Amazon.co.uk Review
Bulletproof Wallets is Ghostface's third album, following his stunning opener
Iron Man and the almost as brilliant
Supreme Clientele. Ghostface is perhaps the Wu Tang's best rhymer, only outshone by Method Man's charisma and ODB's lunacy. Can he maintain his high standard? In short: not really. This is the softest, least inventive Ghostface work yet, exemplified by the sappy lead single "Never Be The Same Again", a remarkably bland piece of early 90s style R&B featuring Carl Thomas.
Bulletproof Wallets contains a lot of this type of material such as the limp-leafed "Forest" and weepy "Theodore". There's nothing wrong with hip-hop soul and the Wu have produced some of the best-loved ballads in the last 10 years (
Raekwon's "Heaven & Hell",
Method Man's "You're All That I Need" for example). They just have to be good. The
RZA, Wu Tang's lynch pin produces five of the 16 cuts but seems still stuck in his
Bobby Digital phase, low on energy, high on experiment. There are good moments on
Bulletproof Wallets. Both "Teddy Skit" and "The Sun" are heavy in ya face New York grandiose hip-hop, "Flowers" is catchy and "Ghost Showers" (which uses an old
Biz Markie sample) is the obvious hit. Yet in comparison to what has come before
Bulletproof Wallets is far from foolproof. --
Jake Barnes
CD Description
'Bulletproof Wallets' is the third solo album from hip hop artist Ghostface Killah, which follows on from his 2000 release 'Supreme Clientele'. Produced by RZA and features guest appearances from other Wu-Tang Clan members. Includes the single 'Never Be The Same Again'.
