Deze klinkt zelfs beter dan Beneath The Surface op het eerste zicht. Ook hier dropt hij meerdere lyrische hoogstandjes:
Auto Bio:
"Giants in every ways, rap flows for every day
We knew we would get a reward wit a price to pay
The basic training was beyond entertainin
Just the cadence of the verbal expressions, self explainin"
Op Did Ya Say That:
"Raindrops keep falling on your head
So heavy that it's tearing what you're wearing
Ain't caring, so you're hearing what I said"
&
"I still run into students banging my first joint
Wrote a essay off the second LP to prove a point
That a rhyme is a terrible thing to waste
Gimmicks and radio the God don't chase
But I replace your wackness, it shows in your flows
Immaturenesses, all of your hoes, case closed"
Op Silent:
"RZA paid the roll, GZA buries the scrolls
Then months later it was, then years later it was
Written on loose leaf, that old formula
That was stolen by new thieves"
Op Stay In Line:
"We rely of the stealth of camouflage
Cut supply lines, flood ya mans market
From high altitude cover the land target
Lost in the desert, the journey is stressful
Where the rescues are unsuccessful"
&
"The slightest fame can bring pain and torture
The author, who came with a burning offer
Published by whoever made it must own it
Is just symatomic for one chaotic moment"(Deze line doet me echt terugdenken aan de fantastische Liquid Swords-momenten
)
Animal Planet is een verschrikkelijk goed nummer met een fantastische inhoud, het hoogtepunt vind ik hier toch wel dit stukje:
"The owls are private eyes that watch from the bark
Black panthers are the militant who strike in the dark
Porcupines had a rep' for sticking everything that moved
In areas that the rhinos and hippos approved"
Op de titeltrack:
"Since this rap region is heavily packed with stars
Internal mirror in the telescope, noticed the Czar
From far away, they blink as the lightnin' strolled
Great distance of space between precise globes
That travel in a circle of order
Like the tape in your cassette recorder filled with cult for slaughter"
Enja, Fame, een fantastisch nummer, een beetje in hetzelfde jasje gestoken zoals Labels op Liquid Swords
Highway Robbery:
"An MC stepped to me, lying about one
Kid that rolled with him who died in the outcome
Thinking he could get with me, gain victory
When the season's all on his beef was hickory
The situation at hand still remained critical
The check analytical, reaction was pitiful
He pushed his pawn up, yo that's a wrong move
A hog move, some rap cat on dog food
Microphone competition we devour
You pull plugs but take no source of power
Cause then in MCing, the contours of the land
Intricate architects that's linked to a plan
The W U hyphen T A N G
My rap flow automatic and never empty
Don't tempt me, quick to bust off another
Flee in that direction you could get it from my brother
At least then you know that you up against G-O-D
So when we throw those grenades you better be
Ready, not iced out and petty
Neckful couldn't match one oil drop from Getty"
( Vindt ik de beste verse op dit album, hier bewijst ie dat hij z'n piroclastic flow nog niet verloren is)
Luminal:
"They ruled out the possibility that the killa be
Physically fit with athletic ability
Talley and murder, on his agenda
There was no word, and it's code for "surrender"
So when the headlines had announced the arrest, the repercussion
Was his trial became a lightning rod for discussion
Compellin' evidence, statements from residents
Validated guilt as he maintained his innocence
From the hair to the fiber, broke the bondage wire
The stains on the carpet consisted with saliva
DNA directly linked to the psycho
Luminal made it glow, was test to Type 0"
Op Sparring Minds begint Deck uitstekend, spijtig dat hij daarna wegzakt:
"Insane flower, vein blower
Aim and it's game over
You know the name, flame-thrower"
GZA heeft met Legend Of The Liquid Sword weer een album uitgebracht dat een aparte sound heeft, zij het wel beter dan die van Beneath The Surface. Het is hier allemaal gewoon een tikkeltje beter dan op Beneath The Surface. Spijtig dat je geen 4,25* kan stemmen, want even goed als Liquid Swords is ie niet, maar wel is ie beter dan Beneath The Surface. Ik kijk alvast uit naar More Words From The Genius .