Pitchfork

Ghostface Killah might be a college football fan. I mean, it's possible, right? The single from the Wu-Tang Clan member's forthcoming solo effort The Big Doe Rehab (now due a week ahead of Wu-Tang's own 8 Diagrams) samples the blue-eyed funk of Rare Earth's "I Just Want to Celebrate"-- the same song recently adapted by Perry Farrell, Kelly Rowland, and 50 Cent as a Hank Williams, Jr.-style college football theme. Ghostface's raucous delivery here is suited to this kind of energetic, guitar-driven backing, which gets layered with some harder-edged beats and vinyl noises to bring it up to date. The emphasis here is squarely on celebration, not contemplation: "My goodness gracious, ass is flirtatious," Ghostface spits, adapting a line by who else but, um, Nelly. Are you ready for some party-rap?

Stream:> Ghostface Killah: "We Celebrate"
[from The Big Doe Rehab; due 12/04/07 on Def Jam]