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Track Listing
1. Return of Clyde Smith, The - (with Ghostface)
2. Shakey Dog
3. Kilo
4. Champ, The
5. Major Operation
6. 9 Milli Bros.
7. Beauty Jackson
8. Heart Street Directions
9. Columbus Exchange/Crack Spot
10. R.A.G.U.
11. Bad Mouth Kid
12. Whip You Down With a Strap
13. Back Like That
14. Be Easy
15. Clispe of Doom
16. Jellyfish
17. Dogs of War
18. Barbershop
19. Ms. Sweetwater
20. Big Girl
21. Underwater
22. Ironman Takeover, The
23. Momma
24. Three Bricks
| Details | | Contributing artists: | Keyshia Cole, Ne-Yo, Wu-Tang Clan | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Recording information: 2005.
FISHSCALE, the fifth solo album by Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah, is a brilliantly cryptic album drenched in complex ghetto slang that reinforces the MC's status as a master wordsmith. Ghostface doesn't disappoint with lines like, "Ay-yo I should just bark on you/burn your car on you/'cause I'm too much man to leave a mark on you." His voice is mellifluous even when he's shouting, and the infectious beats (provided by Pete Rock and MF Doom) and rare soul and funk samples (a staple of any Ghostface venture at this point) provide the perfect backdrop for the unveiling of Ghost's enigmatic persona. FISHSCALE, packed with gritty tales of the inner-city coke trade, occasionally meanders into tired Tony Montana-posturing, yet occasionally hitting par for the course can be forgiven when the game is being played by a proven champ like Ghostface.
Industry Reviews
4 stars out of 5 -- Ghostface's emotionally charged stream-of-consciousness flow is off-the-wall and amazing as it's ever been.
4 stars out of 5 -- [T]his fifth solo album from the Wu-Tang Clan member certainly delivers a top-grade high.
Providing some of the year's most opulent music....An all-around cohesive album.
4 discs out of 5 -- The sample-heavy results are cohesive yet diverse, a proper canvas for Ghost's finest effort since SUPREME CLIENTELE.
Ranked #76 in Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Albums of 2006.
4 stars out of 5 -- [T]he input of so many producers doesn't dilute the plot and FISHSCALE rattles along like a novel....He remains rap's finest storyteller.
Ranked #04 in Spin's The 40 Best Albums of 2006 -- [T]he album sounds like a man on his last legs, groggily spilling stream-of-consciousness rhymes all over a '70s jukebox.
Ranked #5 in Rolling Stone's The Top 50 Albums Of 2006 -- [I]t's the beats that seal the deal.
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