Ghostface Killah

Of all the members of the Wu-Tang Clan, Ghostface Killah has one of the most consistent records in terms of his solo output. Sure, you probably can’t quite put Ironman up there with GZA’s Liquid Swords or Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., but then again, Ghost has yet to make anything quite as bad as, say, Immobilarity either. Instead, he’s turned out fine record after fine record, including recent efforts like Apollo Kids and the thematically-complex Twelve Reasons to Die. As usual, he’s found himself spending this summer on the road in Europe, having just played a slew of UK club shows. He passed up the opportunity to preview new cuts from the forthcoming Supreme Clientele 2: Blue & Cream LP - or indeed anything from Wu-Block 2, the second instalment in his collaboration with Sheek Louch, who was in attendance - but did run through the classics, including ‘Daytona 500’ and ‘Winter Warz’ from his own back catalogue as well as Wu classics ‘Protect Ya Neck’ and ‘Can It Be All So Simple’. He threw a few of his bandmates’ choice cuts in, too - GZA’s ‘4th Chamber’ included - and invited audience members to join him onstage to fill in for Method Man and ODB. He probably doesn’t deliver the slickest stage show in hip hop, but whether that’s necessary when a true legend is playing intimate venues is highly questionable anyway.

Dennis Coles, better known by his stage name of Ghostface Killah is one of the most prominent members of Wu Tang Clan however by taking time to consistently release and record solo material has seen the rapper achieve a devoted following of his own.

He was always known as one of the most enthusiastic performers of the clan so the frontman has no issue whipping his own crowds into frenzy before dropping hits including 'Ice Cream' and 'Cherchez LaGhost'. The crowd cheers throughout as Ghostface concentrates on the complex verses and lyrical acrobatics of his music.

There are a number of covers included in the set such as a bass heavy rendition of '4th Chamber' by GZA which receives cheers of appreciation from the masses. They have all been waiting for some Clan tracks though and as he begins 'Can It Be All So Simple' the crowd raise their hands in a W unprovoked. It is clear that Coles is an integral part of Wu Tang yet he has also a mass following of his solo work.

Ghostface is one of my fav rappers of all time. It was great to see Killah Priest as well. Unfortunately, the show ended rather too early and I only got to saw Ghost perform for a little over 35 mins. I think they shut down the show and nothing to do with Ghost and Co, and he wanted to continue, but out of respect he thanked the crowd etc. I did not like the venue and the acoustics were horrible and bad lighting. I think a better venue would be Doug Fir, Revolution Hall, Hawthorne Theater or Wonder Ballroom. I hope he will return next year and do a weekend show - Seattle is lucky they get him on a Friday.

The show was great! Nice venue.
The warm up DJ pair of boys were absolutely horrible, subjecting the waiting crowd to horrible DJ abuse as they had no idea how to blend or mix music. Then on top of that they got into a fight with the audience.

Ghostdini was impeccable. A damn master at work. The whole entourage was killin it. Big up Master Killer. A great night!!!!! I was rockin along with the crowd. The whole event was great.

As I mentioned, shows need to put more care in the forshow and not just fill time will crap.

Despite some pretty bad work on the part of the sound guys at the venue, Ghost stayed totally professional the whole time and although you could tell he was frustrated he never took it out on the audience. Definitely made the thing a good time and he put on a ton of tracks from all the way back to the 36 chambers.

It was awesome show! The whole experience was a pleasure and will definitely come back again. Ghostface Killah has a great performance and would love to see him again. The only thing that I didn’t like was when security kicked everyone out from the smoking area. They said that everyone was too loud.

Great show! Perfect venue for viewing GFK & Killah Priest. Up close and personal. Got to hear all of my favorites and songs that changed my life. Parked next to his van so I got some personal time after the show and he signed a couple of my albums. I always support GFK when he comes to the Bay Area.

Terrible. Literally the worse show I’ve been to since the early 90s. Turned up at 1030, when the club had a 11pm curfew. Crowd waited 2 hours and were clearly pissed. 1040 ghost comes on, someone throws a beer at him, 1041 he’s “ghost”. Such a let down

THE SHOW WAS INMUTHAFUCKINGCREDIBLE! GFK is fantastic, spitting lyrics like a machine gun, kept it rolling. Free Murda was WACK better opening acts are needed, my dude.

Yoshis was the best spot to see him, he rocked the house. PLEASE BRING BACK AGAIN!

Last night, I felt like kid again in my room rocking out to my favorite rappers. Except this time my rap dads were three feet in front of my face offering a performance of a lifetime. All my childhood dreams came true last night. Forever grateful.