#555 Ghostface Killah - More Fish

When Ghostface comes out swinging he's tough to beat, all tension, energy, immediacy and power. Previous albums only had a couple of highlights apiece where full-strength Ghost came out to play, but here the whole album works, especially the assault of the first 5 tracks that bring beats, hooks, the effortless complexity at the heart of my favorite rap albums, and intricate dashes of harrowing narrative. As with so many rap albums, it runs overlong, but it delivers remarkably consistently. Exciting stuff, probably a grower, but for now landing at the high end of 4/5