What's The Word On Fishscale?
March 21, 2006
“Fishscale is Ghost’s most addictive dosage post Supreme Clientele.” – XXL

“What more could be said about Ghostface at this point? His musical contributions are unsung, yet unmatched. He’s single-handedly responsible for the soul sampling that made Kanye famous, the emo raps that became Jay-Z’s blueprint, and the Clarks Wallabees that got you through life without wearing a pair of square shoes. His retrofuturistic slang is inimitable. He gave truck jewels a new cultural significance. He’s the only reason you own a bathrobe….So how does this year’s upcoming Fishscale manage to recapture and even transcend Supreme Clientele’s magic? … the results are spectacular…A cryptic, experimental, and decidedly left-field classic album." – Vice Magazine

“All Killah, No Fillah…strange, spooky and brilliant.” - Blender

"Ghost has proved himself to be a gifted comedian who doesn't just nail punchlines to prove that he's a clever wordsmith. Instead he's become an absurd situationist... Yet what most differentiates Ghost from not just his Wu compatriots, but from other rappers in general, is an honesty that can manifest itself as intense vulnerability... A complex figure has emerged." – The Fader

"A hard-charging collection that recalls his 2000 classic, Supreme Clientele." – Rolling Stone

“Fishscale is some album-of-the-year hip-hop, standing head and shoulders over the entire Ghostface catalog. It's some wet-the-bed and dance-in-the-elevator music, with insanely good beats by Pete Rock and MF Doom, plus guest spots by Ne-Yo and the chef Raekwon himself…I'm calling Fishscale the best hip-hop CD since The College Dropout, easy." – Portland Mercury

“Ghostface Killah has become the de-facto Wu-Tang standard-bearer…His voice is a gorgeous instrument, mellifluous even when he’s yelling…Fishscale, Ghostface’s new album… is the most exciting record I’ve heard recently. – The New Yorker’s Sasha Frere-Jones

“It’s pretty fucking great.” – The Village Voice

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