Rewind: Ghostface Killah 'Supreme Clientele' (Part 1)

Often seen as one of the best Wu-Tang solo efforts, 2000's 'Supreme Clientele' is bursting with rugged street rhymes mixed with soulful production. This blog's three part arc will cover the samples used in 'Supreme Clientele'.

The first proper track (after the intro) is 'Nutmeg' produced by Black Moses-Art. The track samples 'It's Over' from Eddie Holman's 1977 album 'A Night to Remember'. One of the album's standout tracks is 'One', though it was never properly released as a single. Juju samples 'You Roam When You Don't Get it at Home' by the Sweet Inspirations for 'One''s beat. 'Supreme Clientele''s lead single is the Hassan produced 'Apollo Kids', a classic Ghost and Raekwon track. Hassan samples 'Cool Breeze' by Solomon Burke from the 1972 soundtrack to the movie 'Cool Breeze'. One of the RZA's four beats on the album is the beat for 'The Grain', a track where he also has a guest verse. 'The Grain' samples Stax legend Rufus Thomas and his dance single 'Do the Funky Chicken' from 1973's 'The Crown Prince of Dance'.

Check back for part 2 of our look at 'Supreme Clientele'.

The Lowdown:
Ghostface Killah 'Nutmeg', 'One', 'Apollo Kids', and 'The Grain'
from 'Supreme Clientele' (2000) (MP3/CD)
Eddie Holman 'It's Over'
from 'A Night to Remember' (1977) (MP3 not available/Import CD)
Sweet Inspirations 'You Roam When You Don't Get it at Home'
from 'Estell, Myrna, and Sylvia' (1968) (MP3 not available/CD)
Solomon Burke 'Cool Breeze'
from 'Cool Breeze' (1972) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Rufus Thomas 'Do the Funky Chicken'
from 'The Crown Prince of Dance' (1973) (MP3 not available/CD not available)