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Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City
''Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City'' is the eighth studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan-member Ghostface Killah, released September 29, 2009 on Def Jam Recordings in the United States. He first announced the album in a May 2008 interview, describing it as an R&B-inspired album, similar to his previous work with such artists as Ne-Yo and Jodeci.〔Yee, Angela. (Angela Yee Speaks to Ghostface Killah ). NahRight. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.〕 The album spawned four singles; "Baby", a slow-tempo R&B song with auto-tune vocals by Raheem "Radio" DeVaughn, "Forever", "Let's Stop Playin'" featuring John Legend, and "Guest House", featuring Fabolous & Shareefa. Upon its release, ''Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. As of December 12, 2009, the album has sold 64,000 copies in the United States.
==Reception==
''Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City'' received positive reviews from most music critics.〔(Ghostdini: Wizard Of Poetry Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic ). Metacritic. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.〕 At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 13 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".〔 Allmusic editor David Jeffries gave it three-and-a-half out of five stars and called the album an "oversexed, always fun, and occasionally hilarious effort", commenting that "Nasty as he wants to be, Ghostdini is nothing more than the Face and friends having a good time. The results are as improper as they are infectious".〔 The Smoking Section wrote that "makes its mark as Ghostface’s most idealistic album furthering its distinction against Ghost’s previously renowned offerings".〔Dennis Jr., David. (Review: ''Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City'' ). The Smoking Section. Retrieved on 2009-10-01.〕 Delusions of Adequacy's Bryan Sanchez commented that "Forever flourishing, there is so much to love about an album as playfully awesome as this one".〔Bryan Sanchez. (Review: ''Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City'' ). Adequacy.net. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.〕 ''Time Out'' writer Jesse Serwer gave it four out of five stars and complimented Ghostface Killah's "risqué approach" to R&B, calling the album "unique among efforts by rappers to reach into such territory: It’s in no way soft".〔Serwer, Jesse. (Review: ''Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City'' ). ''Time Out''. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.〕
However, Larry Fitzmaurice of Tiny Mix Tapes gave it one-and-a-half out of five stars and disliked the album's subject matter, stating "as an album, it’s complete shit, but at least there are a few tracks to listen to when you’re driving".〔Fitzmaurice, Larry. (Review: ''Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City'' ). Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.〕 Jon Dolan of ''Spin'' gave the album a seven out of 10 rating and wrote favorably of Ghostface Killah's lyrics, stating "Even the raw stuff has the humanizing detail that keeps Ghost interesting years after we've grown accustomed to his imagesplaying Joycean flow".〔 In his consumer guide for MSN Music, critic Robert Christgau gave the album an A- rating.〔Christgau, Robert (January 2010). "(Inside Music: Photo Gallery )". MSN Music. Archived from (the original ) on 2011-04-22.〕 Christgau commended Ghostface's "potentially ridiculous switch to love man" and commented that "rhymewise, this is original work. Eschewing oily sexual details, luxury purchases, and vows of generalized devotion, Ghost mines the same kind of specifics that juice his gangsta repertoire".〔
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