also 8 Diagrams is terrible, rest of Wu Tang Clan OTM
― I, Mr. Sneer Joy (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 16 February 2011 16:25 (thirteen years ago) link
chop chop ninja is a pretty sweet song title
― he do the waka lyfe (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 16 February 2011 16:25 (thirteen years ago) link
kick, punch, you all rememberraekwon master chef, yes forever
― nu-bay rising (gorf), Wednesday, 16 February 2011 16:28 (thirteen years ago) link
RZA should be producing more Raekwon shit
― billstevejim, Thursday, 17 February 2011 01:57 (thirteen years ago) link
colour me excited, naturally. listening to too much wu recently has reminded me how fucking good rae is. he fucking owns The W, for example.
― if there is a King Moaty, apparently he is huge into slapstick. (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 17 February 2011 02:02 (thirteen years ago) link
RZA's fallen off so hard since Iron Flag I'm pretty much okay with his current schedule of not producing anything
― never meant to heart anyone (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 17 February 2011 03:46 (thirteen years ago) link
The album didn't materialise and Raekwon took the concept and made this instead.
seems more like it split into Wu-Massacre and this
― The Marquis de Sade Adu (sic), Thursday, 17 February 2011 04:39 (thirteen years ago) link
― never meant to heart anyone (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, February 16, 2011 7:46 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
I'd say after Pretty Toney/No Said Date, but pretty much ^this.
― banjee trillness (The Reverend), Thursday, 17 February 2011 09:01 (thirteen years ago) link
I was at the London press launch with Lex a few weeks back, here's what I wrote about it:
http://iheartau.com/blog/album-preview-raekwon-shaolin-vs-wu-tang/
(Was based on a solitary listen through an iPod dock)
― Darren Huckerby (Dwight Yorke), Thursday, 17 February 2011 09:03 (thirteen years ago) link
more importantly you have a track on there to hear?
― if there is a King Moaty, apparently he is huge into slapstick. (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 17 February 2011 10:13 (thirteen years ago) link
deep, deep Mobb Deep pianos
ummm...
i know havoc will produce on this but...
WU DID THIS FIRST.
― if there is a King Moaty, apparently he is huge into slapstick. (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 17 February 2011 10:14 (thirteen years ago) link
apologies.
― Darren Huckerby (Dwight Yorke), Thursday, 17 February 2011 10:21 (thirteen years ago) link
that's ok, i forgive you. and your brains must rest easier to not have heard mobb deep before havoc started pretending to be rza.
― if there is a King Moaty, apparently he is huge into slapstick. (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 17 February 2011 10:37 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm really looking forward to this. I wasn't initially thrilled with Cuban Linx Part II and it still is vastly inferior to the original but I've grown to like it quite a bit on repeat listens.
Cocainism Vol. 2 I liked on first listen but need a few more.
― sarah, palin and tall (San Te), Thursday, 17 February 2011 11:53 (thirteen years ago) link
I'd say after Pretty Toney/No Said Date, but pretty much ^this
ah yeah that's more accurate. his stuff on both of those is great
― never meant to heart anyone (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:25 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlMsNGInjt0
― am0n, Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:33 (thirteen years ago) link
that's from 2000.
Iron Flag was 2001.
Pretty Toney was 2004
― never meant to heart anyone (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:37 (thirteen years ago) link
that was not in response to u
― am0n, Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:40 (thirteen years ago) link
he fucking owns The W, for example.
― if there is a King Moaty, apparently he is huge into slapstick. (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:02 PM
― am0n, Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:41 (thirteen years ago) link
ach nm
― never meant to heart anyone (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:47 (thirteen years ago) link
i thought this was good tho and was hoping it would herald his return to making classic beats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jP1PliAiuc
― am0n, Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:55 (thirteen years ago) link
the couple of beats he has on that are good, but it's not like they're album standouts or anything
― never meant to heart anyone (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:00 (thirteen years ago) link
rae and ghost on jimmy fallon performing rock n roll
― historyyy (prettylikealaindelon), Saturday, 19 February 2011 12:23 (thirteen years ago) link
raekwon feat. nas - rich and black
yes it is this beat again.
― historyyy (prettylikealaindelon), Monday, 28 February 2011 20:34 (thirteen years ago) link
"black & rich" is great. idk i find nas sounds kind of horrible on it, some lines in partic at least, but rae is on top of his game (ayo im rich black umbrella calico captain wes craven with a blade in the back); (eatin chow lo mein with chop sticks glocks wit aim watermelon chips, pop champagne). the album is pretty good, some of it stuff is a bit uninspired but when its hot its hot. molasses, shares sample from duel of the iron mic, is maybe my favourite so far (see demons schemin, niggas get live in the beacon, i'm sure to shank shit up like morgan freeman < lol)
― flopson, Thursday, 3 March 2011 05:50 (thirteen years ago) link
rae's culinary vocabulary reaches new heights
― flopson, Thursday, 3 March 2011 05:51 (thirteen years ago) link
chef and based god should do a cooking track together imo
― banjee trillness (The Reverend), Thursday, 3 March 2011 08:45 (thirteen years ago) link
haha, that would crash nah right's servers
― pascal's swagger (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 3 March 2011 08:48 (thirteen years ago) link
odd future should do a collabo with wu tang just so they can shout out WOLF TANG or WU GANG or GOLF TANG or whatever.
― historyyy (prettylikealaindelon), Thursday, 3 March 2011 11:55 (thirteen years ago) link
I heard OF dissed gravediggaz tho, hahaha
― historyyy (prettylikealaindelon), Thursday, 3 March 2011 11:56 (thirteen years ago) link
GOLF TANG
― HOOStory is back. Fasten your steenbelts. (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Thursday, 3 March 2011 14:05 (thirteen years ago) link
'm sure to shank shit up like morgan freeman
loooooool
― ridiculous, uncalled for slap (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 3 March 2011 16:32 (thirteen years ago) link
I like a good punchline
best beat on the album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGC7DJ0CDIA
rock n roll kind of sucks. sounds like a lot of the beats off fishscale, which i really liked, but worse? and that hook is just inexcusable garbage
― flopson, Thursday, 3 March 2011 17:05 (thirteen years ago) link
some download this & post about it
― flopson, Thursday, 3 March 2011 23:28 (thirteen years ago) link
i listened once already but it didn't really make much of an impression
― ciderpress, Friday, 4 March 2011 01:39 (thirteen years ago) link
: \
― flopson, Friday, 4 March 2011 01:46 (thirteen years ago) link
I really like this so far, better than Cuban Linx too. the production's nice and exotic, and the production on the title track is massive. "Crane Style" is great too.
― orville reddenflocka (San Te), Tuesday, 8 March 2011 21:58 (thirteen years ago) link
better than Cuban Linx 2 I mean....
better than Cuban Linx too
the original or the sequel?
hahaha... thank god you cleared that up
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 8 March 2011 21:59 (thirteen years ago) link
I was about to leave work immediately to go cop this.
lol yea ain't THAT good.....lol
― orville reddenflocka (San Te), Tuesday, 8 March 2011 22:01 (thirteen years ago) link
what are the true keys to bein a ninja?dressin all black perfect vision and the movement is in silence
^lol
― flopson, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 01:46 (thirteen years ago) link
can't tell if it will be as popular w/ internet ppl as cl2. it's not as cinematic & epic, also doesn't have nearly as much hype behind it (obv) but i think it's kind of better & it's got kung fu samples & production really hits a nostalgic early wu nerve. i guess it won't tho, two albums in a row in such short sequence, not much crossover stuff
rock n'roll has grown on me :s
― flopson, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 01:58 (thirteen years ago) link
I like rock' roll other than the horrid chorus, as you pointed out.
Part of me also geeks out that I've now seen the movies that they pull soundbytes from.
I agree this is better...has the cinema without being a Rza cop in his absence
― orville reddenflocka (San Te), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 02:12 (thirteen years ago) link
i even like the hook now hahaha i am shameless tho
― flopson, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 02:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Lol maybe it'll grow on me.
― orville reddenflocka (San Te), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 02:19 (thirteen years ago) link
This is really solid, and better than OB4CL2 for me. It's denser, all of one piece, harder, more intense. Almost claustrophobic, which feels like the mood that suits Chef best.
― paulhw, Saturday, 12 March 2011 01:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh yeah, and the beat for Snake Pond is one of the best he's ever had. His voice and flow is just right - amazing.
― paulhw, Saturday, 12 March 2011 01:44 (thirteen years ago) link
i like this a lot too
― deej, Saturday, 12 March 2011 01:49 (thirteen years ago) link
wow i didnt think this would be any good (mustve been the cover art) -- sounds like i need to cop this tho
― thank you ilxor for starting this much needed thread (ilxor), Saturday, 12 March 2011 01:49 (thirteen years ago) link
yea repeat listens have reaffirmed my initial opinion. and ditto on "Snake Pond". that shit is dope.
― BIG HOOSIERS aka the Genedriver (San Te), Saturday, 12 March 2011 13:57 (thirteen years ago) link
2 of 10 review on NME
So, you’re a founding member of the legendary hip-hip combo Wu Tang Clan. And your fans are extremely pissed because you went and done a track with that Justin Bieber.
So you decide to kick it old school, and you get in your old pals Ghostface and Rick Ross and Busta and Method Man. And hey, Estelle’s a fan, so why don’t you put her on the track ‘Chop Chop Ninja’? And, tell you what, we’ll use samples from westerns – like the hammy ‘Snake Pond’!
There’d better be a track to please the manager, let’s use the box-ticking ‘Rock N Roll’, complete with Auto-Tune and Pendulum-esque breakdown. And let’s end the album chanting “Wu-Tang” to fade! That’ll show ’em!
― BIG HOOSIERS aka the Genedriver (San Te), Saturday, 12 March 2011 15:07 (thirteen years ago) link
great review, dick. says nothing about the music.
― BIG HOOSIERS aka the Genedriver (San Te), Saturday, 12 March 2011 15:08 (thirteen years ago) link
not to mention Rae hasn't ever quit working with Method Man and Ghostface.
"get in your old pals Rick Ross"
― Samuel (a hoy hoy), Saturday, 12 March 2011 15:48 (thirteen years ago) link
wait...the NME doesn't get Raekwon? my mind is blown
― five gone cats from Boston (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Saturday, 12 March 2011 16:20 (thirteen years ago) link
lol yea the Rick Ross line made me 'wtf'
― BIG HOOSIERS aka the Genedriver (San Te), Saturday, 12 March 2011 16:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Lol that guy knows what Pendulum sounds like
― Whiney On The Goon (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 12 March 2011 16:57 (thirteen years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15210-shaolin-vs-wu-tang/
deej otm
― flopson, Tuesday, 15 March 2011 05:49 (thirteen years ago) link
^^ good review deej
― ilxor you've listened to one odd future album once (ilxor), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 15:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Can't believe I'm saying this in 2011, but the Busta verse on "Crane Style" is THE SHIT, dudes.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Saturday, 19 March 2011 18:01 (thirteen years ago) link
i can't remember the last thing i heard busta on - the ghostface record?, maybe? - but the verse was pretty good, his flow's got all jazzy
― your LiveJournal experience (schlump), Saturday, 19 March 2011 21:19 (thirteen years ago) link
really feel like deej...err...D-40 hit the nail on the head w/ the description, and pitchfork got the score right.
― sometimes magic sounds like tape (San Te), Saturday, 19 March 2011 21:22 (thirteen years ago) link
crane style is my fav track here i think
― ciderpress, Saturday, 19 March 2011 21:29 (thirteen years ago) link
yea that's a def highlite
― sometimes magic sounds like tape (San Te), Saturday, 19 March 2011 21:29 (thirteen years ago) link
this record is getting lots of repeat action from me - it didn't really land that hard the first time I heard it but the vibe is pretty fuckin cohesive to my ears
― five gone cats from Boston (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Wednesday, 13 April 2011 05:29 (thirteen years ago) link
kinda bummehttp://blog.devstone.com/images/emote_ellipsis.giftill haven't been able to hear this
― in my world of ugly tribadists (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 13 April 2011 15:53 (thirteen years ago) link
wtf is with this rolling ellipses thing now...?
― in my world of ugly tribadists (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 13 April 2011 15:54 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6_-gwjRBfqg
― flopson, Wednesday, 13 April 2011 19:53 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_-gwjRBfqg
'HAHAHA he look like a chipmunk' :D
― historyyy (prettylikealaindelon), Wednesday, 13 April 2011 21:26 (thirteen years ago) link
i still haven't gotten round to this
― banjee trillness (The Reverend), Wednesday, 13 April 2011 21:59 (thirteen years ago) link
so this is pretty good, huh
― k3vin k., Friday, 15 April 2011 21:51 (thirteen years ago) link
rev the title track is a "broken language" bite and it's not a bad one either
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― Mark G, Thursday, 7 September 2017 19:59 (six years ago) link
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― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 7 September 2017 20:04 (six years ago) link
tbf this was bound to happen
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I have not carefully listened to the album, which is a double CD
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