Ghostface reads G:TB

G:TB is at the vanguard of culture. You want proof? I'll give you proof. Ghostface Killah comes here to find new music. From yesterday's New York Times:

Q: What did you listen to for inspiration?
GHOSTFACE: A lot of Dru Hill, Musiq Soulchild, oldies but goodies.
Q: What about some of the newer soul artists you’re a fan of, like Raphael Saadiq and Mayer Hawthorne?
GHOSTFACE: Hawthorne, I met him on the road one time. He wants to link up in the future and do some music. He’s crazy. His music is fire. He got a lot of soul, a lot of Motown soul. The production and how he sings, it sounds like he could’ve been like Smokey Robinson. You would think he was a black guy, to have the soul that he’s bringing to the table like that, but to find out no, it’s even more incredible. It’s like, where’d you get that from? And it sounds dirty too. Back in the day, the music sounded a little bit more warmer and rougher and dirtylike.
Q: Did you put that on in the bedroom ever?
GHOSTFACE: You gotta do that, even after a night of drinking. You might be out drinking and you come home and you put some of that stuff on, even if you have a girl with you or not, it sounds so beautiful. You be singing by yourself.
Q: But then you wish you had a girl there.
GHOSTFACE: That pop into your head too.

Ghostface also comes to G:TB for tips on success with the ladies, which explains why he comes home alone. Except for when he makes an album cover.

I can verify Ghostface's conclusion that Mayer Hawthorne's music is fiyah (or "fire" as they transcribe things at NYT), especially live. I was too hungover last Friday to write a proper review, and too much time has passed for me to recall it all. If he's in your neighborhood you should check him out.