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  • Artist: Ghostface Killah
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: November 13, 2001
  • Type: Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rap

Review

Sprucing up the scratchy soul samples of his sophomore Supreme Clientele into a relatively pristine mainstream gloss, Ghostface Killah also, unfortunately, removed much of the flair from the most distinctive sound in the Wu-Tang camp. And fans looking for the genuine pain and emotion of his standout, "Hollow Bones" (from Wu-Tang's The W), won't be rewarded, either. Bulletproof Wallets is basically a party album, at least compared to the usual Wu-Tang gloom and doom, featuring smooth, romantic R&B tracks like the single "Never Be the Same Again" (with Carl Thomas & Raekwon) and "Love Session." One of the few highlights is the opener, "Maxine," an inner-city nightmare given heavy menace by Ghostface's tight rapping and an excellent one-note-horns production. From there, Bulletproof Wallets heads south, with a few oddball interludes (usually nursery rhymes substituting weed references) and smooth or stale productions from Wu associates RZA (five songs total), Alchemist, Allah Mathematics, and Ghostface himself. (Listeners should also beware of the back-cover track listing, which is completely wrong.) ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Intro Ghostface Killah (1:20)
Maxine Ghostface Killah (3:47)
Flowers C. Woods, Clifford Smith Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Superb (3:25)
Never Be the Same Again D. McKenzie, C. Woods Raekwon, Carl Thomas, Ghostface Killah (4:26)
Teddy Skit Ghostface Killah (1:04)
Theodore T. Bailey Ghostface Killah, Trife (3:09)
Ghost Showers Ghostface Killah (4:11)
Strawberry Ghostface Killah (3:06)
The Forest Ghostface Killah (3:10)
The Juks T. Bailey Ghostface Killah, Superb, Trife (4:09)
Walking Through the Darkness T. Washington Ghostface Killah (3:21)
Jealousy Ghostface Killah (:55)
The Hilton C. Woods Raekwon, Ghostface Killah (4:00)
Interlude Ghostface Killah (1:00)
Love Session Ghostface Killah, Ruff Endz (3:40)
Street Chemistry Ghostface Killah (1:55)

Credits

Mel Carter (Executive Supervision), John Carr (Art Direction), Kelly Green (Product Manager), RZA (Arranger), RZA (Producer), RZA (Executive Producer), Method Man (Performer), Raekwon (Producer), Carl Thomas (Performer), Ghostface Killah (Arranger), Ghostface Killah (Producer), Ghostface Killah (Main Performer), Ghostface Killah (Executive Producer), Michael Lavine (Photography), Tony Dawsey (Mastering), Carlos "6 July" Broady (Producer), Mitchell Diggs (Producer), Oli Grant (Producer), Nancy Sacks (Graphic Design), The Alchemist (Producer), Julian Alexander (Art Direction), Chris Liggio (Producer), Kenyatta (Producer), Kenyatta (Executive Producer), Ruff Endz (Performer), David McPherson (Executive Producer), Superb (Performer), Trife (Performer)
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Bulletproof Wallets
Bulletproof Wallets cover
Studio album by Ghostface Killah
Released November 13, 2001
Recorded 2001
Genre Hip hop
Label Epic/SME Records
EK 61589
Producer Ghostface Killah, RZA, Carlos "6 July" Broady
Professional reviews
Ghostface Killah chronology
Supreme Clientele
(2000)		 Bulletproof Wallets
(2001)		 The Pretty Toney Album
(2004)
Wu-Tang Clan chronology
RZA:
Digital Bullet
(2001)		 Bulletproof Wallets
(2001)		 Wu-Tang Clan:
Iron Flag
(2001)

Bulletproof Wallets is the third album by Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, an American hip hop artist. It has a stronger R&B feel than earlier albums.

Album information

Despite a relatively positive critical reception, the album did not perform well in the charts, struggling to sell more than 100,000 in its first week. The album was hampered during its production by sample clearance issues, which led to the final product being much different from what was originally intended. "The Sun", "The Watch" and "Good Times" failed to appear at all while tracks like "Flowers" were remixed with RZA re-constructing the original sample.

Ghostface Killah blamed his record company, Epic Records, for the problems, and claimed that it had not been willing to financially back him in buying the sample clearance rights. Ghostface later left Epic, having fulfilled his contractual obligation with a Greatest Hits release, and signed with Def Jam.

Bulletproof Wallets continued the unfortunate tradition of erroneous track-listing that plagued Ghostface until his move to Def Jam; the sleeve of the album contains numerous mistakes, including songs that never made the final cut and omitting others that did appear, whilst simultaneously confusing the running order.

Track listing

  1. "Intro"
  2. "Maxine"
  3. "Flowers"
    • First & third verses: Raekwon
    • Second verse: Method Man
    • Fourth verse: Superb
    • Fifth verse: Ghostface Killah
    • Producer: RZA
  4. "Never Be The Same Again"
    • First & second verses: Ghostface Killah
    • Third verse: Raekwon
    • Chorus: Carl Thomas
    • Producer: Lilz & PLX
  5. "Teddy" [Skit]
    • Performed by: Superb
    • Producer: Ghostface Killah
  6. "Theodore"
    • First verse: Ghostface Killah
    • Second verse: Trife
    • Fourth verse: Twiz
    • Producer: Mathematics
  7. "Ghost Showers"
    • Featuring: Madame Majestic
    • Producer: Chris Liggio & Tally Galbreth
  8. "Strawberry"
  9. "The Forest"
  10. "The Juks"
    • Intro & second verse: Superb
    • First verse: Ghostface Killah
    • Second verse: Trife
    • Producer: The Alchemist
  11. "Walking Through The Darkness"
  12. "Jealousy" [Skit]
    • Producer: RZA
  13. "The Hilton"
    • Featuring: Raekwon
    • Producer: Carlos "6 July" Broady
  14. "Ice" [Interlude]
  15. 'Love Session"
  16. "Street Chemistry"

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Ghostface Killah
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"Daytona 500" · "All That I Got Is You" · "Apollo Kids" · "Cherchez LaGhost" · "Never Be the Same Again" · "Ghost Showers" · "Guerilla Hood" · "Tush" · "Run" · "Milk Em'" · "Be Easy" · "Back Like That" · "We Celebrate"
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"Heaven & Hell" · "Criminology" · "Ice Cream" · "I Want You for Myself (Remix)" · "Stand Up" · "Thrilla" · "On My Knees"
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