Ghostface Killah The Pretty Toney Album

Posted on 04.20.2004

Ghostface Killah
Album: The Pretty Toney Album
Realase date: Apr 20, 2004
Label: Def Jam

Review:
There’s no Wu Tang Clan MC, outside of Ol’ Dirty Bastard, who raps for broke like Ghostface, as if each album might be his last. Ghostface continues this tradition of flipping the most indescribable, gritty, grimy, and painfully honest rhymes imaginable. Ignoring current rap trends—i.e., Kanye West-style sampling and speeding up of old soul loops—Ghostface doesn’t mask his samples or up the b.p.m.’s. On the choice cuts "Holla" and "Be This Way," he spits fire over great old-school Delfonics and Billy Stewart samples.

Of course this is not surprising considering Ghost often says he doesn’t care much for contemporary rap music. His flows magically capture the full range of human emotion on "It’s Over" and the RZA-produced "Run." Don’t be fooled by the relatively frail single "Tush" (featuring Missy Elliott) because it’s not at all indicative of how strong the album is. —Dalton Higgins

Tracklisting:
1. Intro
2. Biscuits
3. Kunta Fly Sh**
4. Beat the Clock
5. Metal Lungies
6. Bathtub (Skit)
7. Save Me Dear
8. It’s Over
9. Keisha’s House (Skit)
10. Tush - Missy Elliott
11. Last Night (Skit)
12. Holla
13. Ghostface
14. Be This Way
15. Letter (Skit)
16. Tooken Back
17. Run
18. Love

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