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First Listen: Ghostface Killah, '36 Seasons'

Ghostface Killah's new album, 36 Seasons, comes out Dec. 9. Stan Oh/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: Ghostface Killah, '36 Seasons'

November 30, 2014 • A superstar cast made a real life love story — disguised as an action movie — just because.

36 Seasons

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Ghostface Killah's new album, 36 Seasons, sees the rapper revive his Tony Starks alter ego. Brian Level/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Wu-Tang's Fabulous Fabulist Returns

December 9, 2014 • Ghostface Killah's new 36 Seasons is a concept album with a big cast. It stars his Tony Starks alter ego in dense action scenes.

Wu-Tang's Fabulous Fabulist Returns

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First Listen: Ghostface Killah And Adrian Younge, 'Twelve Reasons To Die'

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First Listen: Ghostface Killah And Adrian Younge, 'Twelve Reasons To Die'

April 8, 2013 • In the grand tradition of the Wu-Tang Clan, this collaboration is brash and Technicolor and heartfelt.

Twelve Reasons to Die

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First Listen: Ghostface Killah And Adrian Younge, 'Twelve Reasons To Die'

April 8, 2013 • In the grand tradition of the Wu-Tang Clan, this collaboration is brash and Technicolor and heartfelt.

Twelve Reasons to Die

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The Ghostface Killah Rises Again

April 22, 2013 • A high-concept collaborative album by a veteran rapper and a film composer knits together hip-hop and soul music.

The Ghostface Killah Rises Again

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Best Music of 2007

Best Hip-Hop of 2007 Changes the Game

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December 24, 2007 • This wasn't the strongest year for hip-hop, but 2007 still featured some excellent releases that pushed the genre's boundaries, as well as a few records that reveled, old-school style, in great beats and rhymes.

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Ghostface Killah's 'Fishscale'

April 25, 2006 • Dennis Coles is a Staten Island rapper whose moniker is Ghostface Killah. A member of the veteran hip-hop supergroup the Wu Tang Clan, Ghostface has gone from performing exclusively in a white ski mask to become one of the most recognized and respected rappers in hip hop. His new album is Fishscale.

Ghostface Killah's 'Fishscale'

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Songs Of Love And Loathing

Sad Rap: Hip-Hop Laments For Valentine's Day

February 12, 2009 • Hip-hop heavyweights might not always show their softer side, but when their hearts get broken, they're not often shy about airing their woes. As LL Cool J revealed in the sensitive classic "I Need Love," there's a tender heart beneath the surface of even the brashest rapper. Here are five tearjerkers from a group of normally stoic tough guys.