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And Hit-Boy ain't even dope to me, and he got to sit in with a GOAT for mad albums, lol.
Imagine a legend doing that with ALC for multiple projects. That's the kinda music we need to be made, these days.
Raekwon should link up with Alchemist and have a 2020’s Nas type of run of albums
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And Hit-Boy ain't even dope to me, and he got to sit in with a GOAT for mad albums, lol.
Imagine a legend doing that with ALC for multiple projects. That's the kinda music we need to be made, these days.
it'd be a first day cop from me
last time I seen wu live was like the late 00s and he brought it onstage.....GFK 2......that ghost deinie was an out of body experience pause
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Yeah, his production is average at best to me
I like some of his beats but after a while the beats just all sound ok, but nothing mind blowing
Not bad, just “alright”
Right? And who better than Rae?
This would not only remind people how great Raekwon is but it would also give him a second run
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was that album even good? GZA always sounds washed anything post 1990 something
What?!!
Grandmasters is a classic
You need to go listen to that right now
That’s the last time GZA still had a great flow and delivery
Muggs laced him with great beats on Grandmasters
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Rae is kind of a master at making bad career decisions. This should have been done a decade ago. There have been a lot of producers within that time frame who he could have tapped in with. Madlib, Daringer, knxledge. A big problem the vet rappers have is they can't really decipher who is up and coming and who is a retread. So they end up finding some wack white boy making regressive soul loops for cheap instead of making something great with a great producer who just wants to tour with you (and get paid of course).
Look at Gibbs' career. He dropped an album with Statik Selectah at a time when that was a good idea. Then he got Madlib, Alch, etc. He also found young producers here or there for beats and EPs. Rae couldn't do that? I feel the same way about Ghost tbh. Could have hit all those dudes instead of letting Adrian Younge and wack white boys distract him.
Look at Gibbs' career. He dropped an album with Statik Selectah at a time when that was a good idea. Then he got Madlib, Alch, etc. He also found young producers here or there for beats and EPs. Rae couldn't do that? I feel the same way about Ghost tbh. Could have hit all those dudes instead of letting Adrian Younge and wack white boys distract him.
Classic. GZA was not washed at all on it.was that album even good? GZA always sounds washed anything post 1990 something
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I listened to a couple tracks....hot take but I think his vocal chain was the best on enter the 36....not even LS or forever
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Would love to see this over an OB4CL3 release though
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Well of course
Grandmasters came out in 05 or 06; that’s a decade well after his prime years
No one is saying the album is Liquid Swords but it is a classic in its own right and was a step back in the right direction of years of lackluster albums from him
You gotta remember the 2000’s was a dark period for the Wu as a whole
An album like this in the 2000’s was nice flash of that retro sound most wanted to hear from the Wu
He got a new joint dropping this year...hopefully Alch makes an appearance...he been too quiet and living that married life now...the book was dope too...that Vs wit him and Ghost was sumthing special....
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Drop 6 albums produced by Alchemist and have a few guest appearances like Cormega, Nas and Ghost
As Wu/Hip hop heads, we need this
I'd settle for one album.
Speaking of Wu, how long have we been waiting for that Meth/Havoc project
The Adrian Younge albums were RZA’s brainchild, Ghost was just along for the ride on those. They were critically acclaimed to so its not like they were some big miss-fire.
There’s no excuse for his last couple albums though, he used to be the Wu member who you could count on to be consistent with solid to great production I don’t know what his issue has been. Set The Tone was so disappointing I have NO idea how Nas allowed that to be released on Mass Appeal.
I’d love to see Rae hook up with someone like Madlib but Madlib takes forever to make projects with anyone not named Freddie Gibbs.
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I loved the Apollo Brown version of the Younge album. I respect Younge as a musician and love his jazz albums but his production doesn’t work for rap IMO. Too slow, no swing.
You’re right that album was a success but then he did the same thing multiple times and seemed to just get further and further from actual rap producers.