GZA Genius, the lyrical genius of hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, reinforced the grip of this legendary company on the hip-hop world with the record Liquid Swords (1995), which after the group's debut album and solo albums by Method Man, Ol 'Dirty Bastard and Raekwon was already pretty strong. GZA's debut, Words from The Genius (1991) predated Enter The Wu-Tang (1993), but has, understandably, been
… forgotten. His follow-up album and magnum opus Liquid Swords is a piece of hip-hop history that many a rapper would be jealous of. It is a type of album with everything right. First of all, the chilling dialogues from the martial arts movie Shogun Assassin contribute greatly to the grim atmosphere. In addition, the productions of RZA are not from this planet. The thumping raw kicks, the throbbing deep bass lines and the twisting, hypnotic melodies excite neck muscles. Together with the raps of GZA, whose lyricism leads to reflections that people normally have in a game of chess, the result is a hip-hop classic that is often mentioned in the 'best of all time lists'. Rightly so! (GL)more
