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Bulletproof Wallets by: Ghostface Killah

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Publisher: Razor Sharp/Epic
Release date: 28th July, 2003
Media: Audio CD

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Explicit Lyrics

Track List

The Sun
Never Be The Same Again
The Forest
The Odore
Interlude 1
Flowers
Ghost Showers
Maxine
Walking Through The Darkness
Interlude 2
Teddy Skit
Jealousy
The Juks
The Hilton
Love Session
Strawberry

Editorial Review

Bulletproof Wallets is Ghostface's third album, following his stunning opener Iron Man and the almost as brilliant Supreme Clientele. Ghostface is perhaps the Wu Tang's best rhymer, only outshone by Method Man's charisma and ODB's lunacy. Can he maintain his high standard? In short: not really. This is the softest, least inventive Ghostface work yet, exemplified by the sappy lead single "Never Be The Same Again", a remarkably bland piece of early 90s style R&B featuring Carl Thomas. Bulletproof Wallets contains a lot of this type of material such as the limp-leafed "Forest" and weepy "Theodore". There's nothing wrong with hip-hop soul and the Wu have produced some of the best-loved ballads in the last 10 years (Raekwon's "Heaven & Hell", Method Man's "You're All That I Need" for example). They just have to be good. The RZA, Wu Tang's lynch pin produces five of the 16 cuts but seems still stuck in his Bobby Digital phase, low on energy, high on experiment. There are good moments on Bulletproof Wallets. Both "Teddy Skit" and "The Sun" are heavy in ya face New York grandiose hip-hop, "Flowers" is catchy and "Ghost Showers" (which uses an old Biz Markie sample) is the obvious hit. Yet in comparison to what has come before Bulletproof Wallets is far from foolproof. --Jake Barnes

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Rating: - GFK loses the edge.

The Wu Tang would be widely regarded as a cornerstone of hip hop. Their style and consistancy has been both innovative and impressive. On the whole this has also transfered to many of their solo endeavors.
This album however is the exception.
As with the likes of Spinal Tap's Derek Small and his excursion into a free form jazz odyssey this latest GFK album leaves one wondering if there should be a limit on creative freedom. The man has quite simply descended into RnB hell, and his one way fiery trip is further confirmed by his appeal to R.Kelly in the liner notes for them to 'get together and lay down tracks'. Apart from the first song 'Maxine' with its funk laden (but mediocre) live instrumentation, most of the stuff on here wouldn't be out of place on your average Toni Braxton album. And as for the quirky addictive chops and samples Wu Tang clan are famous for GFK has obviously been plundering the cutting room floor. One such sample gives a track the bizarre and unfortunate sound as though a discordant ice cream van were passing the studio just at the time of recording.
If the American Taliban John Walker Lindt was inspired by hip hop then it was probably hearing an album such as this that drove him to live in a society that bans all form of music.

Rating: - good- but ghost can do alot better

this is a pretty good album. dont believe those that suggest it is awful, and dont believe those who claim it is classic material. it is a good album, just not as good as his first two. the only really bad thing about this album is that 4 or 5 VERy good tracks were cut from the final release. these 4 or 5 tracks were excellent and would have vastly improved the album. its a pitty that sample clearences got in the way of this album.

really, the only complaint i have with the album that he put out is that some of the production is far too light and breezy. a bit too rnb. but not all of it. 'maxine' is an absolute classic (and to answer a previous reviewer- surely you cant be serious? narrative songwriting was most definatley not started by eminem, nor did he bring it to hiphop. thats as bad as saying elvis invented singing and everyone else copies him) and there are other very good songs on here. lyrically hes very good and id say that about half the beats are excellent, with a few bad and a few acerage ones. his flow is pretty much flawless.

he infact has the best voice and flow in hiphop history. i could quite happily listen to a whole LP of Ghostface acapellas.

really, most people seem to love or hate this album, but if you give it a chance even the haters will agree that there are some very good songs on it.

i guess some of you will hate it, so maybe try and hear a few songs before you buy, but any disgruntled wu fans need not worry, theres always the Gza's new album to get hold of - 'legend of the liquid sword' due out in november.

Rating: - Iron Man's getting tired, man

Looking at previous reviews, there's a hell of a split in opinion... I have to say that I side with the less impressed. I loved Iron Man and Supreme Clientele for the energy, inspired rapping, banging beats and bizarre samples, but this record misses out on all these things in comparison. All the good songs sound almost exactly the same as the best songs on the 2 previous records but not as inspired and as a result I felt very disappointed. Ghostface has to be my favourite member of the Wu for his rhymes and breathless pace and his solo records are better than any of the many other Wu solo records I've got with the possible exception of Bobby Digital. While Method Man's style, sense of humour and rhymes sometimes eclipse everyone, he doesn't make particularly good solo records, in fact most of the Wu members are disappointing in solo except for the odd masterpiece on certain albums. On Iron Man and Supreme Clientele, Ghostface provided more masterpieces than the other members have altogether but this is starting to smack of going through the motions. Just one more point, I don't rate Eminem's music but I do admire his lyrics and rapping, and I think there are lot of rappers i respect starting to emulate him now. Noticeably B Real on certain tracks of Skull and Bones but also here... it's not a bad thing, but has anyone noticed Ghostface's role playing on Maxine? - as far as I know an innovation begun by Eminem.

Rating: - The Complete Album

On hearing of the release of Supreme Clientele I thought nothing would surpasss or even get remotely close to what was one of the best hip-hop albums/Wu-Tang solo albums of all-time. After my first listen I thought....oh,that's pretty average with the odd exception. But over the weeks that followed it began to grow on me, more and more every day. Until a couple of years on and it now stands shoulder to shoulder with Ironman.
The same can be said for Bulletproof Wallets, which in my opinion is equal to both Ghost's previous releases. The complete album? In many aspects yes. From excellent guest appearences, to neck-breaking beats, typical,flowing rhymes to a collection of songs that will never tire. Tracks which stand out above the rest include 'Never Be The Same Again' featuring Carl Thomas, 'Ghost Showers' Bulletproof Wallets 'Cherchez La Ghost,' the club banger, 'Theodore' and 'Walking Through Darkness.'
A 5 Star return for the ever improving,new frontman for the Wu-tang Clan...voted 2nd best lyricist in Hip Hop Connection, ahead of the likes of Nas and Talib Kweli....and with Bulletproof Wallets voted 4th Best Album Of 2001.
Buy It. One Love.

Rating: - Worst album I bought in 2001.

Huge disappointment, this. I was staggered by how bad it was. The cover looked dodgy enough, and my suspicions were conmfrimed on first listen. The album sounds far more Will Smith than Wu-Tang. Another reviewer on described this as "serious and sinister". I don't think he could possibly have heard the album. This is awful hip-hop lite, miles removed from his earlier, far superior albums, sounding like an botched, rushed assault on the R&B/pop charts . Avoid.

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