Rise of a Killah
$69.24
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
8 October 2024
Summary
Dennis Coles, also known as Ghostface Killah, is a co-founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, a legendary hip-hop group that broke all the rules during hip-hop’s golden era. They released a decade-long wave of anthems that serve as the foundation of modern hip-hop.
Rise of a Killah is Ghostface’s autobiography, focusing on the people, places, and events that are most significant to him as he enters his fourth decade of writing and performing. This intense and beautiful book revisits the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250274274 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250274273 |
| Author: | Ghostface Killah |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 8 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 188mm x 231mm |
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Critics Review
“Studded with full-color snapshots, the narrative has a free-associative flow, making readers feel as if they’re chopping it up with Coles …Devotees of hip-hop’s golden age will appreciate this jagged portrait.”–Publishers Weekly
“A memoir from one of hip-hop’s most inventive stylists. … An engaging, revealing look at the wild world of the Wu-Tang Clan and beyond.”–Kirkus
Ghostface Killah
GHOSTFACE KILLAH is a founding member of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. Their breakthrough debut Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) forever changed the rap genre, and was followed by the epic Wu-Tang Forever, just to name a few. Ghost’s solo career gave birth to classics like Ironman and Supreme Clientele. Born Dennis Coles, the rapper took the name “Ghostface Killah” from a character in the 1979 kung fu film The Mystery of Chess Boxing. He lives in Staten Island, New York.
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