The Wallabee Champ [Explicit Lyrics]

Ghostface Killah

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 25, 2008)
• Original Release Date: March 25, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Full Clip Media
• ASIN: B0013B68HO
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #151,859 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Wallabee Champ

3. ABC

4. Roosevelts (Raekwon And Trife)

5. Watch Your Mouth (Wu-tang Clan)

6. Tony Siegel (Beanie Siegel)

7. Trials Of Life (Prodigy)

8. Hidden Darts [Remix]

9. The Rich (Raekwon)

10. We Dem N****z

11. Run [Remix] (Jadakiss, Lil Wayne)

12. Good Times [Part 2]

13. Charlie Brown [Remix]

14. Clips

15. Clientele (Raekwon, Fat Joe)

16. Crockett & Tubbs (Raekwon)

17. 93 Freestyle (Method Man)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Tony Starks, Ironman, Ghost Deini, Pretty Toney, Wally Champ, GFK, Starky Love, Dennis Coles: whatever you call Ghostface Killah he is one of the most supreme talents to pick up a mic, ever. In a world of disposable talent, one of the things that sets Ghost apart and allows him to tower above the rest, consistency. As a member of the Hip Hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, he takes his name from the main villain in the film "Ninja Checkmate" (aka "The Mystery of Chess Boxing"). After Wu-Tang Clan achieved breakthrough commercial success in the early 90s, Ghostface, like his clan-mates, began a solo career. His turned out to be one of the most critically and commercially successful solo careers of all the group members. Early in his career, he would wear a mask during performances and photo shoots. It was rumored this was because Ghostface was wanted by the police and that he would not publicly remove it until his name was cleared. Since his debut on the opening verse of "Bring da Ruckus", the first track from the Wu-Tang Clan's critically acclaimed debut, 1993's "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)", Ghostface has made little effort to appeal to anyone outside of his loyal New York street fan base, yet he continues to achieve surprising commercial success. His latest, The Wallabee Champ , is a collection of rarities and non-album cuts that span Ghost's entire career. Full of raw beats and flowing rhymes, the CD features guest rappers including The Wu-Tang Clan, some of his boys from Theodore Unit including Shawn Wigs and Trife Da God, and a top shelf Rap names Jadakiss, Lil Wayne, Prodigy, Beanie Siegel, Styles P and last but certainly not least, Fat Joe. This comp will be enjoyed by anyone that likes good Hip Hop music. Ghostface Killah "The Wallabee Champ"... an album not to be missed!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "Like George Foreman out in the streets, we grillin' 'em...", April 6, 2008

By	D. Wilson "SonRisedInTheEast" (NY by way of Cali) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)

Could it be that Ghostface Killah is finally running out of material?! Nah, even with an unbelievable outpouring of quality product in the last few years he's not quite scraping the bottom of the barrell just yet... still though, this collection of remixes, rare tracks and songs not found on his other releases shows sign that the barrel may be running a little dry. That's not to say that there aren't some really good tracks on here that any self-respecting Tony Starks fan won't want to hear, it's just that as a whole The Wallabee Champ comes off a tad lackluster. For instance, tracks like Tony Siegel (from his newest studio album Big Doe Rehab and featuring a really brief Styles rhyme tacked on to the end), Good Times Part 2 (same exact beat from Hidden Darts but missing Raekwon and featuring some new verses from Ghost), and a "remix" of Run (which is only a remix because it features a throwaway verse from Lil' Wayne) seem like lazy additions to the disc. Some of the other tracks like Roosevelts, Clientele, and Crockett & Tubbs are good but nothing you've been dying to hear (Ghost and Chef trading crime related verses never really gets old right?), while the album closes on a nostalgic note with a 7 minute freestyle with Method Man from 1993. The standouts on the album are Trials Of Life with Prodigy from Mobb Deep, ABC (Ghost ripping over the Jackson Five classic can't be a bad thing), Wallabee Champ (ever wonder what Jay-Z's Girls, Girls, Girls would sound like if Ghost did it? Yeah, me neither... sounds good though), and most importantly Watch Your Mouth featuring the rest of the Wu Tang Clan which is basically good enough on it's own to warrant buying the CD. I'm probably being a little harsh due to the fact that this isn't even a studio album but more just a bonus disc for people that can't get enough GFK (and that's just what you get... so why complain?) and in the end, even an album of leftover material from Ghostface is better than 90% of the trash being passed off on the Hip Hop community these days. So this is still worth checking out for most, just know it's a slight step down from his best material.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars as good as ever, February 17, 2009

By	C. Hodak (Wien) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I can't help it, i love Ghost's work. This one is as great as any of his previous albums, b-cuts here or there. Ghost is a quality measure in his own right.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars its good but..., April 6, 2009

By	David Robitaille "blood_daro" (canada qc) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

its a really good album but ive 4 or 5 song on ohter ghost face album but the wutang song on these album is really gooood