Ghostface* – The Pretty Toney Album

It sounds fkn great. Two heavy vinyls...thick drums, massive bass. This is how it should be with all albums on vinyls. No printed inner sleeves but it is what it is....

“The Pretty Toney Album” is living proof that soul is the godfather of hip-hop. This LP is a hip-hop heads favorite dream if your into pure emotion from the instrumentals to the verses delivered over them. The intro throws the listener into Ghosts’ decadent world as he dodges paparazzi over Emile Haynie’s most deafening instrumental as the bass booms then we are taken right into “Biscuits” with the most infectious of hooks graced over a trunk rattler with keys that stab like kitana swords wielded by Leonardo himself. “Holla” is another highlight that re-creates the Delfonics “La-La-La” into a warning track for whoever is brazen enough to step into the path of Ghost or the listener. “Tush” is typical Missy Elliot, not so amazing on this record as she goes to feMC bread and butter pornographic topics, but what makes the song listenable is the fact that it is over a glossy soul sample revived for her and Ghost to trade bars over. “Metal Lungies” is more menacing and believable than anything 50 spit on “Dont Need Em” and the Wu-Block rampage continues on “Run (Remix)” in where the verses over this RZA instrumental paint such a paranoid picture when the track is over one can only expect a knock on their door. “Tooken Back” paints ...

Obviously, this isn't the best Ghost record you've ever heard, but there are some noteworthy highlights. Beat the Clock, Run, It's Over and even Ghostface get the Wholesome Quality Seal of approval. And some of the skits, like Kunta Fly Sh**, Holla, the Intro and Keisha's House should be put in Ghosts' skit replay list. THEODORE!