Ross "Remedy" Fuller, a man who will forever be seen as the first white rapper underneath the Wu-Tang umbrella to release a solo album, which is an accurate statement but also entirely discounts his commitment to both the Wu aesthetic and the culture as a whole, was in a much different headspace when his sophomore effort,
Code: Red, dropped in 2002. His debut,
The Genuine Article (which, like everything he's ever put out, included "Never Again", his song about the atrocities committed during the Holocaust that remains the best writing he's ever done), was released a year prior, but in between projects the 9/11 attacks happened on United States soil, which left the man both humbled and now fully aware of how some parts of the world viewed his country.
Code: Red is where the man began to dabble in politically-conscious material ("Never Again" being more of a personal account from his elders), but that new perspective on the fragility of life didn't shift his focus that much, since this is still a Wu-affiliate album filled with boasts, bullshit, and the requisite cameos from his more famous friends.
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Code: Red, a former Patreon exclusive that is now available for everyone to enjoy!
-Max
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