Supreme Clientele

Rolling Stone (1/4/01, p.108) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Top 50 Albums of 2000". Rolling Stone (3/16/00, p.74) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...will strengthen the most evangelical of Wu-fans' faith....The album goes a long way toward reuniting the otherwise disparate Clan itself....Still, Ghostface keeps a firm grip on the mike..." Spin (1/01, p.73) - Ranked #11 in Spin's "Top 20 Albums of the Year [2000]" - "...Results: fun as bursts of adrenaline, a restored Wu-Tang Clan, and a reawakened RZA." Q (5/00, p.107) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Magnificent throughout....Rare is the contemporary hip hop album that has so few dull moments." Alternative Press (5/00, p.85) - 5 out of 5 - "...Amazing....From the opening minutes of this all-uptempo, all-sorta-dissonant wild ride, it shows and proves....a minutely detailed, if largely abstract, document of a unique black artist's emotional life..." The Wire (1/01, p.34) - Included in Wire's "50 Records Of The Year". The Wire (4/00, p.68) - "...[He] sproings out of the slammer, declares 'Rap is like ziti' and the day is savory. Smack 'em yak 'em!....Ghost verbally dyes and bleeds...with at least 9 producers, Ghost is everywhere..." CMJ (2/21/00, p.5) - "...marks a renewed sense of unification and strength within the Wu World Order....a solid reminder as to why Ghostface's voice is the first one you hear on the Clan's inimitable debut." Vibe (6/02, p.109) - Ranked #10 in Vibe's "Top 10 rap albums" - "...Ghost cobbles juicy, tabloid-worthy tales from free-associated verses, spiked with occasional sobs - B-boy becomes B-man..." Vibe (4/00, p.176) - "...exemplifies Ghost's lyrical dexterity. While his thunderous light-speed delivery hasn't changed much, his jagged wordplay is at its zenith....this banger's luscious linguistics and potent production support its claim of supremecy....pure delight..." The Source (3/00, pp.239-40) - 4.5 mics out of 5 - "...an A+ record in Wu fashion....arguably as entertaining as his debut, IRONMAN....With appearances by just about every important Wu figure...[the album] is a Wu album in the Wu-est sense....a big glob of mud, smackin' hip-hop dead in the face..." Melody Maker (2/15/00, p.47) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...while the hallmarks of the Wu sound are all in place on super-claustro tunes like 'Apollo Man'...the album has a more laid-back and funky feel....SUPREME CLIENTELE drops bombs like a crazy-ass Lancaster." NME (Magazine) (12/30/00, p.79) - Ranked #36 in NME's "Top 50 Albums Of The Year". NME (Magazine) (2/19/00, p.32) - 7 out of 10 - "...his ability to paint a dense, cinematic picture with his raps: tales as involved and complicated as a Tarantino storyboard...marks [him] as one of the elite Wu....considerably better than the solo follow-ups of other Wu members..." Pitchfork (Website) - "It's a masterpiece of comic absurdity and cosmic exorcisms, existential paradox and mathematic precision."