Two thousand years ago the Chinese emperor commissioned an army of warriors to follow fim into the after life to do battle with his enemies. The warriors were impressive for their scale, quantity and their design. Two thousand years ahead of the industrial revolution in the west China had already begun their industrial EVOLUTION. At the end of the day can you create something that forever changes the landscape around you?
Method Man, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck – ‘C.R.E.A.M.’
Wu-Tang’s place in the Hip-Hop canon should be secured by this point, but as true artists they don’t retire from creating new art, to be dissected, criticized and hopefully enjoyed. I might have been one of the few listeners around these parts that enjoyed the 8 Diagrams album from the Wu. It was an evolved sound from RZA, but it still contained the undeniable Wu elements. Wu-Tang makes music that is like triumphant marching anthems.
Raekwon, GZA, RZA, Masta Killa – ‘Rushing Elephants’
Method Man, Inspectah Deck, RZA, GZA – ‘Stick Me For My Riches’
Listening to these recent tracks featuring Wu members I don’t see any erosion in their skillsets or in their ability to create content describing elements of streetlife and lyrical swordmanship. Wu-Tang is still that supergroup that sets the gold standard for what can be achieved. This is what SlaughterHouse is going to try to recreate in a small window of time and space. It isn’t even fair to the SlaughterHouse collective to make comparisons at this point.
Redman, Raekwon, Method Man, Ghostface Killah – ‘4 Minutes 2 Lockdown’
Raekwon featuring Ghostface Killah, Method Man and Inspectah Deck – ‘House Of Flying Daggers’
