This came out in 2000 — or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
There are now three things you can count on in life — death, taxes and a new album every month from at least one member of the Wu-Tang Clan.
Predictable as its existence is, though, this eccentric sophomore disc from rapper Ghostface Killah also packs one helluva surprise: It’s good. Damn good. Although sometimes seen as one of the nine-man Clan’s minor players, the limber-lunged Ghost truly comes to life on Supreme Clientele, artfully updating the now overly familiar Wu recipe — sparse ‘n’ sinister bass-heavy grooves, off-balance beatboxes and spookhouse piano — with his own formula of complex blaxploitation licks, freewheeling production tricks, intriguing samples and avant-garde scratches and cuts. Sure, like most rap discs lately, it’s too long-winded — especially when it comes to endless skits, another overused Wu trademark. But if we can count on Ghostface to drop an album like this every now and again, he can count on us to buy it.
