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It's a long road, but after enjoying an enthusiastic online response to his new music and developing significant traction across social media, infinite is already dreaming big. Infinite Coles, the openly gay son of Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ghostface Killah, is speaking out publicly about their long-standing estrangement, using music and social media to express years of hurt.

But Infinite says the perceived homophobia that underpinned some of the group's lyrical content alienated him from his absent father as he struggled to come to terms with his own sexuality. And little wonder; the Wu-Tang Clan helped redefine gangster rap with the release of their gritty debut album Enter The Wu-Tang 36 Chambers in and a subsequent stream of often groundbreaking solo releases from its respective members, among them Ghostface's critically acclaimed debut, Ironman.

RZA, whose sister is infinite's biological mother, also provided the financial backing for the artist's forthcoming debut album, and he admits his burgeoning career might never have taken off had it not been for his fatherly encouragement.

Before I just wanted to take care of my business, but now I want a Grammy. I always tell people that was probably one of the most depressing moments of my life. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Born and raised in New York's tough Staten Island housing projects, Infinite was already well versed in the genre through his estranged father long before he gay ghostface pursuing his own music career.

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and Richard Albert Loeb, both of whom. While his father remains absent from his life, Infinite credits his uncle - founding Wu-Tang Clan member Robert Diggs, AKA RZA - for remaining by his side and providing the emotional support he needed during his upbringing.

I think when I was a kid I had a great time, you know? Spread across 12 tracks, Infinite says the new album will give fans an opportunity to 'hear my story first' - one that began on the streets of Staten Island and led to an extended period of homelessness.

He always said that.

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Produced by Zach Witness and spread across 12 tracks, Infinite says his new album will give fans an opportunity to 'hear my story first' - one that began on the streets of Staten Island and led to an extended period of homelessness in New York City, a bleak experience that ultimately fuelled his creativity.

But for all his professional triumphs, rapper Dennis Coles - known to millions as the lyrically gifted Ghostface Killah - is at the beating heart of a very personal division with a son who now hopes to reshape the genre that took his father away from the projects and made him a star.

Infinite's familial bond with the rapper serves as inspiration for much of his new material pictured: Ghostface Killah, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, and Inspectah Deck in I've been the underdog for so long because I was so insecure.

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Bold, brash and buoyed with an empowering queer confidence, Infinite admits he has an overwhelming desire to write a new, inclusive chapter in the history of hip hop. I grew up with that side of the family, my cousins.

With the single and its film noir inspired video released on September 17, Infinite is hoping to inject some much needed diversity into the hip hop genre after seeing his community repeatedly underrepresented and frequently appropriated by urban artists.

That is my guy, right there. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. With the single and its film noir inspired video released on September 17, Infinite is hoping to inject some much needed diversity into the hip hop genre.

In the beginning it was so depressing, but then I started using those moments on the train to think.

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As a founding member of Staten Island rap collective Wu-Tang Clan he helped redefine the urban landscape by pioneering an often unorthodox, always uncompromising brand of Shaolin inspired hip hop. Debut album SweetFaceKillah is available to buy or stream from December 5.

I had to do that, I had to experience that, or I would not be here today, doing this.