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When I was little, my father was famous, he was the greatest samurai in the empire...and he was the shogun's decapitator

@jeremiahbell703

4 жыл бұрын

Tom S he wasn’t afraid of the shogun but the shogun was afraid of him, maybe that was the problem

@alexvanpelt1867

4 жыл бұрын

A legendary album

@harrysingh778

4 жыл бұрын

liquid sword.....🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@worngimimajosplaynholmes6907

4 жыл бұрын

Did you actually watch shogun assassin? Its way ahead of its time as far as directing and editing. Really an amazing movie.

@darkostrain185

4 жыл бұрын

He wasn’t scared of the shogun, but the shogun was scared of him. Maybe that WAS THE PROBLEM

The older i get, the more i realize that every single member of Wu could be in the list of illest spitters of all time. The talent these dudes had is massively understated.

@AJandWrmyinitials

4 жыл бұрын

I think about this a lot. Not for all of them, but for a handful of them for sure.

@BigHotSauceBoss69

4 жыл бұрын

method man, gza, and deck

@brianchavis5463

4 жыл бұрын

Nah real hip hop heads been knew they were all top tier. Enter the 36 Chambers redefined rap/hip hop when it dropped and then the first round of solo albums from every member was an instant classic. Even tho technically liquid swords was Gza's 2nd solo album as he is the only member of the clan to have been signed and released an album prior to Wu Tang Clans inception

@tonydegregorio4895

4 жыл бұрын

@@brianchavis5463 Real hip hop heads like you? I been on this since Whodini and Melle Mel. You right tho. I was just takin the time to let people reflect on just how talented every member was.

@hookswu6251

4 жыл бұрын

Facts actual facts

Quick reminder:He rapped every single word and he is 53 years old. 🐐🐐

@Sensei_IronLungz

4 жыл бұрын

@Jack McCrea and then remembered it...fully.

@Vaisin

4 жыл бұрын

51 at the time, but yeah, one of my favourite rappers of all time for many reasons, and facts like these make my state firm.

@joguess87

4 жыл бұрын

Its not so difficult to remember words when you are 51. He is not 91 ... but yes its good!

@damcava

4 жыл бұрын

Well...Masta ace is 53 too if i m not mistaken. You would not believe when watching him on a show

@MrSuperken1

4 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

"The GZA...he...he just a Genius" - Raekwon

Liquid Swords!

@rastagideon8236

3 жыл бұрын

So sicc

@uncutorange6872

3 жыл бұрын

Ok

@RAGSTAluvsDA90z

3 жыл бұрын

One of the Hardest Album

@TPBXDRicky420

3 жыл бұрын

Got it on vinyl 👌

@elliottmichael8644

3 жыл бұрын

One of those 36 styles of danger!

Liquid Swords is the best album in human history

@Reggie757

6 жыл бұрын

BluntforceJ damn right it is

@hilltvU

6 жыл бұрын

BluntforceJ kzread.info/dash/bejne/qnudubanqb3Kkqw.html

@Slowdwood

6 жыл бұрын

And the title track beat gets me a buzz

@tonybennett3

6 жыл бұрын

I was at the Liquid Swords 20th Anniversary live performance! 4 young Wu-hedz were in the front by the stage, MC'ing. GZA stopped the show and asked them their age. They were 17 and flew in from Germany for the show. GZA asked the audience, what MC has fans that would do that for an album that dropped before they was born? GZA = G.O.A.T.

@AmericanHuskyCash

6 жыл бұрын

Truth

it's almost impossible to describe how good this is.

@dennislueck1555

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Another notha level

@bw__music

Жыл бұрын

I’m seeing him in two weeks, words don’t describe how excited I am

@randiseriss

Жыл бұрын

for me it swings so hard! its perfect music. to compliment the rymes. gave me a whole new appreciation for him

@johnkeanan8781

Жыл бұрын

How was he?

@randiseriss

10 ай бұрын

That’s where I’m at. I send this joint to people

He looks so vulnerable, but his Rap sounds immortal.

@GSDhandler1

2 жыл бұрын

He did a 50 cent Diss and 50 never made a sound. He isn't called genius for nothing.

@BlutUndEhre88

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, watching his Rap city freestyle too - GZA seemed shy at first. Haha.

@joseignacioaguirrefuentes8730

Жыл бұрын

Looks like a rap god

@dfailsthemost

Ай бұрын

Thank you. I said "nervous", but vulnerable was definitely the right word. Like he's proud of this, but he's unsure how it will be received.

@sebastiannavarra8727

Ай бұрын

The vessel to The Message always comes from those who aren’t afraid to put themselves out there.

Never knew he was so awkward, now I love him more.

@nicholasdamionalexander8199

5 жыл бұрын

Some ppl unleash in their craft but in themselves they are internalists

@donjames1903

5 жыл бұрын

You must be young or wasn’t into early 1990s hip hop Gza was always this

@brucejamesparker

5 жыл бұрын

Dude is very introverted, and a nerd. Talks very lttile, unless when behind a mic with a RZA beat.

@tripleaaa4409

5 жыл бұрын

He a chess geek as well but it’s super cool. He’s very intelligent.

@esthera3923

4 жыл бұрын

@Ali Chaudhry Damn, thanks for the knowledge

He did this with no hype man! Most emcees can’t perform live without a hype man to finish their lyrics on every other bar. This dudes breath control is crazy

@getstrongby4038

2 жыл бұрын

Because he's not moving

@lauraalexander8144

2 жыл бұрын

Dude I couldn’t do that when I was 23 !

@lauraalexander8144

2 жыл бұрын

Living clean..or not lol

@Anthony-iu6xr

Жыл бұрын

I do this in my car every day

@bryannforeman935

Жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

0:00 Living in the World Today 3:37 Dual of the Iron Mic 6:33 Liquid Swords

@r.nicole378

3 жыл бұрын

6:33 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@Blackfeet

3 жыл бұрын

@@r.nicole378 ✊🏾✊🏾

@BlutUndEhre88

2 жыл бұрын

I just noticed they've put it as "Dual" in the video too. Lol.

@xolanijozi8375

Жыл бұрын

Liquid Sword is a classic album

RZAs production sounds so dope with live instruments

@fantasychickenn

2 жыл бұрын

Samples 🤷‍♂️

@neelmoudgil4962

2 жыл бұрын

@@fantasychickenn he still curated them and repurposed the sounds for a new meaning

@Bipolar.Baddie

2 жыл бұрын

Bro that's GZA

@neelmoudgil4962

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bipolar.Baddie you right, but RZA produced those tracks

@bhennstewart19

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bipolar.Baddie they know you fool there speaking about the music

Gza is really one of the best to ever do it

@sparkfirehot

6 жыл бұрын

Jeroen Verschooren FACTS!!!

@smokezilla13.

6 жыл бұрын

Jeroen Verschooren agree completely

@mc365mc

5 жыл бұрын

Everytime I tell people he is the best in the Wu they be like Raekwon or Ghost, im like Ghost is the Workhorse, Rae got the charisma, but GZA is the best "emcee".

@the_fifth_wheel

5 жыл бұрын

On this Evidence I can’t disagree

@wutm8565

4 жыл бұрын

He's miles ahead of his competition

GZA's lyricism requires intelligence to understand. One of my faves from the Wu.

@dennfoo

5 жыл бұрын

Funny......if you think youre smart for getting his lyrics, ive got to pop that bubble for you; youre not even close to average

@ReallyThatGuy8

5 жыл бұрын

aka "hey im smart everyone"

@kochisedalonewolf1254

5 жыл бұрын

True in-fucking-deed.

@brentdonhauser

5 жыл бұрын

For me it goes Gza Killah Priest Rza Ghost

@ronaldsalzar4002

5 жыл бұрын

All you know is that you don't know....

Money don't grow on trees but there's theiving MC's who cut throat to rake leaves. One of my favourite lines gza ever spoke 👌

@unbridledenthusiasm

11 ай бұрын

Jesus I have been listening to this for years and only reading your comment right do I realize how incredible that line is. Amazing

Liquid Swords... pound for pound, start to finish, the greatest hip-hop LP ever released. I've listened to hundreds of hip-hop albums over the last 20 years and none of them come close to matching its brilliant musical flow, absurdly deep rhymes and intensity of ambience and storytelling.

@lxced_

6 ай бұрын

its actually too good, they are pure and clean, just really real rappers.

@florg5418

5 ай бұрын

facts, GZA is the most underrated emcee of all time imo

@matthoward598

4 ай бұрын

💯 My favorite album of all time. Any genre.

@natsusatsujinki8342

4 ай бұрын

Cuban Links is definitely just as vivid.

@FinalFlash2110

3 ай бұрын

It's so good. You know one that is alway slept on.. Well the artist and the album. Masta Ace - Disposable Arts.

I like this part of the description: "Most rap fans would name RZA as the head of the Wu-Tang Clan. But Wu purists know that GZA, or The Genius, is the crew's unspoken elder statesman" FACT! Wu tang 4 ever

@gilbertgivens3960

5 жыл бұрын

Facts!!

@oxymaiz5662

4 жыл бұрын

That's why he is the abbot

@korbendallas3581

4 жыл бұрын

"We form like Voltron and the Gza just happens to be the head"...

@joshtaylor8304

4 жыл бұрын

Gza nd ODB Rza is tha blood

@jrhendry1303

4 жыл бұрын

This dude looks pretty good for a 53.

Only GZA can forget his verse that smoothly...

@DrBadFish1

5 жыл бұрын

DJ REMZ unstable eye movement? He's making eye contact with a lot of the folks in the room you fool, and dude cant be expected to remember EVERY fucking bar he's ever written. Show some respect to one of the MVP's. What you done recently compared to GZA's career?

@Ro7ard

5 жыл бұрын

@@bombedranolimoilou That is the least intelligent thing I have ever heard anyone say on KZread. You're a disgrace to the gene pool and should be ashamed of yourself for being such an Ill informed moron.

@ishmellu7438

5 жыл бұрын

DJ REMZ yeah as a human being you find him under you don't you? His introvert behavior and tendencies are things to make fun of right?

@daltoninthelionsden

5 жыл бұрын

DJ REMZ of course. Terrible lyricist, did he even write bruh? Probably crap at music in general

@broissey

5 жыл бұрын

@@bombedranolimoilou Kick rocks, dummy. You don't know what the fuck you're talking about.

GZAs got such a unique voice. Love it.

I love how GZA and Soul Rebels just casually throw down one of the best rap sets ever.......

Love how he let the band rock when the verse slipped his mind. Word to the GZA

@vjones67

4 жыл бұрын

Musicianship

@brianholmes8607

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, and instantly GZA came alive and crushed the track. Wow!

@coolb8545

2 жыл бұрын

The slip wasn't that bad..he's frikkin naturally resilient

GZA isn’t rapping. he’s speaking to you.

@frankdrebin730

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaaa, I´m dying :D

@kidv2

5 жыл бұрын

but he's rapping tho

@jimhendrix7776

5 жыл бұрын

It's called shadow boxing! The dudes got a whole brass section, fuck off lol bahaha!

@YakThaWiseman72

5 жыл бұрын

Lol He's teaching you

@svetlio3d

5 жыл бұрын

schoolin fools for decades !

Even with how absolutely mind-numbingly nervous he looks, you'd never know from his delivery. One of the greats!

People are sleeping on the soul rebels that he’s performing with. Ppl have no idea how dope of a band they are

@tompegram2545

4 ай бұрын

FR! He played with the Phunky Nomads the other night... They were nothing compared to to the Soul Rebels.

Tiny Desk is for the children 👐🏻

@kt42071

6 жыл бұрын

AngryFollower Yes Lawd

@JeroAlmufakir

6 жыл бұрын

For real bro

@MrDRock-rc2tz

6 жыл бұрын

Tiny Desk ain't nothin to fuck with!

@moehammondmedia

6 жыл бұрын

Lol. Yeah they are.

@blossm4002

4 жыл бұрын

👐👐🏻👐🏼👐🏽👐🏾👐🏿

GZA looks quite uncomfortable, didn't realise he was so introverted until I saw this. Love him for doing this, he's absolutely brilliant

@Lultschful

5 жыл бұрын

The most interesting people are often those who talk less.

@leaoaugusto

5 жыл бұрын

He was probably sober

@stonedsage5316

5 жыл бұрын

He looks like he's used to yelling on a stage with his crew, not solo in a library. He is punching the lines out instead of flowing like in a studio

@goldtoothjacko

5 жыл бұрын

Met him at his gig in Brighton couple of months ago..... Definitely introverted but 100% genius and the oldest most wise member of the Wu

@blessed2206

5 жыл бұрын

Some of the biggest talents of all time are quite uncomfortable. Like Chris Farley, Jim Carrey, Mitch Hedberg and Eminem. EDIT: and Freddie Mercury, Michael Jackson, Janis Joplin, Elvis Presley and Dennis Rodman

The coolest thing about the Wu is that they can reference each other's lyrics like they're nursery rhymes and then break it down in their own way...

His voice has best tone , an instrument in itself

GZA asked for the towel, and said thank you....take notes

@Caleb983

4 жыл бұрын

As a Canadian, when I visited America I thought a majority of Americans were rude for not saying thank you and apologizing constantly, then I remembered where I was...

@shaniquechamberlaine7335

4 жыл бұрын

@@Caleb983 as an American i couldn't agree more

@Ultramagnetic808

4 жыл бұрын

@@Caleb983 We're workin on it, lol.

@PlaAwa

2 жыл бұрын

he also said please iirc

@born90cyph

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ultramagnetic808 :) (:

NPR your employees need a god damn raise for having all these Gods on

I love how GZA after so many years of fame and popularity at least in the true hip hop world. He still remains humble. While these one hit wonders make one simple hit and they think that God owes them a favor.

@DeauxTheGreat1990

4 ай бұрын

And they couldn't hold half a candle to him. On his worst day with Strep Throat.

I really loved how the band backed off during Inspectah’s verse in Duel of the Iron Mic to create more impact and emphasis on the vocals. GZA with a live band is really cool, both providing a phenomenal performance together

@PA-zt6xu

7 ай бұрын

That is actually how the song goes on the album. When deck raps the baseline stops and then deck raps then the baseline comes back in later in decks verse.

One of the greatest lyricists of all time!!

@methodmizza

4 жыл бұрын

agree 100%

@omgmazin

4 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

In the car I get winded trying to rhyme along with 2nd verse of _Livin in da world Today_ and GZA just delivered it, live without a hype man, at 50+ years old

This is absolutely incredible. Wu Tang is forever. Gary Grice (GZA) is one of the best lyricists and most recognizable voices in rap.

@JoeCoffin

Жыл бұрын

GZA and this small brass band is still more fire than anything in modern rap.

@crowshrock

9 ай бұрын

Absolute truth!!

I let my english teacher hear this; and it blow her mind. I had to translate some words for her but now she's a WU fan Clan.

@butterflylovenj7300

4 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥

@aleon916

3 жыл бұрын

I'm an instructor at uni and I introduce GZA to students. Wu-Tang is for the children, and for the university students, and for everyone.

@nicoarmin8997

3 жыл бұрын

I'm am English teacher and I love the Wu-Tang Clan.

@rickybaker2827

2 жыл бұрын

@@aleon916 I love that. My English textbook had raps from Mos Def which I thought was pretty cool. I think rap music needs to be celebrated and studied more in English classes

Too much for words right here... True heads understand. This is the kind of stuff that make you want read comments.

@sarahhooten7840

6 жыл бұрын

and makes me wish I had someone to excitedly ramble to about this without them looking at me like "huh?" :) thank you comments section lol

@Solodolo84

6 жыл бұрын

bpass felder it's not many of us left. We here tho

@strongsecurity7747

6 жыл бұрын

bpass felder THIS WAS AWESOME MAN ....!

@cavemanvi

6 жыл бұрын

bpass felder I was WAITING for someone to talk slick about gzzzzaaaaaa

@MaxMotivation247

5 жыл бұрын

Yes sir.

I'm really liking this pattern of inviting old school hip hop guests!

Can you rap? Rap is poetry. Rap is rhythm, speed, eloquence, patience, thoughtfulness. Rap is many talents. Respect it . It is something not everyone possesses. He is older. But he will never forget

I could never memorize these lyrics no matter how often I listen to his songs. The fact that he goes up there solo without any type of hype man to give him breaks spitting verses from over 20 years ago is incredible!!

Always wished GZA and Deck got more love. This is phenomenal!

@ofwgkta42

6 жыл бұрын

Jeffrey Porter Czarface whole discography is crazy. Deck is great

@jeffporter_108

6 жыл бұрын

Jenny Butterfly facts!

@benjammin6692

6 жыл бұрын

Pure Poetry & Jammin' ! 😎👌

@OscarOffTheCuff

6 жыл бұрын

Gza is the best in Wu Tang no doubt

@Bishcona

6 жыл бұрын

StayEarthly I don't think that there necessarily is a "best in wu-tang". What made them special is how each member is unique and has some special talent and attribute to them that separates them from their peers.

This is gold. 👐

@Goatchild90

6 жыл бұрын

"Gold" eh? I see what you did there

@messiahblack4816

6 жыл бұрын

Pickle Pure indeed...

@shawnmkandla7892

6 жыл бұрын

Tooooo Fly!

@alan_ruby86

6 жыл бұрын

gold is correct

@roan8889

6 жыл бұрын

It sure is

GZA’s vocals are mesmerizing in a way words fail to describe.

He is my age, 53, i grew up in England listening to Bob Dylan, i love lyrics, this man is as good a lyricist as i heard.

Voice, delivery, content. GZA for me is a perfect MC.

@NoMasterz518

Жыл бұрын

Indubitably!!! 💪🏾👐🏾💯

One of the most lyrical of the Wu-Tang Clan, still doing his thing. Much love fam ❤️

@UKLeonie

6 жыл бұрын

JazznRealHipHop true facts

@Rubberglass

6 жыл бұрын

He's easily the best lyricisit from Wu.

@jamstagerable

6 жыл бұрын

The most lyrical...

@alexbaum2204

6 жыл бұрын

Liquid Swords yeah, I’m scratching my head here like, “wait, who is more lyrical than GZA in the Wu?!” I guess Meth, Raekwon, and Ghostface come close in their own ways. But still...

@alexbaum2204

6 жыл бұрын

Forgot Deck too. Man, now that I think of it, they were so fuckin ill! Miss those days.

Anyone else love the Wu's pronunciation of "sword" and "guillotine"?

@MrCash-lm1xz

2 жыл бұрын

It's interesting because some of them pronounce "guillotine" the British way and others pronounce it the American way. The swords thing is just that Shaolin accent.

@thakurv1

2 жыл бұрын

Let it go unsaid maybe

@jacobsvensson8193

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, in 4th-5th grade me and a lot of my classmates was playing an mmorpg game, remember us getting into a heated discussion with our english teacher when she tried to tell us the "w" is silent in "sword", we weren't having it and kept arguing that she was the one saying it wrong. Always think back on that and smile a little when I hear wu pronouce it that way too

@tomburton8645

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacobsvensson8193 I love this 😀

@tomburton8645

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrCash-lm1xz Shaolin slang. Yes!!!

GZA is one of the all time greats. Liquid Swords holds up against any gangsta rap album you care to mention.

LIQUID SWORDS ! One of the best rap albums ever

@RecTec77

4 жыл бұрын

Loved it back then, still lovin it. Work of a true genius.

@diogocruz9109

3 жыл бұрын

Listen to it all the time, in fact I've got some searching to do, I feel obligated to buy it, even if it is 25 yrs too late. 36 chambers as well.

@J2dADispora

3 жыл бұрын

You'll get no argument from me..

@michaelmalapi4552

2 жыл бұрын

Top5...

I literally choked when I saw this in my recommendations! Wu-tang is forever✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

I love the way he sheaths up at the end with the toothpick and then you can almost hear the "shing" sword sounds when he unsheaths it to ask for one last applause for the band.

@lxced_

6 ай бұрын

SWHING SWORDS

Gza: gimme a beat ::dude pulls out a tuba::: GZA: let's do it

GZA is such a real dude. No ego or vanity, just excellence in his craft; the pure essence of hip hop. Liquid Swords is my favourite album all time. I also love Grandmasters with DJ Muggs and Pro Tools. Also Paper Plates is probably the most underrated diss track of all time. Doesn't have the most expansive discography but he's still my favourite Wu-Tang MC.

@therevivalist1661

5 жыл бұрын

Brent Blayone Blayone Check out his album called beneath the surface. Really dope too!

GZA forgot the verse 7:29... Comes back soooo smooth mid beat... LEGEND!

@jakefrommaine8646

3 жыл бұрын

7:29

i can die now. this was beautiful. Gza changed my life.

I dun listened to this about 30 times. Just classic!!

Hes not Called the Genius for nothing.

Never in my life have i seen someone forgetting his verse soooooo god damn graceful. GZA The Genius FOR LIFE!!!

One of the best Tiny Desk concerts! The live band adds a whole nother dimension to some hip hop classics and GZA is so humble with his skills.

I'm 35 years old listening 🎶 to Pac ,Biggie, Big L and other rapper's that is great 👍 but this 1 is something else l can listen my hole life and never gets tired from WU

GZA is a top 5 rapper of all time in my opinion

@tomfoolery5680

5 жыл бұрын

In no order; GZA, Black Thought, Mos Def, Aesop Rock, and Sage Francis are my personal Tier 1A Hip Hop artists.

@cormac9954

5 жыл бұрын

@@tomfoolery5680 I love your list you have great taste my personal top ten is rakim,big l ,nas, black thought,gza,guru,immortal technique,big daddy kane,jeru the damaja and krs one

@lolothedesigner

5 жыл бұрын

He is the genius

@Imrightyourewrong1

5 жыл бұрын

Think Method Man should be on the top 5

@gabrielrogers-mullen734

5 жыл бұрын

typo, you meant top 1

Incredible lyricist.

“Basic instructions before leaving earth” - The GZa.. This man lived it! Best listen to him!

One of the reasons why I love old raw rap and mc's is because you hear them exactly the same live as you hear them on the tape. DMX, GZA and lots of other legends

Most intelligent lyricist there ever was, is, and will be. Still trying to unpack liquid swords, 20+ years later.

@gpww1

5 жыл бұрын

Feliciano Lopez MF DOOM. thank me later.

Who's the new hip-hop head that NPR hired? They've been on fire with the Tiny Desk concerts lately. Just had Big Daddy Kane not too long ago and now GZA

@GhostfaceGZA

6 жыл бұрын

Also just realized this is the only time I remember seeing GZA since he has gotten older

@dominikelser7847

6 жыл бұрын

Abby O'Neill is listed as producer in all these great concerts. GZA shouts her out at 12:20 www.linkedin.com/in/abbyoneill1/

@vividkiks

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@davidcooper2199

5 жыл бұрын

Alfonso G thats dope.

Nice, raw, stone cold rhyming from the GZA. A true artist, making his craft seem effortless. Massive respect.

Truly one of the most eloquent and versatile lyricists of our time. Wish more people were hip to it.

Damn this was dope, gza should make an acoustic album it would be crazy

My preliminary attack keeps cemeteries packed. Liquid Sword along Enter the 36 chambers are the real masterpieces of 90's hip-hop.

Storytelling at its best.

Only college professors should be listening to GZA that’s how advanced his lyrics are

Uncomfortable not at all, he’s the Genius so damn intelligent he made you think he was uncomfortable.

@smirror6964

2 жыл бұрын

I love this comment lol

Legend

@ciscogomez2610

6 жыл бұрын

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@hermanmoye8932

5 жыл бұрын

legend?Infinite God!👐u Tang 👐u Tang 👐u Tang 👐u Tang 👐u Tang is on my brain.P2TG

Liquid swords ⚔️ second only to Enter the 36 Chambers. Cmon man we gotta be fair. Greatest Album of all time.

Wowwwww. Did not know this great shit was out here. Gza. Wu for life

That must be the coolest trombonist I’ve ever seen.

What was so dope that he even spit Deck’s verse on dual of the iron mic!🔥 Fire

@MetalGearEeezus

5 жыл бұрын

Enlightenment Channel He spit MK’s verse also

@tyronedaniels661

3 жыл бұрын

I saw him live in manchester last year and he was incredible. Spat the verses of all the Wu members who was on the songs he did from the Liquid swords album, was absolutely insane 🔥

You need to unclog your ears and your LIFE if you disliked this small dose of his lyrical genius he decided to bless NPR Tiny Desk with...NOW back to the needs to be, regularly scheduled, non mumble rap, storytelling, original flow, 1crucial Wu member -GZA !

Jesus. Amazing set. Felt like my hair was standing on end & had goosebumps the entire time. Dudes still got it.

Appreciated how Genius edited his own lyrics. Shows class an growth! ✊🏼

If this man is not in your top five you are confused 👐🏼✌🏼

@kingsaintides7227

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@michaelmalapi4552

2 жыл бұрын

Top3

@rhettintaipei

9 ай бұрын

True

Came here for Liquid Swords. Was not disappointed.

My favorite from the Wu! Intelligent, humble, and talented beyond belief 👐🏾👐🏾 Man I’m just crushin on him so hard 😍

@carriekelly3924

4 жыл бұрын

That’s my man🙂, he is my man crush lol

Wow! Big Daddy Kane and now GZA! what's next? Rakim? Slick rick?

@theconductor420

6 жыл бұрын

watch the master ace tiny desk bro

@infamousb189

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah Masta Ace is great and the tiny desk session was honey for my ears !!AND RAKIM WOULD BE INSANE!!

@folddpd1

6 жыл бұрын

Simon B watch Oddisee

@HacksawJimThuggin

6 жыл бұрын

Rakim or Slick would be epic

@simon-b

6 жыл бұрын

Seen it already mate, always keeping an eye out for new Tiny Desk videos! And yeah master ace killed it! ;)

Liquid Swords is an underrated album. One of my favorite albums from the Clan

@odisdriftwood1280

6 жыл бұрын

Brooklynboi Productions it's the best.

@tavencio879

5 жыл бұрын

RZA's production

@frshtlldthfreshtilldeath9670

5 жыл бұрын

The most people count it one of best of all time .

@caminho7340

5 жыл бұрын

not underrated. many say its the best wu member album

@whitefro024

5 жыл бұрын

In what world is Liquid Swords underrated?

The genius is one of the greatest lyricists of all time. You have to listen to him intently to understand his genius.

bro with the sax is living his dream, i see the happiness in em

Been waiting for this since the snippets they had online. NPR went from Kane, The Roots, Masta Ace, OC w/ Finesse, now GZA. Man, can't wait to the next installment.

@georgefairweathermoonlight4

6 жыл бұрын

yeh dude

@craiganderson3205

6 жыл бұрын

Dope

@Parialated

6 жыл бұрын

Hope the youth is watching and feel inspired once again...they can have their own sound but build on the work and legacy of legends as gza and ace and all the other mentioned...but i fear it mostly 30+ people who almost tear up breaking they neck and bouncing... But we can hope hiphop needs that new creative injection and direction boombap and conscious lyricism

@82Brooklyn7

6 жыл бұрын

Word!!!!

@antonioburrell2638

6 жыл бұрын

The Roots were there . OC would be very good or Skyzoo

Wow that was incredible, his first album is one of the best hip-hop albums ever produced.

@AkramDeX

3 жыл бұрын

2nd *

Cuz its 'The GEEEEEENIUS'......!!!♛♚♜ Legend. Peace and Happiness to all my Brothers who grow up with this great Music, and have Hard Times in his Life!

How did I miss this for 3 years?! One of my favorites.

This really made me miss Old Dirty.... #WuTangForever

@supernovaquarius

5 жыл бұрын

Ikr😭

@ItsTheNada

5 жыл бұрын

Me too

@thinblacknoodles

5 жыл бұрын

FOREVERRRRRRRRRR

Wu-Tang has always had such a good balance of styles. Their individual albums are just as great as their collective ones.

One of the greatest MC in da history!!!!!! Razor Sharp

Probably one of the most talented musical projects EVER

this is a science class.

Tiny Desk has always been ill regarding all genres,but they been co stuntin like Evel Knievel lately man.Hefty props NPR for always coming with the organic eclectic steez.1 Love/Peace

@dexxxhunt

6 жыл бұрын

Felix Fox No question fam!

@MOONBONEZPTC

6 жыл бұрын

Word ! I won't even mention The Breeders !!

I’m going to marry GZA so he can rap me to sleep every night! 😂 I love this guy.

@mandysprow7502

3 жыл бұрын

Can we share him. I love his gentleness.

@brookerobinson6814

3 жыл бұрын

Of course!

@hotchocobx1468

2 жыл бұрын

I love him 😍

@smirror6964

2 жыл бұрын

No fr😂