On this present day in 1996, Ghostface Killah’s launched extremely anticipated debut album Ironman was launched on the Loud/RCA imprint. With unique in-house Wu manufacturing from True Grasp and the RZA coupled with Raekwon The Chef showing on virtually each track on the album, making this album among the finest idea albums accomplished by the nine-man conglomerate up to now.
The 16-track album featured a number of hits that bolstered the Wu-Tang Clan’s standing as the perfect rap collective within the sport, together with the haunting road saga “Motherless Youngster”, “All That I Acquired Is You” that includes Mary J. Blige and the late Popa Wu and “Winter Warz”, which appeared on the Don’t Be A Menace To South Central Whereas Consuming Your Juice In The Hood soundtrack.
This album proceeded Ghost’s summary lyrical content material as witnessed on 2000’s Supreme Clientele LP, however its storytelling premise retains listeners glued to the cadence and rhyme fashion of Mr. Coles equally as a lot as they’re drawn to RZA’s manufacturing.
Ironman lastly reached platinum standing in 2004, which nonetheless proves to be Ghost’s most profitable album of his profession. The WTC would observe up with albums that try and mirror the conceptual preciseness of Ironman, nevertheless, not one of the Clan’s solo tasks may be in contrast in its totality to that of Tony Starks.
