Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
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Artist: Wu-Tang ClanEdition: Music CD
Format: Explicit Lyrics
CD Release Date: 1993-11-09
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
- Shaolin Sword: Bring Da Ruckus
- Shaolin Sword: Shame On A Nigga
- Shaolin Sword: Clan In Da Front
- Shaolin Sword: Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
- Shaolin Sword: Can It Be All So Simple
- Wu-Tang Sword: Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'
- Wu-Tang Sword: Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit
- Wu-Tang Sword: C. R. E. A. M.
- Wu-Tang Sword: Method Man
- Wu-Tang Sword: Protect Ya Neck
- Wu-Tang Sword: Tearz
- Wu-Tang Sword: Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber - Part II
Free Music Notes for Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Free Music Review: Torchbearers of the Golden Era
Hit: 4 Stars
If you think back, the years leading up all the way through the middle of 1993 had been dominated by the West Coast, and rightfully so.
You had one of the best beatmakers on either coast in Dr. Dre, produce an outright classic of an album (The Chronic). His protege (and probably the world's best known rap artist), Snoop Doggy Dogg goes on and produces another classic LP in " Doggystyle". Add to that mix urban film classics such as " Boyz N Da Hood" and "Menace To Society", and the West Coast owned the scene until...Wu-Tang Clan drops "Enter The Wu-Tang".
Now it must be said, "Enter" is far from a perfect album. As a matter of fact, I heard more miscues on this album then any album I could ever remember. For example, listen to the beginning of C.R.E.A.M. as Raekwon tries to initiate the song w/o the beat. They make up for this with raw energy, action packed rhymes, and innovative production.
That raw energy can be found early and often in songs like " Bring Da Ruckus" and " Shame On A N!&&@". Now, this album has an early intermission, but with that comes the classic "Can It All Be So Simple". This is one of those joints you just sit back to with a drink and just think about yesteryear.
The next two tracks do a great job of setting the stage for one of the best acronyms in the English speaking world with "C.R.E.A.M.". I mean, the song is perfect, from the lyrics to the hook, and don't get me started on the staggering piano loop. RZA's beats on this album are some of the genre's best.
Personally, I would rather have seen the album end with " Protect Ya Neck" instead of a weak song like " Part Two", but that's me being picky.
All in all, this is a good album that sets the stage for classic LP's such a Liquid Swords and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Cop it and see the progression I speak of.
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Poster
This debut revolutionized hip-hop (and launched half a dozen solo careers), as much for The RZA's raw barrage of off-kilter, off-key loops and sound effects as for its elliptically violent lyrics. Martial arts--at least as they appear in kung fu movies--are the Wu-Tang Clan's favorite metaphor, but they're also the organizing principle of the group, a crowd of eight rappers, each with his own way-out-there "fighting style." They created their own little self-contained culture, with its own symbols and shifting identities, and let listeners figure it out for themselves. Unless you're willing to immerse yourself in its world, it can be baffling and a little dry, but its aggression and originality are undeniable. --Douglas WolkGerman version of the hardcore rap act's 1993 debut album 'Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'. Includes one bonus track, 'Method Man (Remix) Skunk Mix'. 13 tracks in all. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.
Includes 'method Man (Skunk Remix)', Not Found on the Us Version.
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