller a la Kool G Rap and can paint pictures in your mind as vivid as any film. One track, Beauty Jackson, concerns his meeting a laydee at a bus stop and he describes, with beauty and amazing detail, the encounter. This vividness and peerless lyrical dexterity makes him unique and savoured amongst the purists. Stand out tracks are “9 milli bros” which is a Wu Tang cut that could grace 36 chambers. Even OBD makes an appearance before his untimely passing. “Be Easy” “Jellyfish” “Major Operation” are a few standouts from an album that has been created with love for the artform and an attempt to stamp some authority on a genre dead on its arse. Even Cappadonna is back on fire fresh from cab driving duties. Fishscale further cements Ironman at the top of the game and is the benchmark not many will be able to reach. A future classic and there’s not many of those around these days. 9.5/10.
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