Supreme Clientele

Infobox Album
Name = Supreme Clientele
Type = Studio album
Longtype =
Artist = Ghostface Killah


Released = January 25, 2000
Recorded = 1999
Genre = Hip-hop
Length = 64:10
Label = Razor Sharp/Epic/Sony
EK 63925 (US)
491955 (international)
ESCA-8069 (Japan)
Producer = RZA
Black Moes-Art
Ju-Ju
Carlos "6 July" Broady
The Blaquesmiths
Phantom of the Beats
Mathematics
Inspectah Deck
Choo
Carlos Bess
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ce08b5z49sqj link]
*"Alternative Press" Rating|5|5 [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1140800&BAB=E link]
*"Melody Maker" Rating|4|5 [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1140800&BAB=E link]
*"NME" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1140800&BAB=E link]
*"Q" Rating|4|5 [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1140800&BAB=E link]
*RapReviews.com Rating|9|10 [http://rapreviews.com/archive/2000_02_supremeclientele.html link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/ghostface/albums/album/254930/review/6211216/supreme_clientele link]
*"The Source" Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1140800&BAB=E link]
*"Tiny Mix Tapes" Rating|5|5 [http://www.tinymixtapes.com/Ghostface-Killah,5787 link]
Last album = "Ironman"
(1996)
This album = "Supreme Clientele"
(2000)
Next album = "Bulletproof Wallets"
(2001)Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Supreme Clientele instrumentals
Type = Album


Lower caption = Cover

"Supreme Clientele" is the second album by Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, an American hip hop artist. It was released on January 25, 2000 (see 2000 in music) on Razor Sharp/Epic/Sony Records. The album has sold well over 700,000 copies. The album was widely acclaimed and is commonly considered one of the best Wu-Tang solo albums, along with GZA's "Liquid Swords" and Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...".Fact|date=September 2007

Background

Much like many of the later Wu-Tang albums, "Supreme Clientele" is not produced entirely by The RZA. He only composed four tracks, while other lesser known producers contributed the remaining beats. However RZA did oversee the overall production and mixing of the songs and skits on the album, being listed as executive producer along with Ghostface. The album's acclaim is notable considering that most of the Wu-Tang's second solo releases were considered disappointments, while several critics consider "Supreme Clientele" to be superior to Ghostface's debut "Ironman".Fact|date=September 2007

The album contained a diss toward then-up-and-coming 50 Cent. In the "Clyde Smith" skit Wu-tang member Raekwon, with the use of voice distortion, plays the role of a man named Clyde Smith. Clyde Smith addresses 50 Cent and his 1999 song "How to Rob," in which 50 Cent jokingly rhymes about how he'll rob many popular music artists, including RZA, Raekwon, and Ghostface. The skit drew a response from 50 Cent, who would later dis Wu-tang in an underground mixtape freestyle.

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