Yo chill with the feedback black we don't need that It's ten o'clock hoe, where the fuck's your seed at Feelin mad hostile, ran the apostle Flowin like Christ when I speaks the gospel
I smoke on the mic like smokin Joe Frazier The hell raiser, raisin hell with the flavor
11.10.2009, 13:06
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Mastermind
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Ghostface Killah [click to read] experienced a shockingly low debut sales week with the experimental Ghostdini: The Wizard Of Poetry In The Emerald City [click to read]. The Def Jam effort did not crack the Top 25, as it sold less than 20,000. Ghost's longtime rhyme partner Raekwon [click to read] tries to climb towards the 200,000 mark with Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 [click to read]. Released through Chef's own Ice Water imprint, he was backed and distributed by the '09-secret success story, EMI Records. The album is Rae's most elaborate to date, with Dr. Dre, RZA, Erick Sermon, Alchemist, J Dilla, Pete Rock and Marley Marl all contributing production. The duo is supposed to join Method Man on a trio LP in 2010.
RankArtistAlbumThis WeekEst. Total28
Ghostface Killah
Ghostdini: The Wizard Of Poetry In The Emerald City19,000
19,000
61
Raekwon
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 210,000
111,000
74
Playaz Circle
Flight 360: The Takeoff7,900
8,000
126
Skyzoo
The Salvation
4,500
4,600
141
Mack 10
Soft White
3,800
3,900
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20.10.2009, 19:48
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Yo chill with the feedback black we don't need that It's ten o'clock hoe, where the fuck's your seed at Feelin mad hostile, ran the apostle Flowin like Christ when I speaks the gospel
I smoke on the mic like smokin Joe Frazier The hell raiser, raisin hell with the flavor
20.10.2009, 22:33
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No matter how gritty his catalog is, Ghostface Killah has never shied away from his love of soul. In fact, that fondness has helped spawn a flurry of past hits like 1996’s “All That I Got Is You,” featuring Mary J. Blige, and 2006’s Ne-Yo collab “Back Like That.” So it should come as no surprise that the Ironman would completely dedicate his eighth solo album, Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry, to his affinity for R&B.
Ghost wisely uses guest vocalists, like Estelle, John Legend and Lloyd, as accessories who assist him in the storytelling of love’s changing faces. On “Not Your Average Girl,” GFK whispers sweet nothings, while the Sean C & LV–produced “Lonely” finds the Killer Bee sobbing over a love lost. It’s not all romance, however. First, there is the violently humorous “Guest House,” featuring Fabolous, and then there’s the pornographic “Stapleton Sex,” where Ghost urges his lady of the evening to put his “dick in [her] mouth and play with my nuts.”
Yet the aggression eventually subsides, and it’s back to stirring female adoration. “Forever” spotlights Ghost harmonizing on a strings-coasting hook, as he declares, “Them other chicks must hail to the queen as I/Put them dudes straight up in check, ’cause the queen is mine.” Although, immediately following that wholehearted dedication comes the balmy yet ordinary “I’ll Be That,” featuring label mate and ex–Disney Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon, whose glossy contribution marks a dent in the album’s soulful cohesion. But even when the songstress teeters two steps behind, Ghost manages to remain lyrically impressive and crudely romantic.
Keeping his grit, while still aiming for a successful R&B feel, Ghostface proves he has a way with words that goes even deeper than rap. —TRACY GARRAUD
07.10.2009, 20:57
