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Last night I had the privilege of watching the Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah perform on his Wizard of Poetry Tour at Chicago's House of Blues. Ghost tore through songs from each of his solo albums, a few mixtape classics, and numerous selections from the Wu-Tang Clan catalog.
At age 39 Ghostface performed with the zeal and enthusiasm of a newcomer. His love for the art comes through on wax and on the stage. During his 90 minute set Ghost stopped to tell the Chicago audience, "I don't know about y'all but I'm having fun!"
I spoke with Ghost as he exited the stage about his status at Def Jam Records, his upcoming album with Clansmen Raekwon and Method Man, and dating pregnant women.
SS: How is the tour going so far?
Ghostface Killah: The tour is going good so far. It's going good, know what I mean? We're like in the middle stages of it or whatever, whatever right now. We'll be be finished in a couple more weeks. It's good, I can't complain.
SS: What’s been the livest city so far?
SS: What’s been the livest city so far?
Ghostface Killah: Ummmm the livest city? I don't know,[Madison] Wisconsin was cool yesterday, Chicago was good just now. You had a couple, Seattle was good.
SS: Wizard of Poetry is a different kind of album for you, but it’s still Ghost. How much of the album is based on real life experiences?
SS: Wizard of Poetry is a different kind of album for you, but it’s still Ghost. How much of the album is based on real life experiences?
Ghostface Killah: A few of them. Maybe like out of all them songs....maybe like four of them.
SS: In RZA’s new book The Tao of Wu he talks about how you and him moved to Ohio and all these negative things happened and it changed his life. Did you have the same life altering experience that RZA did during that time?
Ghostface Killah: I didn't read it, how did he say it changed his life? I didn't read it yet.
SS: He said you got shot and he got arrested for attempted murder. A bunch of bad [stuff] just started happening and it made him more focused on the Lessons.
Ghostface Killah: Oh a'ight. Well going through experiences will change your life. I never had a chance to read the book so I don't really know what he said. That's just all experience for us. We went out there doing what we was doing and got caught up--regular New York kids. That's what it was.
SS: There's a lot of internet buzz about you and Def Jam parting ways. Can you clarify what's going on with Def Jam and talk about what's in the future?
Ghostface Killah: Umm... not really, know what I mean? I'm just going off whatever, whatever. You know what I mean? I'm not really looking for where I'm going next and all that other [stuff]. I'm just chillin' right now, just doing what I gotta do writing music and just getting ready for what's next. That's all.
SS: Paragraphs of Love is my favorite joint on Wizard of Poetry, have you encountered a situation where you hooked up with a chick who had a man and it turned out well?
SS: Paragraphs of Love is my favorite joint on Wizard of Poetry, have you encountered a situation where you hooked up with a chick who had a man and it turned out well?
Ghostface Killah: I mean you go through that. Sometimes chicks do cheat on their man and [stuff]. The girl was pregnant in there and she was nice and [stuff] like that. But nah, I never really dealt with other pregnant women that was like that, nah.
SS: The album with you, Rae, and Meth is dropping on December 22nd, what's the title for the album?
Ghostface Killah: I gotta have a title within the next two days. So that still don't got a title yet.
SS: RZA publicly said that he wanted to throw some beats on there. Are you OK with working with RZA after having issues with him...
Ghostface Killah: He got a couple, he got a couple.
SS: So what's next for you after the album with Rae and Meth?
Ghostface Killah: Uhhh.... I gotta sit down and just map the rest of my life out and I'll know in a couple of months.
SS: So what's next for you after the album with Rae and Meth?
Ghostface Killah: Uhhh.... I gotta sit down and just map the rest of my life out and I'll know in a couple of months.
Catch Ghostface Killah on The Wizard of Poetry Tour in your area:
Nov. 5 Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Nov. 7 Columbus, OH - Skully's Nov. 8 Bloomington, IN - Bluebird Nov. 9 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig Nov. 11 New York, NY - B.B. Kings Nov. 12 Syracuse, NY - Westcott Theater Nov. 13 Boston, MA - Paradise Nov. 14 Portland, ME - Asylum
For more info: http://www.ghostfacekillah.com/
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