Three years after Bulletproof Wallets, Wu-Tang's Ghostface Killah is back with his fourth solo joint, The Pretty Toney Album (Ghostface's real name is Toney Starks). \nPretty Toney is Ghostface's first LP with his new label, Def Jam, but this CD is up there with his hottest, Supreme Clientele. Like Clientele, a strong first single, "Push" featuring Missy Elliott should boost sales and awareness. "Push" is catchy and will be coming to a club or party near you if it hasn't already, although the rest of the album is much harder, less pop-y. But Ghostface shines when he's witty. "Last Night" depicts him falling for a girl he spent the night with, and his subsequent battle in developing feelings for her, declaring, "She got men wrapped around her like the female Fonz but anyway I'm gonna call her again/if she diss me I'm gonna fuck up her Benz." \nThe other eight members of Wu-Tang are surprisingly absent, including RZA's production (there's hot production from No I.D., Dub Dot Z and Minnesota among others), but maybe that's the point, since Ghostface can easily stand alone without Method Man, Dirt McGirt or anyone else from the Wu.
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