ghostface - "ironman" appreciation thread

[Warren Peace]

I say this all the time, and some don't get it. Ironman is Cuban Linx 2. Just not as great.

i like this way better than cuban linx i can't lie to you

 

[2ATMsYouSteppinOrWhat]

“we eat fish, toss salads
and make rap ballads”


was just listening to this last night and this morning… thinking of copping the vinyl too

at times i think this better than Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

fukking incredible album. Yes, better than SC

The Faster Blade is a masterwork
Fish is a perfect song

I could go on and on

 

[2ATMsYouSteppinOrWhat]

fukking incredible album. Yes, better than SC

The Faster Blade is a masterwork
Fish is a perfect song

I could go on and on

definitely better than Supreme Clientele

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

definitely better than Supreme Clientele

Yes...this was the last of the grimier, pre-Forever style production from RZA. There were several beats that were in that transitory style range from 95 RZA to 97/Forever RZA (Assassination Day, Marvel).

It lacks a certain "it"-factor that OB4CL and LS have that make them all time classics, but there are times when I listen to this album that I think it's very underrated. It's not as cohesive thematically as CL & LS, however just b/c it's not as good as CL which is a top 3-5-10 album (my personal favorite all time), doesn't mean it's not an incredible, classic album by any means.

I've always viewed CL as a mafia flick,
LS as a samurai-noire crime flick,
and Ironman as a blaxploitation flick.

 

[2ATMsYouSteppinOrWhat]

Yes...this was the last of the grimier, pre-Forever style production from RZA. There were several beats that were in that transitory style range from 95 RZA to 97/Forever RZA (Assassination Day, Marvel).

It lacks a certain "it"-factor that OB4CL and LS have that make them all time classics, but there are times when I listen to this album that I think it's very underrated. It's not as cohesive thematically as CL & LS, however just b/c it's not as good as CL which is a top 3-5-10 album (my personal favorite all time), doesn't mean it's not an incredible, classic album by any means.

I've always viewed CL as a mafia flick,
LS as a samurai-noire crime flick,
and Ironman as a blaxploitation flick.

I actually think its more cohesive than Cuban Linx

I agree with the mafia flick aspect of it but i feel like Cuban Linx was going in the direction of being somewhat of a concept album but didnt quite execute it whereas Ironman forsure nailed the whole blaxploitation feeling and the way the songs just transitioned into each other smoothly

you can’t go wrong with either one