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The Wallabee Champ
Ghostface Killah
The Wallabee Champ
Genres: Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop
 
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Tony Starks, Ironman, Ghost Deini, Pretty Toney, Wally Champ, GFK, Starky Love, Dennis Coles: whatever you call Ghostface Killah he is one of the most supreme talents to pick up a mic, ever. In a world of disposable talen...  more »

     
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All Artists: Ghostface Killah
Title: The Wallabee Champ
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Full Clip Media
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 3/25/2008
Genres: Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop
Style: Pop Rap
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 122283601023

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Tony Starks, Ironman, Ghost Deini, Pretty Toney, Wally Champ, GFK, Starky Love, Dennis Coles: whatever you call Ghostface Killah he is one of the most supreme talents to pick up a mic, ever. In a world of disposable talent, one of the things that sets Ghost apart and allows him to tower above the rest, consistency. As a member of the Hip Hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, he takes his name from the main villain in the film "Ninja Checkmate" (aka "The Mystery of Chess Boxing"). After Wu-Tang Clan achieved breakthrough commercial success in the early 90s, Ghostface, like his clan-mates, began a solo career. His turned out to be one of the most critically and commercially successful solo careers of all the group members. Early in his career, he would wear a mask during performances and photo shoots. It was rumored this was because Ghostface was wanted by the police and that he would not publicly remove it until his name was cleared. Since his debut on the opening verse of "Bring da Ruckus", the first track from the Wu-Tang Clan's critically acclaimed debut, 1993's "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)", Ghostface has made little effort to appeal to anyone outside of his loyal New York street fan base, yet he continues to achieve surprising commercial success. His latest, The Wallabee Champ , is a collection of rarities and non-album cuts that span Ghost's entire career. Full of raw beats and flowing rhymes, the CD features guest rappers including The Wu-Tang Clan, some of his boys from Theodore Unit including Shawn Wigs and Trife Da God, and a top shelf Rap names Jadakiss, Lil Wayne, Prodigy, Beanie Siegel, Styles P and last but certainly not least, Fat Joe. This comp will be enjoyed by anyone that likes good Hip Hop music. Ghostface Killah "The Wallabee Champ"... an album not to be missed!

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CD Reviews

"Like George Foreman out in the streets, we grillin' 'em..."
D. Wilson | NY by way of Cali | 04/07/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)

"Could it be that Ghostface Killah is finally running out of material?! Nah, even with an unbelievable outpouring of quality product in the last few years he's not quite scraping the bottom of the barrell just yet... still though, this collection of remixes, rare tracks and songs not found on his other releases shows sign that the barrel may be running a little dry. That's not to say that there aren't some really good tracks on here that any self-respecting Tony Starks fan won't want to hear, it's just that as a whole The Wallabee Champ comes off a tad lackluster. For instance, tracks like Tony Siegel (from his newest studio album Big Doe Rehab and featuring a really brief Styles rhyme tacked on to the end), Good Times Part 2 (same exact beat from Hidden Darts but missing Raekwon and featuring some new verses from Ghost), and a "remix" of Run (which is only a remix because it features a throwaway verse from Lil' Wayne) seem like lazy additions to the disc. Some of the other tracks like Roosevelts, Clientele, and Crockett & Tubbs are good but nothing you've been dying to hear (Ghost and Chef trading crime related verses never really gets old right?), while the album closes on a nostalgic note with a 7 minute freestyle with Method Man from 1993. The standouts on the album are Trials Of Life with Prodigy from Mobb Deep, ABC (Ghost ripping over the Jackson Five classic can't be a bad thing), Wallabee Champ (ever wonder what Jay-Z's Girls, Girls, Girls would sound like if Ghost did it? Yeah, me neither... sounds good though), and most importantly Watch Your Mouth featuring the rest of the Wu Tang Clan which is basically good enough on it's own to warrant buying the CD. I'm probably being a little harsh due to the fact that this isn't even a studio album but more just a bonus disc for people that can't get enough GFK (and that's just what you get... so why complain?) and in the end, even an album of leftover material from Ghostface is better than 90% of the trash being passed off on the Hip Hop community these days. So this is still worth checking out for most, just know it's a slight step down from his best material."