RZA on the track “Pencil” off of GZA’s new album “Pro Tools.” The flow is sick, the rest of the album is unfortantely garbage.

I haven’t decided if I am going to this show. RZA seems to have left the Wu to follow his own path. While he always moved to his own, sick, beat, the hip hop “hippy” is definitely not making nice with all of his friends. 

But it would be cool to see him. Who’s coming with me? Hit me up if you want to roll.

I spent the last month super excited that I was finally getting the opportunity to see GZA, one of the most legendary, founding members of the Wu-Tang, perform. This wasn’t just a GZA concert. He wasn’t promoting a new album. He performed, in it’s entirety, the 13-year-old, hip hop classic, Liquid Swords. Tracks 1 - 13.

GZA kept the show so authentic to the album that he was joined on stage by Killa Priest and Method Man. Having Meth come out for Shadow Boxing was unbelievable. My friends and I wondered all week if he would show. It was truly amazing to be able to witness GZA perform Liquid Swords live.

We new that when the doors open at 8 for a Wu-Tang show, it means they are going on at midnight. We got there at 10:30 and we waited until 11:30ish for GZA to finally take the stage. But as soon as the lights dimmed, and the sounds of Shogun Assassins hit the speakers, the crowd was captivated.

“When I was little my father was famous. He was the greatest Samurai in the Empire…”

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