original story posted march 19, 2010
While
his Wu Tang brethen Method Man and Raekwon returned to create sequels to their
90s albums Blackout! and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Ghost pushes
the envelope forward and takes a sidestep to his usual formula.
Generally
known for weaving intricate street tales, the Staten Island native has also
shown his admiration for the opposite sex and his overall love for women. Maybe coming as a result of growing older,
the rapper takes a mature approach in presenting his latest.
“Do
Over” shows the rapper feeling the after effects of living a negative life and
how it has affected his significant other.
Finally returning to reality to what he has put her through
, he only
hopes that he can find a way to get her back and if not, he only wants her to
find a man that will make her happy.
“I
wrote this right here on the bus to Riker’s/ Right next to the thieves, the
cons, the lifers/ For mad years you held me down, I’m overwhelmed with pain/ In
the worst time to leave you know/ I’m sorry, please forgive me, the streets
caught me/ I appreciate your concern and support for me/ Most important, your
honesty and trust, you’re hearts incredible/ This the truth spilling out of my
guts.”
The
album could easily be about getting the girl or taking the girl from another,
but Tony shows all sides of the fence.
On “Lonely” the song gives off that exact feel as he reflects on the
feelings of having another man under his roof now that karma has come around
and his woman is now his old woman.
Realizing that he messed up too many times when he was with her, now he
is only left to walk around with his head hung low as his own son tells Ghost
how much better the new man in her life treats her.
Guess women aren’t the only ones that feel
the pain and go through it.
“As
I got closer, something ain’t kosher/ I heard a bunch of squeaky sounds from
the house, I don’t think I suppose tah/ Is this the end of the Starks
regime?/Let me find out somebody on my ground….is pounding my Queen.”
Above
all else, GFK is a storyteller, and he
utilizes this album to showcase his abilities in the relationship realm. Being an album leaking out R&B from all
sides, it would only make sense to bring Fabolous along for the ride as he is
featured on the track “Guest House.”
Almost like taking a page out of the R.Kelly and Ronald Isley
chronicles, Loso and Ghost play opposing
sides when Starks’ paranoia of his woman’s whereabouts leads him to his bedroom
where Fab has her legs spread eagle.
Playing the cable guy, the rapper was doing a lot more than hooking up
DirectTV as he‘s caught in his birthday suit.
Fans will have to sit back and listen to how the story unfolds after.
“You
can put my dick in your mouth and play wit my nuts/But before I bus babe I
think I’ll cum in your butt/ I got my gun on the floor and I’m ready to fuck/
Like it’s nothing, it’s nothing.”
Accompanied
by moans and sexual play coming from a heavily aroused woman, this is the start
for the track “Stapleton Sex.”
Comparable to “Strawberry” from his 2001 album Bulletproof Wallets in
its content as he has clearly upped the ante.
Listening to this track is like an ear full of porn as Starks holds
nothing back in his sexcapade adventures.
Aside from the intro, Ironman needs no chorus while painting a rather
vivid picture of raunchy sex 101.
His
latest project shows that Starks doesn’t discriminate in who he enlists for the
army behind him. Ranging from Shareefa
to John Legend to Lloyd for R&B flavor, the rapper is trying to tie the
album in a bow as he presents a body of work that should be able to touch
numerous audiences.
Digging
into the crates , he decides to revive the remix to “Back Like That” with Kanye
West and Ne-Yo. Although it makes sense
to include the cut as it was the commercial hit that catapulted the rapper into
the realm of mixing his gritty sound with R&B, the record is three years
old. It would have been better if the
three could have linked up again to create an updated cut for this project.
Although
the Auto-Tune was passable for Raheem DeVaughn for the record “Baby”, Ether Boy
Ron Browz should have been left off the list of those invited to the
party. Clearly “She’s A Killah” serves
as the up-tempo club track, but it was almost a breath of fresh air when
“D.O.A” seemed to scorch the blaze that the “singer” was creating behind him
with every song he jumped on.
Those
that choose to compare this album to Raekwon’s latest are sadly mistaken. Ghost should not be held against others, but
should be placed against himself as he has already made it clear that he is
trouble in the booth. This may not be
considered his greatest album to date, but it does serve as a positive shift to
show that Tony Starks is a man of many hats and can handle music on all ends.
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