This week I've decided to recommend one of my favorite hip-hop albums of all time GZA/Genius: Liquid Swords. I remember buying Liquid Swords my Sophomore year of high school and playing it none stop in my Grand Am, memorizing every word as a drove around the hard streets of Blaine, MN.
The GZA is easily my favorite member of the Wu-Tang Clan. GZA's rhyme flow and distinct voice are truly amazing. I'd put him up there with the greats like KRS-One, Guru, Rakim and Chuck D. GZA's Wu-mate RZA really shines as a producer on Liquid Swords, more so than any other Wu release in my opinion. The old Kung Fu movie samples mixed with some insanely sick beats are untouchable. Some stand out songs on this album are "Liquid Swords", "Rule of the Iron Mic" and "B.I.B.L.E."
Hip Hop is a genre that if is it not done correctly an album can sound dated within just a few years but Liquid Swords is 13 years old now and hasn't lost one beat.
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