Ghostface Comes Back Like That

Indie hip-hop hero MF Doom, Pete Rock and the recently deceased J Dilla produced tracks for Wu-Tang MC Ghostface Killah's fifth solo CD, Fishscale, a hard-charging collection that recalls his 2000 classic, Supreme Clientele.

"I'm obscene," says Ghostface, summing up the mood of the album, due March 28th. "Political things are all good, but my direction is different right now." It includes the Clan reunion "Nine Milli Bros," as well as "Back Like That," a bitter tirade about an ex-girlfriend, with R&B newcomer Ne-Yo.

Ghostface is currently on the road in support of Fishscale, set to wrap with an April 22nd appearance at New York's inaugural Green Apple Music Festival. The trek comes just weeks after the rapper finished a tour with the reunited Clan, in the wake of the death of their most eccentric member, Ol' Dirty Bastard. Wu-Tang are also planning a reunion album.

Meanwhile, Fishscale may be poised to put a dent in the chart: Ghostface's last record, 2004's The Pretty Toney Album, bowed at Number Six.

Ghostface Killah tour dates:

3/16: Vail, CO, 8150 Cafe
3/17: Englewood, CO, Gothic Theater
3/19: Boise, ID, Big Easy Concert House
3/20: Bend, OR, the Domino Room at Midtown
3/21: Seattle, Showbox
3/22: Portland, OR, Berbati's Pan
3/24: San Francisco, Mezzanine
3/25: Santa Cruz, CA, The Catalyst
3/26: San Diego, House of Blues
3/27: West Hollywood, House of Blues
3/28: Anaheim, CA, House of Blues
3/29: Tempe, AZ, the Clubhouse
3/31: Austin, TX, Emo's Alternative Lounging
4/1: Houston, Warehouse Live
4/6: Atlanta, Roxy Theatre
4/7: Carrboro, NC, Cat's Cradle
4/8: Asheville, NC, the Orange Peel
4/9: Charlottesville, VA, Starr Hill Music Hall
4/11: Baltimore, MD, Sonar Lounge
4/13: Boston, Paradise Rock Club
4/18: Providence, RI, Lupo's at the Strand
4/19: South Burlington, VT, Higher Ground
4/20: New Haven, CT, Toad's Place
4/21: Northampton, MA, Pearl Street
4/22: New York, Nokia Theater