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Artist : VA
Title : RZA Presents Wu-Tang Killa Bees The Swarm Vol 1
Genre : Hip-Hop
Label : Wu-Tang Records
Catnr : P2-50013
Type : Album
Ripped : 2011
R E L E A S E I N F O R M A T I O N
The Wu-Tang sword is double-edged. On one
side, there's no sense denying that the
amorphous, ever-expanding crew has been
responsible from some the best, most creative
hip-hop in the '90s, yet it's also true that
their impact has been diluted by a
proliferation of side projects and solo albums.
Even RZA's brilliant, menacingly minimalist
production loses its bite through repetition,
and that's what hurts the otherwise fine "The
Swarm Vol 1". The Wu Tang Killa Bees are foot
soldiers in the Shaolin army - they're not
among the elite, they're newly adopted members
of the Wu Family. Usually, the Wu-Tang name is
enough to guarantee a hit, but to ensure
sales, Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna and
Inspectah Deck were all brought in for a
couple of tracks.
As a result, The Swarm really feels no
different than any of the Wu albums since
Ghostface Killah's Iron Man - it's the same
mix of dirty beats, skeletal strings,
hackneyed martial arts metaphors and b-movie
samples. It sounds as good as it ever did, but
it no longer has the element of surprise or
ominous tension that made the first handful of
Wu-Tang records so compelling. And that's not
the fault of the Ruthless Bastards, A.I.G.,
Shyheim or any of the new members of the
family - if it's anyone's fault, it's RZA's,
since neither he nor his associates D.B. Allah
and Mathematics have found a way to expand his
signature sound. It still provides pleasure,
but not surprises - unfortunately, one of the
pleasures of the Wu-Tang Clan was its ability
to surprise, and without that, they no longer
seem quite as majestic as they once were.
Too many internals been made of this joint,
GCP brings the first one tagged correctly.
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01. Wu-Tang Killa Bees - Intro [00:31]
02. Royal Fam - The Legacy (Prod. The RZA) [02:20]
03. Sunz Of Man - Concrete Jungle (Feat. Timbo King, 60 Second Assas [04:42]
04. Shyheim - Co-Defendant (Feat. Hell Razah) (Prod. The RZA) [04:38]
05. Inspectah Deck - S.O.S. (Feat. Street Life) (Prod. Inspectah Dec [03:43]
06. Wu-Tang Clan - Execute Them (Feat. Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Stre [03:40]
07. A.I.G. - Bronx War Stories (Feat. 120) (Prod. D.B. Allah) [03:27]
08. Bobby Digital - And Justice For All (Feat. Killarmy & Method Man [04:56]
09. Black Knights Of The North Star - Punishment (Prod. Mathematics) [04:55]
10. Ruthless Bastards - Bastards (Prod. J. Brand & M. McDonald) [04:19]
11. The Beggaz - On The Strenth (Prod. R. Brown) [05:01]
12. Ghostface Killah - Cobra Clutch (Prod. Mathematics) [03:42]
13. Remedy - Never Again (Prod. Remedy) [04:09]
14. Wu Syndicates - Where Was Heaven (Prod. David Walker) [03:28]
15. Cappadonna - '97 Mentality (Feat. Ghostface Killah) (Prod. The R [03:42]
16. Black Knights Of The North Star - Fatal Sting (Prod. Mathematics [04:09]
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