Rae and Ghost pick up where they left off at on the O.G. All four emcees bring their A game, spittin’ razor sharp rhymes and severing the heads of their opponents in Rza’s musical dojo as the complete the second part of a wicked two-punch combination.Ĭan It Be All So Simple (Remix) – After a short skit that ends with Ghostface getting shot, Rza pretty much recycles the same instrumental from the original mix that appeared on 36 Chambers with a few tweaks here and there. Guillotine (Swordz) – Rza recycles a loop we first heard him flip on the intro for Meth’s Tical for this lofty cipher session between Inspecktah Deck, Genius, Rae and Ghost. An unnerving whistle underneath Blue Raspberry’s despairing notes and Ghost’s angry grumblings build up a thick tension, then Rza drops the eerie and gloomy violin loop that Ghost and Rae use to detail the struggle of the street life and the grit required to survive it. Then you hear birds chirping, Blue Raspberry singing sorrowfully about her man changing and going insane, while a disgruntle Ghostface complains that “niggas fuckin’ robbed my gate” which has him ready to murder somebody. Rainy Dayz – Rza brings back the sorrowful sample used on the album’s intro that Blue Raspberry laments over with song, which is followed by one of Rza’s signature old karate flick vocal snippets. I’ve always loved the song title, though. I didn’t really like this one back in the day, but it sounds better 25 years later. Incarcerated Scarfaces – Rae dedicates this one to all his drug dealing homies on lockdown. Shout out to all the Tommy Hill, ice rockin’ niggas. Not one of OBFCL‘s strongest records, but it’s passable.Ĭriminology – Rae and Ghost go toe to toe with their Shaolin slang over a monster Rza instrumental, and everybody walks away a winner on this one.
#Raekwon rainy dayz sample crack#
Knowledge God – Rza strikes with more sorrowful chords as Raekwon rolls dolo for one of the few times on OBFCL, spilling more slick street lingo: “By the way, I seen your bitch, she was up in this cat’s room, skied up, weaved the fuck up, to top it off, looked beat up with two crack fiends huggin’ your seed up, I took care of that, though, but don’t worry about it, I got your back, though”. This was cool, but I was expecting something with a little more energy to follow up the dramatic intro we just experienced. Knuckleheadz – After the epic build up the intro created, Rza drops this semi-zany instrumental (which suits the song title perfectly) that Rae, Ghost and U-God (aka Golden Arms, aka Lucky Arms) use to spew their unique Shaolin street dialect over. This bleeds right into the first song of the evening… But ultimately the goal is to get out of the streets and make legit money via the music, as Rae proclaims “I got bigger and better plans, son”. Striving For Perfection – Over Rza’s sorrowful loop, Rae and Ghost kick off OBFCL talking about their struggle to go from being small time dealers to moving big weight.
The album would go on to earn a gold plaque, receive critical acclaim and most consider it a classic and the best Wu-Tang Clan solo album.Ģ5 years later, let’s see if OBFCL is still worthy of all the praise. OBFCL (which through the years has also been referred to as the “Purple Tape”, because the plastic covering on the first pressings of the cassette version of OBFCL was completely purple) would be produced entirely by Rza, and Ghostface Killah would play Robin to Raekwon’s Batman throughout the album (underneath Raekwon’s name on the album cover it actually says “Guest starring Tony Starks (Ghost Face Killer)”). Raekwon the Chef would release the next Wu-Tang Clan production, striking with Only Built For Cuban Linx in the summer of ’95. So which member would follow these two high profile clansmen solo releases? Yep, you guessed it. He would sign a deal with Elektra and release his solo debut, Return To The 36 Chambers, in March of ’95. The court jester of the crew, Old Dirty Bastard, was also one of the crew’s most popular members, beloved for his zaniness and wild antics. Method Man quickly became the breakout star, thanks to the success of his self-titled single and his legendary hooks, so it was no surprise when he signed with Def Jam and became the first member from the Clan to release a solo album ( Tical) at the tail end of 1994 ( yes, I know Rza and Genius had solo albums before Meth, but those were BEFOERE the Wu-Tang Clan was formed…thanks!). After the success of the Wu-Tang Clan’s mammoth 1993 debut album, Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, the hip-hop world was eagerly awaiting to see what the Shaolin crew would do next.
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