tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post4000602060053856217..comments2024-03-16T11:14:24.111-05:00Comments on hip hop isn't dead.: Two Gut Reactions, Including My Own: Raekwon - Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang (March 8, 2011)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-33207943883847993842023-06-16T08:30:16.906-05:002023-06-16T08:30:16.906-05:00I love Butter Knives to this day. Simply Amazing!I love Butter Knives to this day. Simply Amazing!Shanehttps://www.etsy.com/shop/ShaneMVPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-21028457450131733742020-10-26T18:55:51.351-05:002020-10-26T18:55:51.351-05:00Max my man I can understand your nitpicking in som...Max my man I can understand your nitpicking in some cases but other times I feel you are a little too harsh. Granted this wasn't OB4CL but it is a solid project. Rae had some stellar songs on here. Rock n Roll being the weakest but that still managed to be a decent song. The guest spots, minus Jim Jones and Raheem, were fitting enough. I felt that Rae was really getting back into the real Wu Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16504484655686775519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-69383096432343861372015-05-05T07:50:01.219-05:002015-05-05T07:50:01.219-05:00Overrated album.
People who like this shit are ri...Overrated album.<br /><br />People who like this shit are riding Rae's hype after his surprise success with OB4CL2 (which, while being pretty damn alright, is by no means a classic)<br /><br />Rae should hang up his solo shirt & stick to touring the OB4CL album. I'm not against him teaming up with the rest of his Wu brethren, with the obvious first choice being another Wu album, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-819807343737929512011-07-06T01:07:51.421-05:002011-07-06T01:07:51.421-05:00I really like this album. Parts are reminiscent o...I really like this album. Parts are reminiscent of Cuban Links 2. There are some terrific beats here, Rae does his momma proud.Tile Groutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-48546253922388168512011-05-30T09:00:28.902-05:002011-05-30T09:00:28.902-05:00My understanding is that Oh No did actually produc...My understanding is that Oh No did actually produce that beat, but for whatever reason Sermon took credit for it, even claiming it as his own on Twitter. All of this new info came out after we had already published the article, though, and we were going off of what was printed in the liner notes at the time.<br /><br />Thanks for reading!Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647652457368243630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-77641811590572180792011-05-30T06:30:55.050-05:002011-05-30T06:30:55.050-05:00Definitely not as solid as CL2 (which had consiste...Definitely not as solid as CL2 (which had consistently good beats, mostly good rhymes and mostly good guest appearances).<br /><br />But question: wasnt "every soldier in the hood" produced by Oh No? I may be wrong there, I distinctly recall that it was though (and it did increase my curiosity in this project)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-42575549507465723462011-03-18T20:01:08.665-05:002011-03-18T20:01:08.665-05:00I thought this sounded more like Cuban Linx than C...I thought this sounded more like Cuban Linx than Cuban Linx 2. Great review, nonetheless. I love your work.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090255562441333982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-6025712085092193092011-03-17T19:35:04.794-05:002011-03-17T19:35:04.794-05:00working the dirvethu at flavor's fried chicken...working the dirvethu at flavor's fried chickenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-32955029971152265592011-03-15T13:53:06.139-05:002011-03-15T13:53:06.139-05:00Great read.. Like the 2 sides to some of the track...Great read.. Like the 2 sides to some of the tracks.<br /><br />Off topic: Where is Shabazz the Disciple??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-47786884981520275842011-03-12T07:23:33.942-06:002011-03-12T07:23:33.942-06:00"The Scroll" was fucking awesome, but &q..."The Scroll" was fucking awesome, but "Chop Chop Ninja" almost made me break this fucking disc into thousands of pieces.<br /><br />Now, it isn't THAT bad, but Raekwon should be hung from a skyscraper by his fucking tits for including those impotent beats for an album with this title. Even Cilvaringz fucked up: That 'Death Chamber' beat from his instrumental album Bankstanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-60755983779473665032011-03-11T21:59:06.057-06:002011-03-11T21:59:06.057-06:00Whatever, this is a good album. It's not great...Whatever, this is a good album. It's not great, but it's good. <br /><br />Max keeps writing that that songs were a mismatch...bullshit. A mismatch would be Canibus rhyming over a Neptunes beat. Not Raekwon rapping over Wu-Tang beats.<br /><br />Only wack song on here is Rock N' Roll. The beats aren't up to par with CL2, true. Let's put it this way: If Cuban Linx is a 5, and FaceDancernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-48577747130880170082011-03-11T12:26:58.348-06:002011-03-11T12:26:58.348-06:00i enjoyed this album quite a bit.... i think im on...i enjoyed this album quite a bit.... i think im one of the very few people who like chop chop ninja (besides the title) rae's first verse was fckin brilliant.... he should do an lp which is one continuous story - GeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-34130237861974119682011-03-11T11:29:26.812-06:002011-03-11T11:29:26.812-06:00better than cuban 2 (the most overrated in the las...better than cuban 2 (the most overrated in the last ten years)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-31938200705749153402011-03-10T22:57:32.435-06:002011-03-10T22:57:32.435-06:00max's chop chop ninja comment at the beginning...max's chop chop ninja comment at the beginning had me rollin. good timesDylanhttp://l3lackstar.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-49018527361605987842011-03-10T21:56:14.976-06:002011-03-10T21:56:14.976-06:00Thx y'alls.
And I dunno why (& maybe it&#...Thx y'alls.<br /><br />And I dunno why (& maybe it's obvious) but context did a lot for me on this album. It usually doesn't alter the experience for me, but.....A.R. Marksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-39871863893860393602011-03-10T21:10:40.553-06:002011-03-10T21:10:40.553-06:00Had to run it that way in order for A.R.'s sen...Had to run it that way in order for A.R.'s sentence to make sense. Same thing happens on tracks 15 and 16. Thanks for your vote!Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647652457368243630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-3997587294720733442011-03-10T20:50:14.329-06:002011-03-10T20:50:14.329-06:0010.-11., we get Max twice in a row.
Anyways, I d...10.-11., we get Max twice in a row. <br /><br />Anyways, I don't like this format.davidfreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967117649433264911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-65575262625764410852011-03-10T17:18:49.598-06:002011-03-10T17:18:49.598-06:00P.S. Is it just me or was The Future Sound of Lon...P.S. Is it just me or was The Future Sound of London's "Cascade" sampled briefly at the beginning of "Snake Pond" (right before the music drops, just like in said FSoL song). I thought that was interesting and caught me off guard as I love that song.Mr. Aquariusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-37638797837402801442011-03-10T17:15:24.493-06:002011-03-10T17:15:24.493-06:00I have no desire at all to buy this album. Butter ...I have no desire at all to buy this album. Butter Knives was sick and I bought it on iTunes when it came out, but I just don't wanna buy this one. I think I subconsciously know that it will suck so I'm telling myself not to purchase it. Fuck.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15159748884761074597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-14636298896375801582011-03-10T17:07:01.066-06:002011-03-10T17:07:01.066-06:00Hmm, I actually quite liked the album, and most pe...Hmm, I actually quite liked the album, and most people who've heard it seem to as well, so I was surprised that you didn't really like it all that much, especially the part about it being front-loaded, as I actually found the album to pick up steam at "Snake Pond" and actually held it.<br /><br />I know this is blasphemy, but I actuall found it better than ...Cuban Linx 2, just Mr. Aquariusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-14872363505522191722011-03-10T16:25:11.464-06:002011-03-10T16:25:11.464-06:00i still can't believe people think cuban links...i still can't believe people think cuban links 2 is a good albumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-38681910599316832762011-03-10T14:17:58.411-06:002011-03-10T14:17:58.411-06:00I personally think it's almost as good as OB4C...I personally think it's almost as good as OB4CL2.dariusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-19911986329069568882011-03-10T13:13:45.005-06:002011-03-10T13:13:45.005-06:00Also i kinda liked molasses, I can forgive Rick Ro...Also i kinda liked molasses, I can forgive Rick Ross being featured he doesnt sound awful over that beat, although he certainly doesnt add anything irreplaceable. Jim Jones was as bad as advertised though...godboutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-56450477457959267262011-03-10T12:53:09.029-06:002011-03-10T12:53:09.029-06:00I agree more with AR. This album is solid, not ama...I agree more with AR. This album is solid, not amazing but definitely good. Rock n Roll is honestly one of the worst songs ever recorded by anyone in the Wu tang though, other than that solid album however.godboutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-45975026361270466592011-03-10T12:33:42.148-06:002011-03-10T12:33:42.148-06:00Out of all the Reader Reviewers you could have don...Out of all the Reader Reviewers you could have done this with, I think A.R. Marks was the best choice (I actually don't mind this structure at all.) With that being said, I sided more with him than I did with you Max (Rae said his next solo album is going to be a complete departure from the Wu sound though, so I am not sure what that is going to end up being...) This wasn't as good as Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778801780170610434noreply@blogger.com