Wednesday 7 February 2007

Ghostface Killah - Fishscale

I know what you're wondering: If this album were a Carter USM song, which would it be? The answer, of course, is 'The Only Living Boy In New Cross'.

I've got to get myself a cool G name. Ghostface Killah's a cracker. You could easily go wrong with the [something]face bit. You don't want to go around with a name like knobface or cockface or prickface or penisface. Ghostface is pretty cool though. Clever.

Then there's the 'Killah' bit. It's basically 'killer' but he's changed the ending. Again, he's got this right. He could easily have gone for 'Killog' or 'Killen'. I mean the latter's a real surname. Wouldn't that have been embarrassing down at the squash club, when it was pointed out to him by a fellow rapper/racquet sport enthusiast?

There are some good song titles too. 'Return of Clyde Smith' - this song alludes to the little-known period immediately following the time when Clyde Smith went away. 'Shakey Dog' - this is about a dog that does a mean impression of Shakin' Stevens.

Other classics include, 'Ragu', the baffling '9 Milli Bros', 'Jellyfish' and 'Ironman take over'.

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