Ironman (Ghostface Killah album)

Ironman
Ironman
Studio album by Ghostface Killah
Released	October 29, 1996
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	64:48
Label	Epic; Razor Sharp;
Producer	RZA (also exec.); Mitchell Diggs (exec.); Oli Grant (exec.); D.Coles (exec.); True Master;
Ghostface Killah chronology
Wu-Tang Clan solo chronology
Singles from Ironman
	"All That I Got Is You"; Released: September 22, 1996; "Daytona 500"; Released: October 7, 1996; "Motherless Child"; Released: October 29, 1996;

Ironman is the debut studio album by American rapper Ghostface Killah, released on October 29, 1996, by Epic Records. It was produced by fellow Wu-Tang Clan member RZA. The album's music draws prominently on blaxploitation films and soul samples. As with other solo debuts from the group's members, Ironman contains references to the Nation of Gods and Earths.

Ironman peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart.^[3] It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.^[4] Many music critics have praised the album for Ghostface Killah's imaginative lyricism and RZA's production style, with some revering it as one of the greatest Wu-Tang solo albums.^[5]

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