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When the Wu-Tang Clan began to splinter into solo projects, it was impossible to predict which of the many MCs would become stars. But certainly no one picked Ghostface Killah–now just Ghostface–as the MC to watch. While he may have dropped the “Killah” from his name, Ghostface still kills with his deliriously off-kilter rhymes. “The Pretty Toney Album” is as raw and frenetic as a sidewalk-sale bootleg, though the horn- and string-driven soul samples keep things interesting.

Take away: Wu wow

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Edited by Cara DiPasquale ([email protected]) and Kris Karnopp ([email protected])