Wu Tang Forever is 20 years old

[Won Won]

TIER 4
Dog shyt
Cash Still Rules/Scary Hours
Duck Seazon

 

[Lord Mecca]

Back when this dropped my boy who was older than me dubbed it. The whole double CD didn't fit on the cassette so for about 6 months my Wu-Tang Forever had like 7 tracks less than everyone else's

When I copped the CD finally in the fall it was like I copped a remastered limited edition bonus version since it had all the tracks and had that CD sound

People still bring up that bootleg ass cassette dub I had til this day we ate off that cassette for that summer

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

I couldnt even address that filth

 

[Lord Mecca]

Another reason why this double album is really a certified classic is that depending on the era of listening, I've always had different favorite tracks - if it was one of my favorites that means I have repeated it at least 45+ times in a row in one sitting.

Bells of War
Hells Wind Staff
Severe Punishment (my nikka Rae with the flow )
Impossible (made me instantly check for Ghostface on a religious basis)
Little Ghetto Boys (my nikka Capp )
For Heavens Sake
Heaterz....


to be honest there's probably only 4 tracks on this album that wasn't a favorite even briefly.

 

[dem bath salts]

Can't believe dude put Scary Hours in TIER 4. For some reason that's always been my favorite track on the album. Just a quick one, two, three in-and-out fire verses from my 3 favorite members talking that "witty unpredictable fly" NY shyt...

This was a great thread. Had me thinking back to the days of 8th grade or so and the hype surrounding this album was absolutely insane. Waiting at home for that triumph video to come on and being like Seeing the Its Yours video with the OLDER GODS teaser at the very end... seeing how Ghost had the passenger seat in the car reclined all the way back, just lamping out. The next time I got into my dad's car after I saw that I was like and put the seat all the way back and he was like "wtf are you doing... don't mess up my seats " . It was crazy to think about how BIG these dudes were back in like 96-97. I was young but I remember all of it. After 36 chambers made it's rounds and they all started doing solo stuff every single one of them (especially the big 3) were superstars.. then them coming out with this album..the clothing store, all sorts of stuff.. the hype was crazy. The fact that rap was once at a place where dudes like Rae and Ghost were true STARS in unbelievable if you think about what pops off now (no shots to the younger kids and the stuff today... i can't hate)... but think about it. These dudes were straight spitters speaking in ridiculously local 5%'er influenced slang that no one outside of a few neighborhoods in ONE city could relate to yet they were EVERYWHERE

I listened to this album this morning when I was getting ready to start my day. I haven't heard it in at least 15 years or so. I never realized when I was a kid how ridiculous and horrible Ghost's verse on Projects was.

Same here breh. I remember being in study hall discussing favorite tracks with the crew and legit getting heated cause nobody was fukking with scary hours but me. I really was

 

[THE K-MAN]

I think ugod had some incredible verses on this album. Very underrated

Agree 100%

 

[keepitrealprk]

reading all this is making me feel old

sometimes i miss the era of when release dates really meant something to look forward to.

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

I think I was more amped over that sample being ID'd(after 12 or so years) than I was for the "Shook Ones" sample lol. It was mistaken for being "The End" by The Doors for mad long(aside from the "Sometiiiiimes..." part, of course).

Spoiler

Song has that Kill Bill sound years before the movie even came out

 

[GeeEffKay]

Gonna listen again to it now

 

[street heat]

i cant believe how many of yall sleep on black shampoo

yall need to listen again and hear all the things going on in that beat. the shyt amazing. ugods voice sounds dope on it also

 

[Billy Ocean]

i cant believe how many of yall sleep on black shampoo

yall need to listen again and hear all the things going on in that beat. the shyt amazing. ugods voice sounds dope on it also

It is probably a Top 5 beat on the album. I wish Ghost and a couple other members rhymed over it.

 

[patscorpio]

my then gf got me the cd..the enhanced part of the cd playing it on my compaq 233 ..too dope

 

[Manuel Hot Pepper Lopez]

i cant believe how many of yall sleep on black shampoo

yall need to listen again and hear all the things going on in that beat. the shyt amazing. ugods voice sounds dope on it also

It is probably a Top 5 beat on the album. I wish Ghost and a couple other members rhymed over it.

This , Cash Still Rules and The Closing are the only instrumentals I haven't been able to find for the album

 

[Piff Perkins]

Anyone have the Source review from the time? I know it received somewhat mixed reviews at the time but there are too many bangers on there not to fukk with it on some level.

That's also the album where the Wu really really exploded with white people. They always had a big white fanbase but that album was HUGE due to new white fans, then you had the RATM tour, Woodstock etc.

 

[Danie84]

Ghost had a youngin damn-near tears as he recited Jamie last moments

...pointed to the charm on his Neck wit his last bit energy left told me rock it wit Respect

Cuz this is only a story from the Real