Other Mixes By Rob Conroy
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| Artist | Song | |
| Wu-Tang Clan | Protect Ya Neck | |
| Wu-Tang Clan | Method Man | |
| Wu-Tang Clan | C.R.E.A.M. | |
| Wu-Tang Clan | Bring Da Ruckus | |
| Wu-Tang Clan | Shame on a Nigga | |
| Wu-Tang Clan | Clan in Da Front | |
| Wu-Tang Clan | Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber | |
| Wu-Tang Clan | Ain't Nothin' Ta Fuck Wit | |
| Method Man | Bring the Pain | |
| Method Man | Release Yo' Self | |
| Method Man | All I Need | |
| Ol' Dirty Bastard | Shimmy Shimmy Ya | |
| Ol' Dirty Bastard | Cuttin' Headz | |
| Raekwon | Guillotine (Swordz) | |
| Raekwon (w/Nas) | Verbal Intercourse | |
| Genius/GZA | Liquid Swords | |
| Genius/GZA | Living in the World Today | |
| Genius/GZA | Shadowboxin' | |
| RZA | Wu-Wear Garment Renaissance | |
| Ghostface Killah | Assassination Day | |
| Ghostface Killah | Daytona 500 | |
Comment:
For those of you who have followed my recent mixed-genre mixes, you should've known that this was coming. My favorite 80 minutes of a collective that I've just started to enjoy in the last couple of months (I think I owned Enter the Wu-Tang for about a week in the mid-to-late '90s, but I wasn't listening to much hip-hop at the time and it did very little to nothing for me) ... in fact, I've been enjoying them so much that they're one of the only bands to whom I've been listening in my non-mixing free time. The mix focuses only on the first Wu-Tang album and the solo records released by members of the Clan between the Clan's first and second albums. Although I like later material by both the collective and individuals within the collective, the post-1997 stuff lacks the gritty, lo-fi quality of the RZA's early production and thus does not grab me in the same way. Despite the fact that I'm not the world's hugest hip-hop fan, I really could have made this a two-disc set, since I had to cut several worthwhile tracks from GZA's, Raekwon's and Method Man's solo records, not to mention "Tears" from the first group album. Title by Ghostface Killah.Feedback:
My younger brother would be giving you high fives for this Rob as these are his faves from the genre my mother refers to in one of her rare foul mouthed tirades as 'that motherf**ker music' I probably have absorbed a lot of this through osmosis but I can't put my finger on anything here.
This is good. Not really big into the Wu-Tang Clan. Though I like the Method Man line up.
Rob, you must be putting on your "Wu Wear" clothes when you listen to this. Not to mention poppin' Cristal.
And thanks for the info; I used Ghostface Killah on a mix last year, but was unaware of their connection to Wu-Tang Clan.
And thanks for the info; I used Ghostface Killah on a mix last year, but was unaware of their connection to Wu-Tang Clan.
It's Wu-ey. Real Wu-ey. That band had more spin-offs than Happy Days.
My brother and I played this stuff to death back in the day- listened to GZA's lp the other day and it still sounds incredible. Meth's mcing on 'Shadowboxin' is incredible. Really happy to see this Rob.
Shit, yeah!!! You're damn right I should have seen this one coming. Like you said, could easily be two disc set. Really stellar picks all the way round. So much of the early material is just untouchable, imo. If you're in need of any late-period Wu-Tang, I could certainly remedy that situation for ya, as I'm particularly fond of that era,as well(especially "The W").
Almost impossible to condense RZA onto one CD. A worthy venture.
Liquid Swords by GZA is easily my favourite hip-hop album, and Wu Tang are arguably one of my favourite groups from the 90's. So much sinister flow these cats spit out especially on those first two records. Missing some essential stuff like the epic "Triumph" and "B.I.B.L.E." from GZA, but I'm totally digging this.
not sure i've ever heard anything by these guys...i always get them muddled up with that other wang tang band..
Cool mix, bro. The first few years of Wu-Tang's output were flawless. From Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers to the initial round of solo efforts - very few artists or crews could hold a candle to the beats, flows or sheer presence of The Wu-Tang Clan. Ghostface Killah's, 1996 album, Ironman was the final, and possibly greatest, album of the early Wu-Tang material. Track after track of The RZA's grimy beats and 70's exploitation samples were met with Ghost's frenetic, impassioned flows about life in NYC, personal mistakes, criminal activity and hip-hop glory. Ironman still sounds fresh - even ten years later.
Wow. much more involved than I had anticipated from our conversation. I'm gonna need a copy. :-)
Okay, okay. I'll fess up. My feedback was something I copied from a review I found online. I was only trying to appear hip. I'll never do it again.
am I getting the silent treatment? maybe you changed your e-mail address... ;) i love to see the lords of rock make hip hop mixes... especially when they turn out so well! grrreat to see ghostface on here.
Impressive! And it's great to see all of this in context, as it were - I guess it can be quite easy to get hip-hop groups confused as there are so many crossovers and collaborations, so it's nice to see the "originators" and the "spinoffs". I don't actively sit down and listen to a lot of hip-hop albums, but I could easily be persuaded with this.
Cool mix, bro. The first few years of Wu-Tang's output were flawless. From Enter the Wu... Oh wait, Moe already tried this one.
But seriously, I haven't listened to enough Wu-Tang & related material to make an intelligent comment about your mix. This looks like a good place to start.
But seriously, I haven't listened to enough Wu-Tang & related material to make an intelligent comment about your mix. This looks like a good place to start.
Bring da mudderfuggin' ruckus, as alma cogan once said. Incidentally that's the only song on here that I know. No wait, I think I've heard one of those dirty bastard songs. But I love gritty lo-fi hip hop (I think), so this looks right up my alley.
Conroy, you crazy kid!
Yes Yes Yes. I'm not the hugest Wu fan in the world, but that first round of albums was pretty phenomenal. And they can even hold their own opposite Bill Murray with the "Serious Delirium"!
haven't heard this for years but I used to love it