Wu-tang: An American Saga | Season 3 | Official Thread

[beenz]

am I the only one who's not feeling this 70's ODB episode?

like the blaxploitantion angle was just getting run into the ground for far too long.

 

[beenz]

Excellent episode! Dude who plays Deck has been great. When Deck dropped this soundtrack joint in '95 I was so hyped to hear his solo debut.


Then the RZA Flood happened By the time Uncontrolled Substance came out 2 years later the album was

Really enjoyable series so far, not always the greatest acting but seeing the mix of the Clan's diverse personalities is a real trip.

uncontrolled substance was decent, but I really wondered what could have been if he had gotten a 1995 all rza produced album. he really got fukked over the most by that flood.

 

[patscorpio]

the odb 70s ep wasnt bad at all...i thought it was a good way to really summarize what went into making his debut...that album was wild as fukk might as well embellish on it lol

 

[BuddahMAC]

I really wondered what could have been if he had gotten a 1995 all rza produced album. he really got fukked over the most by that flood.

Inspectah Deck- Assassination Day- 1996

01. Slums of Shaolin (RZA)
02. The Rhythm & The Rebel (RZA)
03. Park Hill feat Method Man, Raekwon & U-God (RZA)
04. Assassination Day feat Masta Killa, Raekwon & RZA (RZA)
05. The Swarm feat RZA, GZA & Street Life (True Master)
06. Droppin' Science feat Masta Killa & Blue Raspberry (RZA)
07. Presidental Paper (RZA)
08. 1-6-0 feat Method Man & Street Life (RZA)
09. Street Scene feat Raekwon & Ghostface & Blue Raspberry (RZA)
10. Unique feat ODB (RZA)
11. One in da Chamber (RZA)
12. Fall Back (4th Disciple)
13. Poison Bars feat Masta Killa, RZA, Ghostface, U-God & GZA (RZA)
14. R.E.B.E.L. Music (RZA)
15. Blade Edges feat RZA & Masta Killa (RZA)
16. Case Closed (RZA)
17. Semi-Automatic Rap Metal Jacket feat Street Life & U-God (RZA) [bonus]

 

[Conscious Pilot]

The Masta Killa Arc/introduction was really well done.

 

[Conscious Pilot]

Looks like the next episode will be like the ODB Blaxploitation one off but for the Purple Tape creation. But is that 90s Italian Mob movie type theme for the Mafioso shyt so we’ll see.

 

[DaKidFromNoWhere]

Rae and Ghost like while everyone riding by playing Biggie.

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

this was my favorite episode so far. It took me back to my teenage years. Senior year in high school. I remember the day I bought Return to the 36 chambers. I got it on a Sunday, the week after it dropped. This was a day before Arkansas played UCLA in the championship game. I didn't listen to it until that Tuesday morning due to getting sick and I stayed out of school that day. Instantly, "snakes" was my favorite song on the album. Still to this day it's one of my top 5 favorite Wu songs. A month or so later, I buy the Tales from the HOod soundtrack(and I still have the copies of these cds I bought back then). It's a film I was anticipating and I see that Wu and ODB has songs on it. "let me at em" is the Wu joint and it's the first song on the cd, but Deck is the only one rapping. On top of that, I read the credits and it says that Deck produced it. I'm thinking at the time it must have been a typo. Then he produces "visions" on Wutang Forever.. After that, he produces 2 tracks on Meth's 2nd album and Kanye uses one the sample he flipped on"spazzola" for Slum village's "selfish" years after that. Then he does my favorite track on Gza's 3rd album(beneath the surface). After all of that, his album finally drops and goes nowhere. "lovin you", produced by True Master, is my favorite track from that album. Yeah man, Deck got a raw deal in hip hop. It's crazy. I'm glad to see he's had success with Czarface though.

Also, why the fukk is Uncontrollable Substance cd so high? That shyt is selling for $30+ used online. the same way with De la soul cds. Those shyts are going for $40-50 used right now.

 

[Bugzbunny129]

This was a good ep for the simple fact of creating a story around a better tomorrow thru the lesser members.

I just got to the biggie part. The hate was so funny. Lmao.

Show ends with dirty storming grammys imo

Ive been to the actual wu wear store. Power was quite amused i knew who he was as he never was really in public except for those 2 years in 98/99 doing Belly and Black & White. I shoulda known he was in there but I didnt think hed actually be manning the shop lol. A story for another day.

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Masta Killa beingany time someone mentioned his rap career

Unc being when he found out MK got his shyt off on 'Chessboxin' had me

"fukk them taxis - BARS,GOD, BARS! "

Rae and Ghost pre-emptively connecting thoughts to make their man's child walk

Snakes by Dirty as the score

Speaking of Easter eggs - Ghost and Rae had the leathers from the Wu Tang set on 'The Show'

Them man became The Wonder Twins of Hate when BIG was ringing off on the radio

That ending though - Next week we migrate, get the fukk out of New York and move onto bigger and better shyt, - they gon grow like a plant

 

[nieman]

uncontrolled substance was decent, but I really wondered what could have been if he had gotten a 1995 all rza produced album. he really got fukked over the most by that flood.

The problem is the album done, but they still would've had to shop him for a label though. I think he jumped the gun on signing with Loud. If he signs with Razor Sharp, I think RZA does his album and gets him a release right before Ghost in '96

 

[Atsym Sknyfs]

bruh lol

I can’t remember the verse now but I never noticed it when the album dropped as many times as I listened to it…but I was listening to it like a year or two ago and I caught it after just one listen

And you know what... listening to Shimmy, Shimmy and it's not even 3 real different verses ...

 

[Yayo Toure]

I didn't like uncontrolled substance, I was very excited for it, got it the day it came out after only hearing Rec Room and the first single he had on BET...but what a let down on all fronts. Deck was my favorite in the Wu up to that point, after that it's been ghost and ghost ever since.

 

[old pig]

And you know what... listening to Shimmy, Shimmy and it's even 3 real different verses ...

ya I definitely remember him using the same lines/verse on 2 songs on that same album…I don’t think I heard the brooklyn zoo remix y’all referenced

 

[Yayo Toure]

Do you guys think that Deck is just better as part of a group? He bodies every verse on a song with other artists, maybe solo records just aren't for him.