Well, I would give it a 6/10, considering what else came out around this time.
A few classic joints such as shining star and the U-god track.
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Well, I would give it a 6/10, considering what else came out around this time.
A few classic joints such as shining star and the U-god track.
8/10
I think this is Sunz Of Man's best work.
I love this album. I'm probably one of the only people that actually has it on vinyl and cd.
Personally, I think Method Man took best verse on "Next Up" though.
The production was great most of the way through too.
And yes, 60 Sec. Assassin sounds like he has marbles in his mouth.
I didn't have this album till last week,I bought it off ebay. I have only listened to it once all the way through,I have to say its a bit boring to me so far.I am sure it will grow on me,but I still like their older material better,like most the songs on the "Elements" compilation. Supreme's production is much darker and more up beat on their early songs.
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1. INTRO
2. COLD
produced by 4th Disciple. vocals by Hell Razah & Prodigal Sunn
5/5
3. NATURAL HIGH
produced by Supreme. vocals by Hell Razah, Prodigal Sunn, Killah Priest &
Trebag
5/5
4. FLAMING SWORDS
produced by True Master. vocals by Hell Razah, Prodigal Sunn, 60 Sec.
Assassin & Killah Priest
4.5/5
5. ILLUSIONS
produced by 4th Disciple. vocals by Hell Razah, Prodigal Sunn, 60 Sec.
Assassin & Killah Priest
5/5
6. SHINING STAR
produced by Wyclef Jean. vocals by Earth Wind & Fire, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Hell
Razah, Prodigal Sunn & 60 Sec. Assassin
4/5
7. ISRAELI NEWS
produced by Supreme. vocals by Hell Razah, Killah Priest & Trebag
4.5/5
8. TRIBULATIONS
produced by RZA. vocals by Hell Razah, Prodigal Sunn, 60 Sec. Assassin
& Killah Priest
5/5
9. THE INTERVIEW
10.THE PLAN
produced by 4th Disciple. vocals by Prodigal Sunn & 60 Sec. Assassin
4.5/5
11.COLLABORATION '98
produced by True Master. vocals by True Master, Method Man, Hell Razah &
Prodigal Sunn
5/5
12.INMATES TO THE FIRE
produced by RZA. vocals by Hell Razah, 60 Sec. Assassin & Prodigal Sunn
4.5/5
13.NOT PROMISED TOMORROW
produced by 4th Disciple. vocals by Hell Razah, 60 Sec. Assassin & Prodigal
Sunn
4.5/5
14.FOR THE LUST OF MONEY/THE GRANDZ
produced by True Master. Produced by 60 Sec. Assassin, Prodigal Sunn &
Hell Razah
5/5
15.CAN I SEE YOU
produced by RZA. vocals by Prodigal Sunn & Hell Razah
5/5
16.THE BATTLE
17.NEXT UP
produced by True Master. vocals by 60 Sec. Assassin, Prodigal Sunn, Hell
Razah & Method Man
5/5
18.INTELLECTUALS
produced by True Master. vocals by Hell Razah, 60 Sec. Assassin, Raekwon &
U-God
4.5/5
19.FIVE ARCH ANGELS
if this a skit or not my album don't have this track. Don't buy this from Sandboxautomatic
Beats 5/5
Lyrics 5/5
Overall 5/5
This album isn't wack. No filler, every track isn't a classic but fire!!!
dope album
it's more than superior i think but not a classic
I wouldn't consider this one a classic, but I still like it!
they're no kriss kross, but they album was dope
nah it ain't a classic but not very far from one either, slightly below Heavy Mental.. I would call it superior and give it 4.5/5 - haven't listened to it in a year or so though.
this shit is the truth
sunz of man is da real shit
this is a great debut from sunz of man i have to admit i sleep on this when it first came out but now it get's alot of spins when i'm in that sunz of man mode.
favorite tracks are natural high,flaming swords,collaboration 98 and inmates to the fire
Classic!!!! Nothing less, nothing more than a straight classic!!! Fuckion jewel!! Best track - COLLABORATION '98 - FIREEEEEEEEEE!!!
Voted 4 CLASSIC!!!
P.E.A.C.E.
plus that title of that CD prophecised the rise of Hell Razah and Killah Priest.
too much 60 sec, not enough priest.
Israeli News Is A Dope Track Sampled
Listened to this a lot. A great LP for me.
priest's verse on flaming swords is still one of my favorites. 60 sec babbles for a minute and a half then KP comes out of nowhere like AS I BREAK YOUR FUCKIN BONES INTO PIECES
most powerful intro line ive heard right there haha
its hailed as a lyrical masterpiece but you got p sunn sayin shit like "the eiffel towers" and "rhythmatical" and shit, just shows they aren't really that smart. plus razah every second line "BLACKS ARE JEWS"
still, razah on here just outshines everybody on just about every song. not enough priest, 60 sec is the weakest link obviously
still a great album. every song is dope. true master and 4th came through as they have so many times
8/10
wow homie 60 sec aint weak, althought in this group he mite not be the strongest mc but in a group wit prodigall, hell razah and priest not many would, shit did u listen to 60 sec on illusions he killed it for me, priest kills everything hes on, and prodigalls flow is the shit, especially on inmates to the fire this album is fuckin fire, method drops some dope verses as well as raekwon i really liked this album ima give it a 9/10
I remember the pain I went through waiting for this album to come out. It kept getting pushed back! When it finally came out and listened to it for the first time, I didn't really like it. Wasn't what I expected. I was hoping for a darker tone. Add to that, the fact that 5 Arch Angelz was reduced to a snippet and I was seriously pissed. Also, Bloody Choices was used as a background music during "The Interview" skit. This was extremely frustrating to me. Over time, this album has definetly grown on me. It's VERY close to being classic. Even though this is a more polished album, it doesn't quite stack up to Killah Priest's Heavy Mental. This really should have been Sunz of Man's 2nd album. I still remember seeing ads on magazines for Nothing New Under the Sun. That was supposed to be their debut on Wu-Tang Records. Sadly, that album was shelved and never saw the light of day. I will die a happy man if it came out one day. Hopefully DJ Wuki comes through with that "unrleased Wu package" he was selling in his thread. Check it out here if you haven't seen it: http://www.wutang-corp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=79709 There's quite a few unreleased Killah Priest and Sunz of Man tracks from the 5 Arch Angelz / Heavy Mental era on there in perfect CD quality that I am dying to hear. I really hope this guy gets enough orders so we can finally listen to these tracks.
Today is the fifteen year anniversary of The Last Shall Be First. Illusions is still one of the sickest Wu Elements produced tracks ever.
I love this album , top 10 of all the wu released.
Its a perfect (world) album , full produced by the best producers of the world!!
That will never happen!!!
Since 2000 , you will never see a album with these 3 producteurs :(
97 to 99 is a dope period because all the released wu had always wu element
I think , if we talk only about beat ,
Its the same formul for pillage, uncontrolled substznce, ticzl 2000 , sunz , suprem clidntel & killarmy grave diggaz
All track are dope for me but i try to makf a order
1 illusions
2 next up
3 inmates to fire
4 can i see you
5 not promused tomorrow
6 flamming swors
7 collaboration
8 intrllectuzls
9 cold
10 tribulation
11 plan
.....
I hope a new sunz enterily produced by 4 disciple tru and i know bronze is able to make beats like the shall be the first
This joint dropped twenty years ago today. Still bump this regularly.
60 carried the fuck out of this album for me, priest wasnt at his best yet, razah was killing shit, p.sunn wasnt saying anything mindblowing, but to me this is classic just on production alone. Listened to it last night for the 1st time in a while, did I hear a Beretta 9 verse dropped in there somewhere?
Yeah B9 is on I Can See You. If I recall he didn’t get credit in booklet. Peace
I love this album too. This was the golden period of Wu dynasty for me when Killarmy and Sunz of Man and Wu Forever and The Pillage and Heavy Mental dropped within two years. 4th Disciple and Tru Master were doing mad work.
Natural High is probably my favorite song because of the trumpet and energetic beat, the memorable hook. Hell Razah and Killah Priest.
My 2nd favorite song on this album might be Illusion. At the 4 minute mark the beat switches up and Prodigal Sunn crushes it.
Intellectuals is probably my 3rd favorite. U-God rocks on Intellectuals.
Collaboration with Meth on a eerie beat that sounds like a soundtrack to ancient Egypt or a trek through the Himalayas.
I always wished they made Five Archangels a full song instead of just an outro. I have the original CD I bought when it first came out. If I were to burn the CD, or put it on an iPod, I would substitute the full version of Five Archangels in place of that outro, and then maybe that becomes the best song.
Yeah, I have no idea why they did not include the full version. I never even knew it was a full song until I purchased Old Testament in 2006. Soldiers Of Darkness would have been nice to have on Last Shall Be First as well