Comments on: Wu Woes

By: Mike G

Mike G — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:51:31 +0000

I got in a shouting match with some of my friends at a party when someone put on the new Wu. I was saying it was a disappointment and that the new Ghost was way the fuck better. They thought I was full of shit, like 4 dudes. I went out to my car, grabbed it, came back in, ejected 8 Diagrams and put BDR on. After like 4 songs everyone agreed with me that it is way better.

By: Legendary

Legendary — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:09:56 +0000

Musically, BDR is better than 8D but lyrically ghost hasn’t been the same since his last best album to date, Supreme Clientele.

By: Slugworth

Slugworth — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:28:55 +0000

Why…did he put U-God on Rec-Room Therapy (which would’ve been my favorite minus him).

What’s funny is that U-God’s verse on “Take It Back” is uncharacteristically tight. Dope even. He should have gotten that same ghostwriter to pen his verse on Rec Room.

By: sooch

sooch — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:51:32 +0000

I think RZA took a major loss with 8 Diagrams. He turned “Thug World” into an overproduced, annoying shit stew of a track and renamed it “Unpredictable”. I mean, why the fucking ridiculously out of place singing hooks?

I think True Master should’ve produced the whole fuckin’ album. At least he’s got the grimey drums and kicks. This Wu-Tang album is straight retarded man! The George Clinton collabo? WHY?

By: MERCILESZ

MERCILESZ — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:32:06 +0000

Forever didnt move me….I’m more of a 36 chambers dude….take it for what it is….btw Wu Tang is Forever

By: ElPrimero

ElPrimero — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:18:01 +0000

People are getting too used to manufactured rap.. this review is straight up wackness… 8 diagrams definately takes a lil gettin used to but damn, that’s Wu best work since Forever.. Fuck it, make your own mind and listen to the album more than once

By: Bergz

Bergz — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:54:46 +0000

Cunts whinge too much. 8 Diagrams is sick, yes there is too much singing and Rza appears to have some sort of crack habit, but this is the most solid Wu shit in years.
Also the bloke that said Ghost needs to be told quality over quantity is spot on, this album is not bad, but if the cunt chilled out for a bit he could (from the sound of the better tracks on Fishscale and Big Doe) make another Supreme Clientele.
Is there a release date for CL2 yet? I’m itching for that shit…

By: AJG

AJG — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 09:17:36 +0000

I thought the Ghostface album was better than Fishscale and More Fish easily-

By: DonkeyKongBalls

DonkeyKongBalls — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:59:27 +0000

Ghostface Killah>Hip Hop (Mainstream Hip Hop in 2007)

By: chillus3000

chillus3000 — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:13:41 +0000

The beats on “8 Diagrams” are the most horrible thing I’ve heard in a long time. I hope I won’t ever have to listen to that record again.

“The Big Doe Rehab” is decent though Ghost is really doing too much. He should fall back for a while and then return with a real smash like he did with “Supreme Clientele”.

By: AFFECKS

AFFECKS — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:34:36 +0000

“RZA produces a whole album and you homos are complaining?”

YES.

Wu Tang Forever was a “Wu Elements” effort, thats why it sounds so good. So yeah..RZA should’ve let some of the “elements” handle some of the production, coz I haven’t been pleasantly suprised with a RZA beat in YEARS.

And someone needs to tell Ghost…quality over quantity..

By: Robbie

Robbie — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:16:22 +0000

“8 Diagrams doesn’t have a fair shot til’ its heard on LP or CD quality.”

Yeah, that’ll make all the difference in the world.

By: Bronxbred

Bronxbred — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:41:39 +0000

Ghost has been the most consistent of all the Wu on the solo albums followed by Gza and Rae. Rza took 8 Diagrams in the wrong direction in my opinion. I agree he needs to include Mathematics, 4th Disciple, Bronze Nazareth and other Wu affiliate producers on any possible future Wu albums. It’s a given that the Clan are superior emcees(excluding U-God, right Robbie,ha,ha);weak production can kill an album, as 8 Diagrams is proof of. I’ll always support the Clan, but 8 Diagrams is a letdown.

By: jose g.r.

jose g.r. — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:43:40 +0000

RZA produces a whole album and you homos are complaining? An mp3 is no way to judge a Wu-tang album, not fair. 8 Diagrams doesn’t have a fair shot til’ its heard on LP or CD quality. Stop fucking up the hype with your cheap criticisms.

By: brian beck from wisconsin

brian beck from wisconsin — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:11:48 +0000

Other than some songs for Ghost from 2000 – 2004 and a handful of Wu songs RZA has been pretty terrible the past 7 years.