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| Released | March 28, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 64:48 | |||
| Label | Def Jam | |||
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Fishscale is the fifth studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, released March 28, 2006, on Def Jam in the United States. The album features guest appearances from every member of the Wu-Tang Clan, as well as Ghostface Killah's Theodore Unit. It also features production from several acclaimed producers, such as MF DOOM, Pete Rock, J Dilla, and Just Blaze, among others. The album follows an organized crime theme, and is named after a term for uncut cocaine.
Fishscale sold nearly 110,000 units in its first week of release, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, making it the highest charting Ghostface Killah album since his 1996 debut, Ironman.[1] The singles "Back Like That," and "Be Easy" entered the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, with the former peaking at the 14th position.[2] Upon its release, Fishscale received universal acclaim, with critics praising the album's cohesiveness, lyricism, and production. As of November 2009[update], the album had sold 332,000 copies.[3]
- ^ Hasty, Katie (April 5, 2006). "T.I. Rules As 'King' Of Album Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
- ^ Artist chart history for Ghostface Killah (singles), Billboard.com.
- ^ "Long Player: XXL Presents Def Jam's Entire Rap Discography". XXL: 70–74. November 2009. Archived from the original on October 3, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2010.