Ghostface Killah

Since 1970

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Sun Nov 15 Los Angeles, United States · The Novo Tickets
Thu Dec 3 Haarlem, Netherlands · Patronaat Tickets
Sat Dec 5 Brighton, United Kingdom · Chalk Tickets
Sun Dec 6 Leeds, United Kingdom · O2 Academy Leeds Tickets
Thu Dec 10 Manchester, United Kingdom · O2 Ritz Manchester Tickets
Sun Dec 13 Bristol, United Kingdom · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Mon Dec 14 Birmingham, United Kingdom · O2 Institute Birmingham Tickets
Tue Dec 15 Oxford, United Kingdom · O2 Academy Oxford Tickets
Sat Dec 19 Moncalieri, Italy · Audiodrome Alive Club Tickets

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Dennis David Coles (born May 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and a member of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success. Ghostface Killah debuted his solo career with Ironman, which was well received by music critics, in 1996. He has enjoyed continued success in the years that have followed, releasing critically acclaimed albums such as Supreme Clientele (2000) and Fishscale (2006). His stage name was taken from one of the characters in the 1979 kung fu film The Mystery of Chess Boxing. He is the founder of his own record label, Starks Enterprises.

Ghostface Killah is critically acclaimed for his loud, fast-paced flow, and his emotional stream-of-consciousness narratives containing cryptic slang and non-sequiturs. In 2006, MTV included him as an "honourable mention" on their list of the "Greatest MCs of All Time", while the editors of About.com placed him on their list of the "Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007)", calling him "one of the most imaginative storytellers of our time." Q magazine called him "rap's finest storyteller". Pitchfork has stated that "Ghostface has unparalleled storytelling instincts; he might be the best, most colorful storyteller rap has ever seen." NPR has called him "a compulsive storyteller", and asserts that "his fiction is painterly."

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Ghostface Killah, de son vrai nom Dennis Coles (né le 9 mai 1970 à Staten Island, New York), est un rappeur américain, ancien membre du Wu-Tang Clan. Après le succès de leur album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), les membres du groupe construisent leur carrière en solo parallèlement au travail au sein du Wu Tang Clan Ghostface Killah débute avec son premier album solo Ironman en 1996, bien accueilli par la presse spécialisée. Il continue avec des albums à succès comme Supreme Clientele en 2000, et FishScale en 2006. Son nom de scène s'inspire du film de kung-fu Mystery of Chessboxing sorti en 1979. Il dirige son propre label, Starks Enterprises.

Ghostface Killah est un rappeur privilégié pour son flow rapide et son argot. En 2006, MTV l'inclut dans sa liste des meilleurs MC de tous les temps et About.com le cite dans son top 50 des « MC de notre époque » (1987–2007), le considérant comme « l'un des conteurs les plus imaginatifs de notre temps. »

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