Like I said this track is incredible from beginning to end. It always works and it’s much appreciated. I do love his addition though, as he epitomizes Wu-Tang and always manages to bring in some aspect of martial arts and Shaolin. RZA has never had great flow, though his lyrics are dope, conceptually he’s a genius, but his delivery has always been offbeat and it’s no different here. “Copy out the rap kingpin, Summertime fine, jewelry drippin
He’s consistent and in true “Wu Form” here’s what I mean: As far as lyrics, it reminds me a lot of his verse on “Ice Cream” which is a great thing. Both of these add the 70’s R&B gospel twist Ghost was going for, but with the increase in tempo against his voice and flow, it makes it incredibly unique and incredibly complimentary. First off credit goes to Black Moes-Art for the brilliant use of “It’s Over” by Eddie Holman and “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers. I have to start with production because it’s amazing. The first track is “Nutmeg” featuring RZA and is incredible (much like all of them honestly). 45 seconds in, the album already comes to life. Fantastic use of the sample which obviously comes from the RZA, we get a first-hand exposure to the use of ’70’s cinematic sounds. It ties in his debut album, his monikers and talks about the Ironman to Tony Stark transition. One of the most clever intros of all time, why? Because the sample is about Ironman. Much like 99% of albums, Ghost kicks off the album with an intro. As much as I would love to cover every single track and skit, in the interest of “time” I’ll only focus on a handful. All of which are perfectly delivered by Ghostface and his Wu-brothers. While this 21 track, feature heavy album may seem exhaustive…it’s not! It’s also packed with variation, interesting samples and of course lyrical gems, wisdom and insight.
In fact, we hadn’t seen much of Ghost since his debut of “ Ironman”, but early 2000 Ghost hit fans with the best sophomore album to come out of the Clan. None of this was a surprise because the Wu dominated the entire decade before, but what fans will notice was that Ghostface was nowhere to be found. Amongst the dozens of releases, The Wu members were continuing their momentum and still releasing solos, collaboration albums, sophomore projects and even a “greatest hits” album. As a result, Hip Hop had just come out of a solid year in ’99. with all the Y2K paranoia and end of the world nonsense, it seemed like everyone was hitting studios and releasing albums. ( Republished from , By Killah – Supreme Clientele
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