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Fishscale is the fifth solo album by Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan is a New York City?based hip hop group. Wu-Tang Clan consists of nine United States rapping: RZA, GZA, Raekwon, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard....
 member Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah

Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
. It was released by Def Jam on March 28, 2006. The album follows a cocaine
Cocaine

Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine....
 theme, the album title being a direct slang term for uncut product (Fishscale_cocaine
Fishscale cocaine

Fishscale cocaine is a refined and comparatively pure form of cocaine. This description was likely inspired by the shiny and reflective properties of such cocaine....
).

The single "Back Like That" reached #14 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while "Be Easy" reached #91 on the same chart. The album sold about 110,000 units in first week, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
 and #2 on the Top Rap/R&B Albums chart, his highest chart position since his 1996 debut, Ironman
Ironman (album)

Ironman is the first album by United States Hip hop music artist and Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah. The LP is slightly different to other first generation solo albums released by Wu-Tang members, owing much of its thematic scope, mythology and samples from classic 1960s and 1970s blaxploitation as well as Martial arts film films....
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Fishscale is the fifth solo album by Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan is a New York City?based hip hop group. Wu-Tang Clan consists of nine United States rapping: RZA, GZA, Raekwon, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard....
 member Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah

Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
. It was released by Def Jam on March 28, 2006. The album follows a cocaine
Cocaine

Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine....
 theme, the album title being a direct slang term for uncut product (Fishscale_cocaine
Fishscale cocaine

Fishscale cocaine is a refined and comparatively pure form of cocaine. This description was likely inspired by the shiny and reflective properties of such cocaine....
).

The single "Back Like That" reached #14 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while "Be Easy" reached #91 on the same chart. The album sold about 110,000 units in first week, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
 and #2 on the Top Rap/R&B Albums chart, his highest chart position since his 1996 debut, Ironman
Ironman (album)

Ironman is the first album by United States Hip hop music artist and Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah. The LP is slightly different to other first generation solo albums released by Wu-Tang members, owing much of its thematic scope, mythology and samples from classic 1960s and 1970s blaxploitation as well as Martial arts film films....
. It was largely overshadowed by the release of T.I.
T.I.

Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., , better known by his stage name T.I., and also by his alter ego T.I.P., is a Grammy-award winning American rapping, songwriter, executive producer#Music, actor, and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....
's King
King (T.I. album)

King is a Grammy-nominated album from hip hop music artist T.I. It was released on March 28, 2006 in the United States....
, which came out in the same week.

Album information

In January 2006, a sampler was released, containing full versions of "Be Easy", "Back Like That", and "Kilo", as well as shortened versions of "Big Girl" and "Charlie Brown". The latter song, which was produced by MF DOOM, contained a sample
Sampling (music)

In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an musical instrument or a different sound recording of a song....
 from Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso

Caetano Emanuel Viana Telles Veloso , better known as Caetano Veloso, is a composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and activism. He has been called "one of the greatest songwriters of the century" and is sometimes considered to be the Bob Dylan of Brazil....
's "Alfomega" that did not ultimately receive clearance
Permission

Permission, in philosophy, is the attribute of a person whose performance of a specific philosophy of action, otherwise ethically wrong, would thereby involve no ethical fault....
, and the song did not appear on the final album.

Upon release, the album received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. The album contains many collaborations with Theodore Unit
Theodore Unit

Theodore Unit is a loose collective of Staten Island rappers associated with the Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah. The name "Theodore" is derived from "The Open Door", meaning the group acts as an open door to rappers who can prove themselves....
 and the Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan is a New York City?based hip hop group. Wu-Tang Clan consists of nine United States rapping: RZA, GZA, Raekwon, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard....
 members, but only one Wu-Tang in-house beat (created by Ghostface himself), making it Ghostface's first album free of production from RZA (although he appears on the intro to "9 Milli Bros.").

J Dilla
J Dilla

James Dewitt Yancey , also known as J Dilla, Jay Dee, or "your favorite producer's favorite producer", was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan....
's productions are taken from his album Donuts
Donuts (album)

Donuts is an instrumental hip hop album by hip hop production J Dilla. Donuts was released on February 7 2006, his 32nd birthday, and only three days before his death....
, and MF DOOM's productions are taken from his Special Herbs series of albums.

Reception

Critics received the album extremely positively, and it earned an 88 on Metacritic
Metacritic

Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, console game, film, television program, DVDs, and books. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged....
.

Critics also praised the album's heavy reliance on soul samples, and Ghost's comfort in their context.

Fishscale produced renewed enthusiasm for other future Wu projects, including upcoming albums from Raekwon
Raekwon

Corey Woods, better known by the stage name Raekwon , is an United States East Coast hip hop rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. His 1995 album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... is widely considered to be one of the best Wu-Tang solo albums, and one of the finest and most influential hip hop albums of the 1990s....
, Masta Killa
Masta Killa

Elgin Turner , better known as Masta Killa, is an United States rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Though one of the lesser-known members of the group and on their debut album was only in one song: "Da Mystery of Chessboxin" in which he had the last verse....
, and Method Man
Method Man

Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man, is an United Statesn hip hop music, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop culture collective Wu-Tang Clan....
. Interest in these projects had lulled, as many critics and fans considered recent efforts by other members of the Wu-Tang conglomerate as unspectacular.

Track listing

#TitleLengthPerformer(s)Producer(s)Notes
1"The Return of Clyde Smith"1:04
  • Performed by Ghostface Killah
    Ghostface Killah

    Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
 
  • Contains sample from Jack McDuff
    Jack McDuff

    "Brother" Jack McDuff was a jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz era of the 1960s....
     “Ju Ju” (1976)
  • 2 "Shakey Dog" 3:44
  • Performed by Ghostface Killah
  • Lewis Parker
    Lewis Parker

    Lewis Parker is a British hip-hop producer of Barbadian Creole descent. Parker is often credited as the definitive British hip-hop producer. born in London As a teenager Parker released an EP - B Boy Antiks and a 12" single, Rise/Visions Of Splendour through Bite It! a London based recording label....
  • Contains sample from Johnny Johnson & His Bandwagon "Love Is Blue (L'Armour Est Bleu)"
  • Contains sample from The Dells
    The Dells

    The Dells are an influential Rhythm and blues musical group who were one of the few groups to span music genres resulting in successful recordings surpassing more than four decades....
     - "I Can Sing a Rainbow"
  • 3 "Kilo" 4:00
  • First verse: Ghostface Killah
  • Second verse: Ghostface Killah
  • Third verse: Raekwon
    Raekwon

    Corey Woods, better known by the stage name Raekwon , is an United States East Coast hip hop rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. His 1995 album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... is widely considered to be one of the best Wu-Tang solo albums, and one of the finest and most influential hip hop albums of the 1990s....
  • Fourth verse: Ghostface Killah
  • Fifth verse: Raekwon
  • MoSS
    Moss

    Mosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1?10 cm tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations....
  • Contains sample from Jimmy Van & Richard Hieronymus "I Weigh With Kilos" (1976)
  • 4 "The Champ" 4:09
  • Performed by Ghostface Killah
  • Just Blaze
    Just Blaze

    Justin Smith , better known as Just Blaze, is an United States hip hop music hip hop production from Paterson, New Jersey. Blaze is also the CEO of Fort Knocks Entertainment....
  • Appears in the WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007
    WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007

    WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 , is a professional wrestling video game released by THQ and developed by YUKE's Future Media Creators. The game is based on the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment ....
     wrestling video game.
  • A very similar remix appears in Def Jam: Icon
    Def Jam: Icon

    Def Jam: Icon is a fighting game, and is the third in Electronic Arts's Def Jam-licensed hip-hop music video game series. The game was video game developer by EA Chicago, developers of Fight Night: Round 3 and is the first Def Jam game not to be developed by Syn Sophia, Inc.....
    .
  • "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" (vocal sample by Ol' Dirty Bastard
    Ol' Dirty Bastard

    Russell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard . He was one of the founding members of the hip hop music group Wu-Tang Clan....
    )
  • "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
  • 5 "Major Operation" (Skit) 0:06
  •  
  • 6 "9 Milli Bros." 4:14
  • Intro: RZA
    RZA

    Robert F. Diggs , better known as RZA , is an United States Grammy winning music producer, rapper, and occasional actor. A prominent figure in hip hop music, he is the de facto leader of the hip hop music group Wu-Tang Clan....
    , Cappadonna
    Cappadonna

    Darryl Hill, best known by his stage name Cappadonna, is an United States rapper, friend of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has appeared on many of their albums, as well as having a successful solo career....
    , Ol' Dirty Bastard
    Ol' Dirty Bastard

    Russell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard . He was one of the founding members of the hip hop music group Wu-Tang Clan....
     & Ghostface Killah
  • Chorus & First verse: Ghostface Killah
  • Second verse: Raekwon
  • Third verse: Ol' Dirty Bastard
  • Fourth verse: Cappadonna
    Cappadonna

    Darryl Hill, best known by his stage name Cappadonna, is an United States rapper, friend of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has appeared on many of their albums, as well as having a successful solo career....
  • Fifth verse: Method Man
    Method Man

    Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man, is an United Statesn hip hop music, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop culture collective Wu-Tang Clan....
  • Sixth verse: GZA
    GZA

    Gary Grice , better known by his stage name GZA , is an United States hip hop music artist best known as a founding member of seminal hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan and for his inclusion on their group albums, his groupmates' solo releases and a successful solo career....
  • Seventh verse: Inspectah Deck
    Inspectah Deck

    Jason Hunter , better known as Inspectah Deck, is an United States rapping, Record producer, and Acting. A founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, he has not achieved the same level of success in his solo career as some of his fellow Clansmen ; nevertheless, he has continued to release material into the late 2000's....
  • Eighth verse: Masta Killa
    Masta Killa

    Elgin Turner , better known as Masta Killa, is an United States rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Though one of the lesser-known members of the group and on their debut album was only in one song: "Da Mystery of Chessboxin" in which he had the last verse....
  • Ninth verse: U-God
    U-God

    Lamont Jody Hawkins , better known as U-God, is an United States hip hop music and member of the hip hop culture collective, Wu-Tang Clan....
  • MF DOOM
  • Instrumental from MF Doom “Fenugreek” (2002)
  • 7 "Beauty Jackson" 1:32
  • Performed by Ghostface Killah
  • J Dilla
    J Dilla

    James Dewitt Yancey , also known as J Dilla, Jay Dee, or "your favorite producer's favorite producer", was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan....
  • RUDi
  • Contains sample from The Three Degrees
    The Three Degrees

    The Three Degrees are a female Philadelphia soul and disco human voice musical ensemble, formed in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although always fronted by a three person line-up, there have been a number of personnel changes, and a total of twelve women have represented the group so far....
     “Maybe” (1970)
  • Instrumental from J Dilla's "Hi." on Donuts
    Donuts (album)

    Donuts is an instrumental hip hop album by hip hop production J Dilla. Donuts was released on February 7 2006, his 32nd birthday, and only three days before his death....
  • 8 "Heart Street Directions" (Skit) 0:54
  • Performed by Ghostface Killah
  •  
  • 9 "Columbus Exchange" (Skit) / "Crack Spot" 2:21
  • Performed by Ghostface Killah
  • Crack Val
  • Contains sample from Freda Payne
    Freda Payne

    Freda Charcelia Payne is an United States singer and actor best known for her 1970 hit song, "Band of Gold ". Freda is the older sister of former Supremes member Scherrie Payne....
     "Feed Me Your Love"
  • 10 "R.A.G.U." (Raekwon and Ghostface Killah United) 2:39 Ghostface Killah
    Ghostface Killah

    Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
    , Raekwon
    Raekwon

    Corey Woods, better known by the stage name Raekwon , is an United States East Coast hip hop rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. His 1995 album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... is widely considered to be one of the best Wu-Tang solo albums, and one of the finest and most influential hip hop albums of the 1990s....
    Pete Rock
    Pete Rock

    Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an United States DJ, record producer, and rapping of Jamaican descent. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth....
  • Contains sample from The Delfonics
    The Delfonics

    The Delfonics are a Philadelphia soul singing group, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Their most notable hits include "La-La ", "Didn't I ," "Break Your Promise," "I'm Sorry," and "Ready Or Not Here I Come "....
     “The Look of Love” (1968)
  • 11 "Bad Mouth Kid" (Skit) 1:10 Ghostface Killah
    Ghostface Killah

    Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
     
  • 12 "Whip You With a Strap" 2:51 Ghostface Killah
    Ghostface Killah

    Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
    J Dilla
    J Dilla

    James Dewitt Yancey , also known as J Dilla, Jay Dee, or "your favorite producer's favorite producer", was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan....
  • Contains sample from Luther Ingram
    Luther Ingram

    ###Luther Ingram was an Rhythm and blues and Soul music singing and songwriter....
     “To the Other Man” (1972)
  • Instrumental from J Dilla
    J Dilla

    James Dewitt Yancey , also known as J Dilla, Jay Dee, or "your favorite producer's favorite producer", was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan....
    's "One for Ghost" on Donuts
    Donuts (album)

    Donuts is an instrumental hip hop album by hip hop production J Dilla. Donuts was released on February 7 2006, his 32nd birthday, and only three days before his death....
  • 13 "Back Like That
    Back Like That (Ghostface Killah song)

    "Back Like That" is the second single by rapper Ghostface Killah from his critically-acclaimed fifth solo album Fishscale. The song features contemporary R&B singer Ne-Yo and has come to be one of Ghostface's most charting solo singles....
    "
    4:02 Ghostface Killah
    Ghostface Killah

    Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
    , Ne-Yo
    Ne-Yo

    Shaffer Chimere Smith , better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop music and contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, and occasional rapping....
    Xtreme
  • Contains sample from Willie Hutch
    Willie Hutch

    Willie McKinley Hutchinson, known professionally as Willie Hutch was an United States singer, as well as a songwriter/producer for the Motown label during the 1970s....
     “Baby Come Home” (1976) and from Jay-Z
    Jay-Z

    Shawn Corey Carter , better known as his stage name, Jay-Z, is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is the former Chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records....
     "Song Cry
    Song Cry

    "Song Cry" was the fourth single and final from Jay-Z's album The Blueprint. The song is a slow and quiet melodic rap ballad. In it the rapper laments the break-up of an earlier relationship due to his own neglect and infidelity....
    "
  • 14 "Be Easy
    Be Easy (Ghostface Killah song)

    "Be Easy" is the first single by rapper Ghostface Killah from his critically-acclaimed fifth solo album Fishscale. Initially released through mixtapes, it features Ghostface's Theodore Unit prot?g? Trife da God....
    "
    3:19 Ghostface Killah
    Ghostface Killah

    Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
    , Trife Da God
    Trife Da God

    Trife aka Trife Diesel or Trife Da God is a protege and close associate of Ghostface Killah, and is part of both of his protege groups T.M.F....
    Pete Rock
    Pete Rock

    Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an United States DJ, record producer, and rapping of Jamaican descent. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth....
  • Contains sample from The Sylvers
    The Sylvers

    The Sylvers were a popular R&B/soul music and disco music family group in the 1970s. The group hailed from Memphis, Tennessee....
     “Stay Away From Me” (1973)
  • 15"Clipse of Doom" 3:09 Ghostface Killah
    Ghostface Killah

    Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
    , Trife Da God
    Trife Da God

    Trife aka Trife Diesel or Trife Da God is a protege and close associate of Ghostface Killah, and is part of both of his protege groups T.M.F....
    MF DOOM
  • Contains sample from Gino Vanelli "Apaloosa"
  • Instrumental from MF DOOM's "Monosodium Glutamate" on Special Herbs, Vol. 2
    Special Herbs, Vol. 2

    Special Herbs, Vol. 2 is the second album in the Special Herbs series of instrumental works released by Daniel Dumile under the Metal Fingers moniker....
  • 16"Jellyfish" 3:50 Ghostface Killah
    Ghostface Killah

    Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
    , Theodore Unit
    Theodore Unit

    Theodore Unit is a loose collective of Staten Island rappers associated with the Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah. The name "Theodore" is derived from "The Open Door", meaning the group acts as an open door to rappers who can prove themselves....
     (Cappadonna
    Cappadonna

    Darryl Hill, best known by his stage name Cappadonna, is an United States rapper, friend of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has appeared on many of their albums, as well as having a successful solo career....
    , Shawn Wigs & Trife Da God
    Trife Da God

    Trife aka Trife Diesel or Trife Da God is a protege and close associate of Ghostface Killah, and is part of both of his protege groups T.M.F....
    )
    MF DOOM
  • Contains excerpts from Dennis Coffey
    Dennis Coffey

    Dennis Coffey is an United States guitarist. He was a recording studio musician for many soul music and Rhythm and blues sound recording and reproduction....
     “Never Can Say Goodbye” (1972)
  • Contains an interpolation of the composition by Marvin Gaye
    Marvin Gaye

    Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye was an United States singer-songwriter and instrumentalist with a three-octave vocal range....
     “Let’s Get It On” (1973)
  • Contains an interpolation of the composition by Ray, Goodman & Brown
    Ray, Goodman & Brown

    Ray, Goodman & Brown, are an United States Rhythm and blues human voice band . The group originated as The Moments, who formed in the late 1960s and whose greatest successes came in the early 1970s with chart-topper including "Love On A Two Way Street", "Girls", and "Look At Me "....
     “Special Lady” (1979)
  • Instrumental from MF DOOM's "Sumac Berries" on Special Herbs, Vol. 1
    Special Herbs, Vol. 1

    Special Herbs, Vol. 1 is the first album in the Special Herbs series of instrumental works released by Daniel Dumile under the Metal Fingers moniker on various independent hip hop music labels....
  • 17 "Dogs of War" 4:04 Ghostface Killah
    Ghostface Killah

    Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
    , Raekwon
    Raekwon

    Corey Woods, better known by the stage name Raekwon , is an United States East Coast hip hop rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. His 1995 album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... is widely considered to be one of the best Wu-Tang solo albums, and one of the finest and most influential hip hop albums of the 1990s....
     & Theodore Unit
    Theodore Unit

    Theodore Unit is a loose collective of Staten Island rappers associated with the Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah. The name "Theodore" is derived from "The Open Door", meaning the group acts as an open door to rappers who can prove themselves....
     (Trife Da God
    Trife Da God

    Trife aka Trife Diesel or Trife Da God is a protege and close associate of Ghostface Killah, and is part of both of his protege groups T.M.F....
    , Cappadonna
    Cappadonna

    Darryl Hill, best known by his stage name Cappadonna, is an United States rapper, friend of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has appeared on many of their albums, as well as having a successful solo career....
     & Sun God)
    Pete Rock
    Pete Rock

    Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an United States DJ, record producer, and rapping of Jamaican descent. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth....
  • Contains an interpolation of the composition by Sly & the Family Stone
    Sly & the Family Stone

    Sly & the Family Stone is an Music of the United States Funk music, soul music and rock music band from San Francisco, California. Originally active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music....
     “Family Affair” (1971)
  • 18 "Barbershop" 1:56 Ghostface Killah
    Ghostface Killah

    Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
    Studio Steve
  • Contains excerpts from The Manhattans
    The Manhattans

    The Manhattans are a popular R&B vocal group with a string of hit records over three decades, but best known for their million-selling songs "Kiss and Say Goodbye" and "Shining Star" in 1976 and 1980, respectively....
     “You’d Better Believe It” (1973)
  • 19 "Ms. Sweetwater (Skit)" 0:14   
    20"Big Girl" 3:35 Ghostface Killah
    Ghostface Killah

    Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
    Ghostface Killah
    Ghostface Killah

    Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
  • Contains sample from The Stylistics
    The Stylistics

    The Stylistics were one of the best-known Philadelphia soul musical ensemble of the 1970s. They formed in 1968, and comprised lead Russell Thompkins, Jr., Herbie Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith, and James Dunn....
     “You’re A Big Girl Now” (1971)
  • 21 "Underwater" 2:03 Ghostface Killah
    Ghostface Killah

    Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
    MF DOOM
  • Contains excerpts from Bobbi Humphrey
    Bobbi Humphrey

    Barbara Ann Humphrey is an United States jazz flautist and Singing who plays jazz Fusion, jazz-funk and soul-jazz styles. Bobbi Humphrey has performed for audiences around the world....
     “Just a Love Child” (1973)
  • Instrumental from MF DOOM's "Orange Blossoms" on Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6
    Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6

    Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6 is an album of instrumental works released by Daniel Dumile under the Metal Fingers moniker. As with the other installments of the Special Herbs series, each track is named for a herb or similar flora....
  • 22 "The Ironman Takeover (Skit)" 0:05   
    23 "Momma" 4:49 Ghostface Killah
    Ghostface Killah

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    Sean Cane & LV for The Hitmen
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  • Contains sample from David Axelrod
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    , The Notorious B.I.G. & Raekwon
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    Sean "Diddy" Combs for The Hitmen, Cool & Dre
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