Selwyn Bougard, now known as El-Divine Amir Bey (born May 23, 1974), 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. He is the only member of the Wu Elements to have worked on Wu-Tang Clan's first breakthrough album, as a mixer.

Biography

After being a turntablist on the Wu-Tang Clan's debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 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.)|| || 2008

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| The Definite Article (Aztrolab)|| Istimaah Passion of Christ|| || 2008

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| Killakikitt|| Gyere velem|| Ne Szarakodj! || 2009

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| Shaka Amazulu the 7th|| Memoirs of a Gravedigga|| || 2009

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| Bizz|| We Shine ft. Freeway<br />Real Shit

Part of Me

| Prince of Jersey|| 2011 Blakglobe

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| Shaka Amazulu The 7th|| Ardipithecus Ramidus|| || 2009

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| Vinnie Paz|| Washed in the Blood of the Lamb|| Season of the Assassin|| 2010

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|Wu-Tang Clan

|Miracle <small>(co-produced with RZA)</small>

Necklace

|A Better Tomorrow

|2014 Warner Bros.

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| Sean Price || Dead or Alive || Imperius Rex || 2017

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Videography

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! colspan=4 |4th Disciple Videography

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! Artist(s) !! Album title !! Video Title(s) !! Release date

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| Sunz of Man|| 12" Single|| Soldiers of Darkness (with Killa Sin, 9th Prince, various Wu-Tang Clan cameos)|| 1995 Wu-Tang Records

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| Killarmy|| Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars|| Fear, Love and War (with various Wu-Tang Clan cameos)<br />Swinging Swords<br />Wu-Renegades|| 1997 Wu-Tang/Priority/EMI

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| Gravediggaz|| The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel|| The Night the Earth Cried (co-produced with RZA)<br />Dangerous Mindz (co-produced with RZA)|| 1998 Gee Street/V2/BMG

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| Killarmy|| Dirty Weaponry|| The Shoot-Out (with Rza)|| 1998 Wu-Tang/EMI Records

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| Sunz of Man|| The Last Shall Be First|| The Plan|| 1998 Red Ant/BMG

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| Method Man|| Tical 2000: Judgement Day (with RZA, Raekwon)|| Judgement Day (co-produced with Method Man)|| 1998 Def Jam/PolyGram

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| Killarmy|| Fear, Love & War|| Feel It|| 2001 36/Loud/Relativity

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| The Definite Article (Aztrolab)|| || Istimaah Passion of Christ|| 2008

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| Hell Razah & 4th Disciple|| Freedom of Speech|| High Science|| 2009 X-Ray/Cleopatra Records

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| Bizz|| Prince of Jersey|| Realist Spittin (with Kinetic 9, 4th Disciple cameo)|| 2009 Blakglobe

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References

  • 4th Disciple on Discogs
  • Official 4th Disciple Web Site
  • Producerville interviews 4th Disciple 10/12/2007