Ghostface Killah Opens “Killah Koffee Shop” In Staten Island, NYC 

May 10, 2022

Ghostface Killah launched the West Brighton coffee shop after a year of selling artisanal ground coffee online.

Ghostface Killah celebrated the opening of his new venture Killah Koffee Shop in his hometown of Staten Island, N.Y., with a grand opening on Monday (May 9), attended by NYC Mayor Eric Adams.  

The “Ironman” of Hip-Hop marked the launch of the West Brighton coffee shop at a ceremony attended by community members and elected officials.  

“Killah Koffee ain’t nothin’ to mess with!” Mayor Adams tweeted, sharing images of the event. “Proud to join Staten Island’s own @GhostfaceKillah to celebrate this new small business in the heart of Shaolin.” 

Killah Koffee ain't nothin' to mess with! Proud to join Staten Island's own @GhostfaceKillah to celebrate this new small business in the heart of Shaolin. pic.twitter.com/ZzqPYWStzv

— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) May 9, 2022

Ghostface Killah teamed up with co-owners Coles, artisan coffee makers Ross Filler and Shawn Wigs and spent a year exclusively selling coffee online before opening a bricks-and-mortar store. The Killah Koffee Shop bosses received a Proclamation from Mayor Eric Adams and a citation from Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, congratulating them on their new store and thanking Ghostface for his contribution to music.  

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Mayor Adams also praised Ghostface Killah and described him as “an institution and an inspiration.” 

“There’s so many people coming out here seeing a performer, a young person who grew up here who lived in public housing and went to public school,” The mayor began. “And now is able to have a business out here; just coming back to the community. That’s what it’s all about. So we just want to say, ‘thank you.’ ‘Thank you for reinvesting.’”  

A “grateful and humbled” Ghostface Killah thanked everyone who attended the ribbon-cutting. “I love each and every one of y’all for coming. … God bless,” he said. 

His partner Wigs added, “It means more culture and more flavor and more attention for Staten Island because that’s exactly what Wu-Tang and Ghostface and everybody’s been bringing.”  

While the shop is not yet officially opened to the public, co-owner Filler said to “stay tuned.” 

The day was even more special for the Wu-Tang Clan legend, who also celebrated his birthday on Monday, May 9. 

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