Chef Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & U-God),ġ3. Hell's Wind Staff / Killah Hills 10304,ġ0. RZA, Ghostface Killah & Killah Priest),ĩ. Masta Killa, Dreddy Kruger, Inspectah Deck & Ol' Dirty Bastard),ħ. But then Liquid Swords pushes against boundaries, not only continually reaching the upper echelons of “hip-hop’s greatest albums” lists, but comfortably appearing in run-downs of the all-time greats, regardless of genre.Artist: GZA, Album: Liquid Swords, Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap, Release Date:, Track Counts: 13, Tracklist:Ģ. As a solo artist, GZA himself would go silent for four years, returning with 1999’s Beneath The Surface, a more than worthy effort at a time when the hip-hop landscape had changed again, its focus turning to the south as OutKast, Timbaland, and The Neptunes ushered in a new era.īut Liquid Swords remains timeless, its stature reflected in the fact that GZA has performed it live in its entirety since – an honor more often reserved for classic rock and prog albums. And while the Wu, both collectively and individually, would have plenty to offer in the coming years – not least Ghostface Killah’s Ironman, released the following year – the subsequent slowdown in Wu-Tang releases perhaps indirectly said something about how daunting a task it was to follow Liquid Swords.
It made the US Top 10 and also gave the Wu their first showing on the UK album charts since Enter The Wu-Tang. In a way, Liquid Swords ruined it for everyone else. The results are a sinister, almost glacial soundbed for GZA to lay his vocals on. He digs up film dialogues that are creepier than on any other Wu record before or since warps soul samples to rid any traces of retro kitsch (the disembodied vocal hook on “Cold World” still haunts) runs synth lines that add extra menace, not least with their staccato stabs on the opening title track. Released on November 7, 1995, the fourth Wu-Tang solo album (and third affiliated release in that year alone), Liquid Swords is an out-and-out masterpiece – and the most cinematic album in the collective’s history, thanks in part to RZA’s clinical production. 7.99 CD Sale Liquid Swords Explicit Version by GZA, RZA, Method Man, Fourth Disciple, U-God CD 7.99 16. Listen to Liquid Swords on Apple Music and Spotify. And GZA – well, there’s a reason he was also known as The Genius. Ol’ Dirty Bastard was the loose cannon: you never quite knew what was going to happen when he grabbed this mic. RZA had the production nous, creating a unique atmosphere by tweaking soul samples and lifting dialogue from martial arts films. The overall effect was to have the Wu appear like something of a superhero posse, each individual bringing a unique power.
Their 1993 debut album, Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), introduced each highly individual member of the group while laying the groundwork for a flurry of solo releases, all helmed by producer/mastermind RZA.
Wu-Tang Clan’s coordinated attack on hip-hop in the 90s was nothing short of magisterial.
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