Words by Landon A.

After the unfortunate commercial failure of 8 Diagrams, many deemed the Wu collective as a lost cause and a distant memory as internal conflict and creative differences threatened to sink the Wu-Tang ship for good. Now, two years later RZA takes the backseat as an executive producer as his rhyme brethren make a valiant effort to cover the stench left by “8 Diaphrams” with a brand spankin’ new compilation Wu-Tang Chamber Music. With help from the likes of Kool G Rap, Masta Ace, AZ and M.O.P., the Wu manage to take steps toward clearing the mud off of their names and washing their hands clean of a project that should have never happened.

The first single, “Harbor Masters” which features Ghostface, AZ and Inspectah Deck comes strapped with a dusty drum break and an unforgettable Ghost verse to wet the listener’s palate. AZ and Deck also deliver fairly decent verses over this club banger disguised as a raw boom-bap cut. Read the rest of this entry »

Ah yes.

Take a good…long…hard…stare (gotcha pervert) at the album cover. Has it been awhile? Have you even seen it before? Gas was higher than a blimp this time last year. That $15 could’ve went to the tank, son. Feels like an eternity has passed since the Wu released their last collaboration which for the sake of summarizing, was lackluster like a muh’fucka. Read the rest of this entry »

The year was 1993. America’s first “Black” president was preparing for a term filled with success and scandals, Michael Jordan was in the midst of leading his team to their first era of three-peat championships, and up from the 36 Chambers, nine hungry MC’s made their mark on the Hip-Hop culture that would forever be cemented in history. The Wu-Tang Clan. Unveiling a style that would influence an entire generation of aspiring rappers, they mesmerized audiences with shrewd ideology, street inspired chronicles, unforgettable beats, and that was just Cuban Linx. But that was then and this is now. Read the rest of this entry »