On Ghostface's first album for Def Jam, two things are immediately
noticeable: he leans more on a sort-of loverman persona than on a
hardened gangsta one. How can a rapper carry an entire album of
relationship songs? By having Ghostface's eye for detail, that's how.
His rapid-fire rhymes don't calm down for the hour-plus this runs, and
the beats sound fuller than on past releases, probably due to a higher
production value. If it ranks lower than Supreme Clientele or Fishscale, it's mainly for what the Burgess Merideth soundalike says on the latter: he "ain't been hungry since Supreme Clientele!"
This is all not to say that he leaves street narratives behind - "Run"
is one of the most energetic songs here, and it's a definite highlight.
noticeable: he leans more on a sort-of loverman persona than on a
hardened gangsta one. How can a rapper carry an entire album of
relationship songs? By having Ghostface's eye for detail, that's how.
His rapid-fire rhymes don't calm down for the hour-plus this runs, and
the beats sound fuller than on past releases, probably due to a higher
production value. If it ranks lower than Supreme Clientele or Fishscale, it's mainly for what the Burgess Merideth soundalike says on the latter: he "ain't been hungry since Supreme Clientele!"
This is all not to say that he leaves street narratives behind - "Run"
is one of the most energetic songs here, and it's a definite highlight.
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