Bulletproof Wallets [PA]

Performer: Ghostface Killah
Artist: Raekwon; Isaac Hayes; Killa Sin; Slick Rick; Carl Thomas; RZA; Superb; Method Man; Trife; Twiz; Takitha; Ruff Endz
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Personnel includes: Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Slick Rick, Carl Thomas, RZA, Superb, Method Man, Trife, Twiz, Takitha. Producers include: GFK, RZA, Underdawgz, Carlos Brody, Chris Liggio. This solo offering from one of the more enigmatic members of the Wu-Tang Clan is one of the more unconventional creations to emerge from the world of Wu. The complex urban narrative of "Maxine" combines a colorful sense of detail worthy of Willie Dixon's "Wang Dang Doodle" with the individualistic quirkiness of P-Funk and the sonic invention that's come to be expected of Ghostface and his Wu-Tang cohorts. The lush R&B trappings of "Theodore" borrow a page from the P.M. Dawn book, as smooth vocal harmonies mesh agreeably with emotive rapping. The angular intersection of pop, R&B, and hip-hop on the melodic "Ghost Showers" is suggestive of latter-day Prince. Throughout BULLETPROOF WALLETS, the most impressive thing is the way Ghostface manages to make each track immediately accessible and infectious regardless of the degree of sonic invention.

Rolling Stone (12/13/01, pp.147-8) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Riveting...soaked in nostalgia and blood from the get-go..." Spin (1/02, p.109) - 8 out of 10 - "...Lover of word sounds, griot, neighborhood conscience, clotheshorse, and musician with deep grain, Ghost rewards the attention he demands..." Q (1/02, p.100) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...tongue twistingly thrilling... Q (1/02, p.100) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...tongue twistingly thrilling..." Mixmag (1/01, p.61) - 3 out of 5 - "...Platinum rhymes...The Ghost flow is as urgent as ever..." Vibe (12/01, pp.187-8) - 4.5 discs out of 5 - "...It's as if every verse were his last...and it's that urgency that makes him so compelling....Ghost's flow is molten, a liquid of vowels and consonants, not just words....He's an MC superhero..."

With more successful releases under his belt--including IRONMAN and the SUPREME CLIENTELE--than any other member of the venerable Wu-Tang Clan, Ghostface Killah is arguably the Wu's biggest star. While other members of the rap collective have broadened their artistic palettes over the years to include film and TV work, Ghostface has remained dedicated to releasing stellar records marked by expansive soul-based samples and a dizzyingly complex ghetto-slang vocabulary. In 2006, he collaborated with underground star MF Doom for FISHSCALES.

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