Fishscale
嘻哈重要门派Wu-Tang Clan名嘴 再现嘻哈荣光最新杰作 %空降全美节奏布鲁斯/嘻哈专辑榜与饶舌专辑榜双料亚军、流行专辑榜TOP4 % ★☆滚石杂志、嘻哈乐重量级杂志XXL、纽约客杂志…激赏不已 权威音乐网站AMG四颗半星超优评鑑☆★ 首发单曲“Back Like That”有请全美专辑单曲双料冠军R&B新贵Ne-Yo献声 生长于纽约斯塔腾岛、出身自嘻哈重要门派Wu-Tang Clan的Ghostface Killah,堪称说唱乐界最勇于衝锋陷阵的猛将之一!在这个有人以半调子功力招摇撞骗、靠抄袭模仿出头的娱乐圈,Ghostface Killah的原创性、以及把玩文字与节奏的高超技巧,在他先前的作品中已经展露无遗。儘管嘻哈乐坛后浪不断来袭,Ghostface Killah已经成功屹立超过十个年头,依然是备受敬重和肯定的创作高手。 ’93年,由他担任执行制作的Wu-Tang Clan专辑“Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)”勇破三白金销售,为饶舌乐史写下新页;’95年替盟友Raekwon制作的专辑“Cuban Linx”被誉为经典之作。隔年,Ghostface Killah的首张个人专辑‘Ironman’推出,证明了他单打独斗的坚强实力。2000年发行的第二张专辑‘Supreme Clientele’获得空前成功与好评,VIBE杂志评选为史上十大最佳专辑,劲曲“Chercez La Ghost”则成了他红翻全美电台的招牌代表作。 眼见近年来嘻哈大行其道,乐坛反而充斥著越来越多鱼目混珠的假嘻哈,大师级的Ghostface Killah决定透过最新专辑【Fishscale】,用药物、性爱、金钱、谋杀等传统说唱创作主题,让这些年轻后辈见识什麽才叫正宗的嘻哈!自信满满的他,誓言要用新作让说唱乐重现当年的荣光。“以前的饶舌创作总是不断的尝试新的用字谴词,但现在的歌手老是重複运用别人唱过的调调;我历经了Slick Rick、Biz Markie那个百家争鸣、个人特色鲜明的年代,所以我的专辑一定与众不同!”而全美乐评确实也对【Fishscale】讚不绝口:最具份量的嘻哈音乐杂志XXL形容:“Fishscale是自‘Supreme Clientele’以来最让人上瘾的专辑!”滚石杂志同样盛讚:“这是一张不凡的杰作,让人回想起他2000年的经典‘Supreme Clientele’!”The New Yorker杂志则认为这是“近来最教人兴奋的作品!”打头阵单曲“Back Like That”邀来甫创下专辑单曲同步登上Billboard流行榜冠军的R&B新贵Ne-Yo跨刀,全美说唱、节奏布鲁斯/嘻哈单曲榜全面劲升Top 20中。 Whenever a veteran artist professes disinterest in modern music, a safe retreat into the past -- a tired attempt at recapturing the magic of classic material -- tends to follow. Since Ghostface Killah towed that line after the two least-thrilling albums of his career, Fishscale seemed destined to be just another part of his discography; if his fans were lucky, they'd get a couple flashes of his mad maverick genius and nothing as clumsily foul as "Tush." Fishscale is much more generous than that. It's evident that Ghost knows where he's at in his career, and it's directly acknowledged by the Mickey Goldmill-like boxing coach during "The Champ": "You ain't been hungry...since Supreme Clientele!" Ghost responds by pouring all that he has, both lyrically and vocally, into every track on the album.