Inspectah Deck
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 Deck performing with the Wu-Tang Clan, - Eurockéennes 07
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| Birth name | Jason Hunter |
| Born | July 6, 1970 |
| Origin | The Bronx, New York City, New York |
| Genre(s) | Hip Hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Producer, actor |
| Years active | 1989 - present |
| Label(s) | Loud, Relativity, Koch, Urban Icon Records |
| Associated acts | Wu-Tang Clan The Housegang |
Jason Hunter (born July 6, 1970), better known as Inspectah Deck (aka Rebel INS), is an American rapper, producer, and actor. A member of the Wu-Tang Clan, he has not achieved the same level of success in his solo career as some of his fellow Clansmen (such as Ol' Dirty Bastard or Method Man)[1], though he continues to be respected and actively releases material.
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[edit] Biography
Hunter routinely mentions the Park Hill Projects in Clifton, Staten Island, where he grew up, going to school with the future Ghostface Killah, Raekwon and Method Man[2]. Coming from a musical family, his father died when he was 6, and seeing his mother support the family contributed to his laid-back, quiet mentality; this led to his stage name, as he decided to play a low-key counterbalance to the antics of RZA, Method Man and ODB.[3] This is also referenced by Method Man at the end of the track "Can it Be All So Simple?" on Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), stating,
| “ | "Inspectah Deck, he's like...he's like that dude thatta sit back and watch you play yourself and all that right? And see you sit there and know you lyin; and he'll take you to court after that, cuz he the Inspectah." | ” |
While keeping a relatively high profile on Wu-Tang group releases — including highly-praised verses on the singles "C.R.E.A.M." and "Triumph", from 36 Chambers and Wu-Tang Forever, respectively — Deck has had less success with his own solo career. Originally set to release an album in 1995, his first effort, Uncontrolled Substance, was delayed until 1999, after a flood in RZA's basement destroyed over a hundred beats, including those meant for Deck's album. According to Wu affiliate Cilvaringz, "Recently Deck pulled out some disks from the flood and they worked again and he used 1 for his upcoming album on Koch."[4]
In the years following the release of the highly successful debut album of the Wu-Tang Clan, Hunter would appear on several Wu members' solo albums, including the critically acclaimed trio Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… by Raekwon, Liquid Swords by GZA and Ironman by Ghostface Killah. On the Clan's second group album, Wu-Tang Forever (1997), Deck produced the track "Visionz" and contributed a solo track, "The City." He also provided production for some of his Wu cohorts, including "Kiss of a Black Widow" for RZA's RZA as Bobby Digital in Stereo, and "Elements" and "Spazzola" from Method Man's sophomore Tical 2000: Judgement Day. In 1999, he finally released his debut solo album, featuring a number of less-exposed Wu-Tang affiliates as guests and more of Deck's own production. The album failed to garner him the popularity enjoyed by some of his groupmates; Deck subsequently returned to the Wu-Tang fold for the albums The W and Iron Flag, also providing beats for GZA's sophomore Beneath the Surface and Ghostface Killah's Supreme Clientele. In 2003 the rapper released his follow-up, The Movement. That album failed to live up to Deck's expectations, and soon he was back to planning his next album, The Rebellion[5]; three years later, in 2006, he released The Resident Patient, intended as a precursor to the album. The rapper took a hiatus to record 8 Diagrams with the group, partaking in the controversy sparked when Raekwon and Ghostface disparaged RZA's tight control of the album, championing Ghost's album The Big Doe Rehab:
| “ | "I feel like we have to give them a newer, better album such as the new Ghost album. I’m not saying that’s the truth either. I’m just saying that his album sounds like what a Wu-Tang album should sound like, but it’s him by himself. | ” |
He has also mentioned The Rebellion again, confirming production by RZA and the Wu-Elements; it is now set to come after The Resident Patient 2 and will, reportedly, be Deck's final album as a solo artist[6]. He may also be featured heavily throughout Raekwon's upcoming Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II, along with GZA, if Raekwon chooses to use the same tracks and format.[7] More recently, the rapper stated that he would be featured on about six songs on Cuban Linx II[8].
On July 8, 2009, he declared war on Joe Budden possibly reinforcing a Wu-Tang Clan vs. Slaughterhouse feud[9].
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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| 1999 | Uncontrolled Substance
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| 2003 | The Movement
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| 2006 | The Resident Patient
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| 2009 | The Resident Patient 2
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[edit] Singles and EPs
- 1998 "REC Room"
- 1999 "Forget Me Not"
- 1999 "Show N Prove (Power of God)"
- 1999 "Word on the Street" b/w "Movas & Shakers"
- 2003 "The Movement" b/w "City High"
- 2003 "He's a Rebel" b/w "Big City"
- 2003 "Bump & Grind" b/w "Vendetta"
[edit] Appears on
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| 1994 | "Mr. Sandman"
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| 1995 | "Cold World"
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"Duel of the Iron Mic"
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"Guillotine (Swordz)"
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| 1996 | "Assassination Day"
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"Semi-Automatic Rap Full Metal Jacket"
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| 1998 | "Wu-Tang Cream Team Line Up" |
"One More to Go (The Earthquake)
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"Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy)"
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"Cross My Heart"
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"Above the Clouds"
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"Execute Them"
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"Tru Master"
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"Play IV Keeps"
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"Spazzola"
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| 1999 | "Rumble"
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"Make Cents"
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"Forget Me Nots"
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| 2000 | "The Authentic (Street)"
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"Verbal Slaughter"
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| 2001 | "Speaking Real Words"
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| 2002 | "X (Y'all Know the Name)"
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"Sparring Minds"
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"Killa Beez"
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"Musketeers of Pig Alley"
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"Get Away From the Door"
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"Bump and Grind"
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"Always NY"
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| 2004 | "Street Rap"
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"Silverbacks"
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| 2005 | "A Star is Born"
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"On a Mission"
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"A Ha (Remix)"
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"Strawberries & Cream"
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"Spot Lite"
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| 2006 | "Move Unheard"
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"Everything"
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"9 Milli Bros."
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"Street Corner"
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| 2007 | "Piece of the Pie"
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"I Don't Wanna Go Back"
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"Rap Burglars"
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| 2008 | "You Can't Stop Me Now"
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| 2009 | "You Already Know"
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"Kill Too Hard"
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"Harbor Masters"
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"Sound the Horns"
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"Symphonies"
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