Vinny Lupton
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Raekwon said he didn't like that karate stuff either that's why when he got to do his solo album it was all drug dealer, crime, mafiosos imagery
U-God said the Wu Tang Kung-Fu/Karate Gimmick was WACK
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I hear you. My understanding of a "gimmick" is something artificial that brehs aren't really into (not saying it's the right understanding, just how I understand it) and just use this or that environment as a phase or whatever. Kind of like a temporary interest and/or something they know will work. But from reading intw and books etc it's obvious Rza was really into kung-fu flicks and then studied the whole thing (even travelled all the way to China iirc), I think Ghost was the other one who was really into it. To me it's almost like saying sampling old soul records is a "gimmick", but how could it be if they really grew up on that music and it's "part" of them as individuals.
What's the line between a "gimmick" and something brehs are really into?
But again it may be my understanding of what a gimmick is that is kind of wrong
It was to me but it worked.
I still laugh out loud thinking about the time RZA called him a yellow fakkot
When was this?
My youtube feed keeps recommending I watch a video that's titled something like "U-God explains how RZA convinced fans he was the worst rapper in Wu Tang"
My g...you ARE the worst rapper in the Wu. By far lmao. Dude is so angry and delusional it's kind of funny.
its between him and Cappadonna Real Talk...
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Back then all that matter was skills, you was free to be yourself, if nikkaz liked kung fu they liked kung fu
Kung Fu movies was the shyt in the 60-70s, when these nikkaz was kids, grown as men was dressing like bruce lee and shyt
walking around harlem like Bruce Leroy, you have to take in the context of time
this video was dope, back then people actually put creativity and thought in their videos
The south made real hip hop back then, it's not comparable to the trash south people wanna pretend ain't trash
Dude said he’s a product of rape. His mom was mean and never showed him any love.
yeah….that kind of background would produce a real grouch.
yeah….that kind of background would produce a real grouch.
Sounds like he like pawgs
Art Barr
INVADING SOHH CHAMPION
nikkas rap name was Golden Arms which is based on a Kung fu flick
After obfcl he was a draw.
How it went from there to this.
Is still weird as all hell to me.
Art Barr
Art Barr
INVADING SOHH CHAMPION
U god talks of a child hood that never was.
So he has definite disconnect socially to the kung fu flicks.
Yet every major urban area i went to especially on the east coast similar to at home in chicago growing up. At elem...samurai showdown came on and we did not go outsode on saturday till one after samurai showdown. No kids were outside before elem.
Simply because no one missed samurai showdown and we were all going outside to attempt kung fu afterwards.
So not sure how or why he dissed this besides.
He had severe disconnect.
Plus the way rza souled't out with prince rakeem.
It was sheer brillance to frame wu tang as a kung fu based collective.
As rza had to do what most kung fu flicks feature.
Get yo ass whipped and or duped by the shogun
Then train with ya guys for the get back.
Sheer brillance.
With the kung gu samples especially in the wake of the prison industrial economy going full marketing blitz. It created nostalgia of how it was before crack.
So given u god's background i can see the disconnect. Yet the idea he is publically showing so much vitroil to the clan is uncalled for.
Art Barr