Not A Card In The Mail

Ghostface Killah “Love Don’t Live Here No More”

Ghostface’s new record is a concept album in which he plays a guy who’s fresh out of a 9 year jail stint, and goes home to discover that the woman he loves has ended up with someone he hates. This song sets up the romantic plot, with Ghostface frustrated and distraught over this turn of events, and seemingly unable to process the notion that this girl would move on with her life instead of waiting around for him. It’s not a rational thought, but it’s not a rational song – this is all about heartbreak and crushing disappointment, and the stuttering beat and the cooing soul samples perfectly frame Ghost’s portrait of this guy’s wounded ego.

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