The album heavily samples the film shogun assassin and keeps a dark atmosphere throughout its course. Legend of the liquid sword 1993 cast and crew a martial artist is targeted by a fearsome foe who plans to eliminate the greatest fighters in the world. The story line is basic and irrelevant to why i like the movie. Recording sessions for the album began midway through 1995 at producer rzas basement studio in staten island new york. The intro is from shogun assassin, which is one dopeass movie. It was in the shadows of ironman and only built for cuban linx, which are classic albums. Hell be performing live at first avenue wkiller mike on 9.
When i was little, my father was famous he was the greatest samurai in the empire and he was the shoguns decapitator he cut off the heads of a hundred and thirtyone lords. Gza words from the genius 1991 01 come do me 02 phony as ya wanna be 03 true fresh m. Rzas liquid swords sample of the legend of lone wolf. The album was released on cold chillina label whose bestknown. Watch taylor swift party with katy perry and rupaul in new video. Gza 4th chamber feat killah priest, ghost face killah. He has appeared on his fellow clan members solo projects, and has maintained a successful solo career starting with liquid swords 1995. This is the second in a series of articles ill be writing this week about one of my alltime favorite mcs, the genius a. Liquid swords is a winter album meant to be heard in winter which is why most of us grew enamored with it as a portable experience, lodged into cd. Wutang clans gza runs down every track off liquid swords wax. A list of films that were sampled by rza on wutang clan albums and wutang member solo albums. Twelves years ago this album was released, and yet it seems to be much shorter than it. Upon its initial release, liquid swords received critical acclaim for its complex lyricism and hypnotic musical style. Liquid swords at 20 why gzas masterpiece hasnt aged.
Stream gza 4th chamber feat killah priest, ghost face killah rza liquid swords 1995 by jacuzzi bam from desktop or your mobile device. Listen free to gzagenius liquid swords liquid swords, duel of the iron mic and more. Its, of course, a film done by the shaw brothers as with many on this list to be sure. Listen to both tracks on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes.
The film was distributed by roger cormans new world pictures to the grindhouse movie circuit in the united states, and then later as a video cassette from mcauniversal home video. Check out liquid swords explicit by geniusgza on amazon music. Its verbose creator, gary gza grice, ascended to hiphops top. Also note, gza uses a lot of clips from the movie in his whole album liquid swords.
On liquid swords there was a little boy from the shogun movie speaking. Latinautor, solar music rights management, kobalt music publishing, ascap. Early in the 1990s many people misinterpreted the loquacious lyricist as just another lascivious lounge lizard. Most of the movie dialogue on liquid sword is from shogun. On september 15, 2015, nearly 20 years after it was first released, gza finally received a platinum record in the mail from the riaa for his seminal 90s masterpiece liquid swords. He is an american hiphop artist and is a founding member of the underground hiphop group the wutang clan grice has continued to appear on his fellow clan members solo projects, and has continued to. The album heavily samples dialogue from the martial arts film shogun assassin and maintains a dark atmosphere throughout its course, while it incorporates. But liquid swords is more dark and more tightly put together. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Liquid swords is the second solo studio album from wutang clan member gza. Not related to my music in any way but its my favorite move intro of all time. A founding member of the hip hop group the wutang clan, gza is the groups spiritual head, being both the oldest and the first in the group to receive a record deal. Liquid swords is often mistaken as gzas debut album, but he actually debuted in 1991 as the genius with words from the genius. When released in the united kingdom by the vipco video tape label in 1983, shogun assassins extreme violence almost caused it to be banned in the uk by the home.
He cut off the heads of a hundred and thirtyone lords. And while gzas longmooted liquid swords ii resides in the annals of wu legend a oncesuggested 2012 release seeming increasingly unlikely the original could conceivably hold its. Gza of wutang clan liquid swords full album hd gza of wutang clan liquid swords full album hd gza of wutang clan liquid swords full a. Somehow, if you cant find yourself enjoying this piece of martial rap, then you. Legend of the liquid sword is a 1993 hong kong wuxia comedy film loosely based on gu longs chu liuxiang novel series.
Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universal music enterprises. Legend of the liquid sword 1993 cast and crew moviefone. Liquid swords is the second solo studio album by american rapper and wutang clan member gza, released on november 7, 1995, by geffen records. Both the namesake of their debut album, which is not only their most critically acclaimed record, but also definitely the fanfavorite, shortly followed by wutang forever and liquid swords. My father would come home he would forget about the killings. Watch will smith perform to iconic song prince ali from aladdi. Gary grice is better known by his stage names gza and the genius. Recording sessions for the album began midway through 1995 at producer rzas basement studio in the new york city borough of staten island.
Over the years, its recognition has grown, with a number of famous publishers proclaiming it as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Gzas 1995 debut, liquid swords, is arguably wutangs finest hour. Liquid swords has even won snacks highly prestigious greatest album of all time award. Elite production by the rza as usual in that era, and the trademark dope wutang lyricism. Not a great start and yet, once i started watching it, i couldnt stop. Rza discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Why the gzas liquid swords is the embodiment of the wu. This is an open thread for you to share your thoughts on the album. The movie is made with bits of footage from other movies. When i piss next to my friends we always play liquid swords, but it sucks when my shoes get wet and i smell like piss at the bar. This is the most underrated album outta any wu album. Its hard to find and youll probably have to order it online, but its worth the money. Liquid swords explicit by geniusgza on amazon music. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place.
Liquid swords turns 20 on saturday november 7, and it remains, to this day, a vital listen for all hiphop fans. One of the elements that make liquid swords so atmospheric are the intros that. The album heavily samples dialogue from the martial arts film shogun assassin and maintains a dark atmosphere. Liquid swords is the second solo studio album by american rapper and wutang clan member.
I made a music video for gzas liquid swords, with footage. In many ways, liquid swords is as relevant as ever. I used to listen to wu tang cds when i was a kid and the genius gza album liquid swords borrows a bunch of lines from this movie. Liquid swords is the second solo studio album by american rapper and wutang clan member gza, released november 7, 1995, on geffen records. Liquid swords lyrics by the geniusgza lyrics depot. The intro to gzas legend of the liquid sword frames the origins of hip hop in the bronx as a kind of kungfu movie legend. Overall, though, liquid swords is possibly the most unsettling album in the wu canon even ahead of ol dirty bastard, and it ranks with enter the wutang 36 chambers and raekwons only built 4 cuban linx as one of the groups undisputed classics. Liquid swords is another highlight in the wutang solo catalog. Cali rapper the faze sits down with hiphopdx to discuss his upcoming project, a remake of gzas liquid swords. The shogun just stayed inside his castle and he never came out.
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