 |  |
After gaining underground cred with the rap group All in Together Now with his cousins and later Wu-Tang collaborators RZA and Ol' Dirty Bastard, Gary Grice signed a record deal with Cold Chillin' Records and debuted with 1990's 'Words from the Genius' as the Genius. Three years later, the Genius broke out as the GZA on the debut album by the Wu-Tang Clan, 1993's triumphant 'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'. GZA's second album would follow in 1995 and would become a hip-hop classic. This two part post will uncover the sample sources of GZA's album 'Liquid Swords'.
The album's lead track and highest charting single (breaking only halfway up the Billboard 100) is 'Liquid Swords'. The RZA produced monster heavily samples Willie Mitchell's 'Groovin'' (as well as 'Mercy Mercy Mercy') and also nicks Al Green's 'That's the Way it Is' from his 1976 album 'Full of Fire'. 'Duel of the Iron Mic' samples 'I'm Afraid the Masquerade is Over' from David Porter's concept album 'Victim of the Joke?' released in 1971 on Stax. 'Living in the World Today' samples an early Bar-Kays track called 'In the Hole' from their album 'Gotta Groove'.
Check back for the second part of our look at 'Liquid Swords'.
The Lowdown:
GZA/Genius 'Liquid Swords', 'Duel of the Iron Mic', and 'Living in the World Today'
from 'Liquid Swords' (1995) (MP3/CD)
Willie Mitchell 'Groovin'' and 'Mercy Mercy Mercy'
from 'Solid Soul' (1969) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Al Green 'That's the Way it is'
from 'Full of Fire' (1976) (MP3/CD)
David Porter 'I'm Afraid the Masquerade is Over'
from 'Victim of the Joke?' (1971) (MP3 not available/ CD)
Bar-Kays 'In the Hole'
from 'Gotta Groove' (1969) (MP3/CD)
BONUS CUT:
It's a new day in America this morning. Good looking Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida. Lee Dorsey 'Yes We Can'.
No comments:
Post a Comment