Immediate Thoughts on Hearing Raekwon ft. Cappadonna & Ghostface-”10 Bricks”
Sach O:
1. Holy shit. Ghostface blacks the living fuck out on this. He doesn’t walk away with the song, he runs. Like his house was on fire.
2. Dilla is posthumously sonning Rza on his own shit. Which is kind of bittersweet in a weird way but whatever.
3. This Raekwon fellow’s album has me *ahem* hyped.
4. If I was Rae and Ghost, I’d be weary of inviting Cappa to the studio, you never know if he’ll rip it or come “meh”.
5. They should let me pre-order this thing. There’s no way I’m gonna make it to the release date and the chances of my spending money on it largely depends on my paying for it before I can acquire a leak.
Weiss:
1. There is clearly an unknown alchemical balance involving albums named Cuban Linx and Ghost name-dropping vaguely obscure R&B singers. Aaron Hall & Ray J are the new Adina Howard on his mind all week. Sidenote: Ray J making a sex tape with Kim Kardashian was easily the best thing that happened since he was born with the last name, Norwood. Otherwise, he’d be doing guest-spots on Koch refuse not the new New Boyz single that’s running the radio out here.
2. If Rae’s promo team had any sense they’d get him on Iron Chef immediately.
3. Taking baths with white women> Taking Baths with Mr. Bubble>Taking Baths with Rubber ducks.
4. One day a decade from now, people will accept my assertion that Starks is the greatest rapper of all-time without snark or derision. Not everyone will agree, but most won’t argue. Those who argue probably listen to “Flowers for Algernod,” or as he is popularly known, Plies.
5. Ghostface has a supplier named “Loose Bruce?” Was Fruity Rudy unavailable?
Download:
MP3: Raekwon ft. Cappadonna & Ghostface-”Ten Bricks”
Stumble It!
August 24th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
I think a future thesis on Starks Rise to the Greatest is appropriate.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Is it sad that I get excited like a child on Christmas morn’ when new there’s new Ghostface?
Also, the new writing system with Sach and Weiss collabo is bangin like a benzi.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Are there really people who would take Ghost that lightly? I thought everyone got it somewhere around Pretty Toney and Fishscale.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
I don’t think anyone sleeps on Ghostface at this point, but outside of a few small Internet circles, few people would ever consider him worthy of any GOAT short-list.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:54 am
I love Ghost more than I’ll ever be able to love my first child but I think there’s a certain truth that if you ain’t receiving a level of mainstream acceptance you can’t be considered the greatest of all-time.
That being said.. Ghost is the greatest rapper of all-time.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
You guys are muttonheads. Good rapper, yes.
GOAT!?!?!?!
You guys need to leave the moldy basement. and stop eatin the paint chips.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
But paint chips are delicious.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Based on the catalogue of good albums and variety of work it’s not absurd at all. The counter-arguments are mainstream success (though Wu-Tang as a group is fucking huge so that’s disputable) and influence (which may come in time)
Either way the man co exec-produced 36 Chambers and Forever, dropped Ironman and Supreme Clienetele and has consistently switched up his style on every project since. You can’t say that about Nas and he’s brought up constantly.
August 25th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
It never ceases to amaze me that, even after all the posthumous releases, there are Dilla beats this cool still coming to light.
But more importantly, that photo is fucking incredible. In fact, it kind of sums up the two of them as lyricists. Given his choice of props to brandish for a photo shoot, Rae picks the pistol and the cognac; Ghost goes for a pineapple and a spatula. I mean, that pretty much defines their respective styles right there.
August 25th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
What’s the obsession with shitting on Nas around here about? Ghost has dropped shit albums like all the other GOAT candidates and never really got close to mainstream success. Besides, Ghost never made Illmatic - you can say that about Nas.
August 25th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Chef’s not holding a pistol, he’s holding a stack of money in a pistol grip. Which is even better; he’s going to shoot you with money. Blaow.
And I’m going to get crazy-talk accusations for this, but I’ll say it: Supreme Clientele is every bit as good as Illmatic. I’ll go further and say it’s like if Illmatic had babies with Stress: The Extinction Agenda.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Keep making shit up. I’m a big GFK fan, but he’s only going to be the GOAT on this site. Even 10 years from now…
August 25th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Who’s making shit up? Nas hasn’t dropped a good album in nearly a decade and everyone but his most die-hard stans would be hard-pressed to tell you he has more than three good albums (four if you include Lost Tapes). Still, I’m sure both Sach and I would include him in our Top 10, if not our Top 5.
As for Nate, he writes for Pitchfork and several other reputable places. It’s not like he’s some bumpkin who got into rap via Chingy.
August 25th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
I stand corrected. I can think of other credible GOAT candidates, but for Ghost to not even be on the shortlist because of a lack of sales is basically retarded. It took, what, 8 years for Paid in Full to hit platinum-we ruling out Rakim Allah? Fuck out of here with that sales shit. You seriously want to advocate a measure that would put Hammer above KRS and Kane?
August 26th, 2009 at 4:53 am
An off the head top 10 compiled in about 30 seconds before I go to work.
Ghost, Biggie, Cube, Nas, Andre 3K, Chuck D, Big Daddy Kane, Q-Tip, Posdnous, Scarface
August 26th, 2009 at 6:23 am
“Nas hasn’t dropped a good album in nearly a decade and everyone but his most die-hard stans would be hard-pressed to tell you he has more than three good albums (four if you include Lost Tapes).”
C’mon, Jeff. You know that ain’t true. He’s got, at least, five good records. A
nd since all GOAT discussions inevitably turn into Jay-Z/Nas flame threads anyway….
You can easily say Jay-Z hasn’t made a good record in nearly a decade, too.
August 26th, 2009 at 8:35 am
“Chef’s not holding a pistol, he’s holding a stack of money in a pistol grip. Which is even better; he’s going to shoot you with money. Blaow.”
My God, you’re right. Well, I guess what this means is that I need to pay more attention to the Chef, as I tend to underestimate him on first glance.
August 26th, 2009 at 11:02 am
No offense intended, but writing for Pitchfork isn’t a plus for most online heads. Ask around or write something about it.
I’m not questioning anyone’s credentials, I’m just stating my opinion. Ghost is great and he’s in my Top 10, but he’s no Nas and the fact that YOU don’t like recent Nas albums doesn’t make them bad. Besides, you’re subject to resort to hyperbole when discussing anything Ghost related. The first comment I made here years back was calling you out for comparing him to Led Zeppelin, based on Fishscale and More Fish. Let’s not act as if Ghost gets no love.
August 26th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Fine, but that’s subjective. You include him in your Top 10, so is it really so hyperbolic? I wouldn’t object if someone said Pharoahe Monch is the greatest ever. There is no GREATEST EVER–there are many. Ghost is my pick.
And Pitchfork’s past rap miscues aside, there are few if any better rap writers than Nate. Read his reviews over the last two years and tell me otherwise.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Nate Patrin holds it down over there for sure. Joe Tangari’s African reviews have pointed me in the direction of good music as well. And this is from a commited fork hater.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Just so we’re clear, I’ve read and agreed with Nate’s work. I enjoyed the Flying Lotus review from a while ago. I just didn’t recognize the name…
August 27th, 2009 at 7:48 am
Isn’t this beat from Champion Sound with Madlib rhyming over it? Though its not that I’m complaining..
August 30th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Nas? Only for GOOD albums. Now, if you said classic the quantity would decrease. I think your crazy if you dont have love for: Illmatic, It Was Written, I am (mad underrated), The Lost Tapes, Stillmatic, Gods Son and debatably Untitled. All of these are “good” albums at the least imo. Ultimately, i love Ghost, but Nas is just a better all round emcee, regardless of his beat choice.
As for Jay…American Gangster was ill, derivative, yes but it was anything but an average/bad album. The Black Album was a classic as well for me.
September 14th, 2009 at 2:46 am
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