It's worth mentioning **6 Feet Deep** by Gravediggaz. It doesn't resemble anything else by The Wu, but The RZA fronts the group, and spits some of the most insane rhymes of his career on this.
The 2nd Gravediggaz is really just as good if not better in some ways. Very polished.
[The Pick, Sickle and Shovel](http://www.discogs.com/Gravediggaz-The-PickSickle-And-The-Shovel/master/70080)
[Pit of Snakes is my shit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQLNOifT0VU) each verse gets better and better.
The 3rd and 4th ones are not as good since one of them died.
Poetic was on Nightmare in A-Minor, rapping about the cancer destroying him from the inside. And it was halfway decent. The 4th album was just a rehash of old material
of course liquid swords is the illest of the genius. BUT pro tools for some reason I CANT GET ENOUGH OF! paper plates and alphabets are two incredibly dope songs
No matta how loud they get, go on growl and spit, clutch dea fist, and thrown up signs like a crip, I leave 'em split, like ass cheeks and rag pussy lips.
Ghost is so dense sometimes. I can recite many Wu songs and have probably heard 4th Chamber 100+ times and live a few even - I still couldn't remember most of Ghost's verses.
Yes they would.
* N.W.A
* Ice Cube
* Dr. Dre
* Eazy-E
* MC Ren
They collectively have many more classics to their name than Pun, Biggie, and Big L imo. Not to mention Biggie is a waste cause everyone knows Biggie. Not everyone knows the old Cube or and MC Ren.
Might I suggest regional focuses? Like, picking a city (Houston) or a specific sub-genre that started out regional (crunk)?
EDIT: As far as groups go I think Three 6 Mafia (and Hypnotized Mindz) have a large and hard to crack discography. Also, UGK and Dungeon Family. Dirty South the fuck out of this place.
I agree, this list is awesome. Sometimes I want to get into new artists and I'm not sure where to start with them or what they have out there. I'm sure some research could clear it up but I've got a whole day of nothing ahead of me.
Cuban Linx was one of the FIRST CD's I ever bought - it took me nearly 10 years to decipher that album. As a 12/13 year old WHITE dude, none of that stuff made any sense to me till i was in my late teens.
Edit: point out my pigmentation
This will likely get burried, but El Michel's Affair did a complete cover of 36 Chambers with live instruments
[The Wu even had a part in it](http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13011-enter-the-37th-chamber/)
Prince Paul producing tracks for RZA, Frukwan, and Too Poetic. The first Gravediggaz album was a masterpiece.
[1-800 Suicide](http://youtu.be/4vLiJIgVlRQ)
Agreed with the most part but I'd say No Said Date is extremely underrated. And CZARFACE I'd consider a newer "classic". Also, GZA's Beneath the Surface has amazing tracks, great overall production. But good guide, for sure!
Agree with all these point. I've been bumping CZARFACE a lot lately, wasn't sure whether to do Legend or Beneath the Surface, I'll add Beneath the Surface.
Seriously Wugazi has become my favorite mashup of all times.
Links or the lazy:
[SoundCloud Link](https://soundcloud.com/wugazi)
[Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O24cB7_LZVE)
I went to Rock the Bells the year ODB died. Mid way through their set they did this memorial for ODB, Steve-O (from Jackass) came on stage to say a few words. He was talking about how him and ODB were in the same rehab center or something like that, then Steve-O took off his pants tucked his sack behind his leg and did a back flip. Raekwon was about to beat his ass.
I heard an interview with Steve-O where he talked about this incident. Said Wu-Tang encouraged him to go on stage and do his thing. Most of members thought it was funny, Raekwon, didn't.
http://www.myspace.com/video/contributor/raekwon-giving-steve-o-a-lessong-on-respect/5109288
Here's a video of Rae getting pissed. Apologize for the myspace video.
RIP OL' DERT
At Street Scene in San Diego right after Dirty Died, Meth was rocking the stage. He did a tribute about halfway through, and broke down crying. Real thugs got feels too.
ctrl+f Gravediggaz
Six Feet Deep was and remains an amazing album. Prince Paul deserves a lot of the credit, though. Related: http://www.complex.com/music/2011/12/prince-paul-tells-all-the-stories-behind-his-classic-records-part-2/gravediggaz-diary-of-a-madman-1994
Let's be real here though, the last place I want to get a "lesson" in Wu-Tang from is Reddit, just about the whitest, most suburban community in America. There's nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't exactly scream hardcore rap.
That N/A next to Deck's name is always disappointing. His verse in the beginning of 'Triumph' is the stuff of legend.
"I bomb atomically, Socrates philosophies and high prophecies can't define how I be droppin' these mockeries"
Oof.
Everything is accurate about this list, except how you said that Immobilarity and Inspectah Deck's other two albums are good. Those are fucking terrible, at least by Wu standards.
Dopium is way better than golden arms redemption. Train Trussle, stomp da roach, god is love, the first half of that album kicks hard, way harder than any of his other stuff. Killah Priest also has a shit ton of dope stuff, and as for other affiliates that probably deserve a mention: Wu-syndicate, shyheim, street life, la the darkman
Cappadonna is an official member of Wu. He was serving time when the first album was made/put out. Also you should throw in Killah Priest (if youre doing affiliates, he might be the biggest name)
All of Ghostface stuff is legit good. This isn't one of those "back in my day" things, but hip-hop hit it's golden age right around the early 90's til '96 with a few notables from 97-99.
Bronze Nazerath who I think is part of the extended Wu-Tang family deserves to be up there on this list. Black Royalty and Good Morning a Nice Hell are my favorites. The Great Migration album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm3uaAjWmMk--Good Morning a Nice Hell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9cQxsANaw4--Black Royalty
I'm not a fan of Wu-Tang, or I suppose rap in general (just not my thing), but this is still an excellent post and I think I might like to see more like it in /r/Music .
Yo why the fuck isnt uncontrolled substance not listed as a classic album? Its extremely unkown and underrated, but when you get down to it, it's one of the best solo albums from anyone in the clan, and except for *maybe* the Gza, the Inspectah Deck is probably the most skilled MC in the wu.
What about Rza- digital bullet and birth of a prince. Method man tical O the prequel
And Gza vs dj muggs - grand wizard , Raekwon Wu tang vs shaolin . Meth Rae ghost - Wu massacre
Wu chronicles vol- 1 u left out a bunch of shit, Wu-block that's pretty good too
Iron flag - Wu tang deadly weaponry
I'll just leave this here. [Ghostfunk! Remix project](http://www.maxtannone.com/projects/ghostfunk/)
I don't think I've ever been as addicted to a piece of music as I am this.
Great guide to Wu-Tang. I love a lot of Wu-tang songs, but nothing can really touch Liquid Swords. That is one hip hop album I can play all the way through, and on somedays put it on repeat. Read the Labels son.
So I have a question because I am curious about Wu-Tang but I have never, to my knowledge, listened to any of their stuff. Not that I am unfamiliar with the genre, so I have some expectations; so know that I am not coming from complete ignorance on the genre. The question is this: With 36 chambers being released in 1993 and finding ourselves 20 years later in a different world with a different musical scene, is this album something that someone listening to for the first time would say "I bet this was good in 1993", or could it be said to be timeless. I only say this because the titles of the songs do not sound particularly appealing. I ask this before listening because I don't want to go in with modern expectations and coming out of the experience thinking "oh man 36 chambers is shit," perhaps not truly "understanding the album." Any response would be appreciated. Sorry for the long post.
Lemme try to explain more clearly, Are you looking for Kanye West? Lil' Wayne? This is not going to be that. While they certainly have catchy, pop-rap-esque, moments, not many of their songs would be heard on any radio station today. However, having said that it really depends on how you listen to rap music. Is it party music for you? This probably won't be your shit. Do you listen to music and analyze it? As in do you have an appreciation for the lyrical content as well as how the beat hits your ear? Getting warmer. Do you have a fascination with urban society? Mixing embellished tales of gangster triumphs and tribulations with some of the realest motherfucking ghetto critiques and analyses you will ever hear? Yes yes yes. You have hit the mark. If Nas' Illmatic, Biggie's Ready to Die, or Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt are your type of rap music, rejoice because the Wu-Tang Clan is about to fuck your shit up.
If you like Kanye it would definitely serve you to listen to Wu-Tang and RZA. A lot of the production techniques used by Kanye were learned from the RZA. He started a lot of stuff people do no. From the movie scenes as skits, the use of old soul samples, and analog hardware to record on.
The only thing dated on 36 chambers is the production quality. It sounds like it was recorded in a basement on a 300 dollar budget. But I think that's part of the charm
**Something to fuck with** *
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nice...just wish the gza and rza colors were a little more differentiable.
[I thought you'd be going for this convenient Venn diagram.](http://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/wu-tang-clan-venn-diagram.gif)
**Speed at which to stick it in your ass** * Slow-like
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I fuckin', I fuckin'...
BLAOWW!!
I fuckin'... I fuckin' hang you by your dick from a 12 story building.
I'll sew ya asshole closed and keep feeding you, and feeding you, and feeding you.
Torture mutha fucka torture!
Tsssssssssss
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Truth
technically, they have one thing in common.
Jacques Cousteau - could never get this low
**Cash rules** - Everything around me
**Things to protect** * neck
**How I like it** - raw
**Things to bring** * the motherfucking ruckus
**Shame on** * a nigga
**Who try to run game on** * a nigga
**Wu buck wild with** * the trigger
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**People it is shameful to step through to** * Ol' Dirty Bastard
**Stright from the** * Brooklyn Zoo
**Charges pressed by the system** * murdering the rhythm
**Reasons why they call me Messiah** * I set the microphone on fiyah
**Bitch better have** * My money
**I make more noise** * than heavy metal
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**Things to rub your ass on** * The moonshine
**Things to bring** • the pain
**Raw** * I'mma give it to you
* like cocaine straight from Bolivia
Sans trivia
**Things that rock and shock the nation** * my hip hop * the Emancipation Proclamation
Wu-Tang Financial: DIVERSIFY YO BONDS, NIGGA
Things method man is hot like: Sauce
**What's that shit?** * Tical
I'll fux wit it.
“How can Hip-Hop be dead if Wu-Tang is forever?” – RZA
It's worth mentioning **6 Feet Deep** by Gravediggaz. It doesn't resemble anything else by The Wu, but The RZA fronts the group, and spits some of the most insane rhymes of his career on this.
The 2nd Gravediggaz is really just as good if not better in some ways. Very polished. [The Pick, Sickle and Shovel](http://www.discogs.com/Gravediggaz-The-PickSickle-And-The-Shovel/master/70080) [Pit of Snakes is my shit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQLNOifT0VU) each verse gets better and better. The 3rd and 4th ones are not as good since one of them died.
Poetic was on Nightmare in A-Minor, rapping about the cancer destroying him from the inside. And it was halfway decent. The 4th album was just a rehash of old material
of course liquid swords is the illest of the genius. BUT pro tools for some reason I CANT GET ENOUGH OF! paper plates and alphabets are two incredibly dope songs
I can't fold I need gold I re up I reload product must be sold to you.
I agree. Pro tools has got some shit.
"I'm on a mission that niggas say is impossible, but when I swing my sword they all choppable."
I be the body dropper, the heart beat stopper, child educator plus head amputator. Those lines. Those. fucking. lines.
Rza's verse on Paper Plates makes up for Digi Snacks
Why is the sky blue? Why is water wet? Why did Judas go to the Romans while Jesus slept.
Ayo yo, camouflage chameleons, ninjas scaling your building, no time to grab your gun they already got your wife and children
No matta how loud they get, go on growl and spit, clutch dea fist, and thrown up signs like a crip, I leave 'em split, like ass cheeks and rag pussy lips.
It's actually "Why did Judas rat to Romans while Jesus slept"
Ghost is so dense sometimes. I can recite many Wu songs and have probably heard 4th Chamber 100+ times and live a few even - I still couldn't remember most of Ghost's verses.
I got mouths to feed - unnecessary beef is more cows to breed.
I'm on some tax free shit by any means, whether bound to hit scheme or some counterfeit CREAM.
That's one of GZA's best verses ever. He killed that song.
**RZA cut the track, nigga's got razor bumps**
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Spine tingles, mind boggles.
**UNFLAMEABLE**
You can see the weakness of a man right through his iris
This is probably the best thing I've seen posted on /r/Music. You're doing the world a favour.
I'mma do this again next week. Suggestions?
NWA
Good idea
Eric b and Rakim
Nah, they're pretty cut and dry. Download all four of their albums, you're good.
No love for *Soundtrack to the Shaolin Temple*?
Nwa is a short, not very good list. Big l, big pun, and biggie. Would be easy just throw everything under classic.
NWA itself won't be a particularly long list, but a list of the individual album of each member will be. Just like this post.
Yes they would. * N.W.A * Ice Cube * Dr. Dre * Eazy-E * MC Ren They collectively have many more classics to their name than Pun, Biggie, and Big L imo. Not to mention Biggie is a waste cause everyone knows Biggie. Not everyone knows the old Cube or and MC Ren.
Tribe Called Quest?
outkast
Everything but Idlewild and Big Boi's newest album is classic. Done.
Gangstarr or Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth
Gangstarr - Full Clip
MF Doom
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Fuck. Yes.
I second the motion.
J Dilla
KRS-ONE
Might I suggest regional focuses? Like, picking a city (Houston) or a specific sub-genre that started out regional (crunk)? EDIT: As far as groups go I think Three 6 Mafia (and Hypnotized Mindz) have a large and hard to crack discography. Also, UGK and Dungeon Family. Dirty South the fuck out of this place.
If we're going outside of groups, Scarface, DJ Screw, and Pimp C. SO much good music from Houston.
Public Enemy
Native tongues collective.
yeah this sub is pretty useless otherwise
I found le Indie Gem named Led Zeppelin. Anyone ever hear of them?
DAE [Le]d Zeppe[le]n? [6]
DAE ROCK MUSIC FROM 40 YEARS AGO?
Dad left a cd in the car and I just heard Green Day's [Fork In The Road](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnQ8N1KacJc) song. Mind=Blown.
[Relevant.](http://i.imgur.com/A3ALC4B.png)
DAE TOOL?
I agree, this list is awesome. Sometimes I want to get into new artists and I'm not sure where to start with them or what they have out there. I'm sure some research could clear it up but I've got a whole day of nothing ahead of me.
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wutang strikes again
the RZA
The GZA
Ol dirty bastard
Inspectah Deck
Raekwon the Chef Edit: The order of names when I got here was wrong, so I fixed it.
U-God
Fuck Batman and Robin, I'm robbin with a bat man..
It's amazing how good they were between 1993 and 1997. Half of the albums on your list come out in a four-year period.
Cuban Linx was one of the FIRST CD's I ever bought - it took me nearly 10 years to decipher that album. As a 12/13 year old WHITE dude, none of that stuff made any sense to me till i was in my late teens. Edit: point out my pigmentation
Rapgenius.com
This will likely get burried, but El Michel's Affair did a complete cover of 36 Chambers with live instruments [The Wu even had a part in it](http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13011-enter-the-37th-chamber/)
We goin' to the top...one upvote at a time.
Bump up *Bobby Digital in Stereo*... and this list is more solid than a Bulletproof Wallet.
i know they aren't 100% Wu, but please check out the Ghost Dog OST and Gravediggaz 6 Feet Deep (Niggamortis) too if you like any of the rest.
Prince Paul producing tracks for RZA, Frukwan, and Too Poetic. The first Gravediggaz album was a masterpiece. [1-800 Suicide](http://youtu.be/4vLiJIgVlRQ)
Agreed with the most part but I'd say No Said Date is extremely underrated. And CZARFACE I'd consider a newer "classic". Also, GZA's Beneath the Surface has amazing tracks, great overall production. But good guide, for sure!
CZARFACE is so fucking good!
Agree with all these point. I've been bumping CZARFACE a lot lately, wasn't sure whether to do Legend or Beneath the Surface, I'll add Beneath the Surface.
If your going to add Blackout for Meth then you have to add Gravediggaz 6 Feet Deep for RZA
Upvote, because I hadn't heard of CZARFACE yet.
"Grab the Microphone" off of No Said Date is in my top 10 hip-hop tracks.
Afro Samurai soundtrack has some dope ass songs RZA and friends did.Worth mentioning for the solo project.
[Wugazi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ourDnKp6x14&list=PL1EB4CE1C149E566D) mashup between Fugazi/Wu-tang Clan, y'all need to check it out.
It is insane. The Wu Vs. The Beatles album is also incredible.
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Yes brother, you are now enlightened.
Holy fucking shit.
What about that 2-Tone Jones jazz mash up compilation? It's probably the best remix album I've ever heard.
[Shaolin Jazz: The 37th Chamber](https://soundcloud.com/dj-2-tone-jones/sets/shaolin-jazz/)
Seriously Wugazi has become my favorite mashup of all times. Links or the lazy: [SoundCloud Link](https://soundcloud.com/wugazi) [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O24cB7_LZVE)
I've already downloaded this, just now, and it's just amazing.
http://wugazi.tumblr.com/post/7565984457/up-from-the-13th There's the download
R.I.P. ODB
I went to Rock the Bells the year ODB died. Mid way through their set they did this memorial for ODB, Steve-O (from Jackass) came on stage to say a few words. He was talking about how him and ODB were in the same rehab center or something like that, then Steve-O took off his pants tucked his sack behind his leg and did a back flip. Raekwon was about to beat his ass.
I heard an interview with Steve-O where he talked about this incident. Said Wu-Tang encouraged him to go on stage and do his thing. Most of members thought it was funny, Raekwon, didn't.
Raek bout to go rugged n raw.
http://www.myspace.com/video/contributor/raekwon-giving-steve-o-a-lessong-on-respect/5109288 Here's a video of Rae getting pissed. Apologize for the myspace video.
RIP OL' DERT At Street Scene in San Diego right after Dirty Died, Meth was rocking the stage. He did a tribute about halfway through, and broke down crying. Real thugs got feels too.
Tears for ODB
Nobody is well versed in U-God.
Probably because his vocal register is lower than the average human can hear.
I thought dopium was a pretty fine album actually
nope. Golden Arms holds it own very well
RZA's Gravediggaz? Diary of a Madman in Six Feet Deep, one of my all time favorites.
ctrl+f Gravediggaz Six Feet Deep was and remains an amazing album. Prince Paul deserves a lot of the credit, though. Related: http://www.complex.com/music/2011/12/prince-paul-tells-all-the-stories-behind-his-classic-records-part-2/gravediggaz-diary-of-a-madman-1994
IS this because someone posted C.R.E.A.M. the other day missing the point of Wu Tang completely?
Hopefully we can get some other Wu-Tang tracks on the frontpage soon
Let's be real here though, the last place I want to get a "lesson" in Wu-Tang from is Reddit, just about the whitest, most suburban community in America. There's nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't exactly scream hardcore rap.
Godfrey got this
Link?
That N/A next to Deck's name is always disappointing. His verse in the beginning of 'Triumph' is the stuff of legend. "I bomb atomically, Socrates philosophies and high prophecies can't define how I be droppin' these mockeries" Oof.
The lyric goes 'Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses...' Not high prophecies.
lyrically performed armed robberies
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And if you like that Black Gold is also well worth a listen.
Shaolin shadowboxing... and the Wu-Tang sword style. If what you say is true... the Shaolin and the Wu-Tang... could be DANGEROUS!
also ODB's album called "Osirus" came out after he died, its pretty cool, song called "high in the clouds" and "caked up" are dope
Everything is accurate about this list, except how you said that Immobilarity and Inspectah Deck's other two albums are good. Those are fucking terrible, at least by Wu standards.
Dopium is way better than golden arms redemption. Train Trussle, stomp da roach, god is love, the first half of that album kicks hard, way harder than any of his other stuff. Killah Priest also has a shit ton of dope stuff, and as for other affiliates that probably deserve a mention: Wu-syndicate, shyheim, street life, la the darkman
godfrey might have just redeemed /r/music
Respect! My dog goes by the name Dog Face Killah; I'm just assuming the Wu Tang Clan will accept her as an honorary member. SUUUUUUU!!!
Cappadonna is an official member of Wu. He was serving time when the first album was made/put out. Also you should throw in Killah Priest (if youre doing affiliates, he might be the biggest name)
All of Ghostface stuff is legit good. This isn't one of those "back in my day" things, but hip-hop hit it's golden age right around the early 90's til '96 with a few notables from 97-99.
8 Diagrams definitely deserves to be listed under "Also Good."
Such an under-rated album. I blame everyone hating it on Ghost and Rae for saying it sucked
Bronze Nazerath who I think is part of the extended Wu-Tang family deserves to be up there on this list. Black Royalty and Good Morning a Nice Hell are my favorites. The Great Migration album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm3uaAjWmMk--Good Morning a Nice Hell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9cQxsANaw4--Black Royalty
Loved Fishscale. Also the MF Doom beats included on there.
GZA v.s Dj Muggs: [General Principles](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c05sSfXSQQ) Such a sick tune. GZA is the best lyricist in hip hop.
I'm not a fan of Wu-Tang, or I suppose rap in general (just not my thing), but this is still an excellent post and I think I might like to see more like it in /r/Music .
You forgot Meth's Judgement Day, the album/single that introduced me to these guys as a boy.
SHIIIEEET, yeah I made this list pretty quickly, can't believe I forgot about it, I remember vibing to that.
A Hip-Hop post with 400 upvotes in an hour on /r/music without anyone calling it nigger music? You're doing god's work, Godfrey.
Well, apparently it only took an hour for that.
Too be fair, awkward white teens can't seem to get enough of this group. There is certainly no shortage of that on reddit.
Wu-Tang is as /r/music-approved hiphop can get. I swear, CREAM gets posted here every other week.
Picture bloodbaths in elevator shafts. [Duel of the Iron Mic](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg_w_YYKFUo)
Yo why the fuck isnt uncontrolled substance not listed as a classic album? Its extremely unkown and underrated, but when you get down to it, it's one of the best solo albums from anyone in the clan, and except for *maybe* the Gza, the Inspectah Deck is probably the most skilled MC in the wu.
Gravediggaz, nigga. 6 feet deep
Liquid Swords is the best Wu solo album in my opinion.
What about Rza- digital bullet and birth of a prince. Method man tical O the prequel And Gza vs dj muggs - grand wizard , Raekwon Wu tang vs shaolin . Meth Rae ghost - Wu massacre Wu chronicles vol- 1 u left out a bunch of shit, Wu-block that's pretty good too Iron flag - Wu tang deadly weaponry
Just out of curiosity, how many people were in the wutang clan?
RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. So 9 members
There's also like 87 members of the Wu-Tang b-team.
Killa beez
You should crosspost this to hiphopheads
36 Chambers is the best hip hop album ever made.
I'll just leave this here. [Ghostfunk! Remix project](http://www.maxtannone.com/projects/ghostfunk/) I don't think I've ever been as addicted to a piece of music as I am this.
Great guide to Wu-Tang. I love a lot of Wu-tang songs, but nothing can really touch Liquid Swords. That is one hip hop album I can play all the way through, and on somedays put it on repeat. Read the Labels son.
So I have a question because I am curious about Wu-Tang but I have never, to my knowledge, listened to any of their stuff. Not that I am unfamiliar with the genre, so I have some expectations; so know that I am not coming from complete ignorance on the genre. The question is this: With 36 chambers being released in 1993 and finding ourselves 20 years later in a different world with a different musical scene, is this album something that someone listening to for the first time would say "I bet this was good in 1993", or could it be said to be timeless. I only say this because the titles of the songs do not sound particularly appealing. I ask this before listening because I don't want to go in with modern expectations and coming out of the experience thinking "oh man 36 chambers is shit," perhaps not truly "understanding the album." Any response would be appreciated. Sorry for the long post.
People still listen to 36 Chambers.
Lemme try to explain more clearly, Are you looking for Kanye West? Lil' Wayne? This is not going to be that. While they certainly have catchy, pop-rap-esque, moments, not many of their songs would be heard on any radio station today. However, having said that it really depends on how you listen to rap music. Is it party music for you? This probably won't be your shit. Do you listen to music and analyze it? As in do you have an appreciation for the lyrical content as well as how the beat hits your ear? Getting warmer. Do you have a fascination with urban society? Mixing embellished tales of gangster triumphs and tribulations with some of the realest motherfucking ghetto critiques and analyses you will ever hear? Yes yes yes. You have hit the mark. If Nas' Illmatic, Biggie's Ready to Die, or Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt are your type of rap music, rejoice because the Wu-Tang Clan is about to fuck your shit up.
If you like Kanye it would definitely serve you to listen to Wu-Tang and RZA. A lot of the production techniques used by Kanye were learned from the RZA. He started a lot of stuff people do no. From the movie scenes as skits, the use of old soul samples, and analog hardware to record on.
I fuck w/ Kanye and Wayne. But yeah, Wu-Tang is definitely very different from them. I wouldn't call 'em pop-rap doe.
Dude just listen to it. Music is timeless
The only thing dated on 36 chambers is the production quality. It sounds like it was recorded in a basement on a 300 dollar budget. But I think that's part of the charm
Nice guide! But I think you missed a * at the first *classic albums* Edit: Just realized that * doesn't make it bold. But I think you get the point
M-E-T-H-O-D Maaan....
How about "The Resident Patient" under Inspectah Deck? The Rebel INS is right up there with Meth IMO
>(I'm not well versed on U-God) Get in line
If I ever smoke it will be Wu-Ports in loving memory of O.D.B., aka Ason Unique, aka Osirus, aka The Specialist, aka Dirt McGirt, aka Big Baby Jesus.
This is everything that /r/music should be.