WU-TANG CLAN'S THE RZA SAYS INSPECTAH DECK'S ALBUM WOULD BE WITH THE CLASSICS IF NOT FOR THE FLOOD 

The 3 worst things to ever happen: world war 1, world war 2, and Rza’s flooded basement.

Damn, imagine a Inspectah Deck album released in 95 with nothing but RZA beats. That's gotta be one of the biggest "what if's" in hip hop history. Much love to Deck, my personal favourite out of the group

2 tragic moments in Hip-Hop without death.... 1. The D.O.C. losing his voice in a car accident. (This man was the most talented lyrically associated with N.W.A.) 2. Inspecta Deck's album being destroyed in a flooded studio. (Deck's album was most anticipated amongst the other Wu members) 😣😣😫😫

His verse on Triumph alone is worth praising for being Wu-Tang's most underestimated MC

Yup decks first solo should have been right after Tical

Deck is so dope so it doesn’t even matter

Man at the time when deck got that news, I can only imagine the sharp pain he must’ve felt in his heart.. so tragic. That album was probably legendary

I've always felt Deck came out when the quality of RZA's production was declining. I always felt he should have come out between Ironman and Wu-Tang Forever.

Decks original “Uncontrolled Substance “ album would’ve definitely been one of the best Wu solo’s albums ever 🔥🔥

Facts tho!! A lot of people don't know about the flood that Rza had. Inspector Deck, hell even BIG L had verses lost in this flood!! Big L verses we'll never get to hear... smh

This hurts me more than Deck.

Deck shouldve come out after either Ironman or Liquid Swords. Rza was on fire during that run

Deck murdered Duel of the Iron Mic so an album full of that would've been CLASSIC!

Inspecktah Deck most try, to get close by, and over throw I, but choke with they hopes up high. Love Deck much respect

"Even with all our technology and the inventions that make modern day easier than it once was, it just takes one big natural disaster to wipe all that away and remind us that, here on Earth, we're still at the mercy of nature." - Neil degrasse Tyson (also a wutang fan)

Uncontrolled substance was slept on so hard he dropped 2 more albums and nobody paid attention. Glad i found czarface...

Much respect to rza making him recognized as one of the best mc's to touch the mic, personally my favorite, he always has something raw to spit

A whole album of "above the clouds" level material. I'm sure it would have been dope. Deck a legend anyway.

I'm still holding out hope that one day Rza finally makes the "Cure" album 🙏

I've ALWAYS wondered how sick Deck's 1st album would've been if it weren't for that flood. During that era where the Wu had that dark,grungy, savage flow. Sad to think about

But I think, at the very least, AT LEAST, Deck (and Rza presumably) still remembers the album and can hear it in his head🤦🏻‍♂️ ........smh

Inspectah Deck's 1995 solo album would have been better than Cuban Links and Liquid Swords. Inspectah Deck took his frustration out on "Wutang Forever" and was the mvp of that classic!

He is in my top ten rappers of all time. If there are any questions about this, check out any of the Czarface albums.

If any Deck fans haven't checked out his Czarface projects with Esoteric, you're missing out.

Uncontrolled Substance is still a classic album though!!!!

Check Deck’s verse on “Tru Master” by Pete Rock feat Inspecta Deck and Kurupt

At that point anyone of them could’ve came after Meth’s album. Shit would’ve popped off.

Deck and rza aren’t dead, they can still make it happen

Why no fully rza produced ugod or masta killa album tho.

Deck is so fire. Some of the clans best verses is from the inspectah

Very Great Question, Props to the lady doing the interview 👍👍👍

YO!! RZA!!! need that WU saga season 2 KID!!

I'm still playin catch up, buying the individual Wu members albums I didn't buy when they were new

Deck is my favorite rapper ever. He single handedly changed how I view rap.

Liquid swords best solo Wu joint all times IMO

Ol dirty bastard return to the 36 chambers is my favorite Wu album!

Gonna make me go look up Inspectas music now

"Suffer from a flood of opportunities that may have distracted me" I think deck loved to hear him own that.

Uncontrolled Substance was one of the most illest albums of all time for me. REC Room. Femme Fatal. Elevation! Man. This is one of my top five albums!

Oh man , that flood fugged up shiz

When i heard the word on the street on bet i already knew uncontrolled substance would be a classic . To my ears its diamond 💎

Always wondered why INS never got that.album...every solo album from 94-95 Is a classic INS woulda been legendary I believe

That's what happens when you become controlling. A lot of affilites got put on the back burner and was told that it's not their time yet. Between 96-98 anyone repping the"W" should have just pushed out albums back to back even if they went independent or self released. I really believe that if everyone got the RZA's blessin and just dropped non stop that it would have been nothing but bangers. They literally could have released a minimum of one album a week for 156 weeks straight and die hard fans wouldn't have missed a single album. Sunz of Man, Killah Priest, Killarmy, Wu Syndicate, LA the Darkman, Darkim Be Allah, Brooklyn Zu, Bronze Nazareth and so on. And then King Just, Fes Taylor, Shyheim, Ruthless Bastards, Pop the Brown Hornet, GP Wu and everyone would be happy. None of this annamosity and beefing.

Y’all need to check out the concept album ins4president, it’s ins lyrics mixed to rza beats. Definitely a good idea of what might have been.

I know Iron Flag doesn't get much love, but the beats on that album really worked well with Deck's style.

So RZA, site down with Deck, and lets get that Deck/RZA record recorded. Go back to your elements. You a genius producer, you can craft some wu-bangers for Deck, come on son!

Deck never disappoints. Flow is always immaculate. And czarface is sick.

Deck has been/ is my favorite WU member 💯

Uncontrolled Substance is a great album.It wasn't much of a RZA joint tho, now I'm looking at the production credits.

Cant believe there was no backup running around of his album, sad man. Material is lost forever. i wonder if they tried to recreate it, i understand no two things sound alike.

Rza always mentions that flood in the basement but most of Deck's colleagues had solo albums before his including Capadonna. The record labels were scared of Deck because he was known to be a wise negotiator.

All first solos where classic so with his ability to spit and RZA at that time it would have been a classic top 3

He had the most memorable verse on Triumph🐲🐉👐🏾

I’m still hurt by this.

He woulda been the 4th album. Between Old Dirty and GZA albums. We were robbed... Good questions ma'am. 💯💪

we still need a rza vs deck album

The perfect time to redo Deck's album after that flood would have been late '97-'98, right after Wu-Tang Forever. After the way he ripped Triumph, on the low, Deck was hot at that time. He ended up on Pete Rock's Tru Master, Gang Starr's Above The Clouds and Big Pun's Tres Leches. A Deck album around that time would have been perfect, instead of damn Cappadonna, lol...

Nevertheless my man Deck still took the shine on many many records after that

An album held back by the flood and then his verse being taken off 2Pac's "Got my Mind Made Up", nahh, life has not been too kind to Inspectah Deck in those regards.

Why didn't they re-record it.

Flood no flood Deck album was 🔥🔥🔥n still is... fuck it bout to hit play

Yea Deck my favorite Wu member lyrically

Deck had all the best lines on 36 chambers

Damn what a shame. That album would of been on the level of cuban linx and liquid swords. His 99 album wasn't the same.

Deck's performances and m.o. keep his path clear, nothing is in his way. Star ready.

Dam Flood!

Much Gratitude

Deck is one of the best members of the Clan but going 1st cuts both ways sure he gets to set it off but if every member is hungry his verse might get lost in the shuffle as the song goes on. Same with the Wu association yes he stands out lyrically in the clan but he was a work horse lyricist and he played the background while Meth, Ghost, Dirty, RZA and GZA got the attention and the glory. Dude doesn't get his respect from mainstream like he should.

Decks album would've be ridiculous during that period. Rza was on fire at the time and would've hand picked some crazy beats for Deck

This flood is the worse thing to happen to hip hop, well and the last 10 years.

That flood I still think of to this day, damn that stupid flood ruined our chances of hearing a timeless classic from DECK IN HIS PRIME :(

Deck was a pure lyricist 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Now we can back up studio sessions in the storage cloud.

I've read and heard in other interviews over the years that it was estimated 15 beats per member were lost in the flood. Per member. Yet ODB, Meth, GZA, Ghost and Rae somehow managed to have all those iconic classic albums released that time. How is it that Deck suffered the most? And how many of Deck's solo albums have had the same attention from RZA that the others had? I love RZA for birthing the Wu Tang Clan and the guy is a musical and artistic genius, of course. But, c'mon there's some shit going on here that doesn't get talked about. Seems like Inspectah Deck got dealt a shitty hand. He's without doubt one of the illest MC's I've ever known, and criminally underrated and underappreciated.

I understand the flood destroyed a lot of material, but why couldn't they go back and remake the damn album. Rza could easily remember his samples, and INS doesn't spit his shit of top, I'm sure he got them lyrics stashed up somewhere. The flood is real but still Rza is using that as an excuse for not putting INS out in that particular time for some reason.

The Rebel INS Deck always been my favorite out the Wu

He talked about it in his book...got lost in the flood(amongst other music n personal belongings of his) had to re create it all over...I would’ve been so hurt if I was Deck, I’m sure he was smh..but yea , Rza talked about it, said his life was in shambles at the time and that was like the culmination of it all.

Deck is my favorite from the group. Great artist .

This is going to haunt people

Great question

Why cant he not recreate The beats from scratch

Dek,AZ,and Fat Joe have the best intro to a rap. But that's just my opinion. Dek is the most dangerous clan member just because he can produce also

So why not make more music for Deck?

Deck is my fav from the wu

Facts 👑 💯

I always wanted to see the Bobby Digital movie

That’s crazy that NONE of that was saved anywhere else. If that happens 10 years later I think at least some gets salvaged.

We still got Czarface so I'm good

ALL I GOTTA SAY IS " THE WORD ON THE STREET" 🔥🔥🔥🤫🤫🤫💯

I wish RZA would've put those floppy disks in ziploc bags.

Inspectah Deck's first album would've been 5× Platinum

2 things fucked over Inspectah Deck: 1. The flood that destroyed RZA's beats. 2. On his first album he only had U-God. He didn't have the any other members of the clan to feature.

Damn Flood

The track Lovin you on that joint was my shit!

he can still do it. same quality with Deck now

RZA is my favorite Wu-tang member. He can do no wrong in my book.

Rebel INS #UncontrolledSubstance album is a classic, all day one WU fans know this!

Rza just remake it we need it 🔥

His album is a wu banga

Rza wasn't the same after that flood