GZA/ GENIUS.
GZA can not be compared to any other rapper period. He's in a category all of his own. Once described as The definitive MC's "MC", I can not disagree. GZA always commands your attention as the preeminent general of the Wu-Tang Clan, both verbally and physically. Not missing a step in his flow, or technique since Liquid Swords (1995), Pro-Tools dropped in 2008 under Babygrande Records with production from RZA, Bronze Nazareth, Preservation, Mathematics, Black Milk, Arabian Knight, & True Master. With a production cast like this, and the deadly verbal assault accompanied by dizzying lyrical complexity by GZA, ProTools gained both acclaim and critique. Regardless of the talk, it is definitely worth checking out.
Anyway, GBUILDING goes in hard over accapellas of 10 Tracks from this joint (17 in all, not counting intro/outro; some done 2wice) and more than holds his own in my opinion. Threading the needle of melodic head-nod grooves and raw, gruesome, face-grimacing sickness, GRIPZ VS GZA2 breathes some additional life to an already impressive album.
Editorially speaking, I can't help but agree that a couple of the original ProTools tracks missed the mark because, upon hearing the G-MIX version, it felt like I truly connected with some of the tracks for the first time. Alright, enough from the peanut gallery, make your own decision.
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"Wu-Tang again? Ah yeah! Again and again!"
WOW.
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