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2672717, lemme make a case for RZA
Posted by cbk, Tue Mar-13-12 09:16 AM
of course, "sunshower" and "12 jewelz" are classic untouchable rza shit.

but on the other side of the spectrum, you ever been at a wu-show when they do "wu-tang clan ain't nuthin to f' with"??? mosh pit shit. that opening intro and verse incite riots.

he did ghost's over-emotional/crying style before ghost on "tearz".

his guest verses on the solo albums from 94-96 are sharp: "the grand exquisite imperial wizard oh is it the rza-rector come to pay your ass a visit"

his verses on "forever" were also solid. he fuckin kills "hellz wind staff" and "impossible" (just outshadowed by ghost on the latter). but overall he kinda got lost in the shuffle after deck's verses and THAT verse from ghost.

no one was calling rza wack until bobby digital came around. we all wanted "the cure". but i can understand after all the "feed a baby steak" lyrics above how he'd want a release. ignorant b-boy shit. the other side of the rza coin, but done with a twist, and a backstory. and really, after all the dense overwhelming stuff above, it's kinda refreshing hearing something like "unspoken word" and old school shit like "bob n i"

and in the middle of all the digi stuff, he can still do "the grain". "the rza" still exists in there somewhere.