RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #45

 

There may have been no barrier for entry with last week’s episode, but this week’s entry into the Wu-Wednesdays series could be considered the absolute most accessible of them all. You see, this week I decided to throw together a slew of tracks that you could play while your children are in the car. That’s right, all the songs presented this week are in their radio-edited form, so the entire family can join in on the Wu fun. And before you ask, that doesn’t necessarily mean that every track on this week’s episode was a mainstream hit, either, so your kids will receive the full Wu experience.

Because Wu-Tang is nothing if not for the children, of course.



There are forty-four previous episodes of the Wu-Wednesdays side project, but only the most recent are available on the Mixcloud site. The rest, or at least the songs featured wherein, live on at the RandoMax Radio Spotify channel, with tracks (whatever’s available, anyway – some are easier to find than others) being added to the playlist as they get taken down elsewhere. Although if I’m being honest, Spotify is kind of bullshit these days, so I’ve put together an alternative over at YouTube Music, which has more of the tracks available anyway. Give either one a look when you get a chance and tell anybody you know who may enjoy something like this – I appreciate every little bit of support you can offer.

Enjoy!

-Max

RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #44

Episode forty-four of the ongoing RandoMax Radio Wu-Wednesdays miniseries eschews all of the myriad affiliates and friends of friends in favor of getting back to basics. The ten tracks selected this week represent some of the Wu-Tang Clan’s more mainstream offerings, measured by either potential or actual crossover appeal, and one thing I noticed while compiling this chapter is just how often this specific description wound up applying to Method Man, Ghostface Killah, and the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard, the three most marketable members of the group by far. There are no coincidences, folks, but there is good music here, regardless of the intended audience. Some of these are obvious choices, yeah, but the rest are songs that should have been bigger than they were (or, in at least one instance, a song that would have gained in popularity had it ever been officially released).

Share this one with your friends – by theme alone, this is the episode with literally no barrier for entry.



There are forty-three previous episodes of the Wu-Wednesdays side project, but only the most recent are available on the Mixcloud site. The rest, or at least the songs featured wherein, live on at the RandoMax Radio Spotify channel, with tracks (whatever’s available, anyway – some are easier to find than others) being added to the playlist as they get taken down elsewhere. Although if I’m being honest, I don’t like how Spotify is allowing fucking ICE to advertise on its service, so there is now an alternative over at YouTube Music, which has more of the songs anyway. Give either one a look when you get a chance and tell anybody you know who may enjoy something like this – I appreciate every little bit of support you can offer.

Enjoy!

-Max

RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #43

 

Episode forty-three of the RandoMax Radio Wu-Wednesdays series isn’t going to be for everyone, but if you happen to fall into the exact demographic that may derive enjoyment from such ridiculous endeavors, this will be extremely your shit. Remember how last week’s entry focused on what I referred to as the “b-team” of Wu-Tang affiliates? Well, this time I’m falling down further into the rabbit hole, making sure to scrape against each sharp rock and crevice my limbs come across, as I present to you the Wu-Tang “z-team”. This (admittedly silly, kind of dismissive in a way I don't really mean) indicator is reserved for every single motherfucking Wu-Tang Clan affiliate who wasn’t a part of any of the groups we focused on last week, and that leaves a whole hell of a lot of artists to cover, which is why this week’s episode is twice as long as usual, but even its twenty tracks barely scratch the surface of the group’s lore.

And, obviously, there’s some other nerdy shit to be found here that many older Wu heads will both appreciate and understand. You’ll love it, I swear, and who knows, you might end up finding a new fave mixed in with all of these artists who have not a whole heck of a lot in common aside from the one thing.



There are forty-two previous episodes of the Wu-Wednesdays side project, but only the most recent are available on the Mixcloud site. The rest, or at least the songs featured wherein, live on at the RandoMax Radio Spotify channel, with tracks (the available ones, anyway – physical media is king) being added to the playlist as they get taken down elsewhere. Give it a look when you get a chance and tell anybody you know who may enjoy something like this – I appreciate every little bit of support you can offer.

Enjoy!

-Max

RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #42

Episode forty-two of this limited Wu-Wednesdays series shifts the focus, once again, to the Wu-Tang Clan’s B-team. However, this time around I don’t simply mean “every affiliate that isn’t in the proper group.” No, this time we’re dealing with a tiered system, folks, which begs the question: what qualifies someone to be on the team that is thisclose to joining the big league? Considering this is still my blog, I chose to go with my own personal definition, which includes acts who were either spun off from the crew early enough that they shared space with the Clan while the latter was at their peak, or individual artists who have worked alongside various Clan members in a similar way. For those of you who hate math, this means I consider Killarmy, Sunz of Man, Black Knights, and North Star, and every member wherein (lucky day for the Dom Pachinos of the world, I guess) to be B-tier, along with solo artists Streetlife and Trife Diesel, both of whom have done stellar work alongside actual real-life group members. This means that everyone else is, well, not on the B-team.

Yeah, I thought you two would be happy with that outcome.



There are forty-one previous episodes of the Wu-Wednesdays side project, but only the most recent are available on the Mixcloud site. The rest, or at least the songs featured wherein, live on at the RandoMax Radio Spotify channel, with tracks (whatever’s available, anyway – some are easier to find than others) being added to the playlist as they get taken down elsewhere. Give it a look when you get a chance and tell anybody you know who may enjoy something like this – I appreciate every little bit of support you can offer.

Enjoy!

-Max

RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #41

We’ve gone beyond the looking glass, people. This Wu-Wednesdays side project has officially been running for forty-one weeks as of this post, and I have to say, the end is in sight, because otherwise I’d simply run out of music at some point. You’ll hear more about an end date later, but for now just sit back and enjoy another round of instrumentals handled by RZA and the other Wu-Elements, taking the sounds of hardcore underground hip hop and giving them a twist, by which I mean adding the, er, elements that made you give a shit about the Wu in the first place. Enjoy!



There are forty (no, seriously, forty!) previous episodes of the Wu-Wednesdays side project, but only the most recent are available on the Mixcloud site. The rest, or at least the songs featured wherein, live on at the RandoMax Radio Spotify channel, with tracks (the ones “they” want you to hear, anyway) being added to the playlist as they get taken down elsewhere. Give it a look when you get a chance and tell anybody you know who may enjoy something like this – I appreciate every little bit of support you can offer.

Enjoy!

-Max

RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #40

Episode number forty of this here Wu-Wednesdays mix show side project thingy is my best work so far. Obviously I believe that every episode is my best work so far, because if you aren’t constantly improving at your craft then what the fuck are you even doing, just go back to your day job and leave this shit to the actual creatives in the world, am I right?, but I did find myself enjoying this week’s entry into the Wu canon more than usual while I was editing the motherfucker together. This time around we have ten Wu-Tang and Wu-affiliated tracks, all of which are varying degrees of “banging”, but this week everything featured has been produced by Havoc of Mobb Deep, a longtime friend of the family (and former labelmate of the proper Clan), so there’s an added layer of thematic consistency here. Add to that the usual nonsense these tend to bring out of me, this time being very very specific (and something older Wu heads may appreciate, you'll just have to listen to find out), and you have yourself another winner that deserves to be shared on all your socials.



There are thirty-nine previous episodes of the Wu-Wednesdays side project, but only the most recent are available on the Mixcloud site. The rest, or at least the songs featured wherein, live on at the RandoMax Radio Spotify channel, with tracks (the ones “they” want you to hear, anyway) being added to the playlist as they get taken down elsewhere. Give it a look when you get a chance and tell anybody you know who may enjoy something like this – I appreciate every little bit of support you can offer.

Enjoy!

-Max

RandoMax Radio Presents: Wu-Wednesday #39

 

Episode thirty-nine of the ongoing Wu-Wednesdays mix show side project is the thing we’re focused on this week. As per usual, it features ten Wu-Tang and Wu-affiliated bangers, some of which you’ll know, the rest of them being entirely foreign, along with some general good-natured nonsense that you’ll only find in projects that feature my fingerprints (hey, I have to amuse myself somehow). There is a running theme this week, sort of – not anything that will affect the listening experience because you’ll be so distracted trying to figure it out, but it does exist, in case you care about that sort of thing. Have fun!

And yes, even with that em-dash, this is all me, folks. ChatGPT can go fuck right off.



There are thirty-eight previous episodes of the Wu-Wednesdays side project, but only a handful of those are still on the Mixcloud site. What the hell happened to the rest of them? Well, they may have been removed from the Mixcloud site due to space limitations, but the songs themselves live on the RandoMax Radio Spotify channel, with tracks (the ones “they” want you to hear, anyway) being added to the playlist as they get taken down elsewhere. Give it a look when you get a chance and tell anybody you know who may enjoy something like this – I appreciate every little bit of support you can offer.

Enjoy!

-Max