4th Disciple
Selwyn Bougard, now known as El-Divine Amir Bey, better known by his stage name 4th Disciple, is a sonic artist and audio engineer who was one of the founding members of Killarmy and one of the best-known Wu-Tang-affiliated producers. He is the only member of the Wu Elements to have worked on Wu-Tang Clan's first breakthrough album, as a mixer.
4th Disciple | |
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| Birth name | Selwyn Bougard |
| Origin | Steubenville, Ohio Staten Island, New York |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Associated acts | Killarmy Wu-Tang Clan Sunz of Man Gravediggaz Wu-Elements |
| Website | http://www.tha4thdisciple.com |
Biography
After being a turntablist on the Wu-Tang Clan's debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 4th Disciple co-produced and helped mix several tracks with the RZA on the first three Wu-Tang solo ventures by various artists, including co-production for "Sub Crazy" by Method Man, "Damage" by Ol' Dirty Bastard as well as mixing credits for some of Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., on the tracks "Criminology," "Guillotine (Swordz)," "Spot Rusherz," and "Wu-Gambinos." 4th Disciple then produced what was at the time only the second Wu-Tang track ever to lack a RZA production credit, when the Killah Priest solo track "B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)" was included on GZA's Liquid Swords. This led to five 4th Disciple productions appearing on the double album Wu-Tang Forever.
After producing 15 of the 17 tracks on Killarmy's debut album, Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars, and contributing significant production to the debut albums of Killah Priest (Heavy Mental) and Sunz of Man (The Last Shall be First), 4th Disciple's beats continued to appear in the solo work of the Clan members, including Inspectah Deck and Method Man. However, more recently, 4th Disciple has been concentrating his production on Killarmy, Sunz of Man, and their immediate affiliates rather than the Clan itself. RZA did, in fact, produce the tracks "Wake Up" and "War Face" from Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars
Discography
| 4th Disciple production credits (Full albums) | ||
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| Artists | Album | Date/Label |
| Sunz of Man | No Love without Hate (CD-5) | 1995 Wu-Tang |
| Killarmy | Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars | 1997 Wu-Tang/Priority/EMI |
| Killah Priest | Heavy Mental | 1997 Geffen/MCA |
| Steel Valley Project | Steel Valley Project | 1999 |
| Killarmy | Dirty Weaponry | 1998 Wu-Tang/Priority/EMI |
| Killarmy | Fear, Love, & War | 2001 36/Loud/Relativity |
| Sunz of Man (Hell Razah & 4th Disciple) | Freedom of Speech | 2004 |
| One Man & 4th Disciple | Crime And Punishment in America | 2006 Digital Release |
| 4th Disciple | The Best of 740 vol. 1 (Unreleased Classics) (with ShoGun Assasson, Alibastard the 1st, Big Tae, Black Bummy Juss, Kinetic 9, Hex Dre Storm, Verb & Stanley (Raw Intellect), Agony, Sneek Sinatra, Ho2fa, Jag, One Man) | 2007 ChromasWynd/ChamberMusik |
| Killarmy | Greatest Hits | 2011 Wu Music |
| 4th Disciple production credits (Featured tracks) | |||
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| Artists | Track Title(s) | Album | Date/Label |
| GZA | B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) (with Killah Priest) | Liquid Swords | 1995 Geffen/MCA |
| Ol' Dirty Bastard | Damage (co-produced with Rza) | Return to the 36 Chambers | 1995 Elektra |
| Sunz of Man | Soldiers of Darkness (with Killarmy)/Five Arch Angels | 12" Single | 1995 Wu-Tang Records |
| Raekwon | "Criminology" featuring Ghostface Killah (co-produced with RZA). "Guillotine (Swordz)" featuring Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, and GZA (co-produced with RZA). "Spot Rusherz" featuring Ghostface Killah (co-produced with RZA). "Wu-Gambinos" featuring Ghostface Killah, Method Man, RZA, Masta Killa (co-produced with RZA). | Only Built for Cuban Linx | 1995 Loud/RCA/BMG |
| Wu-Tang Clan | The City A Better Tomorrow Scary Hours/Cash Still Rules Older Gods Impossible | Wu-Tang Forever | 1997 Loud/RCA/BMG |
| Gravediggaz | "Dangerous Mindz" (co-produced with RZA). "The Night the Earth Cried" (co-produced with RZA). | The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel | 1997 Gee Street/V2/BMG |
| The Nutty Professor (soundtrack) | Nasty Immigrants (with Raekwon & 12 O'Clock) | The Nutty Professor (soundtrack) | 1996 Def Jam/PolyGram |
| Sunz of Man | Cold Illusions The Plan Not Promised Tomorrow | The Last Shall Be First | 1998 Red Ant/BMG |
| Method Man | Judgement Day Shaolin What | Tical 2000: Judgement Day | 1998 Def Jam/PolyGram |
| Cappadonna | Check for a Nigga | The Pillage | 1998 Razor Sharp/Epic Street/SME |
| La the Darkman | Fifth Disciple Love (with Maia Campbell) Street Life (with Tekitha) Element of Surprise (with U-God, Masta Killah), As the World Turnz (with Raekwon) | Heist of the Century | 1998 |
| Inspectah Deck | 9th Chamber Grand Prix | Uncontrolled Substance | 1998 Loud/Relativity |
| AutNoyz | Should've Know (this is Hip-Hop) | 2001 | |
| Killarmy | Dancing With Wolves | Wu-Tang Killa Beez: The Sting | 2002 Wu-Tang/Priority/EMI |
| Warcloud | The Mighty King of Swords | Smuggling Booze in the Graveyard | 2002 |
| 9th Prince | Generation Next Burn Bridges | Grandaddy Flow | 2003 |
| U-God | A Long Time Ago | 2005 | |
| Cappadonna | If it's All Right with You | ||
| Jag & Ho2fa | All the Way Thru Explain | Good Product $ell$ Itself | 2006 |
| Cilvaringz | Elephant Juice (with Michele Van Der Aa) Deaf, Dumb & Blind (with Roger Peterson) | I (Cilvaringz album) | 2007 |
| Tragedy Khadafi | The Captain | 2007 | |
| Killah Priest | Inner G | The Offering | 2007 |
| Hell Razah | Ultra Sounds of a Renaissance Child | 2008 | |
| Shaka Amarulu The 7th | Traps (with Mylansky, Joe Mafia & Napoloen (Wu Syndicate)[1]) | 2008 | |
| The Definite Article (Aztrolab) | Istimaah Passion of Christ | 2008 | |
| Shaka Amazulu the 7th | Memoirs of a Gravedigga (with Shabazz The Disciple, Frukwan, Warcloud a.k.a. Holocaust, Killah Priest) | 2009 | |
| Bizz | We Shine ft. Freeway Real Shit Part of Me |
Prince of Jersey | 2011 Blakglobe |
| Shaka Amazulu The 7th | Ardipithecus Ramidus (with J-Boo, lin Que & Champ Diva) | 2009 | |
| Vinnie Paz | Washed In the Blood of the Lamb | Season of the Assassin (album) | 2010 |
| Killakikitt | Gyere velem | Ne Szarakodj! | 2012 |
Videography
| 4th Disciple Videography | |||
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| Artist(s) | Album Title | Video Title(s) | Release Date |
| Wu-Tang Clan | Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) | Can It Be (co-produced with RZA) | 1993 Loud/RCA/BMG |
| Sunz of Man | 12" Single | Soldiers of Darkness (with Killa Sin, 9th Prince, various Wu-Tang Clan cameos) | 1995 Wu-Tang Records |
| Raekwon | Only Built for Cuban Linx | Criminology (co-produced with RZA) | 1997 Loud/RCA/BMG |
| Killarmy | Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars | Fear, Love and War (with various Wu-Tang Clan cameos) Swinging Swords Wu-Renegades | 1997 Wu-Tang/Priority/EMI |
| Killarmy | Dirty Weaponry | The Shoot-Out (with Rza) | 1998 Wu-Tang/EMI Records |
| Gravediggaz | The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel | The Night the Earth Cried (co-produced with RZA) Dangerous Mindz (co-produced with RZA) | 1998 Gee Street/V2/BMG |
| Sunz of Man | The Last Shall Be First | The Plan | 1998 Red Ant/BMG |
| Method Man | Tical 2000: Judgement Day (with RZA, Raekwon) | Judgement Day (co-produced with Method Man) | 1998 Def Jam/PolyGram |
| Killarmy | Fear, Love & War | Feel It | 2001 36/Loud/Relativity |
| The Definite Article (Aztrolab) | Istimaah Passion of Christ | 2008 | |
| Hell Razah & 4th Disciple | Freedom of Speech | High Science | 2009 X-Ray/Cleopatra Records |
| Bizz | Prince of Jersey | Realist Spittin (with Kinetic 9, 4th Disciple cameo) | 2009 Blakglobe |
References
- "Review of Ultra Sounds of a Renaissance Child". morningsun.net. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
External links
- 4th Disciple at AllMusic
- Official 4th Disciple Web Site
- Producerville interviews 4th Disciple 10/12/2007
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