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Article: Ghostface killah; Busy rapper makes time for Wu Tang tour
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- December 14, 2007
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Ghostface Killah barely let the dust settle after his 2006 double-
shot of "Fishscale" and "More Fish" before starting work on "The Big
Doe Rehab," his new album on Def Jam.
"I finished 'More Fish' and just started looking for beats," he
says. "I wanted a lot of street songs on [the record]."
First single "We Celebrate" samples Rare Earth's "I Just Want To
Celebrate," but tracks like "Yolanda's House" (featuring Method Man
and Raekwon) and "Walk Around" are heavy on the wicked, esoteric
narratives for which he's become known.
"I experimented with a lot of s--- on 'Fishscale' and 'Pretty
Toney,' " he says. "I wanted to go back to the street."
"Rehab" arrives at the same time as "8 ...