2/14/11

Day 45 - Wu Tang Week Begins - 36 Chambers

This week is devoted to one of my favorite hip hop acts of all time - Wu Tang Clan - 36 chambers was their first release (1993) and inspired by an old Gordon Liu kung fu movie 36 chambers of shaolin - Beyond the awesomeness of their beats (thank you RZA) and the absolutely original lyrical style, this album is just plain cool! The juxtaposition of the Wu-Tang style at a time when a lot of hip hop from the east coast was being dominated by the P-Ditty sound, Wu was just so original and the lyrical stylings of OBD, RZA, GZA, and Ghostface was just so distinct and original and raw....

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