Ghostface Killah

Ghostface Killah made his solo debut in 1996 with Ironman, credited alongside Raekwon and Cappadonna as a trio, RZA's cinematic production built from blaxploitation films and classic soul. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, one of the strongest solo records to come out of Wu-Tang's first wave. Nearly twenty years later, 36 Seasons carried that same storytelling instinct into a full concept album, Tony Starks returning to Staten Island after nine years away. Few voices in hip-hop have stayed this vivid this long.