The Wu-Tang Clan's 20-Year Plan : The Record : NPR - http://www.npr.org/blogs...
Apr 8, 2013
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"This year marks the 20th anniversary of a remarkable year in music. Over the 12 months of 1993, Queen Latifah, De La Soul, Salt-N-Pepa, Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest and more than a dozen other rappers released albums that helped to change the sound of America. One of those albums wasn't just a collection of songs — it was a business concept, too. The Wu-Tang Clan's 1993 debut was the opening shot of an audacious plan to open the music industry to hip-hop made way outside the mainstream."
- Adrian
The RZA is just too cute: "If you keep eating McDonald's, you gonna get sick. You need a real home-cooked meal. And I knew that that would be healthier. And that's what Wu-Tang was: It was a home-cooked meal of hip-hop. Of the real people."
- Adrian
One of the commenters said this album was the last great album of the golden era of hip hop. Interesting idea. Not sure if it's true but it's probably the last great sample-based album of the golden era. The last to have that magical "sound" that simply can't be achieved otherwise.
- Adrian
the gear still exists but to get the results requires labour and time intensive techniques that few want to bother with anymore.
- Big Joe Silenced
Iunno, Illmatic was from 1994.
- Andrew C (see frenf.it)
Andrew, also Gravediggaz was 94. :) Just as good if not better than Illmatic (IMHO) but neither hold a candle to Enter the Wu-Tang.
- Adrian
Gary, check this out: https://friendfeed.com/old-sch... Some people CAn still pull it off. :)
- Adrian