HOW GHOSTFACE KILLAH JOINED THE WU-TANG CLAN

[@Finn-tj7jv]

"Ghostface catch the blast of a hype verse My Glock burst, leave in a hearse, I did worse I come rough, tough like an elephant tusk Your head rush, fly like Egyptian musk" This man didn't just set off a hot song or an album. He set off an entire era of classic music with his opening verse on Bring da Ruckus and I don't think anybody could have done it better. He's got a fantastic catalogue; Ironman, Supreme Clientele, Fishscale, Apollo Kids, 36 Seasons, Sour Soul, Twelve Reasons to Die and Twelve Reasons to Die 2 are my favourites. He was even a big part of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Unconventional internal rhyming technique, vivid imagery, a unique uptempo flow and an emotive Stream of Consciousness delivery. He's also one of the finest storytellers in Hip Hop. An emcee and lyricist by definition, a hard working perfectionist. He's also evolved creatively and lyrically throughout his career. Not only is he my favourite rapper from the Wu Tang Clan, he's also one of my favourite rappers of all time. I ended up typing an essay but I don't care. I was looking forward to this video ever since you started making videos on the Wu Tang Clan and it's finally here. Thanks a lot! I highly appreciate your work.

[@noryameric4142]

Uhhmmmmm 💯

[@thehouseofculture3931]

Yes you’re correct, Ghostface Killah is one of the best to ever do it without a doubt! And his style always keeps on evolving. Thanks for the great comment!:)

[@disciplineovarage6647]

IM 22 I LISTEN TO 36 CHAMBERS WHEN I WAS 12 WHEN I HEARD THAT INTRO BRING DA RUKUS I FELL IN LOVE WIT WU TANG MUSIC SO I KNO WHEN EVERYBODY HEARD THAT FIRST VERSE IN 1993 IT BLEW EVERYBODY MIND LIKE YOOO WTF IS THIS BUT IT SOUNDED SO GOOD THANK YOU WU I ALWAYS LISTENED TO THEM BUT I NEVER REALLY LISTENED UNTIL I HEARD THAT 🗣 SUUUUUUUUUUUUU AND IM FROM BROWNSVILLE RIP ODB

[@6thElementOfHipHop]

Dont forget Bulletproof Wallets and Pretty Tony. "Even a big part of Cuban Linx"? "The world cant touch GHOST's purple tape, Rae CO-HOST Monty Hall expo..." When I was 14yrs old when that album dropped I thought Raekwon was my favorite rapper for a while b4 I realized it was Ghostface's verses I loved so much.💯✊🙌🔥🙌🔥🙌🔥🙌🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@brawlnation5194]

Yo not even gon front, next to U God I thought Ghost was the lesser of the crew lyrically but when I heard him spit on Glaciers of Ice and Criminology I was convinced Ghost is that man, darts of death!! His pen game best out of the Wu, he fathered alot of styles including Action Bronson and Westside Gunn. Ghost best that ever do it, done it and did it....

[@percival6815]

Can't believe people tried to discredit an emcee of this caliber with ghostwriting claims. Ghostface is hands down one of the greatest of all time.

[@darolhitman3154]

Ghostface=untouchable 420 Germany 🙌

[@dassolosyndikat5113]

trife diesel might have wrote some rhymes for him here and there

[@percival6815]

@@dassolosyndikat5113 I've heard that as well and I highly doubt it. Ghostface's approach to his lyrics and flow throughout his career differs a lot from Trife's. They've made a whole album together and even though they have a lot of chemistry when they get on a song they have their own distinct styles. After comparing their styles I don't think Trife has written anything for Ghostface. Plus I haven't come across any substantial proof of that anywhere either.

[@tobyrothenborg6164]

I don’t know about these particular claims. But an interviewer was with him in the studio and they talked about how everyone in his crew chimed in to create verses. For example Ghost would ask what rhymes with Boogie, or what wild make sense after this, or if I say niggas are crazy like a dagestani, and then ask someone to confirm that Dagestan is a crazy place.

[@TheWuCepticon1981]

Lord Superv said he wrote Supreme Clientele for Ghostface 😆. If that's the case, then why would he write basic and average verses for himself? And give all the fire lyrics and verses to Ghost. Superv wasn't capable of writing on the level of creativity or complexity of Tony Stark's mind.

[@chillquinones5362]

That Iron Man album...up there with the greatest albums of all time any genre of music!

[@seancagney1369]

I agree, his follow up was almost as good and some call it an equal..... Ghost was crazy consistent.

[@NathanNotorious__]

Yeah iron man and supreme clientele were top tier albums fishscale was alright but he came back strong with the pretty toney album

[@jameelbuggs5592]

Agreed

[@ther6336]

Hell yeah......i still knock it to this day 25 years later

[@HAMMER8181]

Big time

[@SilvaBlakk]

Shit I forgot to mention how Ghost was Executive Producer on many Wu albums...back when you got info from reading inlay cards I'd notice the name "Dennis Coles" popping up...salute

[@Cashmere.Kufi_88]

His verse on Purified Thoughts alone proves he's an elite mc and in my opinion the best storyteller

[@jsmith3692]

I’m still banging Purified thoughts . Sip hot pots of jasmine tea with Mandela , Africans chanting me on like Coachella . Maybe I’m bias because he’s my favorite MC

[@wyzellwashington9124]

And "Impossibe". One of the greatest verses, period. Unmatched pen game.

[@jsmith3692]

@@wyzellwashington9124 Factzs

[@claudegrinnell9602]

Wow no one really mention this track it’s a dope ghost track !!

[@AAKVII]

Never stop making these. These are so professional and they cover some of the realest rappers from back in the day. 💯

[@thehouseofculture3931]

Thank you very much! Means a lot!

[@marcusmessiah19]

The back and forth rhyme schemes of Raekwon and Ghost on the Cuban linx album was simply legendary. I wonder if the storyline on the Wu Tang series of Raekwon shooting up Ghosts home is real .

[@bigj-dubb4068]

Popa Wu said YEARS ago that they used to beef so hard they used to shoot at each other.

[@emanuelolowu7007]

I read that ghost and the chef were enemies before they became very close

[@laquanlittle6084]

Yes it was real everything on the saga was real

[@seventyninestudios]

I was thinking the same thing. Cause if a mfker shot up my house, I'd be damned if I would be rapper with him.

[@JordanBlockBlanco]

@@laquanlittle6084 not everything, pretty sure Ghost never dated rza sister

[@adamgordon2572]

Ghostface is a LEGEND 🔥🔥

[@goodvibestv707]

Ghostface Killah most definitely Saved WU Tang clan with that Supreme clientele album

[@hovitosway7125]

Ghostface is a lane of his own!

[@kbtitan2464]

Ghost has one of the best flows and deliveries. Best Wu Tang member.

[@retrofilmworx9326]

there needs to be a part two for this. Ghost & Adrian Younge made some legendary tunes.

[@thehouseofculture3931]

Might be in the future for sure

[@KLegyyn]

GFK is my favourite Wu-Tang Clansman. . You can feel the words he speaks bar to bar, and that's my favourite part of any rapper. . .

[@thehouseofculture3931]

That’s is so true, he is special on the mic

[@jacksonjackson9474]

"Call the ambulance, Jamie been shot!" - best verse in his entire catalog.

[@bruceaskew2107]

Is anybody watching the wi saga on Hulu , that shit is dope

[@ivanbello8920]

Hands down Ghost is that due…& RZA knows it. All great in their own ways….but, many keys things came about bcus of Ghost. Facts. He crazy humble about it too.

[@latestred6510]

One of the Tang's Best Joints is GUILLOTINE. Where Ghost says-- > _Ya entrepreneur, pens gear like Shakespeare/ When I fuck I grab hair, collect drawers as A souvenir/ Fuck yeah, my crew down German beers/ My career is based on guns & throwin cats in wheelchairs/ Etcetera/ damage any lame ass competitor!_

[@sharnden7]

Oh baby the algorithm just introduced me to this channel, and it won't be long until your content gets the appreciation you deserve! Love finding new channels, found this one at like 6.5K subs which just blows my mind. Keep it up dude I look forward to following this content!

[@linkueiwarriorkamaal9876]

Thanks for the history lesson bro I'm a big wu-tang clan fan and even I didn't know about some of the things you said in this video

[@latestred6510]

His "History" ain't All that sharp kid. Dude Forgot to even mention Big Ghosts Most Lyrically superior record- The _'12 Reasons to Die'_ Apollo Brown mix.

[@PSEUDOBEATZ]

The 🐐🐐🐐

[@reynaldorivera5765]

Get a grip. He's gr8 but the 🐐? Not really...

[@dalewilson2034]

💯

[@airpegasus5167]

Supreme Clientele Was The Start Of Ghostface’s Abstract Rhyme Pattern

[@wheelzofsteel]

I feel like he really started doing that style on the Wu-Tang Forever album, but took it to a whole other lever with Supreme Clientele.

[@dominicthelordkabinga]

For crying out loud/ my style is wild/ so book me/ not long is how long that this rhyme took me/ He started that before Supreme….

[@dominicthelordkabinga]

For crying out loud/ my style is wild/ so book me/ not long is how long that this rhyme took me/ He started that before Supreme….

[@Ape_In_His_Apex]

The start? Nah son; the perfection

[@303maravilla]

Cobra Clutch is the first tastes of this style, from The Swarm album

[@tuchesuavae]

Gfk and mf doom were a great duo

[@StromLxrd6]

love Ghostface and Mf doom collabs

[@ninjasrose1653]

Been in my top 5 for years!!!

[@dassolosyndikat5113]

what i love about ghost the most is that he was always consistent dropped album after album

[@ninjasrose1653]

@@dassolosyndikat5113 true dat. I think he's still got something left in the tank as well.

[@nayf7682]

My #2!

[@ninjasrose1653]

@@nayf7682 haha my number #3!

[@christopherayettey4390]

What number?

[@SearcherKat]

Unrelated to wu tang clan but I would love to see a video on People Under The Stairs. One of my favorite groups, unique sound, but largely overlooked by the mainstream. Much love

[@clrkkdd12]

Ghost is one of the best 👊🏽

[@godatumsunra8107]

One of my favorite M.C. of All time.

[@CouchCit]

One of thee most slept on MCs and in my top 5 artists all time, Ghost is a legend and a half

[@ronnyjoseph7015]

Ghost is definitely the sharpest out of the clan

[@Dantana773]

Ghost face is one of the best to ever do it

[@chosenonebeats]

Ghost is top 5 in any era of Rap

[@MrFox619]

I still have the beanie that GFK sent me. I wear that shit proudly while bumping his library.

[@theguyyousaw7950]

Drop some tears for DOOMSTARKS.

[@HOPEOG]

Appreciate these videos bro

[@Ilovechicago100]

My fav out the clan 👐🏾👐🏾👐🏾👐🏾👐🏾

[@SwaggerLikeUz]

Subbed! Dope retrospective on tha Legend (Ghostface Killah).

[@ther6336]

Dennis coles in the latest fashion.. break back and flip raps like 48 bundles

[@dunoripavalan1980]

He got rhyme of the year in The Source for his verse on Impossible from Wu-Tang Forever.

[@josegamitoPT420]

This channel is going to explode 🤯

[@wise2583]

He's top five debatable and understandable especially if you love art and being and artist....if you just hear music on some mad commercial analytics type shit you won't identify God Greatness

[@CHILLINWITHISUPPOSE]

We just gonna ignore the fact he forgot Masta Killa in the roll call @ 2:00 😂😣😵‍💫

[@mannygonzalez8358]

Ghost always been my favorite emcee.

[@noryameric4142]

Say Word

[@thehouseofculture3931]

Word

[@soursixteen3112]

I wish that he was my husband? 😍💔 I've collected almost all of his albums. They are in Manhattan mini storage. I saw him for free in Brooklyn once. I never saw O.D.B live. Those are my two favorite people in the whole wide world. I want to dress up like Ghostface Killah for Halloween this year. ❤️

[@hectorfrausto9705]

Everybody always forgets about Masta Killah

[@johnnyscifi]

I'm pretty sure that RZA, GZA, and ODB were the og wutang members...

[@TheJeneralJU-ICE]

RZA & GZA & Ol' Dirty Bastard (R.I.P) & Method Man & Ghostface Killah & Raekwon & Masta Killa & Inspectah Deck & U-God & Cappadonna 👐u

[@YouAwakeYet]

Six and a half monkeys, twelve nazis Four disappear, three eight two one flash to thin air God's replica no wheel drive motionless mind cresica Tilt the hat like esther -Ghostface Killah Till this day I can't decipher this hahaha, either way this song is one of my faves

[@BxCortez2050]

My favorite of all them

[@damionbryant6215]

The dopest thing about the Wu is that these were M.C.'s who's versus were noting but praise towards the other members of the Clan. They were each the pinnacle of their own respective lane but did nothing but talk about how the man next to them was the goat. How many versus do you recall hearing from any Wu M.C. that didn't pay homage to RZA is some kind of way? Or Power, or Devine, etc.... I'm 45 and know grown men right now to this day my age who have the Wu symbol tatted on their bodies somewhere. They were no different to us then Marvel Studios. Real life walking and talking super hero's. We'll never again see anything like Wu-Tang

[@gnarrcan108]

Lmao ghosts diabetes struggle is funny bc if your smoking and drinking all the insulin in the world isn’t gonna save you. The bush doctor probably told him eat healthy exercise and take this magical root powder that definitely works lmao

[@bigjoneschillin]

“Don’t fuck with ghost you’ll feel sorry”

[@khingofswordz43]

Dennis Coles......"Ghost face Killah"...."Starky Love"...."Tony Starks"...."Ghost Dinji"..."Tone Atlas" Best Album - "Iron Man" & "Supreme Clientel" 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@8thApostle]

Dopeshit 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@RappersDigest]

Hiphop History 🍿

[@92euce]

Elzhi (el-zye) peace from Detroit. Appreciate the content.

[@elahosun2101]

No longer need to wonder what the hell he be meaning in some of those tracks just enjoy the ride lol

[@sooperb]

What happens when you get to the How Mastah Killa joined the Wu Tang video and you say all the names EXCEPT his like you do in every Wu video? Don't forget about the Mastah...YO!

[@davidlopes334]

The ultra magnetic GfK Tony Stark's my favorite mc of all time.

[@chucctailor9173]

He wrote his verse clear as day on the song called the game by Pete rocc rae n prodigy n there's a video to prove he wrote it n sound fire as always

[@matthewmann8969]

Ghost in the top fifteen

[@drainboy3980]

You gotta make one on Guru and Preem (Gangstarr)

[@thehouseofculture3931]

Will happen in the near future

[@Dee_Nice89]

Guru was a beast, sick with the flow and the lyrics 💯

[@kaligod1809]

I love that a foreign person is so into American hip hop culture that he made this video 👍🏾👍🏾hip hop has more power than religion

[@thehouseofculture3931]

Thank you for the nice comment! Means a lot!

[@chaneldianetv]

Respect!!! Cant be mad at that at all!!!

[@joshgoldbullion]

I'm enjoying these videos! Can you please make one on Onyx?

[@tuchesuavae]

36 seasons is one of his best

[@TonyMontana_360]

Yo you forget to mention Capadonna.. Remember he was the one everyone was intimidated.. If you gonna talk about dont ever forget CAP!

[@josephking2295]

Wrong he wasn't the first other than the rza. Gza and odb was there first matter of fact rza, gza and odb were founding members then it went every body else sounds good tho

[@mywarismylife]

And they were cousins

[@iamthefuss934]

So he wasnt wrong idiot. Other than the 3 cousins he was the first member. God dam

[@josephking2295]

@@iamthefuss934 if you really want me to your wrong I will

[@alunus7069]

The best of the wu.

[@fkutb]

I put my money on Ghost Versuz anybody. Sun been a beast from the beginning!!!

[@truemperahzentertainment6133]

Shaolin Isle!

[@alexlopez-dk4jq]

2:51 is that Tyrone Biggums in the background?

[@thehouseofculture3931]

Hahahah it might be

[@LuizGustavo-sl3hd]

👐🏿👐🏿👐🏿🐝

[@phyllmeez]

GHOSTFACE IS MY HUSBAND AND FAVORITE MC AND CLANSMAN OF ALL TIME

[@stephenstuckey]

Remember that shit? I know u dont remember jack, that night yo, i was sittin like a spiked bat......

[@stefan7665]

THE GOAT FACE KILLAH

[@thehouseofculture3931]

Great one!

[@huddyr1112]

The God starks is definitely top 5 Dead or alive all-time 💯 lyrically, wordplay, style, creativity, story-telling, originality, showmanship... Ghostface killah is the definition of a New York City live ni$$@ Starks should be the representative for what a New York City MC is! the slang, the flamboyant attitude, and the constant effort to be different...that was NYC in the 80's & 90's

[@JohnRusindo]

Can you do one for Method Man?

[@wj1213]

See I was wu tang Before they started the clan anyone who grew up in the 70s in the Ghetto all we did is watch kung-fu movies son on Saturdays 👐 then years later the wu comes out son we just all wu tang different mothers but the same struggles 💯👐 for life

[@leewightman8619]

Dudes tough like an elephant tusk

[@yvngtrost1686]

Next up: THE SAD STORY OF KING CAPITAL STEEZ. - least i hope.

[@kingp109]

Supreme clientele

[@teentitans1324]

Salute

[@PrinceMalachi7]

Don't sleep on 12 Reasons to Die

[@acknickulus]

Game been real since the face was revealed.

[@tonywall9159]

Does anyone know the name of the video at 7:08 mark? Thanks

[@CrownOsun444]

Ase ⭐️

[@kingjohnson1017]

Tony so underrated but he not for the mainstream carried the wu himself for a couple years

[@otisyoungblood]

Starks!!!

[@myronbledsoe44]

Let him talk for himself beat it!

[@danieladdison2481]

👐👐👐👐👐👐👐👐

[@DogBackwards82]

1:50 -1:59 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@christopherayettey4390]

So how did he join the wutang

[@NarcoticAnarchy]

Go watch wu tang an American Saga on Hulu

[@tuchesuavae]

And the masta killah

[@dryptobot]

Boston floss with a dog named Ginger

[@kwekuoboasi9352]

4:10-4:41 9cness🔥🔥🔥

[@jeremiahwoods3060]

Actors from the movie? 😄 Very exciting how you tell the story hold the fuck up you added dude from The wire? SM the fuck H😄

[@BAZOOKAFLOW]

Your cadence on this clip sounds like getting you to narrate was equivalent to pulling teeth. You already have one aspect working against you where you're accent doesn't match up with the subject matter. I personally can look past such stereotypical aspects but the average Joe into this scene would automatically be turned off to it, especially with your obviously-reading-and-apparently-reluctant delivery. I recall hearing your voice on another such video where people in the comments called out some erroneous claims, I only listened through this because KZbin's algorithm picked it for me and I like Ghost. If this is a gig that you stand behind with your name in an industry you want to excel in, do better. No hate, I don't know who you are or have a reason to be negative other than what was put before me, just real talk from an alert and critical observer.

[@indasky88]

Hes from Sweden

[@1manarmy850]

C'mon I heard worse, he's ok

[@manocpjaevel]

His narrative would be fitting for a documentary about narco trafficking or terrorist networks. He sounds like a mix of werner herzog and louis Theroux

[@ThatgirlGone]

Masta killa and Cappadonna? When you run down the list of members I don't hear those two names.

[@Cyndi72]

The way he said the names is from the song, “Method Man”. Listen to the beginning. Both names are left out on the song.

[@haitireformationproject4438]

Gza was the first member of. Wu-Tang not Ghostface..

[@foggylungs]

No shit, but Only Built for Cuban Link was possibly the first trap album. Of course the South introduced the term and popularized it, but if there is like an East Coast trap album before it's time Only Built for Cuban Link is the album.

[@marvin469]

U ain't lieing lol

[@dionmoore2898]

#NUTMEG