Fishscale

Hip-Hop · 2006 · 23 tracks

Fishscale

Ghostface Killah

High-velocity crime noir told through dusty soul loops and surrealist slang. A vivid, frantic, and deeply soulful masterpiece of Staten Island storytelling.

It's like a Scorsese film if the script was written in psychedelic slang and scored by the best beat-makers in history.

A frantic, cinematic rush of street-level adrenaline tempered by warm, soulful nostalgia.

Fishscale · vs · Ghostface Killah

Intense+0.7σ

Intense saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 23 Tracks

01

The Return of Clyde Smith (skit)

1:04

02

Shakey Dog

3:45

03

Kilo

4:00

04

The Champ

4:09

05

Major Operation (skit)

0:07

07

Beauty Jackson

1:32

08

Heart Street Directions (skit)

0:55

09

Columbus Exchange (skit) / Crack Spot

2:22

10

R.A.G.U.

2:40

11

Bad Mouth Kid (skit)

1:10

12

Whip You With a Strap

2:52

13

Back Like That

4:02

14

Be Easy

3:20

15

Clipse of Doom

3:09

16

Jellyfish

3:51

17

Dogs of War

4:04

18

Barbershop

1:57

19

Ms. Sweetwater (skit)

0:14

20

Big Girl

3:36

21

Underwater

2:03

22

The Ironman Takeover (skit)

0:05

23

Momma

4:50

24

Three Bricks

4:58

Moments Worth Waiting For

The cinematic tension of Shakey Dog where the narrative starts mid-action over a frantic soul loop.

The surreal, muffled production of Underwater that makes the listener feel submerged in a dream.

The explosive horn blast and high-energy delivery that opens The Champ.

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