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- 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)
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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.
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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.