4th Disciple

American record producer and audio engineer (born 1974)

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4th Disciple

Birth name| Selwyn Bougard'
Born|  (1974-05-23) May 23, 1974 (age 51)[1]
Origin| Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.
Staten Island, New York City, U.S.
Genres|

* Hip hop
* East Coast hip hop
* boom bap
* hardcore hip hop

Occupations|

* Disc jockey
* record producer
* audio engineer

Years active| 1992–present
Member of| Killarmy
Website| http://www.tha4thdisciple.com

Musical artist

Selwyn Bougard, now known as El-Divine Amir Bey (born May 23, 1974),[2] better known by his stage name 4th Disciple, is a DJ, record producer and audio engineer who was one of the founding members of Killarmy and one of the best-known Wu-Tang-affiliated producers.[3] He is the only member of the Wu Elements to have worked on Wu-Tang Clan's first breakthrough album, as a mixer.

## Biography

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After being a turntablist on the Wu-Tang Clan's debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers),[4] 4th Disciple co-produced and helped mix several tracks with the RZA on the first three Wu-Tang solo ventures by various artists, including co-production for "Sub Crazy" by Method Man, "Damage" by Ol' Dirty Bastard as well as mixing credits for some of Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., on the tracks "Criminology," "Guillotine (Swordz)," "Spot Rusherz," and "Wu-Gambinos." 4th Disciple then produced what was at the time only the second Wu-Tang track ever to lack a RZA production credit, when the Killah Priest solo track "B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)" was included on GZA's Liquid Swords. This led to five 4th Disciple productions appearing on the double album Wu-Tang Forever.

After producing 15 of the 17 tracks on Killarmy's debut album, Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars, and contributing significant production to the debut albums of Killah Priest (Heavy Mental) and Sunz of Man (The Last Shall be First), 4th Disciple's beats continued to appear in the solo work of the Clan members, including Inspectah Deck, Cappadonna and Method Man. However, more recently, 4th Disciple has been concentrating his production on Killarmy, Sunz of Man, and their immediate affiliates rather than the Clan itself.[4]

## Discography

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Source:[3]

4th Disciple production credits (Full albums)

Artists | Album | Date/Label
Killarmy | Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars | 1997 Wu-Tang/Priority/EMI
Killarmy | Dirty Weaponry | 1998 Wu-Tang/Priority/EMI
4th Disciple | Steel Valley Project N. 1 | 1999 Steel Valley Records
Killarmy | Fear, Love, & War | 2001 36/Loud/Relativity
Hell Razah & 4th Disciple | Freedom of Speech | 2004 X-Ray/Cleopatra
One Man & 4th Disciple | Crime And Punishment in America | 2006 Digital Release
4th Disciple | The Best of 740 vol. 1 (Unreleased Classics) | 2007 ChamberMusik
Killah Priest & 4th Disciple | Don't Sit On The Speakers Vol. 1 | 2017 Proverb Records
4th Disciple | The Algorythm  | 2020 Sonic Ministry LLC
4th Disciple production credits (Featured tracks)

Artists | Track Title(s) | Album | Date/Label
N-Tyce | Hush Hush Tip/Root Beer Float (co-produced with RZA) | 12" | 1993 Wild Pitch
Method Man | Sub-Crazy (co-produced with Method MZA) | Tical | 1994 Def Jam
Shabazz the Disciple | Death Be the Penalty  | 12" | 1995 \

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KGB | Bless Ya Life  | 1995 Mascot
Ol' Dirty Bastard | Damage (co-produced with RZA) | Return to the 36 Chambers | 1995 Elektra
GZA | B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) | Liquid Swords | 1995 Geffen/MCA
Sunz of Man | Wicked Ways  | One Million Strong | 1995 SOLAR
Soldiers of Darkness/Five Arch Angels | 12" Single/CD-5 | 1995 Wu-Tang Records
Bloody Choices  | 1996 Wu-Tang Records
Raekwon & 12 O'Clock | Nasty Immigrants | The Nutty Professor (soundtrack) | 1996 Def Jam/PolyGram
Cappadonna & U-God | If It's Alright With You  | The Great White Hype (soundtrack) | 1996 Epic Soundtraxx
Wu-Tang Clan | The City
A Better Tomorrow
Scary Hours/Cash Still Rules
Older Gods
Impossible (co-produced with RZA) | Wu-Tang Forever | 1997 Loud/RCA/BMG
Gravediggaz | "Dangerous Mindz" (co-produced with RZA)
"The Night the Earth Cried" (co-produced with RZA) | The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel | 1997 Gee Street/V2/BMG
Killah Priest | Fake MCs. Tai-Chi. B.I.B.L.E. Almost There

It's Over. Atoms to Adam. Information Crusades. Wisdom. Science Projects

| Heavy Mental | 1998 Geffen/MCA
Moanin' Street Opera  | One Step 12"
Cappadonna | Check for a Nigga | The Pillage | 1998 Razor Sharp/Epic Street/SME
Sunz of Man | Cold
Illusions
The Plan
Not Promised Tomorrow | The Last Shall Be First | 1998 Red Ant/BMG
La the Darkman | Fifth Disciple
Love
Element of Surprise
As the World Turnz | Heist of the Century | 1998
Method Man | Judgement Day (co-produced with Method Man)
Shaolin What | Tical 2000: Judgement Day | 1998 Def Jam/PolyGram
Inspectah Deck | 9th Chamber
Grand Prix | Uncontrolled Substance | 1999 Loud/Relativity
Vanilla Ice | Unbreakable | Bi-Polar | 2001 Liquid 8/BMG
AutNoyz | Should've Know (This is Hip-Hop) | 12" | 2001
Killarmy | Dancing With Wolves | Wu-Tang Killa Beez: The Sting | 2002 Wu-Tang/Priority/EMI
Warcloud | The Mighty King of Swords | Smuggling Booze in the Graveyard | 2002
9th Prince | Generation Next
Burn Bridges | Grandaddy Flow | 2003
U-God | A Long Time Ago | Mr. Xcitement | 2005
Jag & Ho2fa | All the Way Thru
Explain | Good Product $ell$ Itself | 2006
Cilvaringz | Elephant Juice (with Michele Van Der Aa)
Deaf, Dumb & Blind (with Roger Peterson) | I | 2007
Tragedy Khadafi | The Captain |  | 2007
Killah Priest | Inner G | The Offering | 2007
Hell Razah | Ultra Sounds of a Renaissance Child |  | 2008
Shaka Amarulu The 7th | Traps (with Mylansky, Joe Mafia & Napoleon (Wu Syndicate)[5]) |  | 2008
The Definite Article (Aztrolab) | Istimaah Passion of Christ |  | 2008
Killakikitt | Gyere velem | Ne Szarakodj! | 2009
Shaka Amazulu the 7th | Memoirs of a Gravedigga |  | 2009
Bizz | We Shine ft. Freeway
Real Shit

Part of Me

| Prince of Jersey | 2011 Blakglobe
Shaka Amazulu The 7th | Ardipithecus Ramidus |  | 2009
Vinnie Paz | Washed in the Blood of the Lamb | Season of the Assassin | 2010
Wu-Tang Clan  | Miracle (co-produced with RZA)

Necklace

| A Better Tomorrow | 2014 Warner Bros.
Sean Price | Dead or Alive | Imperius Rex | 2017

## Videography

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4th Disciple Videography

Artist(s) | Album Title | Video Title(s) | Release Date
Sunz of Man | 12" Single | Soldiers of Darkness (with Killa Sin, 9th Prince, various Wu-Tang Clan cameos) | 1995 Wu-Tang Records
Killarmy | Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars | Fear, Love and War (with various Wu-Tang Clan cameos)
Swinging Swords
Wu-Renegades | 1997 Wu-Tang/Priority/EMI
Gravediggaz | The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel | The Night the Earth Cried (co-produced with RZA)
Dangerous Mindz (co-produced with RZA) | 1998 Gee Street/V2/BMG
Killarmy | Dirty Weaponry | The Shoot-Out (with Rza) | 1998 Wu-Tang/EMI Records
Sunz of Man | The Last Shall Be First | The Plan | 1998 Red Ant/BMG
Method Man | Tical 2000: Judgement Day (with RZA, Raekwon) | Judgement Day (co-produced with Method Man) | 1998 Def Jam/PolyGram
Killarmy | Fear, Love & War | Feel It | 2001 36/Loud/Relativity
The Definite Article (Aztrolab) |  | Istimaah Passion of Christ | 2008
Hell Razah & 4th Disciple | Freedom of Speech | High Science | 2009 X-Ray/Cleopatra Records
Bizz | Prince of Jersey | Realist Spittin (with Kinetic 9, 4th Disciple cameo) | 2009 Blakglobe

## References

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1. ^ @REALDOMPACHINO (23 May 2014). "@4thDisciple happy born day my brother stay blessed" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. ^ @REALDOMPACHINO (23 May 2014). "@4thDisciple happy born day my brother stay blessed" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
3. ^ a b "4th Disciple - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
4. ^ a b "4th Disciple hometown, biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
5. ^ "Review of Ultra Sounds of a Renaissance Child". morningsun.net. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-10-07.

## External links

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* 4th Disciple on Discogs
* 4th Disciple at AllMusic
* Official 4th Disciple Web Site
* Producerville interviews 4th Disciple 10/12/2007

* v
* t
* e

Killarmy

* 4th Disciple
* 9th Prince
* Kinetic 9
* Dom Pachino
* Islord
* Killa Sin
* ShoGun Assasson

Studio albums|

* Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars
* Dirty Weaponry
* Fear, Love & War

See also|

* Discography
* Videography
* Wu-Tang Clan
* Wu-Tang Clan Killa Beez
* Wu-Tang Killa Beez discography
* Sunz of Man

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* MusicBrainz

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