Ironman

Artist: Ghostface Killah
Label: Sony
Category: Music

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Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio Cassette

UPC: 074646795545
EAN: 0074646795545
ASIN: B00000K0TA

Release Date: 1996-10-29

Ironman

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Tracks:

Iron Maiden
Wildflower
Faster Blade
260
Assassination Day
Poisonous Darts
Winter Warz
Box in Hand
Fish
Camay
Daytona 500
Motherless Child
Black Jesus
After the Smoke Is Clear
All That I Got Is You
Marvel

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After his riveting role as Raekwon's trusty sidekick on the landmark Only Built for Cuban Linx, it was inevitable that Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah would fly solo on wax. True to early Wu Tang form, <I>Ironman</I> is a family affair. The fragmented flows of other Clansmen are present on RZA-spawned adrenaline rushes like "Winter Warz." What differentiates Ironman from the rest of the Wu is Ghostface's vulnerability, belying the superhero overtones of the album title. The genuinely touching dedication "All That I Got Is You," and the bitter remonstrative missive "Wildflower," reveal an emotional frankness behind Ghostface's infectious verve and densely woven wordplay. Wu-Tang sound scientist RZA takes note, imbuing his patented razor-sharp dissonance with explicitly soulful hues. <I>--Del F. Cowie</I>

Customer Reviews:

10 stars !!!!!!!!!.......2007-01-25

This is one of the most influential albums from ghostface if your ever gonna pick any of his cd's this is the one it flows more like a Wu Tang cd due to all the guest appeareances. this cd is knocking from lyricism to dope beats that it has. do yourself a favor pick this up immediately!!!

Classic!.......2007-01-09

I love this CD so much, I have bought it 3 times!! No music these days can compare to these lyrics and beats!

Ghostface Killah - Ironman.......2006-11-07

After the Wu-Tang Clan dropped their impressive debut with "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)," many of the clansman in the group started dropping solo albums. The Genius/GZA was the only one to release an album before the group became known with his "Words from the Genius" record. But him, Raekwon, Method Man and Ol' Dirty [...] all dropped albums consectively from 1993 to 1995. Then in 1996 in was Ghostface Killah's turn. My overall second favorite in the group (and probably the most skilled and lyrical). His album "Ironman" was very well anticipated but does it live up to the hype and can it follow the Wu-Tang pattern with all of their previous solid solo and group releases?

1. Iron Maiden (Featuring Raekwon & Cappadonna) - 50+ Second Intro - 4.5/5

2. Wildflower - 4.5/5

3. The Faster Blade (Featuring Raekwon) - Raekwon Solo - 4.5/5

4. 260 (Featuring Raekwon) - 4.5/5

5. Assassination Day (Featuring Raekwon, The RZA & Inspectah Deck) - 5/5

6. Poisonous Darts - 4.5/5

7. Winter Warz (Featuring Cappadonna, U-God & Masta Killa) - 4.5/5

8. Box in Hand (Featuring Method Man & Street Life) - 4.5/5

9. Fish (Featuring Raekwon & Cappadonna) - 4.5/5

10. Camay (Featuring Raekwon & Cappadonna) - 4/5

11. Daytona 500 (Featuring Raekwon & Cappadonna) - 4.5/5

12. Motherless Child (Featuring Raekwon) - 4.5/5

13. Black Jesus (Featuring Raekwon & U-God) - 1 Minute Intro - 4.5/5

14. After the Smoke Is Clear (Featuring The Delphonics) - 5/5

15. All That I Got Is You (Featuring Mary J. Blige) - 5/5

16. Marvel - 4/5 - After 2 Minutes the track just plays for 3+ Minutes

Overall:

72.5/80

5 Stars

Classic Wu-Tang right here! Ghostface spits nothing but lyrical fire all througout the entire album. Highly recommended to any hip hop fan who loves the straight up hardcore street rhymes that Ghost delivers best. Check it out!

..Red and white wallies to match my baseball cap..........2006-09-17

This is one hot album. Ghost is hungry on this cd and you can just hear it. Definately in the classic wu-albums. every song is solid, from iron maiden to motherless child a must own for any hiphop fan

Ghost comes out.......2006-08-03

With this album, Ghostface's blossoming into one of the best Wu rappers was completed. He was a minor presence on "Enter the 36 Chambers", but with his sidekick performance on Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..." his flower cracked, and blossomed fully on his first solo album. In time he has become the most visible (and let's face it, relevant) member of the Wu, and this album is the genesis of that stardom. His raps, and the support he gets from his Wu-Tang gangmates are as sharp as they got in this time era. He shows off his versatility on this album, which was produced by the inestimable RZA. Ironman - and its numerous Al Green samples - is seen as the bridge to the Wu-Tang's sound after 1997: cinematic and often soul-infused. For me, this is also the final brick in the Wu-Tang's solid gold wall of rap creativity and envelope-pushing, three years and five albums of genius rap. Every collection needs this!

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