Big Ghost

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Big Ghost is an anonymous online personality, hip hop writer and blogger, [1] and music producer. [2] He was once best known for his witty writing style and satirical humor on his earlier hip hop album reviews and blog posts. [3]

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History

Big Ghost began as a parody of Wu Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah, which many believed to be Ghostface himself. [1]

He was interviewed by various online magazines including GQ , [1] Genius, [4] and Complex [5] and later began writing for and collaborating with major blogs and websites such as Okayplayer [6] and the Genius website. [7]

Controversy

In early March 2011, rapper Wiz Khalifa publicly went on the air during an interview on The Star & Bucwild Morning Show, and made remarks about rapper Ghostface Killah, saying that he was "corny", for allegedly commenting on Wiz's latest single "Roll Up" on his blog, further stating, "Him saying corny stuff makes him a corny individual".

The real Ghostface quickly responded stating it was not him, tweeting "tell the kid Wiz, its all love i respect him as a artist and got no issues wit him at all, Once again the website is fake, its not ya boy!", then later tweeting again, reaffirming that he had no affiliation with the blogger. [8]

On 3 March 2011, legal action was taken by Wu Tang Corporate to shut the blog site down due to infringement violations but was later made operational once again. [9]

Music production

In late 2015, Big Ghost branched out into music production, releasing a free project with production being credited solely to Big Ghost Ltd. [10] It has never been made publicly clear whether Big Ghost Ltd itself is a solo venture or a team of collaborating producers, although a Hector Puente Colon Jr. & The Santiago Men's Basketball Philharmonic Orchestra has been attributed to the instrumentation on all albums. The first release under the Big Ghost Ltd name, was a collaborative project with Buffalo rappers Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine, entitled Griselda Ghost, released on 11 September 2015. [11] On 5 October 2018, Big Ghost Ltd. was given full production credit on Ghostface Killah's 2023 project called The Lost Tapes . [12] [13] [14]

Discography

Albums / EP's

AlbumArtistRelease dateYear
Griselda Ghost Westside Gunn & Conway 11 September2015
The Ghost of Living Vic Spencer 23 September2016
Cocaine BeachHus Kingpin01 June2017
AguardienteCRIMEAPPLE04 March2018
Van GhostANKHLEJOHN08 June2018
The Lost Tapes Ghostface Killah 05 October2018
ChicaghostD.Brash08 March2019
A Bullet For Every Heathen 38 Spesh 20 July2019
The Only Way OutRigz & Mooch24 December2019
Carpe NoctemBig Ghost Ltd10 January2020
No One Mourns The Wicked Conway The Machine 15 May2020
The Dark Side of NatureM.A.V. & Rob Gates18 July2020
All Praise Is Due K.A.A.N. 29 July2020
The Ghost of AlbizuUFO Fev31 October2020
If It Bleeds It Can Be Killed Conway The Machine 05 February2021
Heavy Is the HeadRansom23 July2021
A Tree Grows in BrooklynEddie Kaine15 October2021 [15]
Two Nights In MarrakeshAl.Divino03 December2021
Authenticity CheckJae Skeese19 April2022
What Has Been Blessed Cannot Be Cursed Conway The Machine 17 June2022
Wolves Don't Eat With ShepherdsKnowledge The Pirate19 July2022
Pay the GhostMilano Constantine20 September2022 [16]
Gucci GhostMickey Diamond09 December2022 [17]
Gucci Ghost 2Mickey Diamond23 December2022
Wasn't Built In A DayRome Streetz27 February2023
Noir Or NeverChe Noir03 March2023
Gucci Ghost 3Mickey Diamond15 December2023
Gucci Ghost 4Mickey Diamond22 December2023
Last Exit To CrooklynEddie Kaine02 April2024
BazukoCRIMEAPPLE31 May2024

Singles

Vega Bros. feat. Guilty Simpson & Conway The Machine
  • Released: 3 October 2016
CC White [18] (co-production) - Wale
  • Released: April 28, 2017
Original Man feat. ANKHLEJOHN & Hus Kingpin
  • Released: 18 August 2017
The Jungle - Recognize Ali
  • Released: 26 August 2018
Worm Food - Recognize Ali
  • Released: 16 August 2019
Barracudas featuring Knowledge the Pirate, Lord Juco & Guilty Simpson
  • Released: 02 October 2020
Los Traficantes feat. Cousin Feo & Lord Juco
  • Released: 04 December 2020
Bodies In The Hudson feat. Cousin Feo & Lord Juco
  • Released: 04 December 2020
Brands Of High Quality feat. Ty Farris
  • Released: 12 November 2021
Mickey Diamond - Time Wasted
  • Released: 28 July 2022
The Thoughts Of Ghost feat. Ty Farris
  • Released: 17 February 2023

Remixes

Hus Kingpin - Serotonin High (Redux) feat. Milano Constantine x DJ Q-Bert
  • Released: 2 October 2017
Vic Spencer - SauceMANIA feat. Chris Crack
  • Released: 15 January 2018
Vic Spencer - Siracha Slurpee feat. ANKHLEJOHN
  • Released: 4 March 2019
Vic Spencer - Choose It to Lose It feat. Rome Streetz
  • Released: 18 January 2021
Jay Royale - The Transaction feat. Conway The Machine
  • Released: 26 February 2021
Vic Spencer - Breakfast In Pill Hill feat. Stove God Cooks
  • Released: 04 May 2022
The Iron - Jay Royale feat. Benny The Butcher
  • Released: 24 September 2022
Recognize & Realize Part 3 feat. Big Noyd & Prodigy
  • Released: 07 December 2023

Remix Albums

Jay-Z - The Black Album Revisited
  • Released: 13 November 2018
Trust the Sopranos - Big Ghost Ltd.‘83 Miami Edition
  • Released: 3 September 2021
The Ghronic - Speshal Machinery (Big Ghost Ltd Edition)
  • Released: 22 September 2023

Instrumental Albums

Starkstrumentals
  • Released: 19 December 2018
An Open Tomb... An Empty Casket
  • Released: 20 June 2020

Compilation Albums

Ghost Anthology 1.1: All Power-Ups
  • Released: 18 January 2022
Ghost Anthology 1.2: High Score Jux
  • Released: 18 January 2022

Mixtapes

The Unofficial Official Tape - Soles of Mischief
  • Released: 4 December 2020

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References

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