If Ghostface's greatest hits album is also Shaolin's Finest, then their swordsmen must be sissies. Despite being from the ever influential, Wu-Tang Clan, Ghostface Killah seems like the artist least deserving of a greatest hits medley. Ghostface's best work came in 1994 with the large role he played on Raekwon's classic Only Built For Cuban Links. However, since then he's turned out four less than mediocre albums. With that in mind, I was hoping his greatest hits album might finally make me a fan.

Alas, there were few surprises. The highlight was my discovery of 'Ghost Showers' off his latest 2001 album Bulletproof Wallets. The funky backbeat differs from the typical Rza sound that permeates his earlier work and in fact provides an interestingly captivating complement to his vocals. The 2000 hit single, 'Cherchez Le Ghost' also demonstrates such prowess. The only other impressive hits are 1996's upbeat classic 'Daytona 500' and the ghetto story tale on the piano-laced 'All That I Got Is You.'

Ghostface Killah may have four albums under his belt, but he's far from ready for his Greatest Hits album. I unfortunately found myself skipping half the tracks, uninterested to reminisce about tracks that were never hits in the first place.

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