For Grandmasters, DJ Muggs, producer of Cypress Hill, and GZA, one of the core members of the Wu-Tang Clan, teamed up. The two have worked together before, such as on DJ Muggs two Soul Assasins CDs and GZA's Legend Of The Liquid Sword, but they have never made a full album together. Grandmasters show that their styles combine particularly well. Thanks to Mugg's production, the tension is constantly
… maintained, he does not need more than a cut-up piano sample to make a dark track. And GZA's raps are perfect for this. The Wu-Tang mc who also calls himself The Genius is known for his lyrics full of deeper layers and double bottoms, and here he gets the full chance to show his qualities. Grandmasters impresses and is more than the sum of its parts. (IV)more
