Editing Ghostface Killah (section)

===Early work===
A roommate of Wu-Tang founder [[RZA]], Ghostface helped bring together the other seven members. In 1995, Ghostface guest-starred extensively on fellow Clan member [[Raekwon]]'s debut album, ''[[Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...]]'', appearing on almost every song and receiving nearly equal billing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Only-Built-4-Cuban-Linx/dp/B000002WU9 |title=Only Built 4 Cuban Linx: Raekwon: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=July 22, 2013}}</ref> "It felt good to have my boy next to me, Ghostface, who basically comes from the same lifestyle as I come from. And we were able to sit down and concoct an idea that we both were able to respect and basically get everybody in the crew involved...", said Raekwon about Ghostface's involvement in the project. Raekwon intended ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...'' to play like a film, with himself as the "star", Ghostface Killah as the "guest star" and producer RZA as the "director".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.57118/title.raekwon-announces-only-built-for-cuban-linx-3-album-as-original-turns-25|title=Raekwon Announces 'Only Built For Cuban Linx 3' Album As Original Turns 25|date=August 1, 2020}}</ref> He also contributed songs to the ''[[Sunset Park (film)|Sunset Park]]'' and ''[[Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood]]'' soundtracks; both songs were included on his first solo LP, ''[[Ironman (Ghostface Killah album)|Ironman]]'', in 1996. The album, which debuted at #2 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], had a more pronounced [[soul music|soul]] influence (particularly 1970s soul) than previous Wu-Tang releases, and Ghostface's future albums would continue to feature this stylistic trait.<ref>{{cite web|author=Artist Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ghostface-killah-mn0000655746/awards |title=Ghostface Killah &#124; Awards |website=AllMusic |date=May 9, 1970 |access-date=July 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.mymusic.com/product.asp?curr=0&myptr=ottawastart&muzenbr=215566] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718210500/http://www.mymusic.com/product.asp?curr=0&myptr=ottawastart&muzenbr=215566|date=July 18, 2011}}</ref> He readily and regularly took on the role of executive producer for many collective efforts as well along with RZA and Oli Power Grant. 

In the year 2000, Ghostface released his second studio album, ''[[Supreme Clientele]]''. The album was well received by critics, and peaked at #7 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Ghostface killah|chart=all}} |title=Ghostface Killah - Chart history |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 22, 2013}}</ref> It included "[[Apollo Kids (Ghostface Killah single)|Apollo Kids]]", a popular single which featured Raekwon and had a sample of "Cool Breeze" by [[Solomon Burke]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1999-12-11/r-b-hip-hop-songs |title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs : Dec 11, 1999 &#124; Billboard Chart Archive |magazine=Billboard.com |date=December 11, 1999 |access-date=July 22, 2013}}</ref> "[[Cherchez La Ghost]]", another single off the album, became a minor club hit.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2001-03-03/rap-song |title=Rap Songs : Mar 03, 2001 &#124; Billboard Chart Archive |magazine=Billboard.com |date=March 3, 2001 |access-date=July 22, 2013}}</ref> ''Supreme Clientele'' marked a turning point in terms of RZA's influence on Ghostface's sound, as only six songs on it are produced by RZA, whereas on ''Ironman'', its predecessor, every song but one is produced by RZA. Although he contributed fewer beats to the project than to ''Ironman'', RZA personally oversaw the mixing and production of the album as a whole, thereby contributing to ''Supreme Clientele''{{'}}s unified sound.<ref>Bonanno, Jonathan. Return of the Dragan. The Source. March 2000. P:208. Retrieved March 8, 2012.</ref>

Ghostface wasted little time in recording his next album, the heavily [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]-influenced ''[[Bulletproof Wallets]]'', released a year after ''Supreme Clientele''. Its main single, "[[Never Be the Same Again (Ghostface Killah song)|Never Be the Same Again]]", featured Raekwon and [[Carl Thomas (singer)|Carl Thomas]]. It produced another minor club hit, "Flowers", which featured guest vocals from fellow Wu-Tang members [[Method Man]] and Raekwon, and a popular single, "[[Ghost Showers]]" which featured Madame Majestic, whose other key claim to fame is that she sings on the popular Wu-Tang track "[[Gravel Pit]]".<ref>{{cite web|author=John Bush |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bulletproof-wallets-mw0000015772 |title=Bulletproof Wallets - Ghostface Killah &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=AllMusic |date=November 13, 2001 |access-date=July 22, 2013}}</ref>