http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhnwZ_ZyPeM
Possibly my favorite Ghostface track of all time. “In the Rain (Wise)” first appeared on the Canadian edition of Supreme Clientele and I’ve always thought of it as part of that classic. The is the joint where Ghost perfected that “rhyme all over a soul song” idea that’s become a signature part of his style, absolutely BODYING the Dramatics’ psychedelic soul classic “In the Rain”. Building on the original’s theme of heartbreak, Ghost pens a heart-wrenching dedication to a friend/mentor delivered in the kind of dusted-New York 5%er poetry that arguably made him the best writer of his era. But the miraculous part is the flow: Ghost spits so vivid that even if you’d never heard rap before, the urgency and pain in his voice paint the whole picture. This is the morning after “Impossible”.
Download:
MP3: Ghostface Killah – Wise (In the Rain)
