In Memoriam, ODB

[Jebediah Springfield]

Dude was dope and out of his mind at the same time....

I think I see a connection....

 

[Junkhead]

I thought "damn, that guy died?" Then noticed it was in 2004. Had no idea.

 

[IrishRugger2013]

This thread rules. RIP ODB

 

[NYMIKE6]

 

[Emcee77]

Can't believe he died 8 years ago. Return to the 36 Chambers is a classic from when hip-hop was cool.

Isn't that the truth. Wu Tang is a throwback to a time before hip-hop was just marketing. I was never the biggest fan but I respect that those guys always stayed true to their craft.

Example of what I mean: Most hip hop acts don't use samples on their records any more because it is prohibitively expensive to get them cleared with the rightsholders. You used to be able to clear pretty much anything less than a minute as a matter of course, but then rightsholders realized there was money to be made by charging increasing sums to sample their stuff, and now virtually no one samples any more. Rza does, because it ain't hip hop if you don't sample; so what if the record is less profitable.

You gotta respect that.

Wu Tang is for the children.

Of today? Or the early 1990's? I'm curious what you mean by this.

 

[NYMIKE6]

 

[NYMIKE6]

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

Of today? Or the early 1990's? I'm curious what you mean by this.

ODB said it at the 98 Grammy's.


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[ACamp1900]

Nothing makes me roll my eyes more than self entitled rappers who can't sing, compose music, play instruments, and no have next to zero real musical talent crying about losing an award to those who at times can do all of these...

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

Nothing makes me roll my eyes more than self entitled rappers who can't sing, compose music, play instruments, and no have next to zero real musical talent crying about losing an award to those who at times can do all of these...

lol at can't "sing" and compose for Wu-Tang.

 

[Jebediah Springfield]

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

Lol at considering either signing or composing

This is so ignorant it's hilarious. It's implying that anyone can rap and anyone can produce.

 

[ACamp1900]

This is so ignorant it's hilarious. It's implying that anyone can rap and anyone can produce.

In my past I worked on and even co produced numerous Indy rap albums... So maybe anyone can?... I know this I couldn't even begin to do that with other musical genres... Much more complex.

There are rap groups that have legit singers... Some even play instruments and compose real music, though rare... Most have neither, but if you're not doing those things don't interrupt the moment of those who do.

 

[fitz_bu47]

Still love Wu Tang. I can't listen to new rap, but Wu Tang, Cypress Hill, Tupac, Biggie, Goodie Mob, Snoop, Warren G, E-40, Celly Cel all day! Love the old stuff!

 

[ACamp1900]

Tribe

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

Still love Wu Tang. I can't listen to new rap, but Wu Tang, Cypress Hill, Tupac, Biggie, Goodie Mob, Snoop, Warren G, E-40, Celly Cel all day! Love the old stuff!

There's a lot of good new rap around. Definite chance of a second golden era coming up IMO.

 

[Jebediah Springfield]

Kendrick Lamar?

 

[PLACforever]

Shimmy Shimmy Yaaaw

 

[4irishnation]

Wu Tang = <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0cVlTeIATBs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[Rack Em]

There's a lot of good new rap around. Definite chance of a second golden era coming up IMO.

Really? I gave up on this "second golden era" the second people thought Lil Wayne was good.

 

[Rhode Irish]

Really? I gave up on this "second golden era" the second people thought Lil Wayne was good.

Agree 100%. Not only did I give up on rap, but also on my younger brother's entire generation. For the life of me, I cannot understand how people like that garbage.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

I've also given up on rap.

Anyway this is my favorite WU-Tang song as a whole group.

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[Rack Em]

^Protect Ya Neck is my favorite Wu song. Shame on a N**** is a close second.

 

[Jebediah Springfield]

Agree 100%. Not only did I give up on rap, but also on my younger brother's entire generation. For the life of me, I cannot understand how people like that garbage.

Makes you wonder when it's a whole generation....

 

[Sherm Sticky]

This song doesn't have the whole group, but probably is my favorite song with WU-Tang members.

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[notredomer23]

Wu Tang = <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0cVlTeIATBs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

no, that would be gangam style.

 

[ACamp1900]

no, that would be gangam style.

What you got against Co-reans???

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

Kendrick Lamar?

Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Danny Brown, maybe ASAP Rocky, Killer Mike, El-P, Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$.

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

Agree 100%. Not only did I give up on rap, but also on my younger brother's entire generation. For the life of me, I cannot understand how people like that garbage.

Lil' Wayne is a joke now. Just a fad that will be forgotten.

 

[no.1IrishFan]

Agree 100%. Not only did I give up on rap, but also on my younger brother's entire generation. For the life of me, I cannot understand how people like that garbage.

I can't stand Drake, actually it's not so much him, just that people buy in to his fake image.
He's not hood, he's never lived in a hood, probobly never even been to a hood. He's the son of an upper middle class Canadian Jewish man and was an actor on Degrassi, a Canadian equivelent of Saved By The Bell. Maybe he decided to be gangster when he became a man at his bar mitzva.