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Awesome - Would you expect anything less?

Seth Burrows | Perth W.A. | 05/05/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Being a new fan to Wu-Tang I discovered Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) fairly recently and it instantly made my all time classics list. This prompted me to journey back through the history of the clan which I have enjoyed listening to, viewing and reading about. When I heard Wu-Tang was bringing out a new album I was keen to grab a copy and I did. I was hooked on the first listen. This album, by todays `hip hop' standards is an absolute masterpiece. It is different to most of what is out at the moment but different in that it is original and unique, just as `enter the Wu-Tang' was all those years ago.



It seems many people have taken to disliking this album as it is not typical Wu-Tang but it is this which I believe deserves RZA and the clan extra credit. They realize that their past is exactly that and each of the clan on this album has taken a massive step forward. More instruments, chorus' you can sing, martial arts snippets and samples and the same second-to-none delivery of their unique and hard-hitting lyrics makes this disc a superb listen. While some tracks are admittedly better than others, each is an interesting and impressive listen. If the clan had tried to reproduce their earlier successes, the outcome would have been terrible. For fans that have followed the Wu-Tang Clan journey (which I have loved discovering for myself) both as a united clan and as individual artists it seems that this release is exactly where they should be at this point in time. They have grown as MC's and individuals (as have their fans) and are at a point where they are making more mature and deeper tunes.



Again I draw reference to other releases at the moment. While I own and listen to many hip hop and rap albums almost everyone wears thin after a few rotations. I would argue that the Wu Tang Clan are one of very few hip hop acts whose releases can be listened to again and again without you losing interest. I felt this with Enter the `Wu-Tang' and although there have been some absolute corkers of tracks on various individual clan member releases, as well as 'Forever', 'The W' & 'Iron Flag', I honestly believe this is the closest they have come to producing something different in a market of repetitive, recycled and disposable garbage. A new sound on their first LP saw them reach their status and break new ground and it is this release that should see them maintain it. There really is nothing that comes close. Wu-Tang forever.

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Ill album

Kelsey Jackson | 08/15/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This was one of the best and most slept on albums of 2007. Lyrics are on point as always, and the RZA killed the beats. For the people that didn't like the album, The abbot sum it up best, If you don't get it now you'll understand it later."

Takes a while to sink in

London M. Pete | NM, USA | 02/05/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this album two months ago. I was highly disappointed. Then it happened. Like another reviewer said, its a thief in the night. I woke up in the morning singing the verses in the shower. Humming the beats while working. I hate to call it beats cause really, it's music. The production is SUPER deep. Ive listened to the album literally a hundred times through and i hear something new in the beats... everytime (gun will go). Rza is the Mozart of our times. Ghostface just kills everything. Ghostface is raps weapon of mass destruction (nukler as gwb would say) Even U-GOD was rippin. I mean really (no offense U-GOD), but when's the last time you spit a U-GOD verse? Buy it, hate it, and wait for the magik. New millenium classic..........."