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His production here is immaculate. I would recommend this to any fan of true hip hop. I first bought this cd back in 1993 when it was released. Raw and edgy with a couple great tracks in CREAM and Can It Be All So Simple. The best one could very well be from one of the lesser lites, Masta Killa, on 'Da Mystery of Chessboxin':"The flow changes like a chameleonPlays like a friend and stabs you like a dagger.This technique attacks the immune systemDisguised like a lie, paralyzin' the victim"A true classic in hip hop history this album was very good when it came out in 1993 and nothing short of amazing here in 2009. Looking for a change I reintroduced myself to 36 Chambers and was blown away. I've really gained an appreciation for the geniusness of the RZA.
There are some lyrical standouts on this album too. To pull that off with 9 different emcees contributing to the record speaks volumes about his abilities.
Believe it or not I ended up selling it to a used CD store in 1997 for $4.definitely not one of the smartest things I've done in life.Fast forward to the mid 2000's and the beginning of the downfall of contemporary hip hop. Dark, grimy, moody, raw and powerful.
I was like wow this is pretty different. It flows, it portrays a mood in the listener's mind and it reveals a pattern.
5 stars. Played it for a about a month and put it away, taking the odd listen now and then.
I have played this cd no less than 200 times over the past four years, probably more than any other cd in that time period.
BUT TO SAY THAT THEY ARE WACK AS RAPPERS AND FOR STARTING AN UNDERGROUND MOVEMENT, THATS JUST SILLY. I READ FIVE REVIEWS THAT JUST SAID THIS CD WAS FULL OF WACK SKITS AND WACK LYRICS, LISTEN GUYS, FIRST WHY DON'T YOU GO F^%K YOURSELF, AND THEN WHY DON'T YOU BUY ANOTHER PUFF DADDY CD AND LISTEN TO IT HAPPILY ALL DAY LONG.THESE GUYS INNOVATED THE GAME, THEIR GRITTY STREET STYLE, THEIR HARD BEATS , AND THEIR DELIVERY. FOR ALL THOSE SERIOUS BUYERS OUT THERE, DON'T WAIT ON THIS ONE.CLASSIC FOR ALL TIME YOU JERKS ARE ENTITLED TO YOUR OPINIONS BUT I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, LOOK AT THE OTHER REVIEWS FOR THE CD, THERE IS ALMOST 400 5 STAR REVIEWS AND ABOUT 7 1 STAR REVIEWS, WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU.LEMME SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU, YOU GUYS ARE WAY OFF ON YOUR REVIEW, I MEAN ONE OF THE REVIEWS SIMPLY READ: "SOUTH SID" WHATEVER THAT MEANS.ANOTHER ONE SAID : "THIS ALBUM IS STRAIGHT RETARTED" AND YES THEY SPELLED RETARDED LIKE THAT.IF YOU CAN'T SPELL THE WORD RETARDED IT MEANS YOU ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED.HOW IRONIC. THIS ALBUM IS UNTOUCHABLE. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THEIR STYLE OF DELIVERY THATS FINE ITS NOT FOR YOU, JUST LIKE LISTENING TO BILLY RAY CYRUS IS NOT FOR ME.
I don't know how anyone would want to support militant music groups, but I think most are naive teenagers that just think it sounds cool.
And even when the Wu-Tang wish for the old school music in the song "Can It All Be So Simple," they have pretty low standards for their own entertainment. On one level, it makes for a compelling combination of Asian mythology with African-American raps. Rappers such as the Wu-Tang Clan are only relegated to expressing their violent raps to earn a profit. Sure, songs such as "C.R.E.A.M." make for emotional testimonials from rappers who lived in the New York Projects.
On one level, "Enter the Wu-Tang" is a musical breakthrough for rap music, but on another level, the Wu-Tang at times fall flat on their face.This is not to say that I am "dissin'" the Wu-Tang's ability to freestyle flow. Ghostface Killah literally gives some embarassing raps, in which he says "I want to lamp, I want to be in the shade/Plus the spot light/Gettin my dick rubbed all night/I wanna have me a phat yacht/And enough land to go and plant my own sess crops."True, it sounds cool with the RZA's beats, but ultimately "Enter the Wu-Tang" is just a simple album to appease the guilty pleasures of bratty teenagers. It's cool to vent out frustration in the form of verbal violence, but the violence can only go so far. After all, the RZA plays some really cool beats with funk samples, Kung-fu film samples and other oddball samples.
However, other songs such as "Shame On a N****" are just simple songs in which rappers such as Ol' Dirty Bastard basically want to beat thugs up, rapping "Do ya wanna getcha teeth knocked the f*** out."And therein lies the dilemma. Don't worry--their raps get more substantial later in their career, although their beats tend to get redundant. However, after a certain point, some people just may not get it.The Wu-Tang Clan supposedly mean to use their freestyle flows for self-defense. On another level, some people just don't know what the heck the Wu-Tang are talking about.
Either on cassette or cd, you'll play this album from start to end without fast-fowarding anything.-Bugzee One of Uncontrolled Substance If your a Hip Hop Culturist & Activist like myself.this album is a must have.
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