It was founded in 1964 and their leader went by the name of Allah The Father. The 5 Percent Nation or the Nation of Gods and Earth was an offshoot of the Nation of Islam. Lyrically Ghostface Killah, more than any other Wu member, would drop 5 Percent Nation references. Musically it's the usual eclectic yet soulful mix you could expect from RZA during his heyday during the 90s.
#OUTKAST ALBUM COVER WOMAN WITH HIPS MOVIE#
An example of the blaxploitation films is the intro sequence which includes a lengthy dialogue from the 1974 movie the Education of Sonny Carson ("260" also includes dialogue from the same movie). This is similar to the approach Raekwon took with his solo album, essentially making them almost a duo or trio when Cappadonna is included.Īudio wise the tracks draw heavily on blaxploitation movies and soul samples. In fact, Raekwon and Cappadonna's names are featured on the cover.
Another special feature of this album is how Ghostface pairs up with Raekwon on 13 of the 17 tracks, and even including Cappadonna on 5 tracks. Iron Man was released on October 29, 1996, and was the last Wu-Tang solo album to be released during the 5-year plan. The other four would be on various labels such as Method Man's Tical on Def Jam, Ol' Dirty Bastard's 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version on Elektra, GZA/Genius' Liquid Swords on Geffen and the album of this review, Ghostface Killah' Ironman on Epic Records.
In fact of the five Wu-Tang artists who released solo albums during RZA's 5-year plan, only Raekwon's Only Built For Cuban Linx would be on the same record company (Loud) as the Wu-Tang Clan. The plan was to create the Wu-Tang Clan and also have each member operate as independent artists. Back in '92 RZA created what he called the “5-year plan”.
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