Inspectah Deck and Ghostface deliver some quality lyrics and the distant U-God even spits some lines. Backing vocals of "it was all a dream" referring back to "C.R.E.A.M" on 36 Chambers are particularly poignant in the current Wu climate. Up next is "Take it Back" with a classic RZA production (with a little help from Easy Mo Bee) featuring muted strings with a contemplative feel. Wu affiliate Cappadonna takes a verse on the track to a booming "Aiyo Cappaaaaa!", perhaps cementing his status as the closest unofficial member now O.D.B.'s formidable presence is gone. Method Man brings in the first verse, namechecking like only the Wu can, culminating in a record that mentions both Justin Timberlake and J.R.R.
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We kick off with "Campfire", opening up with some Wu-traditional movie samples. Named after a kung-fu movie and referring to the crew's remaining 8 members, 8 Diagrams is a shapeshifting record showing a Clan who are slightly more diluted than the crew which produced 36 Chambers, perhaps occupying different spaces in their various orbits. This is a changed Clan solo success has changed them and developed egos to the point that gathering eight world-class MCs onto one record has become a daunting task.īut if any hip hop act in this climate can rise to such challenges, it's the Wu-Tang Clan. And then there's the matter of founding member O.D.B.'s death in 2004. Both Raekwon and Ghostface Killah expressed doubts about the quality of 8 Diagrams in the buildup to its release, citing producer RZA as too controlling and veering away from standard Wu material to guitar sampling and R&B. To further oppose the return of the New York pioneers, internal feuding cast doubt over the status of the record. It's been six years since Iron Flag and 14 since 36 Chambers revolutionised hip hop, and in that intervening period, the genre has seen the rise of the shallower side of the performers, with quality production often sidelined in favour of bold statements and styles without the musical muscle to back them up.
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It almost seemed like this record would never come out.
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Wu-Tang Clan – 8 Diagrams - Street Records Corporation, 2007