15. Run ft Jadakiss & Comp (2004)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tePnCQF6SI4

“Aiyo, I jumped from the 8th floor, step, hit the ground / The pound fell, cops is coming / Running through the pissy stairwells, I ain’t hear nothin’ / Buggin’, only thing I remember was the bullsh** summons…”

With its menacing RZA beat and an excellent guest spot by Jadakiss, “Run” arguably is the best track off The Pretty Toney Album, the fourth and somewhat underrated Ghostface Killah solo album.

14. Child's Play (2000)

“Pretty little Sally sat up by the tree trunk / White miniskirt with a Betty Boop bum / She had an a** like Deborah Cox, face like Lauryn / Waist like a Coke bottles scoring…”

Unlike most of his fellow Wu-Tang Clan members, Ghostface Killah more than succeeded in matching the quality of his debut album with a sophomore release. In fact, with Supreme Clientele he arguably even surpassed the quality of his excellent Iron Man debut.

From Supreme Clientele (in addition to the ones we DID include) we could also easily have included tracks like “The Grain”, “Buck 50”, “Cherchez La Ghost” and “Nutmeg” on this list – we elected to go with “Child’s Play” however, a retrospective look at Ghostface’s youth which shines with Ghostface’s personality and charisma. An underrated cut from an album packed with classic jams.

12. Kilo ft Raekwon (2006)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk44L0XnqZE

“Bricks, tar caps, powder, cooked up crack / Phones is tapped over franklin’s stacks…” 

One of the many stand-out tracks off Ghostface Killah’s fifth album Fishscale, without a doubt one of his best.

11. Murder Spree ft. U-God, Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck & Killa Sin (2013)

“Yeah, yo, there’s a dozen ways to die, six million ways to do it / Let’s go through it, my mind flow like fluid…”

From Twelve Reasons To Die – Ghostface’s underappreciated concept album collaboration with producer extraordinaire Adrian Younge – this track is one the highlights.

11. Malcolm (2000)

“I’m like Malcolm out the window with the joint / Hoodied up blood in my eye, I let two fly…” 

Another one of the stand-outs from arguably Ghostface’s best album, Supreme Clientele. On this track envisions himself as Malcolm X, and disses shiny suit Puffy rapper Ma$e at the same time, over a dope beat provided by Choo.

10. 9 Milli Bros. ft. Wu-Tang Clan (2006)

“Y’all be nice to the crackheads, everybody listen up / I shot one of my b*tches, the ho ain’t trick enough / Word life to big screen Don, tapping dustbones out / With star writers like I f***ed Celine Dion…” 

Ghostface gets the whole Wu-Tang Clan together for this dope posse cut off of the highly acclaimed Fishscale album, even the late ODB is made part of this banger.

9. Iron Maiden ft Cappadonna & Raekwon (1996)

“Tremendously obnoxious, no blotches / My telephone watch’ll leave bartenders topless…” 

The opening track from the classic Iron Man is one of the best songs on the album: great beat and flow, with Ghost’s trademark abstract lyrics and metaphors.

8. Wu Banga 101 ft Raekwon, Masta Killa, GZA & Cappadonna (2000)

“Me I turn a wedding into hoax / Roses tied to bombs on posts…” 

“Wu Banga 101” is just one of the dope posse cuts on Supreme Clientele, included on this list because of excellent lyrical performances from all involved and especially because of the epic Allah Math beat, a great reminder of the 36 Chambers days.

7. Emergency Procedure ft Pharoahe Monch (2014)

“Doctor X enter the crib, worked on the kid / Created a mask that allowed me to breathe / But couldn’t extract the chemicals from my body / Poisonous lethal doses, comatosis / In and out of conscious, drugs is ferocious…” 

“Emergency Procedure” is just one of the many dope tracks from Ghostface’s 2014 album 36 Seasons. “Blood In The Streets”, “Here I Go Again”, “Double Cross”, “The Battlefield” and “Love Don’t Live Here No More” are all tracks that deserve to be on this list as well. 36 Seasons surely is one of Ghostface’s best albums. It features fantastic contributions from the likes of AZ and Kool G Rap, this particular track has Pharaohe Monch dropping a signature brilliant verse.

6. One (2000)

“Modern-day slave God, graveyard spells, fog your goggles / Laying like needles in the hospital / Five steps to conquer, ask Bernadette, Baguette swizzle / Ziploc your ear, hear thistle…” 

One of the centerpieces of the all-time classic Supreme Clientele. Beatnuts’ Juju provides the brilliant instrumental, and as usual, Ghostface delivers an exceptional lyrical performance. Signature Ghostface Killah.

5. Mighty Healthy (2000)

“Both hands clusty, chilling with my man Rusty / Low down, blew off the burner kinda dusty / The world can’t touch Ghost, purple tape, Rae co-host…” 

Another one of the singles off the monumental Supreme Clientele. Ghostface kills it over a classic drumbeat, produced by Mathematics.

4. Shakey Dog (2006)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZEFEHf0pMA

“Yo, making moves back and forth uptown / 60 dollars plus toll is the cab fee / Wintertime bubble goose, goose, clouds of smoke / Music blastin’ and the Arab V blunted…” 

Ghostface Killah in top form. Lewis Parker laid down an epic beat with the use of a dope old school sample for Ghostface to get loose on – straight cinematic storytelling, with no hook, about a robbery not going as planned.

3. Daytona 500 ft Raekwon & Cappadonna (1996)

“Mercury raps is roughed then God just shown like taps / Red and white Wally’s that match, bend my baseball hat / Doing forever sh** like pissing out the window on turnpikes / Robbing n****s for leathers, high swiping on dirt bikes…” 

Another amazing track from Ghostface’s classic Iron Man debut album, containing a nice intro and hook by The Force MD’s and dope cameos by Raekwon and Cappadonna, with one of his best verses to date – all over a brilliant, pulsating RZA beat.

2. Apollo Kids ft Raekwon (2000)

“I’m the inventor, ’86 rhyming at the center / Debut ’93 LP told you to enter…” 

Ghostface and Raekwon once again complement each other perfectly with their trademark abstract but tight verses, over a crowd moving beat. The perfect lead single for Supreme Clientele.

1. All That I Got Is You ft Mary J Blige / Tekitha (1996)

“Check it, fifteen of us in a three-bedroom apartment / Roaches everywhere, cousins and aunts was there / Four in the bed, two at the foot, two at the head / I didn’t like to sleep with Jon-Jon he peed the bed / Seven o’clock, pluckin’ roaches out the cereal box / Some shared the same spoon, watchin’ Saturday cartoons / Sugar water was our thing, every meal was no frills / In the summer, free lunch held us down like steel…” 

In this heartbreakingly beautiful autobiographical song, Ghost tells the story of his impoverished childhood and the struggles growing up. He raps about how he grew up in a three-bedroom apartment without his father who left him at the age of six. Growing up poor he experienced hard living conditions like “Pluckin’ roaches out the cereal box. ” The album version featured Mary J Blige, the video version regular Wu-Tang collaborator Tekitha. “All That I Got Is You” is an absolute Hip Hop classic.