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| REVIEW | The first album in a consistent catalog
In 1996, hip hop was a different place for many reasons, reasons that'll take me all day to explain, but I do know that Wu-Tang was still in their prime and a dominating force like no other. In regards to solo projects, the Wu was really hitting their stride with a string ofsuccessful and classic releases, beginning with Method Man's Tical in 1994, which resulted in a platinum plaque and a Grammy win for the popular MC. Ol Dirty Bastard's (RIP) debut album Return To The 36 Chambers was as raw and in your face as you can get, as this album would remain his most well regarded material. And how can anyone forget about Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Other than this being my second favorite album of all time and truly epic and classic in every sense of the word, what else can I say about this album that hasn't be said already? And last but not least, GZA/Genius'awesome Liquid Swords album, which is heavy on sharp lyricism and production. All of these acolades leads me to the one and only Ghostface Killah and his debut in 1996, Ironman.
To begin, in NO WAY should this album be compared to Cuban Linx, as it's pretty clear that they are not the same albums and Ghost and the crew were realistically not trying to top that album with Ironman or essentially make Ironman Cuban Linx 2, even if there is a slight hint on this album.
As I continue, I would like to incorporate my new rating system for my reviews, which is the following:
***** Awesome material, worthy of repeated listening
**** Pure excellence
*** Decent
** Ok, but nothing special
* Poor, no redeeming qualities
Ironman's rankings are as follows:
Iron Maiden ****
Wildflower ***
The Faster Blade ****
260 *****
Assassination Day *****
Poisonous Darts ****
Winter Warz *****
Box In Hand ****
Fish ****
Daytona 500 ****
Motherless Child ****
Black Jesus *****
After The Smoke Is Clear ***
All That I Got Is You *****
The Soul Controller ****
Marvel (Bonus Track) ***
Production wise, this album is excellent, as The Rza comes with the same fire behind the boards that he always came with around this time, and we also see of True Master's first tracks here (Fish). Nothing dull here. Overall, Ironman was a solid debut album from Ghostface, and his catalog would only extend from here. Initially, I rated this album four stars, but from a historical perspective, I have to bump the rating up to 5 stars, which gives this album classic status. |
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