By the year 2000, the hip hop dynasty of The Wu-Tang Clan had started crumbling. The legendary rap group's 1997 effort, "Wu-Tang Forever" sold two million copies, but the subsequent flurry of solo albums that followed weren't up to par, commercially or critically. After albums from Wu-Tang superstars like Method Man failed to make any sort of impact in the world of hip hop, few could fathom the Clan's eccentric maverick Ghostface would be one to bring attention back to one of rap's most popular brand names. But it was Ghost's stubborn nature and unwillingness to let go of his principles that put the Wu-Tang back near the top of rap's elite. Because he never cared about trends or making popular music, when Ghostface released "Supreme Clientele" in January of 2000, the album was so out-of-step with what was going on with hip hop that it was immediately looked upon as a classic.
"Supreme Clientele" is an album with no definitive mood; it lurches from ebullient to depressed. Over beautiful '70s-soul inspired beats, Ghost careens wildly from topic to topic. He celebrates his own success ("We Made It"), locks horns with crooked cops ("Saturday Night"), revisits grade school romance ("Child's Play"), and does it all with his unique blend of bizarre slang and vivid imagery. His inimitable style makes "Supreme Clientele" the album that it is, an album that sounds as fresh and inspired today as when it was released, more than seven years ago.
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