Dennis Coles, professionally known as Ghostface Killah, is a prominent American rapper and a core member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Born on May 9, 1970, in Staten Island, New York, he rose to international prominence following the group's landmark 1993 debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). While the collective established a new blueprint for hardcore hip-hop, Ghostface emerged as one of its most distinctive and consistent solo voices.
Raised in the Stapleton Houses in Staten Island, Ghostface's upbringing was marked by the challenges of poverty and a large family. In his autobiographical track "All That I Got Is You," he recounts living in a three-bedroom apartment with his mother and eight siblings after his father left the family when Coles was only six years old. These early experiences deeply informed the gritty, emotional storytelling and vivid imagery that would later define his discography.
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On the radio
Stations that played Ghostface Killah in the last 30 days
- 41×
90s Hiphop
United Kingdom · Hip Hop - 37×
Xing Liming Palace - FengHuang FM
Spain · Hip Hop - 16×
ATL 285 FM
United States · Hip Hop - 15×
StarBox RnB
United Arab Emirates · Hip Hop - 14×
HardBestFM-Hardcore
China · Electronic - 14×
Bushwick Radio
United States · East Coast Hip Hop - 12×
Legendaarne Raadio
Estonia · East Coast Hip Hop - 11×
LITT 1580
United States · East Coast Hip Hop - 9×
Guarida Hip Hop
Colombia · East Coast Hip Hop - 9×
Chicago
Russia · Hip Hop - 7×
Exclusively Kanye West
United Arab Emirates · Experimental Hip Hop - 7×
Legendaarne Raadio
Estonia · East Coast Hip Hop
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