When we first heard that Ghostface was doing an “R&B” album, we’ll admit we were skeptical…is Ghost Deini going 808s & Heartbreak on us? But the first single, “Baby,” a duet with DC-bred singer Raheem DeVaughn, fits in nicely with Ghost’s catalogue of heartfelt R&B duets like “All That I Got Is You,” “Back Like That,” and “Never Be The Same Again.”

If The Wizard Of Poetry: In Emerald City, which is slated for release on September 29, has more records like this then we aren’t that worried about the switch to R&B after all. Sensitive thugs might really need hugs. It’s good to see Tony Starks being honest about it.

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