Apollo Kids

After the all-R&B, mostly-WTF? direction of Ghostdini, Ghostface returns to hardcore rap with this all-star-boosted record.

Ghostface Killah’s mind is a strange, beautiful place. He’s one of rap’s most unpredictable lyricists and most beloved shouting enthusiasts, and he’s just as enigmatic and spontaneous when it comes to putting out albums. More Fish, Wu-Massacre, and last year’s bewildering R&B album Ghostdini: The Wizard Of Poetry…

Check out our album review of Artist's Apollo Kids on Rolling Stone.com.

Just what the hardcore ordered, Ghostface Killah’s 2010 effort is a return to the grimey soul and stream-of-consciousness street flow of the man’s best work, but without those final touches that made Supreme Clientele or Fishscale masterpieces.

Ghostface manages to steal the show despite the esteemed roll of guest spots.

Ghostface Killah - Apollo Kids review: Nothing new but nothing lost for Ghostface, it's business as usual and gives a Kanye a run for his money in the process