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...smoke-filled backroom. Everyone knows the Wu-Tang Clan loves martial arts, but it’s unclear why they’ve chosen a traditional Japanese dance performance as the backdrop of their shady business deal. RZA seems to be enjoying the show, but shit gets real during Ghostface??s verse when the deal in the back room turns violent. As Clan members rush to the back room pulling heat, a geisha enters with the “merchandise.” Here, the symbolic function of the geisha emerges. The pale-faced woman, spinning...
...really good ones are just out of reach. The single most disappointing feature of “The Big Doe Rehab” is its formulaic composition. It’s like the fraternal twin of “More Fish.” It would seem that Ghostface??s recipe for success is as follows: Gather lots of featured performers (mostly Wu-Tang buddies), throw in a bunch of story-tracks, a couple sentimental songs, one celebratory hymn, and at least one skit that takes place at a high-profile event, add hokey accents to taste...
...album is not without its flaws. The album seems to belong as much to Theodore Unit (Ghostface??s posse, which includes his 17-year-old son Sun God) as to the man himself. Unfortunately, none of his apprentices can approach his level of skill, although Sun God does manage to sound older than dad. Ghostface doesn’t even appear in “Gotta Hold On,” a track that seems somewhat out of place on the album both rhythmically and lyrically. There is also a “Back Like That?...
While “More Fish” isn’t Ghostface??s best work, it’s damn impressive that he could put together such a solid album out of outtakes. The fact that he’s so consistently good makes you wish he would leave his posse at home and go at it truly solo. But if he’s going to drop something this strong every ten months, we have no right to be picky...
...turn this lackluster RZA track into gold; the ghost of ODB just can’t keep up with him. “Intoxicated,” featuring Raekwon, and Method Man is also flat. Parts of ODB’s verse here have already appeared on Ghostface??s “9 Milli Bros,” suggesting that all the original Dirty material in existence has already been stretched thin. This may be to blame for the abundance and low quality of the filler on this album. But just when it seems that it?...