Bulletproof Wallets

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Bulletproof Wallets
File:Bulletproof wallets.jpg
Studio album by
Ghostface Killah
ReleasedNovember 13, 2001 (2001-11-13)
Recorded2001
GenreHip hop
Length46:38
Label
Producer
Ghostface Killah chronology
Supreme Clientele
(2000) 		Bulletproof Wallets
(2001) 		The Pretty Toney Album
(2004)
Singles from Bulletproof Wallets
  1. "Never Be the Same Again"
    Released: September 4, 2001
  2. "Ghost Showers"
    Released: November 22, 2001

Bulletproof Wallets is the third studio album by Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah. The album was released on November 13, 2001, by Epic Records and SME Records.[1][2] The album features the singles "Never Be the Same Again" and "Ghost Showers".

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[3]
Los Angeles TimesStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[4]
Mixmag3/5[5]
NME7/10[6]
QStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[7]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[8]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarStarHalf star[9]
Spin8/10[10]
Vibe4.5/5[11]
The Village VoiceA−[12]

Bulletproof Wallets received generally positive reviews from music critics. John Bush of AllMusic said, "Bulletproof Wallets is basically a party album, at least compared to the usual Wu-Tang gloom and doom, featuring smooth, romantic R&B tracks like the single "Never Be the Same Again" (with Carl Thomas & Raekwon) and "Love Session."[3] Pat Blashill of Rolling Stone said, "Bulletproof Wallets is riveting because even on "The Juks," when he's rhyming about getting paid, he comes off like a tough but fatally vulnerable anti-hero, forever trapped in the headlights of oncoming disaster."[8]

Mark Desrosiers of PopMatters said, "Bulletproof Wallets doesn't have the peering-into-the-abyss street insanity of Ironman, sure, but it does come close. And damn, it sure does air you out nonetheless."[13] James Poletti of Yahoo! Music said, "Whilst Ghostface remains in possession of one of the most diverse musical imaginations in the Clan, this is ultimately disappointing in its lack of innovation."[14]

Commercial performance

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Bulletproof Wallets debuted and peaked at number 34 on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 76,000 copies.[15]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro - Stairway to Heaven"Dennis David ColesPLX1:21
2."Maxine" (featuring Raekwon)
RZA3:46
3."Flowers" (featuring Raekwon, Method Man & Superb)
RZA3:26
4."Never Be the Same Again" (featuring Raekwon & Carl Thomas)
  • LILZ
  • PLX
4:26
5."Teddy Skit"ColesRZA1:04
6."Theodore" (featuring Trife & Twiz)
Mathematics3:08
7."Ghost Showers" (featuring Madame Majestic)Coles
  • Chris Liggio
  • Tally Galbreth (co.)
4:11
8."Strawberry" (featuring Killa Sin)
Mathematics3:06
9."The Forest"
The Alchemist3:12
10."The Juks" (featuring Trife & Superb)
  • Coles
  • Jamel Cummings
  • Bailey
  • Maman
The Alchemist4:08
11."Walking Through the Darkness" (featuring Tekitha)
RZA3:20
12."Jealousy" (Skit)ColesRZA0:57
13."The Hilton" (featuring Raekwon)
  • Coles
  • Woods
Carlos "6 July" Broady3:59
14."Ice (Interlude)"ColesRsonist1:01
15."Love Session" (featuring Ruff Endz)
Underdawgz3:40
16."Street Chemistry" (featuring Prodigal Sunn & Trife)
The Alchemist1:55
Total length:46:38
Sample credits

Charts

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References

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