WU-TANG CLAN — Artist Poll — Nominations, Discussions, Parameters (noms close Sept 17)

Saw this online recently:
http://i68.tinypic.com/9geqhf.jpg

Was thinking about removing 36 Chambers from the albums poll to make it more interesting. Thoughts? Too sacrilegious?

nah, keep it in - it's not my number one.

so can we crowdsource buying the Shrkeli CD off of ebay for this poll

lol yes but then again giving money to that clown is bad. we should crowdsource funds to pay a ninja to go steal it.

Apparently 8 Diagrams isnt on Spotify?

if we're not gonna include guest verses in the main poll, we should have a guest verse sub-poll. Gotta find a way to honor Meth's verse on "The What" and Deck on "Above The Clouds," etc/

we should also have a sub-poll where we rank the members

guest verse sub-poll is a good idea, cuz some of those are really great

members sub-poll also good

apparently I have 430 songs in my Wu-Tang playlist so uh narrowing that down to 25 nominations is gonna be hard. maybe I'll just work backwards chronologically

if we're not gonna include guest verses in the main poll, we should have a guest verse sub-poll. Gotta find a way to honor Meth's verse on "The What" and Deck on "Above The Clouds," etc/

― rock and roll tucci coo (voodoo chili), Thursday, September 7, 2017 3:23 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

we should also have a sub-poll where we rank the members

― rock and roll tucci coo (voodoo chili), Thursday, September 7, 2017 3:24 PM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah these are both good

Wu Block - Bust Shots (f. Inspectah Deck)
Wu Block - Drivin' Round
Raekwon - 10 Bricks
Ghostface Killah - Guest House
Ghostface Killah - Shakey Dog
Ghostface Killah - You Know I'm No Good
Ghostface Killah - Be Easy
Ghostface Killah and Trife Da God - Put It On the Line
Ghostface Killah and Trife Da God - The Sun (f. Raekwon and Slick Rick)
Theodore Unit - Pass the Mic
Ghostface Killah - Tooken Back (f. Jackie-O)
Wu-Tang Clan - Rules
Wu-Tang Clan - I Can't Go to Sleep (f. Isaac Hayes)
Ghostface Killah - Buck 50
Ghostface Killah - Saturday Nite
U-God - Rumble
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Got Your Money (f. Kelis)
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Rollin' Wit You
Inspectah Deck - Movas & Shakers
RZA - N.Y.C. Everything
Cappadonna - Milk the Cow
Wu-Tang Clan - For Heaven's Sake
Wu-Tang Clan - Reunited
Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph (f. Cappadonna)
Wu-Tang Clan - As High as Wu-Tang Can Get
Ghostface Killah - Motherless Child
Ghostface Killah - Daytona 500
Ghostface Killah - All That I Got is You
Raekwon - Knowledge God
Raekwon - Criminology
Raekwon - Incarcerated Scarfaces
Raekwon - Ice Cream (f. Method Man)
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Hippa to da Hoppa
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo
GZA - Liquid Swords
GZA - 4th Chamber
Method Man - Tical
Method Man - What the Blood Clot
Method Man - P.L.O. Style

I guess that's more than 25 um

no sweat

im not an strict poll runner

Ghostface Killah - Underwater
Ghostface Killah - The Champ
Ghostface Killah - Fish (f. Raekwon & Cappadonna)
Ghostface Killah - Whip You With a Strap
Ghostface Killah - Beat The Clock
Ghostface Killah - Nutmeg
Ghostface Killah - One
Method Man - Bring The Pain
Method Man & Redman - Da Rockwilder
Method Man & Redman - You
Method Man & Redman - City Lights (f. Bun B)
Wu-Tang Clan - Wolves (f. George Clinton)
Raekwon - Verbal Intercourse (f. Nas & Ghostface Killah)
Raekwon - Flawless Crowns
Raekwon - Heaven & Hell (f. Ghostface Killah)
GZA - Cold World (f. Inspectah Deck)

16/25

Ghostface Killah - Malcolm
Ghostface Killah - Iron Maiden
Ghostface Killah - R.A.G.U.
Ghostface Killah - Nutmeg
Ghostface Killah - One
Ghostface Killah - Winter Warz
Wu-Tang Clan - It's Yourz
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)
Wu-Tang Clan - Iron Flag
Wu-Tang Clan - Babies
Wu-Tang Clan - One Blood Under W
Wu-Tang Clan - Let My Niggas Live
Wu-Tang Clan - The Heart Gently Weeps
Wu-Tang Clan - Rushing Elephants
Wu-Tang Clan - Wolves
Raekwon - Knuckleheadz
Raekwon - House of Flying Daggers
Raekwon - Gihad
Raekwon - Sonny's Missing
Raekwon - Surgical Gloves
GZA - Duel of the Iron Mic
GZA - B.I.B.L.E.
Ghostface Killah - Tony Sigel aka Barrel Brothers
RZA - Cakes
Ghostface Killah - Ghost Deini
Ghostface Killah - Mighty Healthy
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Recognize
Ghostface Killah - The Forest
Wu-Tang Clan - Hollow Bones

Shit, sorry about the repetitions, didn't see the most recent post

can just everything from say proper wu albums and first wave solos be nominated so we don't have to ?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fa/Bulletproof_wallets.jpg

It was a Wesley snipes movement on a Sunday in Bermuda...

Cappadonna - Everything is Everything

^^^underrated

his solo album isn't front-to-back amazing but there's a bunch of great tracks on it and it is interesting that he seemed to come at it with a totally different style than he used on his guest spots - his delivery is way more regimented/on-beat (which was an improvement imo)

Wu-Tang Clan - Uzi (pinky ring)
Wu-Tang Clan - Gravel Pit

Wu-Tang Clan - Careful (Click Click)

GZA - Living in the world today
GZA - I gotcha back
GZA - Investigative Reports
GZA - Gold
GZA - Swordsman

Ghostface - Apollo Kids
Ghostface - Save me dear
Ghostface - It's over
Ghostface - Run
Ghostface - Cherchez La Ghost

Are we accepting Action Bronson tracks or no

can just everything from say proper wu albums and first wave solos be nominated so we don't have to ?

― flopson, Thursday, September 7, 2017 6:01 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

That's fine. I'l post all the pre-loaded songs in here later but Im only going with everything up through '97. I don't think all tracks from 'The W' through 'A Better Tomorrow' are good enough to be auto nominated. So I'll go with all the tracks in these albums (and the albums) being auto-nominated.

Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
Method Man- Tical
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
GZA - Liquid Swords
Ghostface Killah - Ironman
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever

And all these albums are nominated as well:

GZA (as The Genius) - Words from the Genius
RZA (with Gravediggaz) - 6 Feet Deep
RZA (with Gravediggaz) - The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel
Cappadonna - The Pillage
Method Man - Tical 2000: Judgement Day
RZA - Bobby Digital in Stereo
GZA - Beneath the Surface
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Nigga Please
Method Man & Redman - Blackout!
Inspectah Deck - Uncontrolled Substance
U-God - Golden Arms Redemption
Raekwon - Immobilarity
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
Wu-Tang Clan - The W
Cappadonna - The Yin and the Yang
RZA - Digital Bullet
Ghostface Killah- Bulletproof Wallets
Wu-Tang Clan - Iron Flag
GZA - Legend of the Liquid Sword
Inspectah Deck - The Movement
RZA - Birth of a Prince
Cappadonna - The Struggle
Raekwon - The Lex Diamond Story
U-God - U-Godzilla Presents the Hillside Scramblers
Method Man - Tical 0: The Prequel
Ghostface Killah - The Pretty Toney Album
Masta Killa - No Said Date
Ghostface Kilah (with Theodore Unit) - 718
U-God - Mr. Xcitement
GZA (with DJ Muggs) - Grandmasters
Ghostface Killah (with Trife Da God) - Put It on the Line
Ol' Dirty Bastard - A Son Unique
Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
Masta Killa - Made in Brooklyn
Method Man - 4:21... The Day After
Ghostface Killah - More Fish
Ghostface Killah - The Big Doe Rehab
Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams
RZA - Digi Snacks
Cappadonna - The Cappatilize Project
GZA - Pro Tools
Cappadonna - Slang Prostitution
Method Man & Redman - Blackout! 2
U-God - Dopium
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II
Ghostface Killah - Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City
Inspectah Deck - Manifesto
Method Man, Ghostface Killah, and Raekwon - Wu-Massacre
Ghostface Killah - Apollo Kids
Raekwon - Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang
Cappadonna - The Pilgrimage
Ghostface Killah (with Sheek Louch) - Wu Block
Masta Killa - Selling My Soul
Inspectah Deck (with 7L & Esoteric as Czarface) - Czarface
Cappadonna - Eyrth, Wynd and Fyre
Ghostface Killah - Twelve Reasons to Die
U-God - The Keynote Speaker
Cappadonna (with Almighty) - The 2nd Coming
Cappadonna - Hook Off
Wu-Tang Clan - A Better Tomorrow
Ghostface Killah - 36 Seasons
Ghostface Killah (with BadBadNotGood) - Sour Soul
Raekwon - Fly International Luxurious Art
Inspectah Deck (with 7L & Esoteric as Czarface) - Every Hero Needs a Villain
Ghostface Killah - Twelve Reasons to Die II
Method Man - The Meth Lab
Cappadonna - The Pillage 2
RZA (with Paul Banks as Banks & Steelz) - Anything But Words
Inspectah Deck (with 7L & Esoteric as Czarface) - A Fistful of Peril
Raekwon - The Wild

Man Deck's made way more albums than i would've thought!

i popped in my Uncontrolled Substance CD the other day and it's just ok. I used to stan for that album pretty heavily probably just to have some contrarian pov but outside of a handful of solid tracks it's underwhelming. The Pete Rock produced 'Trouble Man' is great but low key.

Some of the Czarface stuff sounds good to me but havent really dug deep.

thank you for the auto-nominations Spottie! makes life a lot easier :)

yeah Deck's a great team player but delivering an entire album of interesting material seems like a big ask. Agree w Spottie on Uncontrolled Substance.

Ghostface Killah - Big Girl
Ghostface Killah - Maxine

2/25

I don't know shit about these folks or their records so I am gonna use this poll as a gateway drug. Hoping that ulysses or someone will make Spotify playlists

lol

by which I mean, good luck!

thinking about a ballot, I have no idea which direction to go. may just load it up with obscurities and late-period Ghostface bangerz

just listen to 36 Chambers. xp

I am thinking no guest verse tracks where only one Wu member shows up

Query: Would the RZA beat on 'Charli Baltimore - Stand Up (f. Ghostface Killah) make it eligible

I say yeah, two members involved, feels like a wu joint

can just everything from say proper wu albums and first wave solos be nominated so we don't have to ?
― flopson, Thursday, September 7, 2017 6:01 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

That's fine. I'l post all the pre-loaded songs in here later but Im only going with everything up through '97. I don't think all tracks from 'The W' through 'A Better Tomorrow' are good enough to be auto nominated. So I'll go with all the tracks in these albums (and the albums) being auto-nominated.

Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
Method Man- Tical
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
GZA - Liquid Swords
Ghostface Killah - Ironman
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever

― Spottie, Friday, September 8, 2017 1:04 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

wise, thank u

Query: Would the RZA beat on 'Charli Baltimore - Stand Up (f. Ghostface Killah) make it eligible

― devvvine

I say yeah, two members involved, feels like a wu joint

- Spottie

in that case:

Texas Featuring Wu-Tang Clan ‎– Say What You Want (All Day Everyday) (1/25)

(RZA mix, Meth verse)

RZA - My Lovin' is Digi
Wu-Tang Clan - Hollow Bones
Ghostface Killah - Maxine
Ghostface Killah - Walking Through the Darkness
Ghostface Killah - The Hilton
Wu-Tang Clan - One of These Days
Ghostface Killah - Be This Way
Ghostface Killah and Trife Da God - Fire
Ghostface Killah and Trife Da God - Daytona 500
Ghostface Killah - Kilo
Ghostface Killah - Whip You With a Strap
Ghostface Killah - Greedy Bitches (f. Redman and Wigs)
Mobb Deep - Right Back At You (f. Ghostface Killah and Raekwon)
Pete Rock - Tha Game (f. Ghostface Killah and Raekwon)
Ghostface Killah - Shakey Dog (Big Doe Rehab track)
Ghostface Killah - Shakey Dog (Fishscale track)
Ghostface Killah - Do Over
Ghostface Killah - Baby
Raekwon - House of Flying Daggers
Raekwon - Black Mozart
Raekwon - We Will Rob You (f. Slick Rick)
Raekwon - Fat Lady Sings
Ghostface Killah - Purified Thoughts
Ghostface Killah - Slept on Tony With Dirt
Meth, Ghost & Rae - Youngstown Heist

is this eligible lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9cVdQZ4Yx8

dont see why not

I just wasn't sure if it was officially released, I only caught it on the show itself

man i have so much to listen to.

lol yeah years ago I made some thread about how I was going to listen to all the Wu solo albums in chronological order but looking at that list... oy

I never listened to Killarmy, Sunz of Man or Shyheim does anybody rate that shit at all? seems totally forgotten.

I have that Sunz of Man 'The Last Shall Be First' CD, I like it. Whole album has a lot of classic soul samples. Shining Star has some sweet Ol Dirty action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aPLen_0_kk
'Isreali News' beat is rad, 'Natural High' is great.
Intellectuals has some good U-God verses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIRVVeDDRog

Def nominating
ALBUM
Sunz of Man - The Last Shall Be First

TRACKS
Sunz of Man - Rising Star (f Ol Dirty Bastard)
Sunz of Man - Natural High
Sunz of Man - Israeli News
Sunz of Man - Intellectuals (f. Raekwon & U-God)

lol forgot about this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cz_31LPqe8

Sunz of Man never got to release their album the way they wanted to, right? Their singles are written about in Kodwo Eshun's More Brilliant Than the Sun, and yeah, a few songs are good.

their og album yeah got shelved then the one talked about above was their debut but there was already feuds going with RZA. Think some of those og songs got released on Testament later?
Could make a killer tracklist with the best of their early work.

y'know, this Bobby Digital album isn't actually very good

handful of decent tracks and then *tons* of filler

their og album yeah got shelved then the one talked about above was their debut but there was already feuds going with RZA. Think some of those og songs got released on Testament later?
Could make a killer tracklist with the best of their early work.

― Spottie, 8. september 2017 23:00 (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I would love to see it. I'm going to nominate the first two tracks:

Tracks:

Sunz of Man - Soldiers of Darkness
Sunz of Man - Five Arch Angels

y'know, this Bobby Digital album isn't actually very good

― Οὖτις, Friday, September 8, 2017 3:32 PM (twenty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i think it's easily the worst of the 90s wu official albums. hated it at the time and just skipped through, yep still hate it.

those strings on soldier of darkness..

Vinnie Paz wanted to be these guys so bad.

TRACKS 5/25

RZA - Black Widow Pt. 2 (f. Ol' Dirty Bastard)
Gravediggaz - 2 Cups of Blood
Raekwon - New Wu (f. Ghostface Killah, Method Man)
Ol' Dirty Bastard - I Can't Wait
Ghostface Killah - Paisley Darts (f. Raekwon, Sun God, Trife Da God, Method Man, Cappadonna)

ALBUMS 2/9

Killah Priest - Heavy Mental
Killah Priest - The Offering

Charli Baltimore - Stand Up (f. Ghostface Killah)

3/25

i'm gonna hold off on playlisting until the complete roster is in but i'm happy to do it then. Spottie, can you ilxmail me with a heads up?

but i'm into it!

I need to figure out others, but here's a favorite -

TRACKS
Masta Killa - Iron God Chamber (f. U-God, Method Man and RZA)
1/25

Thanks forks!

Advance Pawns - Genius/GZA & DJ Muggs (f. RZA, Raekwon, & Sen Dog)

TRACKS

Gravediggaz "1-800 Suicide"
Wu-Tang Clan "Dog Shit"
Justin Bieber f. Raekwon & Kanye West "Runaway Love (Remix)" imo should count as more than 1 member bc the beat is rza's lol

Just a couple of tracks...

Gravediggaz - Two Cups of Blood
RZA - Mantis (featuring Masta Killa & Tekitha)

i'm an idiot. sorry i formatted with quotes lol

ignore previous post

TRACKS

Gravediggaz - 1-800 Suicide
Wu-Tang Clan - Dog Shit
Justin Bieber - Runaway Love (Remix) (f. Raekwon & Kanye West)
Method Man & Redman - How High
RZA - Domestic Violence
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Nigga Please
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Gettin' High

Masta Killa's solo work is underrated imo

TRACKS

Masta Killa - Grab The Mic
Masta Killa - Secret Rivals (f. Killah Priest, Method Man)
Masta Killa - Digi Warfare (f. U-God, RZA)
Masta Killa - Old Man (f. Ol Dirty Bastard)
Masta Killa - Street Corner (f. Inspectah Deck, GZA)

havent had the time to put into this but this week should be better. I'm extending the noms until Tuesday night then will open the ballots on Wednseday.

Also gonna lift the limit. If you wanna nom something then do it.

i hope everyone else is lurking like me and readying their ballots, I love these guys deeply and hope there's a big turnout for the poll

Ghostface Killah - Stay True
Ghostface Killah - Wu Banga 101 (f. GZA, Raekwon, Cappadonna and Masta Killa)
Ghostface Killah - Flowers (f. Raekwon, Method Man & Superb)
Ghostface Killah - Biscuits (f. Trife da God)
Ghostface Killah - Holla
Gravediggaz - Diary of a Madman
GZA - Beneath the Surface (f. Killah Priest, Res & Santigold)
Inspectah Deck - R.E.C. Room
Method Man - Judgement Day
Raekwon - 100 Rounds

If I'm not too late I'll nom a couple of Fishscale tracks:

Ghostface Killah - Jellyfish (f. Theodore Unit)
Ghostface Killah - Clipse of Doom (f. Trife da God)

Theodore Unit - Smith Brothers

alright, sorry yall. some family stuff came up but im in the clear now. leaving nomimations open until sunday night and will start up the balloting monday.

Listened to Ghostdini yesterday. Forgot completely about Stapleton Sex lol.

I hate that song. Alfred loves it lol

there's really no need to listen to it more than once

I think that album's generally underrated though

def enjoyed it more than when i played it when it came out. some misses on the hooks tho

what's up wit this

I'm a failure but have been compiling the final list this week, about 90% done. Will be done tonight. I'm usually not this flakey.

WU-TANG CLAN — Artist Poll — Voting Thread (deadline Oct. 15)