Name: The Pretty Toney Album
Brand: Ghostface Killah

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B002217501

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2014-12-09

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Unive­rsal

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Sales:8.875

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602547066299

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Ghostface Killah

Genre US

Hip Hop

Label US

Def Jam

Ghostface Killah, born Dennis Coles on May 9, 1970, is an American rapper and member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan. He gained recognition for his solo career after the success of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). With albums like Ironman, Supreme Clientele, and Fishscale, Ghostface Killah has consistently impressed music critics. His stage name was inspired by a character in a kung fu film. Additionally, he is the founder of Starks Enterprises.

Known for his fast-paced flow and emotional storytelling style filled with cryptic slang and non-sequiturs, Ghostface Killah has been praised as one of rap's finest storytellers. MTV included him on their list of The Greatest MCs of All Time while Q magazine called him "rap's finest storyteller." Pitchfork Media hailed him as possibly the best storyteller in rap history. NPR described him as a compulsive storyteller with a painterly approach to fiction.

In addition to his musical accomplishments, Ghostface Killah is also known as the father of Dennis Ames (also known as Sun God), and he founded Starks Enterprises.

There's no Wu Tang Clan MC, outside of Ol' Dirty Bastard, who raps for broke like Ghostface, as if each album might be his last. Ghostface continues this tradition of flipping the most indescribable, gritty, grimy, and painfully honest rhymes imaginable. Ignoring current rap trends—i.e., Kanye West-style sampling and speeding up of old soul loops—Ghostface doesn't mask his samples or up the b.p.m.'s. On the choice cuts "Holla" and "Be This Way," he spits fire over great old-school Delfonics and Billy Stewart samples. Of course this is not surprising considering Ghost often says he doesn't care much for contemporary rap music. His flows magically capture the full range of human emotion on "It's Over" and the RZA-produced "Run." Don't be fooled by the relatively frail single "Tush" (featuring Missy Elliott) because it's not at all indicative of how strong the album is.

The Pretty Toney Album

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