New York veteran Ghostface Killah of the almighty Wu-Tang Clan together with his seventeenth solo LP. One of hip hop’s most prolific storytellers & simply probably the most constant member of the Clan exemplified by Ironman, Supreme Clientele, FishScale, Apollo Kids, 12 Reasons to Die & Sour Soul simply to call a number of.Ghostface Killahs within the fall of 2019 stands as one of many solely few duds in his discography together with More Fish & the Mass Appeal Records debut Set the Tone (Guns & Roses), persevering with the Legend Has It sequence with Supreme Clientele 2 lastly seeing the sunshine of day.

After the Redman intro, the primary tune “Iron Man” opens with a increase bap instrumental speaking about having Wall Street bugging over helium shares whereas “Sample 420” that includes M.O.P. sees the trio coming collectively for a fly gangsta rap reduce. “Curtis May” that includes Conway the Machine & Styles P talks about their bars being prescribed out right here prefer it’s medication whereas “4th Disciple” dustily tells the story of a homie of his shedding his life in a shootout.

“Windows” embraces a extra soulful route stylistically speaking about his crew mobbin’ & him dartin’ however after the “Pause” skit, “Georgy Porgy” exuberantly clarifies that he ain’t right here to play no video games. After the “Force MD” skit, “Break Beats” jazzily flexes that he can get proper with God & return to Hell simply earlier than the funky “Beat Box” talks a couple of shawty who occurs to be in her personal lane.

Scram Jones producing the lead single “Rap Kingpin” sampling “My Melody” by Eric B. & Rakim for a sequel to “Mighty Healthy” whereas “The Trial” that includes GZA, Method Man, Pillz, Raekwon & Reek da Villain after the “Sale of the Century” skit vividly portrays themselves in a courtroom with a choose. Nas joins Starks for the soulful “Love Me Anymore” talks about how foul individuals will be whereas the crooning “Soul Thang” that includes DriZ, Iceman, Pillz, NEMS, Reek da Villian, Supreme-Intelligence & Sun God finds everybody going back-&-forth with each other.

“Metaphysics” was a decent remix to “Typhoon Rap” by Meyhem Lauren that includes Action Bronson whereas the soulful “Candyland” unpacks tons of sweet & drug wordplay. After the “Lenny Green” skit, “The Zoom” combines jazz rap & chipmunk soul for a passionate love ballad & the ultimate tune “You Ma Friend” that includes Method Man forward of the “Knuckles” outro finishes with an ode to friendship.

The third entry within the Legend Has It saga & the Yapp City Records founder’s 2nd providing below the Mass Appeal umbrella redeems Ghostface Killah from the mediocrity of Ghostface Killahs & Set the Tone (Guns & Roses) by presenting itself as an echo of a chamber that by no means dosed though I’d desire each Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…, Pt. II & Muddy Waters 2 when discussing sequel albums. One of hip hop’s biggest storytellers who’s seen all of it & lived it twice feels extra like his classic self than his final couple albums besides he’s sharper, looser, freer & discovering new methods to flip the script.

Score: 8/10