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Post by yodapluto on Oct 10, 2022 13:14:47 GMT -5
I know people were disappointed with 8 Diagrams, but Wu was doing amazing work in the mid 2000s, from No Said Date to Fischscale to Wu Meets Indie Culture to OB4CL2. They all seemed re-energized. Even though some tracks on the group album were god awful, the group's work in this era had special moments, including tracks off that album. New Wu, for example, is I think the last truly classic track the Wu made together.
Anyway, here's my version of 8 Diagrams:
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Post by gino888 on Oct 10, 2022 13:18:29 GMT -5
Fishscale and more fish were great. I've been meaning to revisit that first indie joint.
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Post by AEOKQ on Oct 10, 2022 13:28:20 GMT -5
I thought 8 Diagrams was decent. Got hated on pretty hard, but there were more than enough good songs to make it enjoyable.
The Wu killed the 00's, many good albums. I've been on record saying Wu vs. Indie Culture is a classic, Bronze murdered the production on there and all the guests added a unique flavor to the album. Preservation also came through with some cool beats, RZA did too on his DOOM collab.
Masta Killa had two solid albums, No Said Date being the better one. GZA- Pro Tools was good. Ghostface has always made good music, More Fish is a personal fav. If you include the affiliates, Wu has been putting in heavy work the last two decades. Trife da God- Better Late Than Never from 2009 is slept on. Timbo King and 60 Second Assassin both released good albums - early 2010s a bit later than the time period we are discussing.
Good job including School on that mix, one of the craziest beat switches ever. RZA really murdered that beat, both production and lyric wise. Iron God Chamber also thumps - another ill RZA verse. He's a damn good MC.
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Post by yodapluto on Oct 10, 2022 13:31:28 GMT -5
Presidential MC from Meth's 4:21 album is a great Wu track that doesn't get enough attention, since the rest of the album was inconsistent. Too bad it wasn't on 8 Diagrams or OB4CL2.
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Post by yodapluto on Oct 10, 2022 13:33:02 GMT -5
I wonder why Watch Your Mouth didn't make the album, despite being the leading single that got everyone excited.
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Post by Boganski on Oct 10, 2022 14:51:11 GMT -5
BS secret album aside, the Cilvaringz I album was tight. Razah and Priest put out good sh1t in the mid oughts also.
And G-d bless Dom Pachino for his efforts, tight rapper but the poor guy dropped like 10 throwaway albums that decade.
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Post by diagrams on Oct 10, 2022 14:52:25 GMT -5
I bought that wu indie culture on cd when it came out, walked back to the store to return it, stop with the revisionist history
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Post by yodapluto on Oct 10, 2022 16:02:22 GMT -5
The ras kass/gza joint on that album was dope, don't front. The rest was hit and miss, whatever.
But I think that was the first album we got a really good showcase of bronze's skill with the beats.
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Post by yodapluto on Oct 10, 2022 16:03:02 GMT -5
He had a couple beats on birth of a prince, but he was pretty secondary to rza there.
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Post by yodapluto on Oct 10, 2022 18:27:22 GMT -5
Campfire, Windmill, and Rushing Elephants are probably my fav tracks off 8 Diagrams. Some of RZA's beats were too cinematic on the album, but Windmill had that cinematic sound in a dope way.
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Post by S.O.S on Oct 11, 2022 17:51:49 GMT -5
One of Ghostface’s best tracks ever that no one talks about…produced by Just Blaze of all people, wayy better than most RZA 2000’s production
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Post by yodapluto on Oct 11, 2022 20:33:08 GMT -5
That Blaze beat was hype, and Ghost met its energy. Very nice.
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Post by yodapluto on Oct 11, 2022 20:33:57 GMT -5
Revisiting some of the 8 Diagrams tracks I haven't listened to in a long time, and some of them are so cringe, damn.
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Post by diagrams on Oct 11, 2022 22:08:41 GMT -5
One of Ghostface’s best tracks ever that no one talks about…produced by Just Blaze of all people, wayy better than most RZA 2000’s production Every track on Iron man is better than that |
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Post by ern on Oct 11, 2022 22:39:28 GMT -5
some good shout outs by AEOKQ and toy yoda
ghostface had the pretty toney album in 2004 and the big doe rehab album in 2007 too
the champ is a great track, fishscale also had shakey dog, 9 milli brothers, 3 bricks..
more fish had guns n razors, alex stolen script, ghost is back
i never checked that cilvaringz album i remember the reviews were pretty mixed. apparently he also produced the 2 million dollar wu-tang album lol
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Post by yodapluto on Oct 12, 2022 11:09:48 GMT -5
I think Big Doe is Ghost's most consistent album from that very busy decade. It's so good. Meanwhile, Fishscale was his most diverse album. And in a way that for the most part worked, but there are some tracks I don't f**k with on it. Will never get over the phone ringing in the background of RZA's intro on 9 Milli Bros. Awful, haha. How do you not catch that and fix it?
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Post by yodapluto on Oct 12, 2022 11:11:52 GMT -5
That doom beat for alex stolen script is hype. Real shame they couldn't get the sample clearance for charlie brown, that's a great ghostdoom track, sampling caetano veloso:
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Post by pigeonmike on Oct 12, 2022 16:30:58 GMT -5
That doom beat for alex stolen script is hype. Real shame they couldn't get the sample clearance for charlie brown, that's a great ghostdoom track, sampling caetano veloso: Charlie Brown is an absolute banger, and Im usually turned way off by uptempo joints, Ghost just has/had that magic |
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Post by gino888 on Oct 13, 2022 7:06:31 GMT -5
I always loved this song
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Post by yodapluto on Oct 13, 2022 11:03:49 GMT -5
Sound of the Slums is a great Inspectah Deck/Masta Killa track from a Deck album that basically doesn't exist, it's unfortunately not on Spotify:
Should have been on Masta Killa's Made in Brooklyn album instead of a throwaway Deck one.
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Post by cifus on Oct 13, 2022 19:58:25 GMT -5
If we can edge 2004 to that mid point then, with mid+ too
Method Man feat. Raekwon - The Turn
-9th prince Tribute To The 5th Brother
-Ghost face - Run
-Masta killa - Old man
- Method Man - Konichiwa b***hes
- Method man - Presidential M.C.
gza - Paper Plate
Rakewon - New Wu
Reakwon - Rockstars
Kanye west - Dark Fantasy
Watch the throne - New day
The LOX, Ghostface Killah & Raekwon - Wu Block
Talib Kweli - Rocket Ships
Then tracks from:
Blade: Trinity (soundtrack)
Afro Samurai albums
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Post by ern on Oct 16, 2022 18:22:22 GMT -5
I don't remember hearing that Charlie Brown track before, that would of been nice on Fishscale or More Fish...
you're cheating on some of those cifus some of those are late 2000's and on lol some nice tracks posted
interesting call on the afro samurai i forget about those
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Post by gino888 on Oct 17, 2022 3:02:51 GMT -5
U never heard Charlie brown?!
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Post by shadynasty on Oct 18, 2022 14:09:52 GMT -5
Yeah I don't think they ever seriously fell off, except for most of Cappadonna's career and A Better Tomorrow.
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Post by buckthadevil on Oct 18, 2022 22:50:44 GMT -5
Sound of the Slums is a great Inspectah Deck/Masta Killa track from a Deck album that basically doesn't exist, it's unfortunately not on Spotify: Should have been on Masta Killa's Made in Brooklyn album instead of a throwaway Deck one. Absolutely love this song. I play this a lot. They both murdered that sht. |
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Post by yodapluto on Mar 23, 2023 11:09:43 GMT -5
Bump, because I'm revisiting this time for the Wu, and loving it.
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Post by yodapluto on Mar 23, 2023 11:10:07 GMT -5
Got the Op thread playlist in my headphones.
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Post by eseph84 on Mar 23, 2023 14:45:56 GMT -5
great migration by bronze nazareth was a top 3 album in 2006 for me.
just played this the other day and remembered how much i loved this. always loved bronze choice of words. sean p was absolutely killing s**t on here fresh off 2005 aoty monkey bars.
rip to P! and 12 o'clock!!
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Post by yodapluto on Mar 23, 2023 17:32:47 GMT -5
GM is a great album!
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