I'm 39 about to be 40 in September this year 2016. I was 17 when wutang came out. I am so glad my teenage life was back then not now. Everything about the early 90s was dope. From PAC, biggie, Nas, Foxy brown, lil Kim and the WU. Their style was off the hook. The fashion, lyrics. I have been so inspired by every rappers from the 90s. It was fun to wear baggy jeans, sneakers. It was fun to see girls dressed like boys not being lesbian. The best style ever will never come back. I'm proud to be 40
Lucky dude, it amazes me that even people, born back then or later, are actually in America and don't know about good stuff like this yet listen to now hiphop.
I found this track on Napster back in the summer of 2000 and burned it on a cd, played it in the car all the time. I used to shamelessly bust out GZA's verse af parties and freestyle battles and people would just die, "That's the best rap I have ever heard!!!!" === I know, that's why they call him Genius...
So true. There is no art it what is put out these days. None of it is even fun to listen to. I remember hearing this on a bootleg cd in like ‘99 and was physically hyped up. Same with when I first heard Biggie. It was the type of music that made people stop and listen and then erupt in excitement when the verse hit a climactic lyric! We were lucky to grow up when we did. Music today is a diluted watered down shadow of what came before. Not to say there aren’t talented artists out there but the scene in general has been in a steady decline for years.
Method Mans 2nd verse was just so hard its probably proof that he's committed 1st degree murder before. He shoots up the whole studio here like nothing
Back in the 90s people used to recycle verses like hell since only people who lived in the area would hear radio freestyles lol. Method Man's verse is from Bring The Pain
Bring the Pain was released in 1994. This was recorded in 1993. Besides that, using pre-written verses to different beats IS freestyle. It does not have to be specifically off the dome.
Methodman's flow in this wuth samples of hus somngs comunv up is crazy. Gza is just legendary. One of the best intro songs if all time. Especially since Wu-Tang is forever.
Meth was in a ridiculous zone. I still crack up at that cat saying "Freakin'-A". LOL Damn skippy, yo Rza Raw hit me. With that funky shh, that always seem to get me, open!
rest in Peace ODB!!Rza,Gza,Method Man made the group my personal fav's what yours?Wu-Tang foe life rap today ain't the same grew up fan of the clan!!ain't hear from them in a gud min but tear up these og beats,age means nothing to these nyc poets!!
GZA got the loudest crowd response and his verse was dope as hell, but Method Man had the illest verse in this session, just incredible style, flow, and lyricism combined.
Tony Starks the homie masta killah got some deadly rhymes as well. GZA can come thru outta east shaolin with some crazy ish sometimes too. But I agree, only built for Cuban Linx is a hip hop Bible
agreed, it also works the other way around, using lines from existing songs or rhymebooks, but reguardless it is still classic hip hop and so much more than fire...to quote meth its some walkin thru hell with gasoline boots type fire 1 love family
There are bigger stars...better lyricists etc...but just pure spitting real essence true hip-hop...no one is better than Ghost...he's the most underrated rapper ever...this is real shit!
To the base kid. This is ghost his place now watch me ace. While i stick to truth like paste. I'll get loose, reproduce you look high give me a boost. Yo i came to crash and wu rock the house with no doubt pull out the cal I'm lounging the god will attack ya spouse. Wreck shop... Yeah Meth kills it but I love the way ghost flows. One of the sickest freestyles I have ever heard. Wu as a crew are lyrically undefeatable. Solo I would say Rakim tops them
yooo methods part starting at 2:26 ... if that is a legit freestyle then all i can say is WOW. He was firing off rhymes all of em making sense and shit. Way too sickkkk
Jesus fucking Christ I listened to this live back in the day!!! I have this on cassette somewhere in a big ass box. I used to listen to the drum every sunday like it was religion. Kevy Kev, a bay area hip hop icon.
Just in case you here for the first time the best is from an 80s classic posse cut produced by Marley Marl called the Symphony. It was a legit banger with Kane, G Rap Master Ace and Craig G. Look it up
i downloaded this back in the way day and its still its good. meth kills it but they alll got it. it. i wish i grew up with this.80 90, kids look it up.
