Big Ghost

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]

Big Ghost Ltd logo

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 Mens 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, 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 latest project called The Lost Tapes.[12][13][14]

Discography

Albums / EP's
AlbumArtistRelease dateYear
Griselda GhostWestside Gunn & Conway11 September2015
The Ghost of LivingVic Spencer23 September2016
Cocaine BeachHus Kingpin1 June2017
AguardienteCrimeapple4 March2018
Van GhostANKHLEJOHN8 June2018
The Lost TapesGhostface Killah5 October2018
The Black Album RevisitedJay-Z13 November2018
ChicaghostD.Brash8 March2019
A Bullet For Every Heathen38 Spesh & Big Ghost Ltd20 July2019
The Only Way OutRigz & Mooch24 December2019
Carpe NoctemBig Ghost Ltd10 January2020
No One Mourns The WickedConway15 May2020

Singles
Vega Bros. feat. Guilty Simpson & Conway
  • Released: 3 October 2016
CC White [15] (co-production) - Wale (rapper)
  • 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

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

Instrumental Albums
Starkstrumentals
  • Released, 19 December 2018

References
  1. Harvilla, Rob (29 November 2011). "Getting to Know Big Ghostface". GQ. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. "Premiere: Ghostface Killah and Big Ghost "Done It Again" on New Collab". Complex. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. "Big Ghost: Hip Hop's Purist Anger Translator". DJBooth. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  4. "Rap Genius of the Month: Big Ghostfase" 17 January 2012
  5. "Big Ghost FASE - The Best Hip-Hop Parody Twitter Accounts". Complex. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  6. "Big Ghost Okayplayer Author" 2013 – present". okayplayer.com. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  7. "Big Ghost LTD. – Nothing Was The Same Review". Genius. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  8. "Ghostface Killah Tweets - LA Weekly", 3 March 2011
  9. "Fake Ghostface Killah Blog Temporarily Shut Down By Wu-Tang". aboveGround Magazine. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  10. "A Conversation with Big Ghost". The Real Hip-Hop. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  11. "Big Ghost Ltd, Westside Gunn & Conway Drop "Griselda Ghost"". Insomniac Magazine. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  12. "Ghostface Killah - The Lost Tapes" 09 October 2018.
  13. "THIS WEBSITE USES COOKIES". xxlmag.com. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  14. Elias Leight (5 October 2018). "Review: Ghostface Killah Sticks to Basics on ‘The Lost Tapes’". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  15. "All Music Production Credits" 28 April 2017
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