Three Ghostface Albums Materializing In Stores This Year

[Darksider]

Three Ghostface Albums Materializing In Stores This Year
03.29.2005 8:25 PM EST

Wu member plans solo LP plus collabos with MF Doom, Raekwon.

Photo: Appio

Ghostface's next album may as well be titled Ghostface Meets l Face, as he's teaming up with iron-mask-loving hip-hop veteran MF Doom.

"I'm into old hip-hop, and the music that he makes is right up my alley," Ghostface said. "His beats are real underground. He's got the sound RZA had back in the day"

The Wu-Tang rapper and the former KMD member have collaborated on six songs thus far, and while the project will probably be released on Doom's indie label, Nature Sounds, his manager claims Def Jam is also interested.

Meanwhile, Ghost is digging up tracks for his next solo album, tentatively titled Rapper's Delight, and Doom may have some tracks on that project as well. "I'm working my album around his beats and whatever I add from other producers," Ghost said. "I would love to do a whole thing with him. He's a cool guy."

And while some Wu fans might've been disappointed that Raekwon wasn't on last year's The Pretty Toney Album, Ghost promised the Chef would be featured on at least four or five songs on the new disc.

"Fans are always asking why you didn't do this or that, but they have to understand that people are working and busy themselves," Ghostface said.

Schedules aside, the two are also in the early stages of piecing together a second duet album, following up Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.

"We sort of Batman'd and Robin'd that first album," Ghost recalled. "I told him to send me some beats that he wants to use so I could catch some lines on it when I could. I'm really trying to focus on my thing, but I like to focus on two things at the same time."

A lot has changed since their 1995 album, Ghostface said — especially the state of hip-hop. Referring to 50 Cent and the Game's highly publicized saga earlier this month (see "50 Cent And The Game Call A Truce"), he declared, "The game is like wrestling right now. ... I don't see any originality in it no more. Everything is a gimmick. It's not based upon good music. It's just based on hype now. You have to shoot somebody in order to sell some records. I put out good albums, but my albums never really sold nothing."

He's hoping Jay-Z can reverse that trend, now that Jay's got a corner office at Def Jam (see "Jay-Z, Dame Dash Sell Roc-A-Fella Records; Jay Named Def Jam Prez").

"Jay knows I'm fresh, and [about] the work I've been putting in on the streets. It's great for somebody to understand me," Ghost said. "I'm glad that Hov is the president because I'd rather talk to him than anyone that's over 50 years old. I just wanna get my talent out to the world within these next two or three years. And maybe two albums after that I might be call it a wrap.

"My goal was just to do 10 albums. But if God spares my life and gives me the frame of mind, then I'm gonna keep going until he tells me to stop," Ghost continued. "I'm going to go straight into film. I've been writing movies. I want to produce and direct if I could and just get my movie career up, 'cause I think I could get real busy on the acting tip. If they caught me in Hollywood, it's gonna be some sh--. I want to do a little real estate and help poor people. I want to be that dude on the TV like, 'For five cents a day you could feed this kid right here.' That's what I want to do. It's payback for what God gave me."

MF Doom's manager said he expects Ghostface and MF Doom's album to drop this fall. Ghost said his solo album and his reunion with Raekwon will likely drop later this year as well.

— Hillary Crosley

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[UKnowWhatItIs: welcome to my traps....game over]

Ghostface is one of my favorite artists ever,so really,I dont have to say much.Thx for the info.

[red]

thnx for the info.  Ghost has one of the greatest ears in rap, so i know whatever he touches is going to be that smash.

[Machiavelli]

My Ghostface verse is on 'Da Mystery of Chessboxin'... Also his verse on 'Bring Da Rukus' is cool too.

Hes my favorite from Wu Tang and one of my favorite rappers ever.

[Leggy Hendrix]

i cant wait to hear the tracks/album he does with Doom...should be fucking dope...

[soopa-man]

it sounds like MF Doom is only doing beats? are they both going to rap along side each other or rhyme with ona another? hmmm....i hope Ghost/Rae do get to do alot of songs together for Rae's album im sick of Rae's wack attempts to do it without Rza and Ghost...thats good to hear he wants Rae on atleast 4 songs for his album...if this happens im good this year!

[RZARECTA]

im shittin myself already raekwon and ghost teamin back up  one of raps greatest duos

[MANBEARPIG.]

Oh shit...it's a cream dream

05 is lookin like a fuckin beautiful year for music:

New beck album
New Kanye coming
New Common coming
The Bravery album
3 new Ghostface Albums

I know theres gotta be more coming too, lookin alot like second half of 04 now too!

[DJ_Jay_Deee]

Doom & Ghost sounds nice.

[ABN]

i really donīt wanna hear an album with Doom & Ghost coz they gonna spit so much jibberish that itīs gonna be too much for my ears. lookin forward to Ghostīs solo tho.

[Westside Soldier]

dope to hear.

[On The Edge of Insanity]

That Doom and Ghost project sounds really dope, plus a new solo, and Cuban Linx 2 with Raekwon, man, I'm gonna be spending a lot of money on Ghost this year.

[Rudeboy69]

Doom And Ghostface, this sounds dope can't wait for this shit. I'm a be lookin' out for all three. has there been and dates?

[Twentytwofifty]

Hopefully this is fake.  I don't wanna see Ghostface lower himself by working with a wackass underground rapper like MF Doom.  That's just pathetic.

[[sepehr]]

wOW this is gonna be sick