This outstanding but somewhat overlooked album within The Wu catalog is a vivid portrayal of the good, bad and ugly of The Rotten Apple from The Genius's point of view. Whether rhyming about the ladies, proving his status as a True Fresh MC or telling the Life Of A Drug Dealer, The Genius held his own in '91. Revisit the breakthrough of this great Hip Hop intellectual who weaves words together like none other.
Looking for another rare early rare moment of The Wu which pre-dates their breakthrough on LOUD Records? Enjoy Prince Rakeem rocking the mic with Treach and Tony D from the cratesofjr archives.
Spend 40 minutes with one of the most intellectual MCs in Hip Hop as he performs to the blunted Funk sound of The Phunky Nomads. GZA/Genius flows like water to the crowd's delight at New York's The Blue Note Jazz Club, 3/29/22.
The Phunky Nomads are
Ramsey Jones - Drums - https://www.instagram.com/Phunkynomads/
Djibril Toure - Bass - https://www.instagram.com/brilfalcon/
Entrfied McCloud https://www.instagram.com//thegodofso... - Keys
Shayshahn "PhearNone" MacPherson - violin & keys https://www.instagram.com/phearnone/
Enjoy a piece of Wu history courtesy of concertgoer Mike Ziegler who catches up with The GZA and crew in Seattle Washington for the "Beneath The Surface" tour. There's more good concert footage from '99 at Mike's channel including full sets from Kool Keith, Dilated Peoples, The Roots and numerous Rock acts.
The re-recording of "Animal Planet" finds musicians replacing a 2 bar loop to provide an exciting live interpolation of Isaac Hayes' "A Man's Temptation" as the new sound bed for GZA's clever storytelling. The energy of this track can be described as increased intensity as each musical element is now more separate and changes with progression, bringing the Soul of Isaac Hayes into a modern element of dark Hip Hop-inspired instrumentation.
I recorded this gem off WBAI's The Underground Railroad Show of New York, but still don't know if it was released commercially. Whoever has info on where to purchase an official copy, let me know.
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