While the rest of the Wu-Tang Clan now seems a faint memory from hip-hop's '90s era, Ghostface has become a one-man force in maintaining the vitality of the Clan. The way he opens Fishscale with the frantic, hyperactive "Shakey Dog," is all the evidence you'd need to see how Ghost is that rare MC who's gotten better with age. His jumble of colorful wordplay is now honed into a sharp edge of drug-game narratives ("R.A.G.U."), neighborhood stories ("Barbershop"), honeyed … mehrpimp talk ("Big Girl") and braggadocio raw enough to melt minds ("Be Easy"). Backing him up are both familiar partners-in-rhyme like Raekwon (who sounds his best in years), Cappadonna, and Trife and also a surprising squad of underground producers that includes Just Blaze, Pete Rock, MF Doom, and the late J-Dilla. One of the skit quips that Ghost hasn't been this focused since Supreme Clientele, his 2000 classic; that's no joke--this is his best since then. --Oliver Wang weniger

1 - The Return Of Clyde Smith (Skit)
2 - Shakey Dog
3 - Kilo - Ghostface Killah, Raekwon
4 - The Champ
5 - Major Operation (Skit)… mehr
6 - 9 Milli Bros - Ghostface Killah, Wu-Tang Clan
7 - Beauty Jackson
8 - Heart Street Directions (Skit)
9 - Columbus Exchange (Skit)/ Crackspot
10 - R.A.G.U. - Ghostface Killah, Raekwon
11 - Bad Mouth Kid (Skit)
12 - Whip You With A Strap
13 - Back Like That - Ghostface Killah, Ne-Yo
14 - Be Easy - Ghostface Killah, Trife Da God
15 - Clipse of Doom - Ghostface Killah, Trife
16 - Jellyfish - Ghostface Killah, Theodore Unit, Capadonna, Shawn Wigs, Trife
17 - Dogs Of War - Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Theodore Unit, Capadonna, Trife, Sun God
18 - Barbershop
19 - Ms. Sweetwater (Skit)
20 - Big Girl
21 - Underwater
22 - The Ironman Takeover (Skit)
23 - Momma - Ghostface Killah, Megan Rochell
24 - Three Bricks - Ghostface Killah, The Notorious B.I.G., Raekwon weniger