I've always been in awe of how they turned 1 and a half great album's worth of music into such a gigantic following. As rappers, no one is really elite. The bulk of Rza's production doesn't do much for me either.

To each is own tho. At least Method Man became a solid actor.

Btw, this doesn't mean RPB sucks.

Rza was a marketing genius way ahead of his time on branding.

I would argue Gza, Ghost, Rae, and Method Man are just under elite status. Not MJ types, but Dominque-ish. Rza is definitely an elite producer. Add in ODB being one of the first and most unique characters in hip hop and you have a winning formula.


I would say 2 good group albums and probably 5 classic-worthy solo albums.

36 Chambers
Forever
Liquid Swords
OB4CL
Ironman
Supreme Clientele
Tical


I had been listening to Kendrick most of the time lately and just recently put Forever in heavy rotation. Severe Punishment and Deadly Melody are my jams currently.

But I cant help but wonder how classic Forever would have been if they edited it down to one album.

my lowly take is that 36 chambers is one of the greatest rap albums of all time and that forever is a rrrrreally good album too. groundbreaking take i know.

i think wutang is top 5 for sure, but apart, they are all veerrry mediocre to me. method man probably was my favorite solo guy but even then he would have 1 or 2 good songs on each Tical album (was done by the 3rd Tical). everyone else, boooring for the most part.

They're no Nelly, that's for damn sure.

This guy gets it.

Interesting.

Dont like Ghostface ?

This thread is based of some guy who thinks Bone Thugs N Harmony > Wu Tang.

I've always been in awe of how they turned 1 and a half great album's worth of music into such a gigantic following. As rappers, no one is really elite. The bulk of Rza's production doesn't do much for me either.

You're a bloody fool. The RZA is a consensus top 5 producer of all time. The Genius was undoubtedly a legendary MC when you consider his 1991-1997 output, right there in my top 10 with Rakim, Krs-One, Chuck D, Kool Keith, Slick Rick, etc.

I won't even address the 1 1/2 albums thing. My head is getting ready to explode. You are abysmal, man. Stick to posting unfunny gifs.

I don't know if you can even call me a dick rider because I can't stomach the lyrical content of Raekwon, Ghostface, Method Man, Cappadonna, etc. But they were highly-skilled.

Inspector Deck was elite-level, but he simply didn't produce enough material during his peak years.

And Old Dirty Bastard is not for everyone, I understand.

But to disregard the lyrical prowess of the Genius, and to say that you're not feeling the bulk of RZA's catalog when he produced like 10 back-to-back masterpiece-level albums is heinous.