Fishscale
by Ghostface Killah
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Mar 28, 2006
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 109 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 101 out of 109
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 109
  3. Negative: 5 out of 109

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  1. DaveNobody
    May 1, 2006
    9
    I understand a couple of tracks had to be added to sell records, but even they are better than most of this Nelly and Chamillionaire crap that folks are passing off as Hip-Hop these days
  2. KyleT
    May 27, 2006
    0
    dis cd was wack as hell. i brought this cd and listened to two songs and threw the muthafucka out da muthafuckin widow and i want my money back. lets get real his carrer is just like RICK ROSS. dis nigga is bout 50 years old, he needs to give it up cuz if i put out a shitty album like dis i would retire.
  3. DaveA
    May 27, 2006
    0
    Rap is not music. And this album is no different.
  4. DanH
    May 6, 2006
    9
    If you don't like rap/hip-hop this won't be a big breakthrough for you. If you do like most rap/hip-hop, sit back and enjoy it.
  5. CASTROR
    Jan 7, 2007
    10
    Ghost was the very 1st person to rhyme on the Wu's 1st album. At that point in time he really didn't grab me. Method was baskin in the lite back then. I was on the westside hiway w/ my cousin when Supreme Clientele dropped, and I first heard in my car. It was live, but I really didn't pay much attention to it. My cousin was more up on Ghost back then, than myself. It must Ghost was the very 1st person to rhyme on the Wu's 1st album. At that point in time he really didn't grab me. Method was baskin in the lite back then. I was on the westside hiway w/ my cousin when Supreme Clientele dropped, and I first heard in my car. It was live, but I really didn't pay much attention to it. My cousin was more up on Ghost back then, than myself. It must have been around 2002 I purchased Supreme Clientele(One of the best albums in music of all time!). I payed attention to Ghost, and it was sick! Every album he has put out is fly. I have them all, plus his mixed tapes. Ghost's skill as a rapper is off the scales. I 1st heard Kilo on the underground. I was glad to hear him again, and not shocked about how fly the song was/is. I couldn't wait for his album to drop. The entire Fishscale is Fly. It captures the essence of rap music. I can tell he was raised on the same radio rap shows that I would listen to when I was 12- til today. I always admire his flavor. None of his music is for wack. Shame the masses don't buy his albums, as they do for other rappers of a lesser calibur. His albums are like jewels that are yet to have been appreciated by the mainstream mass. This album was surely one of the top 5 albums of 2006.… Expand
  6. G-Spottin'Killah
    Oct 23, 2006
    9
    This album is by FAR the illest he's dropped. These wack - albeit few - reviews which suggest otherwise need get their ears checked. And checked hard.
  7. MattT
    Oct 6, 2006
    9
    This is the best hip-hop album thus far in 2006. Kyle T you need to check your head. You're probably listening to Young Jibbs as we speak. Dave A you can suck llama peepee. Stop commenting on shit you have no business with. I don't clown you for liking Backstreet Boys so go back to your bedroom and continue masturbating.
  8. TyM
    Mar 28, 2006
    9
    This album is a gem, probably the best production to date for any of Ghost's albums. But I still feel like something is missing. Maybe it's the amount of skits on the album, I can understand if they were placed to link the songs together to tell the story but they aren't. Ghost doesn't need to show any of his fans his level of comedic ability, and if you are just This album is a gem, probably the best production to date for any of Ghost's albums. But I still feel like something is missing. Maybe it's the amount of skits on the album, I can understand if they were placed to link the songs together to tell the story but they aren't. Ghost doesn't need to show any of his fans his level of comedic ability, and if you are just listening to him for the first time with this album you have some serious catching up to do. But songs like Jellyfish, Shakey dog and Beauty Jackson are something to be impressed with. All in all this is one of his finest achievments.… Expand
  9. Warsk
    Apr 25, 2006
    10
    Incredible album. No doubt. That being said, please please please STOP hating on Bulletproof Wallets -- that shit is like his Sgt. Pepper's record . . . a transitional time masked by the events of 9/11. Why people hate Wallets so much, I'll never know. Just please stop hating on it. The Hilton, anyone? Pop Yo Collar? Christ . . .
  10. Hein
    Apr 30, 2006
    7
    Just a reliable hip-hop record with his ups and downs.
  11. DamianW
    Jun 13, 2006
    9
    Very Good Album from Ghostface in a while. I love MF Doom and Madlib and the underground scene and will be looking foward to the MF Doom and Ghostface Album coming out soon
  12. KulayM
    Jun 20, 2006
    9
    Dave A, you're disrespecting on the entire African American culture. and kyle t, if a 50 year old dude wants to make hip hop art, and tell his life story so be it. if you were poor, you wouldn't have money for instruments...and in the meantime, let's see you guys try to rap and come up with something that's real and not generic, huh? That's right you guys Dave A, you're disrespecting on the entire African American culture. and kyle t, if a 50 year old dude wants to make hip hop art, and tell his life story so be it. if you were poor, you wouldn't have money for instruments...and in the meantime, let's see you guys try to rap and come up with something that's real and not generic, huh? That's right you guys can't, cuz you don't have the ability. I'll tell you what's wack, boy band shit and that generic materialism garbage you hear on the everyday radio.… Expand
  13. JamesT
    Jun 20, 2006
    8
    I would like for Dr. Todd Boyd to give a lecture to Dave A's cracker ass so he can shut the hell up. In the meantime, Ghostface's album is dope.
  14. Aaron
    Feb 10, 2008
    9
    The Austin Chronicle gets this one very wrong. 2 of the 3 songs called out as weak are some of the best on the album and best of that year. This is what hip hop is all about.
  15. MiguelA
    Jun 6, 2009
    9
    Not the best rap album of the year. I still have trouble choosing between this and Clipse's Hell Hath No Fury. But, man.... This is a good album. The beats are dope and Ghost just does his thing like usual. There are NO weak songs on the whole album, but the skits suck (Ghost never was good at skits). So, out of al the good songs (there are no bad ones) of course there are the Not the best rap album of the year. I still have trouble choosing between this and Clipse's Hell Hath No Fury. But, man.... This is a good album. The beats are dope and Ghost just does his thing like usual. There are NO weak songs on the whole album, but the skits suck (Ghost never was good at skits). So, out of al the good songs (there are no bad ones) of course there are the classics. You'll have to listen and find them yourself. It's your opinion.… Expand
  16. ChrisM
    Mar 30, 2006
    7
    Tres bien!
  17. ElvinS
    Apr 13, 2006
    10
    Ghostface Killah is to the world of hip hop what Vincent Van Gogh was to the art world a masterful genius with an eye for envisioning graphically detail laded stories that the average rapper couldn
  18. PoepI
    Apr 13, 2006
    10
    Wu Tang is back!
  19. aL.ck
    Apr 14, 2006
    9
    whats wrong wit Austin Chronicle?This is a damn fantastic album.
  20. Pelicaine
    Apr 2, 2006
    9
    Well, it's hard to go back to 2004's "The Pretty Toney Album" and not be let down. "Fishscale" is Grade-A all the way through. In fact, he seems light years ahead lyrically on this release than his last one. The beats are on point and his lyricism is real vivid. I thought I would be let down by the Ne-yo appearance, but it worked out. There were a few tracks that I skipped Well, it's hard to go back to 2004's "The Pretty Toney Album" and not be let down. "Fishscale" is Grade-A all the way through. In fact, he seems light years ahead lyrically on this release than his last one. The beats are on point and his lyricism is real vivid. I thought I would be let down by the Ne-yo appearance, but it worked out. There were a few tracks that I skipped (Jellyfish and Underwater). There are just too many other fulfilling tracks on this album. All in all, the producers came through for Ironman. Ironman brought it to the table. Do your CD collection a little bit of justice and get this disc.… Expand
  21. Billy
    Apr 30, 2006
    5
    Some great grooves but I don
  22. DerekE
    Apr 4, 2006
    9
    This album is really really good, man. I was excited to hear it just because of the MF Doom production, but Ghostface has outdone himself, again.... this album might even be better than Supreme Clientele. mgsc -- of course the subject matter is "disturbing", but you need to pay attention to how he frames these issues. Giving GF a 5 because he discusses what he knows isn't fair. Not This album is really really good, man. I was excited to hear it just because of the MF Doom production, but Ghostface has outdone himself, again.... this album might even be better than Supreme Clientele. mgsc -- of course the subject matter is "disturbing", but you need to pay attention to how he frames these issues. Giving GF a 5 because he discusses what he knows isn't fair. Not only does he not glamorize, but he tells these street stories with incredible eloquence. Don't hate, suckaaaaah. :-)… Expand
  23. BenT
    May 5, 2006
    9
    better than ironman.
  24. DillonM
    Jun 20, 2006
    7
    Rap is music, too. And fuck Kyle T.
  25. rob
    Jun 5, 2006
    9
    dude, maybe not as good as supreme clientele but damn close. this album is phenomenal. i don't want to hear crying about how there's guns and bitches, it's just as bad in rock and roll. and rap is music, dave a isn't a person
  26. JTSodergren
    Mar 28, 2006
    10
    the best MC in hip-hop does again.
  27. justinb
    Mar 28, 2006
    9
    This album is amazing. "Freak the beats cause the streets is raw," ODB apparently told Ghost on the Pretty Tony Album. He did it, and props to the man. Listen to it, and listen carefully.
  28. FrancoS
    Mar 31, 2006
    9
    Bangin,Oringinal, It has a song for everybody on this album. If you are a true hip hop fan go and cop this album
  29. EthanS
    Apr 10, 2006
    10
    The best album I have ever heard in my life. The ability that Ghostface has of getting his convincing points across simply astonishes my mind.
  30. PaulB
    Apr 1, 2006
    9
    About as good lyrically as you are allowed to expect.
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Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Billboard
    90
    Overall, "Fishscale" is strong, with archetypal beats creating the definitive Ghost. [1 Apr 2006]
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    He may not be reinventing himself, but as a must-hear street storyteller, he's still at the top of his game. [31 Mar 2006, p.64]
  3. Los Angeles Times
    88
    Will certainly stand as one of the best rap albums of the year. [26 Mar 2006]
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