Inspectah Deck
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| Birth name | Jason Hunter |
| Born | July 6, 1970 Bronx, New York City, New York |
| Origin | Staten Island, New York City, New York |
| Genre(s) | Hip Hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Producer, actor |
| Years active | 1993 - Present |
| Label(s) | Loud, Relativity, Koch, Urban Icon Records |
| Associated acts | Wu-Tang Clan The Housegang |
Jason Hunter (born July 6, 1970), better known by his stage name of Inspectah Deck, is an American rapper, producer, actor, and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Though he has not achieved the same level of success in his solo career as some of his fellow Clansmen (like Ol' Dirty Bastard or Method Man), he has been a prominent member of the group ever since their debut album and stands out on some of their biggest hits such as "C.R.E.A.M." and "Triumph".
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[edit] Biography
Inspectah Deck was born in the Bronx, but moved to Staten Island as a child, living in the Park Hill Projects in Clifton, where other members of the future Wu-Tang Clan would live and congregate. He was one of the Wu-Tang Clan's lesser-known members, despite his outstanding talent as both an MC and producer.
Born Jason Hunter, Deck earned the first part of his nickname as the quiet, watchful eye in the corner. He was heard on most of the key tracks from the group's classic 1993 debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), including the singles C.R.E.A.M. and Protect Ya Neck. He made guest appearances on most of the ensuing Wu-Tang solo projects, with particularly attention-grabbing work on Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... and GZA's Liquid Swords. However, the release of his own solo debut — which was rumored to have been completed in 1995 — was postponed indefinitely. Meanwhile, "Let Me at Them," effectively a Deck solo track that was credited to the Clan, appeared on the Tales From the Hood soundtrack in 1995.
Deck was an overlooked presence on the Clan's sprawling second album, Wu-Tang Forever (1997); among other appearances, he produced the track "Visionz" and contributed the essentially solo "The City." In 1999, he finally released his debut solo album, Uncontrolled Substance, which featured a number of less-exposed Wu-Tang affiliates as guests, not to mention more of Deck's own production. The record sold pretty well, climbing into the Top Five of the R&B charts. Deck subsequently returned to the Wu-Tang fold for the albums The W and Iron Flag. In 2003 the rapper released his follow-up, The Movement, and three years later the mixtape The Resident Patient came out. He reunited with his fellow bandmates and released 8 Diagrams in 2007.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Album Name | Release Date | Status |
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| Uncontrolled Substance | October 5, 1999 | Gold U.S. |
| The Movement | June 10, 2003 | |
| The Resident Patient | July 25, 2006 | |
| The Resident Patient 2 | TBA 2009 |
[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
- 1994 "Mr. Sandman" (from the Method Man album Tical)
- 1995 "Guillotine (Swordz)" (from the Raekwon album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx)
- 1995 "Cold World" & "Duel of the Iron Mic" (from the GZA album Liquid Swords)
- 1996 "Assassination Day" (from the Ghostface Killah album Ironman)
- 1996 "Got My Mind Made Up" (from Tupac Shakur album All Eyez on Me, verse cut)
- 1998 "S.O.S." & "Execute Them" (from the Wu-Tang Killa Bees: The Swarm compilation, vocals & beat and vocals only respectively)
- 1998 "Cross My Heart" (from the Killah Priest album Heavy Mental)
- 1998 "Spazzola", "Play IV Keeps" (from the Method Man album Tical 2000: Judgement Day)
- 1998 "Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy)" (from the Big Punisher album Capital Punishment)
- 1999 "True Master" (from the Pete Rock album Soul Survivor)
- 1999 "Beneath The Surface" (from the GZA album Beneath The Surface, beat only)
- 1999 "Beneath The Surface (Remix)" (GZA single)
- 1999 "Kiss Of A Black Widow" (from the RZA album Bobby Digital In Stereo, beat only)
- 1999 "No Exit (Extended Video Version)" (Blondie single)
- 1999 "Above The Clouds" (from the Gang Starr album Moment of Truth)
- 1999 "Rumble" & "Glide" (from the U-God album Golden Arms Redemption, vocals only and beat only respectively)
- 1999 "Stay True" (from the Ghostface Killah album Supreme Clientele, beat only)
- 2000 "Verbal Slaughter" (from The Dwellas album The Last Shall Be First)
- 2001 "Speaking Real Words" (from the 7L & Esoteric album The Soul Purpose)
- 2002 "Killa Beez" (from the Wu-Tang Killa Bees: The Sting compilation)
- 2002 "The X (Y'all Know The Name)" (from the X-Ecutioners album Built From Scratch)
- 2003 "Always NY" (from the Mathematics album Love, Hell Or Right)
- 2003 "Sparring Minds" (from the GZA album Legend of the Liquid Sword)
- 2003 "Get Away From The Door" (from the Cappadonna album The Struggle)
- 2003 "Musketeers of Pig Alley" (from the Raekwon album The Lex Diamond Story)
- 2003 "Street Rap" (from the Mareko album White Sunday)
- 2004 "Silverbacks" (from the Masta Killa album No Said Date)
- 2005 "Strawberries & Cream" & "Spot Lite" (from the Mathematics album The Problem)
- 2005 "A Star Is Born" (from the Streetlife album Street Education)
- 2006 "9 Milli Bros." (from the Ghostface Killah album Fishscale)
- 2006 "Street Corner" (from the Masta Killa album Made in Brooklyn)
- 2006 "Everything" (from the Method Man album 4:21...The Day After)
- 2007 "I Don't Wanna Go Back" (from the Joe Young album Gorilla Street Gang)
- 2008 "You Can't Stop Me Now" (from the RZA album Digi Snacks)
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