Today In Hip Hop History: Ghostface Killah’s Debut Album ‘Ironman’ Was Certified Gold 27 Years Ago

On
this
day
in
1996,
Ghostface
Killah’s
released
highly
anticipated
debut
album

Ironman
was
certified
gold
by
the
RIAA.
With
exclusive
in-house
Wu
production
from
True
Master
and
the
RZA
coupled
with
Raekwon
The
Chef
appearing
on
almost
every
song
on
the
album,
making
this
album
one
of
the
best
concept
albums
completed
by
the
nine
man
conglomerate
to
date.

The
16-track
album
featured
several
hits
that
bolstered
the
Wu
Tang
Clan’s
status
as
the
best
rap
collective
in
the
game,
including
the
haunting
street
saga
“Motherless
Child”,
“All
That
I
Got
Is
You”
featuring
Mary
J.
Blige
and
the
late
Popa
Wu
and
“WInter
Warz”,
which
appeared
on
the

Don’t
Be
A
Menace
To
South
Central
While
Drinking
Your
Juice
In
The
Hood
soundtrack.

This
album
proceeded
Ghost’s
abstract
lyrical
content
as
witnessed
on
2000’s
Supreme
Clientele
LP,
but
it’s
story
telling
premise
keeps
listeners
glued
to
the
cadence
and
rhyme
style
of
Mr.
Coles
equally
as
much
as
they
are
attracted
to
RZA’s
production.

Ironman
finally
reached
platinum
status
in
2004,
which
still
proves
to
be
Ghost’s
most
successful
album
of
his
career.
The
WTC
would
follow
up
with
albums
that
attempt
to
mirror
the
conceptual
preciseness
of
Ironman,
however,
none
of
the
Clan’s
solo
projects
can
be
compared
in
its
totality
to
that
of
Tony
Starks.

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