Ghostface Killah - Adrian Younge Presents: 12 Reasons To Die II '2015

Tracks list

Coming hot on the heels of Sour Soul, Ghostface's collaborative album with
Toronto jazz band BadBadNotGood, this second 2015 LP reunites the Wu-Tang rapper
with film composer Adrian Younge and acts as a sequel to the pair's critically
acclaimed 2013 release, Twelve Reasons to Die. "Here's twelve more reasons to
die!" Ghost declares on "Return of the Savage," giving up the album's
alternative title, although Younge's music alone would alert fans that this is
the sequel, as '70s funk and that era's Euro-slasher film soundtracks continue
to frame the rapper's story of Mafioso warfare. The gritty electro found on
"Powerful One" and the eerie-crossing-into-indie sound of "Resurrection Morning"
widen the spectrum ever so slightly, while most everything else sounds like
Curtis Mayfield and Ennio Morricone were genetically spliced together, and
judging from Ghostface's enthusiasm and heightened inspiration, that's just what
the rapper ordered. What's new and improved this time out is guest star Raekwon,
who "plays" Lester Kane on the album, a mob boss gunning for the Killah's Tony
Starks character with the aim of becoming his arch rival. The two bosses meet,
Kane trumps Stark, and then Stark takes a personal journey before a rematch
ensues -- with all the rest being spoilers, but the important thing is how well
these two Wu brothers play off one another, sounding more in tune than on recent
official Wu-Tang efforts. Fine choices like Vince Staples, Lyrics Born, and
Bilal fill in the middle bit, while RZA drops in with some comic book narration
whenever the story needs to speed up. Like the films Superman 2 and Aliens, the
concept LP Twelve Reasons to Die II meets, and for action junkies exceeds, the
high standard set by its predecessor.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Ghostface Killah - Powerful One (0:51)
1.02 - Ghostface Killah - Return of The Savage (feat. Raekwon & Rza) (3:13)
1.03 - Ghostface Killah - King of New York (feat. Raekwon) (3:31)
1.04 - Ghostface Killah - Rise Up (feat. Scarub) (2:05)
1.05 - Ghostface Killah - Daily News (0:50)
1.06 - Ghostface Killah - Get The Money (feat. Vince Stapples) (4:15)
1.07 - Ghostface Killah - Death's Invitation (Interlude) (feat. Rza) (0:36)
1.08 - Ghostface Killah - Death's Invitation (feat. Scarub, Lyrics Born & Chino
XL) (4:34)
1.09 - Ghostface Killah - Let The Record Spin (Interlude) (feat. Rza) (1:15)
1.10 - Ghostface Killah - Let The Record Spin (feat. Raekwon) (3:14)
1.11 - Ghostface Killah - Blackout (feat. Raekwon) (1:56)
1.12 - Ghostface Killah - Resurrection Morning (feat. Raekwon & Bilal) (2:42)
1.13 - Ghostface Killah - Life's a Rebirth (feat. Rza) (2:52)
1.14 - Ghostface Killah - Powerful One (Instrumental) (0:51)
1.15 - Ghostface Killah - Return of The Savage (Instrumental) (3:13)
1.16 - Ghostface Killah - King of New York (Instrumental) (3:31)
1.17 - Ghostface Killah - Rise Up (Instrumental) (2:04)
1.18 - Ghostface Killah - Daily News (Instrumental) (0:50)
1.19 - Ghostface Killah - Get The Money (Instrumental) (4:15)
1.20 - Ghostface Killah - Death's Invitation (Interlude) (Instrumental) (0:39)
1.21 - Ghostface Killah - Deaths Invitation (Instrumental) (3:39)
1.22 - Ghostface Killah - Let The Record Spin (Interlude) (Instrumental) (1:15)
1.23 - Ghostface Killah - Let The Record Spin (Instrumental) (3:14)
1.24 - Ghostface Killah - Blackout (Instrumental) (1:56)
1.25 - Ghostface Killah - Resurrection Sunday (Instrumental) (2:42)
1.26 - Ghostface Killah - Life's a Rebirth (Instrumental) (2:51)

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