Tuesday, December 09, 2008

For Your Consideration: GZA/Genius

Tex has often said that while he wouldn't argue that Wilco is the "best" band out there, they're still his personal favorite. I would similarly say that while I can't necessarily argue that GZA is the "best" member of the Wu Tang Clan, I'd personally rather listen to GZA's solo output than pretty much any other Wu-related project. He's rapping about chess, religion, cinema, and throwing bizarre, loop-de-loop metaphors at you far too quickly for you to pick them all up in just a few listens. What's not to love? For a mesmerizing display of pure MC science, check out "0% Finance" from this year's Pro Tools, and listen to the way he weaves car-themed puns into literally every line. Awesome.

5 comments:

texplush said...

Did you hear that the Roots are officially Jimmy Fallon's house band for Late Nite when he takes over from Conan??

Quinapalus said...

I've heard the rumor...is that a confirmed fact?

texplush said...

confirmed today

Quinapalus said...

I'm going to have a very hard time processing that fact. I hope to God they still plan to record more albums.

drischord said...

Playing that show never stopped Max Weinberg.