From The Guardian (UK)
Wu-Tang Clan man says spiritual awakening in mosque made him want to explore his relationship with Islam on studio LP
Ghostface Killah wants to make an album about Allah. The Wu-Tang Clan rapper has just released a new studio LP, but he has already revealed plans for a “positive” record that explores his relationship with Islam.
“I wanna rhyme about God,” Ghostface explained in an interview with Fact magazine. “God put me here to teach people and to lead people [in] his direction … I know what my duty is.”
Ghostface has just released his 10th album, 12 Reasons to Die, a comic-book concept project overseen by producer Adrian Younge. Ghostface admitted his life has changed a lot from the days of Ironman and Supreme Clientele: he is 42, he has grown children, and he no longer smokes marijuana. “Sometimes I miss smoking weed,” he said, “[but] being sober, you just think, you know what I mean? It may take more of a second to get it across but you get it across and you get it across well because there’s nothing coming in and trying to rip that thought away.”
Ghostface’s faith has also helped him focus. “I pray for [God] to keep my mind open,” he said. “‘Don’t close it on me yet, I’m not finished, I still got a story to tell.'” Although the rapper has always been “into Islam”, he said he had a spiritual awakening after visiting a mosque.
