Ironman
by Ghostface Killah
- Type: Album
- Released: October 29, 1996
- Label: Epic, Razor Sharp, Epic Street
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:03:02
- Community rating: 4.53/5 from 8 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Ghostface Killah's debut 'Ironman' is defined by producer RZA鈥檚 cinematic and soulful production, which blends samples from 1970s soul and blaxploitation films with dark, melodic keyboard tones. Lyrically, the album showcases Ghostface's signature stream-of-consciousness flow, balancing gritty crime narratives with moments of stark emotional vulnerability, most notably on the tribute 'All That I Got Is You'. Heavily featuring fellow Wu-Tang members Raekwon and Cappadonna, the record functions as both a core clan project and a landmark solo effort that solidified Ghostface's unique voice within the group's legacy.
Genres
Descriptors: rap, soulful, sampling, gangsta, street
Tracklist
- Iron Maiden (04:46)
- Wildflower (03:26)
- The Faster Blade (feat. Raekwon) (02:28)
- 260 (feat. Raekwon) (02:46)
- Assassination Day (feat. Raekwon, RZA & Inspektah Deck) (04:17)
- Poisonous Darts (02:15)
- Winter Warz (feat. Cappadonna, U-God & Masta Killa) (04:40)
- Box In Hand (feat. Method Man & Street) (03:14)
- Fish (feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna) (03:50)
- Camay (feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna) (04:31)
- Daytona 500 (feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna) (04:40)
- Motherless Child (feat. Raekwon) (03:45)
- Black Jesus (feat. Raekwon & U-God) (04:37)
- After The Smoke Is Clear (03:17)
- All That I Got Is You (feat. Mary J. Blige) (05:20)
- Marvel (05:10)
Credits
- Ghostface Killah - raps, executive producer
- RZA - producer, executive producer, raps, engineer
- Raekwon - raps
- Cappadonna - raps
- True Master - producer, arranged, mixed
- Inspectah Deck - raps
- Masta Killa - raps
- U-God - raps
- Method Man - raps
- Streetlife - raps
- The Delfonics - vocals
- Force MDs - singing
- Popa Wu - vocals
- Mary J. Blige - vocals
- Scotty Wotty - vocals
- Jamie Sommers - vocals
- Mitchell Diggs - executive producer
- Oli Grant - executive producer
- Steve Neat - engineer
- Ron Croudy - design, illustration
- John "Mook" Gibbons - management
- Deborah Mannis-Gardiner - sample clearance
- Michael Levine - photography
- Sophia Chang - photography [ill portrait]