Ghostface Killah

Ghostface Killah was born Dennis Coles May 9 1970 in Staten Island, New York. He debuted with the Wu-Tang Clan on their acclaimed debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).

In 95 Ghostface released his first solo album Ironman which made number 2 in the Billboard charts. Following Ironman Ghostface became well-known for both his up-tempo, seemingly indecipherable stream-of-consciousness rap and, later in his career, for his emotionally charged raps. In 1996 he discovered that he was diabetic, a condition that would severely effected his health and it was not until 2000 he would make a returnwith his follow-up album, Supreme Clientele, which was well received by both hip hop enthusiasts and the critics, and largely credited as reviving the Wu-Tang dynasty.

Ghostface wasted little time in recording his next album, the heavily R&B-influenced Bulletproof Wallets, released a year after Supreme Clientele.

Signing with Def Jam Records, Ghostface (officially but temporarily dropping the "Killah") released The Pretty Toney Album in April 2004, and released an album titled 718 (after the Staten Island area code) with a group of his Protégés, the Theodore Unit. In November 2005, Ghostface and Theodore Unit's breakout star Trife Da God released a joint project, Put It On The Line.

On December 4, 2007 Ghostface released his seventh solo studio album, The Big Doe Rehab.

DefJam

DefJam is one of the major labels that have influenced the passage of hip hop music. Def Jam was founded by Rick Rubin in his dorm at New York University. and Russell Simmons joined shortly after. The first artists to releases on Def Jam recordings were LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, and later DefJam signed Public Enemy, whose controversial lyrical content garnered the company both critical acclaim and disdain. Thought the decades DefJam as seen many changes and buyouts but they have remained true to their original conception and still release quality hip hop recordings from artist such as The Roots, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Method Man, Nas and of course Ghostface.