May 11, 2006

Ghostface Analyzing the Fall of the Wu Empire




From Sam's interview in URB:


...When I'd first met Ghostface nearly two months before at the Wu Tang reunion show, he'd seemed more upbeat and energetic, more optimistic not only about his own album but about the Wu's future and its past.

"Yo, (being here with the Wu) is like fucking with your crimeys again," he'd exclaimed to me. "You ever seen Usual Suspects? It's like niggas don't be doing those things for a minute, but then it's like you’re back on. Wu will come back in due time. We’re going take it to the next level. Niggas still love each other. It may be outta sight for a second, but it's never out of mind."

Tonight, he reveals a little more complex view of the band’s past and future. His allegiance is unwavering and unquestionable, that much is clear, but that doesn’t mean it’s not bittersweet.

"Do you think that a lot of troubles and turmoil that individual members of the Wu Tang Clan went through hurt you guys from a career perspective?" I ask.

"It did. A lot of the stuff we were doing then did set us back,” he comments. “At Hot 97 's Summer Jam, we fucked around and cursed (the organizers) out. And on the (1997) Rage Against the Machine tour, we didn't stick with that. We made the wrong decisions -- we fucked up."

"I never thought the Wu reached its full commercial potential," I comment.

"Nah, we really didn't..."

Posted by jsmooth995 at May 11, 2006 3:16 PM
Comments

i luv ghost and his new joint. dont mean to change the subject but i must. ive peeped your shoe on sat for a mintue now jsmooth. your played some classic underground but ive never heard you play the classic mortalcombat by the soulkidklik. could this be b/c your were not up on it. only that cat bobito has recognize how underground gully it was. I recently heard it oversea even though its been a real hot mintue since that came out. ive found a copy of their joint and there are some real insane tracks(desperate times) and its a shame dope ass music such as this and many other head that are nice dont even get luv on a show such as your. Another crazy ass mc imortal technique whose 2nd joint is just bananas and dont get the recognition it deserves, though i think i heard you play one of this tracks on the 2nd joint(the first cut. yo understand its your show and do you. however if it about the underground then what the deal when it comes to immortal technique and soulklik. p.s. i heard theres this new underground joint coming out soon by some heads i think called the lost secrets thats dropping content like immortal technique does.

Posted by: rhymeblak1 at May 11, 2006 11:59 PM

this is oddly ironic as I sit at my desk with the very same issue of urb in front of me..

Posted by: Worldwide Underground at May 14, 2006 12:07 AM

look Wu tang is great but as long as the south runs hip hop the east is only going to sell in the east,ok once in a while they come out out with a hot track but the east isnt consistent and they (including wutang) need to be more consistent if they want to make it out of this slump

Posted by: Laughingman at June 1, 2006 6:28 PM

Wu-Tang Forever, man. Need more be said?

Posted by: Ian Splan at October 18, 2006 6:26 PM

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