"Hearts in between our names": A couple's companion to Ghostface Killah
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Ghostface Killah's new album, Ghostdini The Wizard Of Poetry, is a lesson in love from one of the greatest rappers alive: The Wu-Tang luminary trades his bracing crime narratives for nearly a full disc of smooth R&B romance. But instead of checking his nuts at the gates to the Emerald City on the album's cover, he swings them through like a pair of wrecking balls. The increased tenderness only makes Ghostface more visceral and blunt, leaving some rough-fuck bruises on the album's shiny soul production. On this tour, Ghostface is finally the kind of act a guy might take his special lady to see before heading to the soda counter. The A.V. Club scoured Ghost's Wizard Of Poetry verses to assemble this guide for any couples planning to make a date out of Ghostface's show Wednesday at the House of Blues.
"Baby"
For him: This ode to the beauty of gestation begins with a statement that's half-compliment, half-shock: "She pulled her shirt down tryin' to hide her butt / I said nah, baby girlfriend, you ain't gotta do that / Hope you ain't the anorexic type, tryin' to lose that."
For her: "Hurry home so you can rub my big belly and kiss it," Ghost's pregnant lady tells him during the more straightforwardly affectionate second verse.
Couple's council: Getting all ballooned up with child can actually improve your sex life, at least in the short run. It helps if you're actually eating, of course.
"Do Over"
For him: "She broke down and cried and it hurt so bad / Her friends went and told her I was a brand new dad / Of course, she knows now I ain't use no bag / My excuse was I couldn't come like that."
For her: "I wrote this right here on the bus to Rikers / Right next to the thieves, the cons, the lifers," Ghost tells his betrayed lover.
Couple's council: No inappropriate time is too inappropriate to apologize and praise "the way you rub my face, the way you talk to me, the way you look at me..."
"Stapleton Sex"
For him: "You can put my dick in your mouth and play with my nuts / But before I bust, babe, I think I'll cum in your butt..." Those are just the first lines, and yes, the song's detail escalates from there. For example, "Dick all shiny, helmet-head bulgin' / Smack it on your tushy / When I hear the [squish sound] it's wet and it's cushy."
For her: "Why you fuckin' me like this?" a pained female voice asks during the song. "Shut the fuck up!" Ghost replies. But during the pillow-talk at the end of the song (why yes, you do get to hear him orgasm), Ghost reveals his thoughtful side, promising to buy his lady a vibrator if she'll be waiting for him in that nurse costume later.
Couple's council: When it comes to fucking, take what you want now and save the sweet shit for later.
"Forever"
For him: "She says I'm a pain in the ass, 'Boy, get to the store!' / She can say that, 'cause we best friends, we play together / She carry my left rib, therefore we pray together."
For her: Sleeping with a horny master rhymesmith means you've got a new lover-pet nickname every 30 seconds or so: "I promise never break a promise / So can I give you the honors, my little Pocahontas?"
Couple's council: Even if he's a badass, so much of a relationship depends on her patience.
