Ghostface Killah
Dennis David Coles (born May 9, 1970), better known by his stage name
Ghostface Killah, is an American
rapper and a member of the hip hop group
Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of ''
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'', the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success. Ghostface Killah debuted his solo career with ''
Ironman'', which was well received by music critics, in 1996. He has enjoyed continued success in the years that have followed, releasing critically acclaimed albums such as ''
Supreme Clientele'' (2000) and ''
Fishscale'' (2006). His stage name was taken from one of the characters in the 1979
kung fu film ''
The Mystery of Chess Boxing''. He is the founder of his own
record label, Starks Enterprises.
Ghostface Killah is critically acclaimed for his loud, fast-paced
flow, and his emotional
stream-of-consciousness narratives containing cryptic
slang and
non-sequiturs. In 2006,
MTV included him as an "honourable mention" on their list of the "Greatest MCs of All Time", while the editors of
About.com placed him on their list of the "Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007)", calling him "one of the most imaginative storytellers of our time."
''Q'' magazine called him "rap's finest storyteller".
Pitchfork Media has stated that "Ghostface has unparalleled storytelling instincts; he might be the best, most colorful storyteller rap has ever seen."
NPR has called him "a compulsive storyteller", and asserts that "his fiction is
painterly."
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