Ghostface Killah

Ghostface Killah

Ghostface Killah is a New York City based rapper who rose to fame as a member of the Staten Island Hip-Hop collective the Wu-Tang Clan.

Fast Facts

Name: Dennis Coles
AKA: Tony Starks, Ironman, Ghostface, Pretty Toney
Born: May 9, 1970
Origin: Staten Island, New York
Member of the Wu-Tang Clan
Name taken from a 1979 kung fu film titled Mystery of Chessboxing
Years Active: 1993 – present
Labels: Epic Records (1996-2003), Starks Enterprises/Def Jam (2004-Present)

Background

Ghostface Killah made his debut on 1993's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Although he rapped on the first two Wu-Tang albums, it wasn't until 1995, when he teamed up with Raekwon on the album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx that he began to make a name for himself.

After the initial success of the Wu-Tang, Ghostface began releasing critically acclaimed solo albums. The first to be released was Ironman in 1996.

In 2007 Ghostface released his seventh solo album, The Big Doe Rehab.

Solo albums

1996: Ironman
2000: Supreme Clientele
2001: Bulletproof Wallets
2004: The Pretty Toney Album
2006: Fishscale
2006: More Fish
2007: The Big Doe Rehab

Categories

Entertainment | Music | Hip-Hop | Rap

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Also try: The Big Doe Rehab | Wu-Tang Clan

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YouTube: "Cherchez La Ghost"
YouTube: "All That I Got Is You"
YouTube: "Apollo Kids"
YouTube: "Run"
YouTube: Promotional Video for "More Fish"

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The New Yorker: "Ghost’s World" (2006)
AllHipHop.com: "Ghostface Killah: The Abstract"
AllHipHop.com: The World According to Pretty Tony: Ghostface Killah

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