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Music > Rap / Hip hop
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Rockin
(CD)
David Brinston
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R366
Discovery Miles 3 660
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Out of stock
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As the Wu-Tang Clan began to expand their empire during the late
'90s, a series of hodgepodge albums surfaced that jumbled mainstay
clansmen alongside a bunch of questionable affiliates like Sunz of
Man and Killarmy. These spotty releases -- namely the Wu-Chronicles
series, Wu-Syndicate, and The Swarm -- blurred the line between
various-artists compilations and outright albums, and furthermore
often billed RZA as executive producer when in fact they featured
little of his actual productions and likewise often billed big-name
Wu rappers when in fact they featured mostly no-name affiliates.
All shadiness aside, this run of releases did include some great
moments, several of which are compiled on Wu-Tang Collective, a
15-track British release by Music Club. Each of the genuine Wu
members -- RZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, GZA, Masta Killa,
U-God, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, and Ghostface Killah -- show up
at least once, usually in support of the many Wu spin-offs as well
as a few non-clansmen: tha Liks (alongside Ol' Dirty on "Hip Hop
Drunkies"), Cocoa Brovaz (alongside Rae on "Black Trump"), and Big
L (alongside Shyheim on "Furious Anger"). The roster of talent on
Wu-Tang Collective is dizzying and diverse, no doubt. What's
lacking, though, is RZA-quality production, which unfortunately is
helmed rarely by the Wu Abbot himself, who was absolutely peerless
during this era, as illustrated here by his late-album triptych:
"'97 Mentality," "And Justice for All," and "Execute Them." The
resulting sum is then just as hodgepodge as the previously released
mishmashs it culled itself from, only more selective and thus
preferable. Even if Wu-Tang Collective doesn't measure up to an
authentic Wu album -- either group or solo -- it's still a
relatively solid document of the Clan's ill-fated expansion efforts
and has just enough standout moments to engage hungry fans who
either missed or bypassed these recordings the first time around. ~
Jason Birchmeier
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R295
Discovery Miles 2 950
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Discovery Miles 3 210
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Sylk-E Fyne
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Discovery Miles 1 970
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Sheba Potts Wright
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Discovery Miles 4 730
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Various Artists; Recorded by Various Artists; Performed by Color Me Badd/Klf/Boyz II Men
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R417
Discovery Miles 4 170
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Whispers
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R368
Discovery Miles 3 680
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Various Producers; Performed by Various Artists
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R246
Discovery Miles 2 460
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Static Selektah, Nasty NAS, Nas
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R390
Discovery Miles 3 900
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