RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #21

Welcome back to Wu-Wednesdays, my attempt at continuing the discourse around the Wu-Tang Clan’s mythology (read: their songs, their affiliates’ songs, those of their affiliates’ affiliates, you get it). It’s a standard thing for rappers to put their friends on if/when they manage to strike gold, but nobody’s done it to the extent that the Wu-Tang Clan has. I mean, hell, entire groups rivaling the original Clan in size have spawned in their wake just because one of the members maybe went to preschool with Ol’ Dirty Bastard or something. Drawing out a family tree would be a great exercise in futility, since there are way too many people to include and accurate information isn’t always available online, but it could still be worth attempting, which is my way of saying, if any of you two are interested in trying to trace all of this DNA out, I’d be willing to assist.

Anyway, on to this week’s episode, filled, as always, with bangers, lesser known tracks, and general buffoonery.



A reminder: the first baker’s dozen of episodes have been removed on the Mixcloud site to free up space, but the songs from each (the ones that are available, anyway) are thriving over on the RandoMax Radio Spotify channel, with tracks from the older episodes being added as they get removed. Give it a look when you get a chance – every like and follow helps me out tremendously.

Enjoy!

-Max

RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #20

You know the drill – it’s Wednesday, so it’s time for another entry into the Wu-Wednesdays canon, this limited series (presented by RandoMax Radio) promising to shine a light on various aspects of the Wu-Tang Clan’s influence upon hip hop one episode at a time. Today we have ten more tracks that I truly enjoy, some of which you’ve heard of, some you might have missed, and maybe one or two that will have you scratching your temple, but that’s just how flexible the group and their affiliates can be… when it works. If the end product is terrible, you won’t hear it from me, not on these mixes, anyway. (I’ll still tell you in reviews if something sucks. You have my word on that.)



A reminder: the first dozen episodes have been removed on the Mixcloud site to free up space, but the songs from each (the ones that are available, anyway) are thriving over on the RandoMax Radio Spotify channel, with tracks from the older episodes being added as they get removed. Give it a look when you get a chance – every like and follow helps me out tremendously.

Enjoy!

-Max

RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #19

 

This week’s installment in the ongoing Wu-Wednesdays series may come at a slightly higher cost thanks to unnecessary tariffs being wielded as a weapon against imaginary adversaries while your real enemies smile in your face and laugh at you behind your back, but I’m determined to squeeze every ounce of entertainment value out of these mixes for you, the listener, because you deserve it. Come, join us in the wonderful world of Wu-Tang, a mystical land you may have visited years ago and hadn’t thought to return to after hearing word that its denizens had, to use hip hop parlance, “fallen off.” They just aged, that’s all. These guys are just as capable of creating good music today as they were in their prime, or at least that’s what I’ve discovered after hitching my wagon to the movement decades ago.



A reminder: the first eleven episodes have been removed on the Mixcloud site to free up space, but the songs from each (the ones that are available, anyway) are thriving over on the RandoMax Radio Spotify channel, with tracks from the older episodes being added as they get removed. Give it a look when you get a chance – every like and follow helps me out tremendously.

Enjoy!

-Max

RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #18

 

Another Wednesday having the audacity to show its face after what it did, and it knows what it did, means it’s time for another round of the ongoing Wu-Wednesdays experiment-slash-weekly limited series brought to you by RandoMax Radio. This week we’ve got some Wu-Tang, we’ve got some artists from their immediate circle, and we may even have some goofy and interesting interstitials. The only way to find out if any of this is true (SPOILER ALERT: it is) is by pressing ‘play’ as quickly as humanly possible. Well, what are you waiting for?



A reminder: the first ten-pack of episodes have been removed on the Mixcloud site to free up space, but the songs from each (the ones that are available, anyway) are thriving over on the RandoMax Radio Spotify channel, with tracks from the older episodes being added as they get removed. Give it a look when you get a chance – every like and follow helps me out tremendously.

Enjoy!

-Max

RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #17

This week on RandoMax Radio’s Wu-Wednesdays, the limited series that could go on forever, probably, but won’t, because we all have our breaking points, we’re handling things a bit differently. While today’s episode still celebrates the Wu-Tang Clan and their broad influence over a sizeable chunk of our chosen culture, this week we’ll explore that concept through the eyes of outsiders. You see, the Wu’s sound couldn’t have strictly been limited to just the Clan and their myriad affiliates, weed carriers, and stunt doubles – no, that would have been far too limiting in scope for what The RZA had originally envisioned. So, obviously, the producers within the crew broke out and offered up their wares for rappers outside of their immediate circle, supplying their peers with the Shaolin boom bap sound that the Wu remains known for today (even though absolutely nothing RZA touches these days sounds even close to how his beats used to work, but that’s growth fucking with you).

So as not to make this a stealth Producers Guild episode, the ten tracks presented today come from three producers within the Wu camp: Bronze Nazareth, True Master, and RZA himself. Look, you both are all intelligent, inquisitive, beautiful readers, so you’ve probably heard some of these songs before, but sometimes it’s good to reconnect with old friends, especially when said friends bring with them artists such as KRS-One, Cypress Hill, and the late Big Punisher, among others. Some of the actual Wu members could also drop by with cameos, which sounds fun, doesn’t it?



A reminder: the first nine episodes may not appear on the Mixcloud site, but the songs from each (those that are available, anyway) live on the RandoMax Radio Spotify channel, with tracks from the older episodes being added as they get removed. Give it a look when you get a chance – every like and follow helps me out tremendously.

Enjoy!

-Max

RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #16

 

By now, the two of you should know what makes my Wu-Wednesday episodes different from the rest – each one comes with an extra dash of love mixed into the batter. True, you can find songs from the Wu-Tang Clan literally anywhere – they aren’t difficult to locate, and it isn't a terribly original idea in the first place – but in these specific combinations, with these ridiculous segues? That’s all Max, baby. One of one. So listen to a compendium of what will become your newest favorite Wu tracks, and share generously with your friends and loved ones, because the Wu will outlive us all, so we may as well make our peace with that fact.

A reminder: the first eight episodes may not appear on the Mixcloud site, but the songs from each (the ones that are available, anyway) live on the RandoMax Radio Spotify channel, with tracks from the older episodes being added as they get removed. Give it a look when you get a chance – every like and follow helps me out tremendously.

Enjoy!

-Max

RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #15

With each passing Wednesday, the question becomes louder and louder: just how long, exactly, is this “limited series” going to run for? Don’t you worry your pretty little head about that, you two, for you see, I’m the one steering this ship, and I have a plan in mind. One that is adaptable should the need arise, but a plan nonetheless. So instead of concerning yourself with my business, damn it, I strongly encourage the two of you to enjoy this week’s Wu-Wednesday episode, as it is my favorite of all the ones I’ve published thus far.

(They’re all my favorite when they’re first published, but that’s less of a sales pitch from me and more a testament to just how strong the Wu bench is.)



A reminder: the first seven episodes have been removed from the Mixcloud servers, but the songs from each (the ones that are available, anyway) can be found and enjoyed on the RandoMax Radio Spotify channel, with tracks from the older episodes being added when they get removed from the site. Give it a look when you get a chance – every like and follow helps me out tremendously, and I, for one, would greatly appreciate you spreading the word.

Enjoy!

-Max