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94
If Cuban Linx was a sweeping epic, Ironman is The Mack: lean and vulgar, irresistible all the same.
3y
90
Ironman bogs down slightly in the middle, yet the record is filled with inventive production and rhymes, and ranks as another solid entry in the Wu-Tang legacy.
12y
83
The latest from the Wu Tang Clan member, Ironman, finds Ghostface Killah talking vehemently about sex, politics, and sexual politics.
10y
70
Ghostface wreaks havoc with meaning and narrator reliability, flitting from gangster-film intrigue to grimly prosaic reality.
12y
70
Ironman is yet another solid Wu-Tang production for hip-hop fiends to sink their fangs into.
9y
☆☆☆☆ 1/2
The Wu-Tang Clan by this point had become Hip-Hop's deadliest drug cartel.
After *36-Chambers* (a debut from the group that altered the scene of Hip-Hop displaying not only how raw and hardcore ladies and gents could sound over a beat, but also the level of chemistry and the dynamic between each of the members, retaining their own specialties whilst enhancing their strength as a unity was something genuinely awe-inspiring) quite a number of the members would begin to release ... read more
Ironman really is something else. I’m just blown away every time I listen to it. Ghostface always been one of my favourite members from Wu-Tang, and this album just shows exactly why. His voice really is one of the most iconic in hip-hop. The rawness of his voice is just what works so perfectly. And he just went off on this album. Track after track, it’s all heat.
The opener Iron Maiden already perfectly sets the tone with its gritty tone and Ghostface’s delivery goes crazy ... read more
Review #450 Someone recommended this to me & I've listened to this before but I was saving this for a special review & this is my 450th review thank you all for the support now let's get it. This is a straight classic. The songs are pretty long but man I don't think I skipped a single song here & all of these are classics. This is a sequel to Only Built For Cuban Linx but I like that just a little bit better but its very close. Here's the track ratings.
1. Iron ... read more
Ironman is a colorful, emotionally raw masterpiece of cinematic street rap that solidified Ghostface Killah as the Wu-Tang Clan’s most vivid, unpredictable storyteller, pairing his frantic, high-stakes stream-of-consciousness narratives and soul-baring vulnerability with RZA’s dusty, pitch-bent '70s soul samples to deliver a definitive, multi-platinum cornerstone of the gritty East Coast renaissance.
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Track List
| 1 | Iron Maiden 4:46 feat. Raekwon, Cappadonna | 94 |
| 2 | Wildflower 3:26 | 81 |
| 3 | The Faster Blade 2:27 feat. Raekwon | 85 |
| 4 | 260 2:46 feat. Raekwon | 90 |
| 5 | Assassination Day 4:18 | 92 |
| 6 | Poisonous Darts 2:15 | 88 |
| 7 | Winter Warz 4:40 | 92 |
| 8 | Box in Hand 3:14 feat. Method Man, Street Life | 86 |
| 9 | Fish 3:50 feat. Raekwon, Cappadonna | 91 |
| 10 | Camay 4:34 feat. Raekwon, Cappadonna | 82 |
| 11 | Daytona 500 4:40 feat. Raekwon, Cappadonna | 91 |
| 12 | Motherless Child 3:45 feat. Raekwon | 85 |
| 13 | Black Jesus 4:37 | 86 |
| 14 | After the Smoke Is Clear 3:17 | 86 |
| 15 | All That I Got Is You 5:21 feat. Mary J. Blige | 92 |
| 16 | The Soul Controller 6:50 feat. Force MDs | 80 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 4 minutes
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1mo
this is the second album i ever bought on cd before listening to (first was amnesiac by radiohead) and let me tell you that first listen of track 2 was fucking TERRIFYING…i was worried the rest of the album would be of similar quality and that i had fucked up. but thankfully thats about as bad as it gets and the rest of the album is straight fire
3mo
I’ve yet to hear a better rap verse than Cappadonna on Winter Warz. Shit is insane