GZA - Beneath the Surface

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Mar 27, 2016 Sold Date

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Artikel Name: Beneath the Surface
Genre: Rap Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: Geffen Titelanzahl: 18

Trackliste LP - 1

1. GZA - Intro 2. GZA - Amplified Sample 3. GZA - Beneath the Surface 4. GZA - Skit #1 5. GZA - Skit #2 6. GZA - Crash Your Crew 7. GZA - Breaker, Breaker 8. GZA - High Price, Small Reward 9. GZA - Hip Hop Fury

Trackliste LP - 2

10. GZA - Skit #3 11. GZA - 1112 12. GZA - Skit #4 13. GZA - Victim 14. GZA - Publicity 15. GZA - Feel Like an Enemy 16. GZA - Stringplay (Like This, Like That) 17. GZA - Mic Trippin 18. GZA - Outro

Beschreibung

There were so many Wu-Tang-related projects released during 1998 and 1999 that listeners -- and even fans -- could be forgiven for a bit of apathy regarding the second solo effort by Wu-Tang's Genius/GZA. The collective's trademark detuned strings had gone from de rigueur to downright dated by mid-1999, and except for a well-received RZA solo album earlier in the year, the lead in hip-hop's hype game appeared to have been taken over by Timbaland's brand of future funk. It may not have proved the commercial smash of a proper Wu-Tang LP, but Genius/GZA's Beneath the Surface is a worthy continuation and development of the Wu-Tang Clan conglomeration. The best tracks here, "Amplified Sample" and "Crash Your Crew," are quintessentially Wu-Tang, but with important tweaks to the trademark sound. The crisp, clean production -- by Wu associates Inspectah Deck, Mathematics, and Arabian Priest -- sounds much better than any project that had been recently issued (even RZA's Bobby Digital), and GZA's raps prove he's the most innovative and talented vocalist Wu-Tang had to offer. The only failure (at least in terms of sound) is "Victim," a cloying track with a bit of scratched acoustic guitar and some X Files-styled strings. Other than a few "skits" that disturb the flow, Beneath the Surface is arguably the best thing to come out of the Wu camp since their second proper album, Forever. [Beneath the Surface was re-released on LP in 2016.] ~ John Bush

John Bush