The CD booklet lists this as featuring Method Man and Streetlife, which makes this the first in a long line of "mistakes" on Ghostface Killah albums. BOX IN HAND (FEAT RAEKWON, METHOD MAN, & THE FORCE M.D.'S) I would give the belt to Masta Killa, though.Ĩ.
Most people say that Cappadonna walks away with this song, and I'll admit his verse is pretty good, but it's also, like, ten times as long as anyone else's verse on here. WINTER WARZ (FEAT RAEKWON, U-GOD, MASTA KILLA, & CAPPADONNA) The most "Wu" song on here, but that's only because of the kung-fu sample found at the start. ( Fuck you, Lil' Flip!) Anyway, as the required group collabo song, it's not bad, but once you realize Ghost isn't on this track either, it breaks your heart a bit. The original rap song that sampled Pac-Man sound effects. ASSASSINATION DAY (FEAT INSPECTAH DECK, RAEKWON, THE RZA, & MASTA KILLA) I have to assume Ghost wasn't 100% confident with his rhyme skills, as this is actually a Raekwon solo song. The sub-genre of rap songs about fighting with your ex-flame is a well that the Wu would go back to a few more times (see: Bobby Digital In Stereo). This song is actually pretty good, brutally funny, and yet, well, brutal. Ghost talks shit about Jamie Sommers, and yet she appears briefly here. The beat is very blah, as if The Rza wasn't really trying, and the delivery of the three rappers lacks the immediacy that Ghost brought us on the very first verse from Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Look beyond Raekwon sitting back "jollying" (whatever the fuck that means), Ghost's recollections of running a train on Jamie Sommers, and Cappadonna's "by-myself meetings", and you'll notice that this song is fucking boring.
I don't recall if this album was marketed as Cuban Linx 2, but that's obviously the vibe they were going for.ġ. was fucking brilliant) and Cappadonna (because.well, I guess his verses on Rae's "Ice Cream" and "Ice Water" were cool). This is most visibly evident by the fact that this album credits two guest stars on the fucking cover, Raekwon (probably because Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Sure, now he's known for his wicked visceral storytelling and his stream-of-consciousness rants (usually involving food, crime, or drugs), but back in 1996 he was a struggling artist. Don't believe me? Just look at the Wu solo albums after Forever, and you notice the difference in quality.Īnyway, Ironman introduces the world to an artist who hasn't quite figured out how he wants to be perceived by fans.
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For the Wu nerds (and there are many), The Rza mentions in the Wu-Tang Manual that Forever marked the end of his "five-year plan", in which he took complete creative control of the Clan's output, including executive producing all of the solo albums to that point. Ironman, his first solo album, is the fifth from the group, and is usually considered the last "good" solo album, ostensibly because the remaining four members' albums collectively suck, but really because this album was followed by the group effort Wu-Tang Forever. Ghostface Killah is a member of what fans would call the "Wu-Tang Clan". A suck-ass night at the club, coupled with a need to step away from my screenplay for a few days before more revisions start (that's just how I roll), has led me to finally bless the site with another Wu-related review.
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