By now, the voice and style comparisons between Ghostface Killah and Action Bronson have grown tiresome as each has been asked about it far too many times.
Sports media doesn’t get to speak as in-depth with those in Hip Hop as often so more general and worn topics are often on the docket, especially when it comes to shorter television segments.
Recently sitting down with ESPN’s SportsNation, Mr. Wonderful was asked about sounding like Ghost by host Marcellus Wiley. As always, the Flushing, Queens native called the Wu-Tang Clan emcee one of the best to ever do it.
“I think it’s indifferent to me at this point,” he said when asked about the comparisons. “People are going to make comparisons regardless… And I’m just glad it’s one of the greats.” But after that it seemed like Bronson, who has been annoyed since the jump about the comparisons in voice and style, threw a little shade on Ghostface when co-host Max Kellerman said that he was a huge GFK fan. Action replied with, “[Ghostface] isn’t rapping like this no more.”
Action Bronson would later take to Twitter to clarify his statements about Ghost. In the since been deleted tweets, Bronson called Ghostface Killah an “idol” and to say he wasn’t influenced by him “would be a lie.” He also took a shot at media and says he’s tired of answering the same questions. He ended by admitting it wasn’t his “finest hour” either.
Ghostface Killah released his Twelve Reasons to Die II on Friday (June 10). It’s his third album release in the last three years.
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What a clown
True though. Bronson resembles old ghost new ghost sounds nothing like bronsons stuff . Bronson always had a style of his own too even though some of the content was similar.
I used to have respect for Ghostface but he’s tripping sneak-dissin Action bronson like that.
Action Bronson is a very good rapper and he might sound similar to ghosface but that’s where it ends. Theyr lyrics and delivery is completely different.
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you can’t even read dude who cares about your respect
” lyrics and delivery is completely different.”…..Somtimes.
Action uses the same sing-song, slow rhythmic flow that Ghost became famous for.
Now add that to the fact that their cadences and vocal inflictions are damn near identical, and we have a clone on our hands folks.
Dont get it fucked up, Action can rap….but he aint original.
HipHopDX Twelve Reasons To Die 2 is not his 1st album in 3 years he dropped a album last year titled 36 Seasons. Just puttin dat out dere
says third.
y’all late af but it was only a matter of time before this was all over the blogs. i knew that one day action would get tired of answering that same question. but there’s no getting around the fact that he does sound like ghost. now i hope this puts a little fire under ghost because all the projects he released since fishcale sound phoned in.
This dude is a disrespectful fat sloppy ass slob! GFK is the father of his style without a doubt. This greasy spoon eating sonofabitch wouldn’t be nothing if he didn’t copy that mans whole blueprint. Ghost is the solid Foundation actions house is built on.
he aint say nothing that isnt true. ghost dont rap like that no more.
Wow… This guy just said that? It’s like Necro and Kool G Rap, but Necro has so much respect for G-Rap, he wanted to jump on his shit. Even though I’m not a Necro fan, I still know for a fact that this dude was always hated on because he spit some weird shit and he jacked kool g rap’s flow. That guy was probably asked more times about the kool g rap thing (because of a longer career) than action has about ghost and i dont think that he or any other artist who feels like they are paying homage to hip hop would say shit like that; especially if they fathered your whole style…
Disrespect
That’s like Minni Vanilli saying their tired of answering questions about Lip Syncing, CMON Duke you carbon copied Son flow now getting tight when getting the same questions asked over and over again. Like Yo! you sound like the dude style you jacked, you got it down to a science.
CMON DX The information is on the internet, 36 Seasons was released last year. It’s like you can’t get your facts straight unless it’s some tights pants artist.
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all the people hating on Bronson don’t realize what he was saying. Bronson is right. Ghost doesn’t rap like that anymore. His voice, cadence, and flow have all changed since even Fishscale. He doesn’t use that seamless, stream of conscious flow that he used on his earlier albums(Supreme Clientle, Ironman etc). His flow is a lot slower now, his voice more raspy, and his quirky references, and weird since of humor are not as prevalent. That’s what Bronson meant. Just that Ghost has changed his style from when he first started.
Well why do you think he switched his style to begin with?
We’re talking about a dude who was infamous for his commentary on the
”Shark Niggaz” skit. (OB4CL). He was never comfortable with the idea of someone else biting his style. Ive even heard him say that if someone is doing something like him, he will do something else.
Action Bronson is using Ghost’s old style, and is now trying to direct peoples focus on how Ghost sounds currently in order to sway them away from the obvious mimicking.
It aint hate brotha, believe me. People are just hip to the bullshit.
@ max well said too many apologists in hip-hop these days trying to spin the facts to align with their particular narrative/view…. I like action bronson but to say he hasn’t or didn’t directly bite ghosts style is laughable .
joel-naw. action bronson was throwing shade and when u watch the clips, its clear that the hosts were reacting knowingly to it and action bronson held his ground by not re-butting it. this loser is nothing but ghostface wanna-be. so tired of these fake hipster mcs pretending to be the real thing just copping the flows of mcs 20 years ago. bronson get a style thats your own. otherwise, u will always be a ghostface imitator
few mistakes in this article….first off, GFK has released five albums in the past three years and new album came out july 10, not june
I like Bronson, buy his albums… but you’re right. Ghostface’s worst album since 2013 (to me) was 12 Reasons to Die which is an amazing album especially the Apollo Brown version. Sour Soul was a classic and breathe of fresh air. I liked “Mr. Wonderful” but Bronson to this day is not seeing Ghost in any way. GFK has so much depth. I like Action, but the wrestling/dab/food references get old fast.
If Action is a “Ghostface copy” and everyone agrees then why is he more popular then GFK right now? Action is all over the place, headling shows,TMZ,ESPN ect….. If ghost is so much better then why isnt he on top of the rap g a me right now like Action? You remember “The Show” remember the scene on the train with Method Man and Raekwon when there in Japan? Ghostface is kind of an asshole if you ask me. Attitude goes along way in this biz Sun
Because he’s the white, more acceptable version of GFK. You don’t see record labels are milking that shit? Common sense, really.
@cmonson: If this is a race issue, then it’s pretty easy. Have the black people purchase GFK’s new material. Easy as that. Because you’re right, Wu Tang and GFK never had any support by labels, never got recognition in the hip hop community, they were totally underground. Yeah, that’s it.
i think action was irritated with the lack of respect they were showing him, particularly Marcellus Wiley, and tried to make himself seem as important or more important than GFK to demand respect from Marcellus Wiley. action didnt articulate well at all and dug himself a hole. Marcellus Wiley is a full blown douche bag though. action should have used his wit and put him away. his whole persona to video journalism is straight filler
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