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Supreme Clientele
The 337th greatest album of all time
Supreme Clientele, released in 2000, finds Ghostface Killah delivering dense, stream-of-consciousness rhymes over sample-driven, late 1990s East Coast production rooted in boom bap and hardcore hip hop. The album is notable for its vivid, cinematic storytelling, idiosyncratic wordplay and emotive vocal delivery, with beats that mix soulful loops, skittering drums and unconventional song structures. It is frequently cited as a high point in his solo catalog for its raw energy and distinctive voice within East Coast and underground hip hop of that era.
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