Biography
Inspectah Deck, one of the Wu-Tang Clan's more understated figures, earned the initial segment of his moniker through his role as the collective's reserved observer stationed in the background. That trait carried over into his output both within and beyond the group, where intricate rhymes laden with metaphors arrived via a restrained delivery. His presence proved essential on landmark Wu-Tang cuts like "Protect Ya Neck" and "Triumph," while his independent catalog grew to include the 1999 Top 20 entry Uncontrolled Substance alongside 2019's Chamber No. 9; he has also logged considerable time in Czarface alongside 7L & Esoteric. Though less heralded as a producer, he supplied beats for a wide array of Wu-Tang-related efforts.
Jason Hunter, who records under the additional handles Rollie Fingers, Fifth Brother, and Rebel INS—the last of these a graffiti tag from his youth—originated in the Bronx before relocating to Staten Island, where he attended classes alongside future clan mates Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Method Man. His voice surfaced across the majority of pivotal selections from the crew's influential 1993 debut Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), among them "Protect Ya Neck" and the Billboard Hot Rap Singles Top Ten success "C.R.E.A.M." Subsequent Wu-Tang-affiliated solo releases frequently featured his contributions, most notably on Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx and GZA's Liquid Swords, while he both crafted and led "Let Me at Them" for the Tales from the Hood soundtrack. Plans for his own first solo project, said to have been finished in 1995 when those other records appeared, nevertheless faced repeated delays.
On Wu-Tang Clan's 1997 chart-topping Billboard 200 release Wu-Tang Forever, his role remained relatively subdued; he opened "Triumph," a rap single that reached the Top Ten, handled production on "Visionz," and delivered the near-solo cut "The City." His long-awaited solo bow, Uncontrolled Substance, finally surfaced via Loud/RCA and spotlighted several lesser-known Wu-Tang associates while drawing beats from RZA, Pete Rock, and Deck himself. That album reached the upper tier of the R&B/Hip-Hop chart and landed at number 19 on the Billboard 200. He stayed active with the group on The W and Iron Flag before returning as a solo artist with 2003's The Movement, which enlisted Ayatollah and Phantom of the Beats among its producers. Later solo efforts such as the 2006 mixtape The Resident Patient and the 2010 full-length Manifesto maintained an underground focus, foregrounding outside production talent.
Deck first appeared on 7L & Esoteric's "Speaking Real Words" early in the decade, and by 2010 the Boston pair had joined him to launch Czarface, a project introduced on the duo's album 1212. Much of his recorded work during those years emerged through Czarface, which issued multiple projects including extensive team-ups with MF Doom and Ghostface Killah. He simultaneously maintained ties to Wu-Tang, participating in both new recordings and the Sacha Jenkins documentary Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men. Shortly after that series premiered in 2019, Deck issued Chamber No. 9, continuing the group's tradition with the Ol' Dirty Bastard tribute "Russell Jones."
Jason Hunter, who records under the additional handles Rollie Fingers, Fifth Brother, and Rebel INS—the last of these a graffiti tag from his youth—originated in the Bronx before relocating to Staten Island, where he attended classes alongside future clan mates Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Method Man. His voice surfaced across the majority of pivotal selections from the crew's influential 1993 debut Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), among them "Protect Ya Neck" and the Billboard Hot Rap Singles Top Ten success "C.R.E.A.M." Subsequent Wu-Tang-affiliated solo releases frequently featured his contributions, most notably on Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx and GZA's Liquid Swords, while he both crafted and led "Let Me at Them" for the Tales from the Hood soundtrack. Plans for his own first solo project, said to have been finished in 1995 when those other records appeared, nevertheless faced repeated delays.
On Wu-Tang Clan's 1997 chart-topping Billboard 200 release Wu-Tang Forever, his role remained relatively subdued; he opened "Triumph," a rap single that reached the Top Ten, handled production on "Visionz," and delivered the near-solo cut "The City." His long-awaited solo bow, Uncontrolled Substance, finally surfaced via Loud/RCA and spotlighted several lesser-known Wu-Tang associates while drawing beats from RZA, Pete Rock, and Deck himself. That album reached the upper tier of the R&B/Hip-Hop chart and landed at number 19 on the Billboard 200. He stayed active with the group on The W and Iron Flag before returning as a solo artist with 2003's The Movement, which enlisted Ayatollah and Phantom of the Beats among its producers. Later solo efforts such as the 2006 mixtape The Resident Patient and the 2010 full-length Manifesto maintained an underground focus, foregrounding outside production talent.
Deck first appeared on 7L & Esoteric's "Speaking Real Words" early in the decade, and by 2010 the Boston pair had joined him to launch Czarface, a project introduced on the duo's album 1212. Much of his recorded work during those years emerged through Czarface, which issued multiple projects including extensive team-ups with MF Doom and Ghostface Killah. He simultaneously maintained ties to Wu-Tang, participating in both new recordings and the Sacha Jenkins documentary Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men. Shortly after that series premiered in 2019, Deck issued Chamber No. 9, continuing the group's tradition with the Ol' Dirty Bastard tribute "Russell Jones."
Albums
Wu-Krautz
2024
Born with It
2023
Battle Scars
2021
The Raw
2008
The Movement
2003
Uncontrolled Substance (Explicit)
1999
Singles
