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- Summary: The Wu-Tang member branches out with his own brand of street flow on his solo album of soul-heavy funk sounds and old-school hip-hop.
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- Record Label: Def Jam
- Genre(s): Rap, Pop/Rock, East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap
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Top Track
2getha Baby | |
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If it's a boy his swag and ditty bop'll be just like mine And if it's a girl, ooh, just like her momma she gon' be so fly What a joy we made from the... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 17 out of 17
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Mixed: 0 out of 17
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Negative: 0 out of 17
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Jan 3, 2011Many of these tunes sound like they could have been recorded at any point in his 17-year career - and that's great news for fans.
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Jan 10, 2011They [Ghostface and Wu-Tang Clan] are truly a hip-hop enigma, and Apollo Kids is just another piece of proof.
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Dec 21, 2010Apollo Kids shows that one of rap's company drivers is still on the speedway--zooming slightly slower than before, but with better pacing and control of the wheel.
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Dec 22, 2010Apollo Kids feels just the slightest bit unfinished.
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Jan 7, 2011If you still have a stomach for violent, vulgar content, this is recommended.
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Jan 14, 2011It's a testament to Ghostface's MC bonafides and sheer force of personality that, while easily his weakest solo outing, Apollo Kids is far from a bad album. It just doesn't quite feel like a Ghostface Killah album.
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Dec 21, 2010Ghostface Killah's ninth album consoles his hardcore constituency: Forty-plus minutes of gritty, soul-sampling beats soundtracking bizarro street tales ("Starkology," "Ghetto"), with lyrical tough-guys Busta Rhymes, Redman, and more than half the Wu Tang Clan tagging along.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 7
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Mixed: 0 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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Jan 14, 2011
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