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GZA Swings His 'Liquid Sword' in NYC

The GZA, aka Genius, treated the Wu-Tang faithful to an an up-close and personal performance of his legendary 1995 cinematic masterpiece 'Liquid Swords.'

Armed with only a mic and an entourage of 23, GZA took to the stage at New York's intimate Knitting Factory to spit his famous verses, ranging from Wu-Tang bangers 'Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit,' 'Protect Ya Neck,' 'Reunited' and beyond. The Genius also performed a tribute rendition of 'Shimmy Shimmy Ya' for his fallen comrade Ol' Dirty Bastard.

There should be little doubt as to the Wu-Tang Clan's relevance in 2007, as GZA can rightfully claim to having paved the way for much of today's dark indie hip-hop. Appropriately, he reminded the Knitting Factory audience that, considering the amount of young faces in attendance, "who the f--- can say Wu-Tang ain't relevant to the kids? Wu-Tang is for the f---ing babies!"

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blingrhames

His entourage engaged in such classic hype routines as "the onstage cell phone conversation," "I don't know any of this guy's lyrics" and "smoke seven blunts til I forget that I'm 45" whipping the crowd of young suburban whites into a funky hip hop frenzy.

December 18 2007 at 4:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
asiner

WuTang is without a doubt one of the best groups out there. Nothing to fuck wit.....

December 18 2007 at 7:49 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
david

amazing album, I wish I was there.

December 17 2007 at 4:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply