Why Deck never had a RZA solo album??

**Mack** · 01-12-2011, 10:06 PM

This is crazy to me, Lyrically Deck is one of the sharpest of the clan. The group albums he always kills it, Features he kills it. But when it comes to his solo albums there generally underwhelming.

His solos are pretty weak. This is all down to production IMO. It makes listening to the albums almost a task. Deck is real talented on the microphone but always chooses garbage beats for his solos.

Deck should have a classic album like some of the other generals. The first round of solos had crazy classics, Liquid swords, Cuban Linx, Ironman... Why Deck never had a RZA produced solo around this time?

Deck would be considered alot higher then he is right now had he released an album of the calibre of Liquid swords and Cuban Linx. I really think a RZA produced album around this time, along with Decks skills with the mic would have pushed deck to a higher level in hip hop.

Its crazy to think where his career might be today had he released a classic, or even stepped his beat selection game up. Lyrically we all know he is capable of a classic album.

Anyone know why he never released one?

**Undiluted Karma** · 01-12-2011, 10:09 PM

Didn't RZA lose a bunch of beats in the basement flood that fucked up his original work for the likes of Ghost too?

Maybe he was too busy to create beats for Deck for a whole album or some other reason idk

**LiquidSwords32** · 01-12-2011, 10:20 PM

there was suppose to be INS solo cd but rza lost like 200 beats in the flood in his basements. that's why forever sounds so much different than the 36 chambers. i heard they had to completley redo Tical because of this flood, so that's not even the real Tical. Back then in my opinion Deck was the best out of all of them besides maybe gza. I can't even imagine Inspectah deck to actually have had his solo album come up when it suppose on the first round of cds.....the beginning to Box in Hand (IronMan) was Decks beat for his solo cd but they lost the recording. Regardless uncontrolled substance was still pretty good in my opinion. in a nutshell there are so many "what if's" in hip but this sure has to be on the top 3 along with what if Big L was still alive and what if Canibus got down with DJ Premier instead of Wyclef

**Buddah_MAC** · 01-13-2011, 12:20 AM

Inspectah Deck- Assassination Day- 1996

01. Slums of Shaolin (RZA)
02. The Rhythm & The Rebel (RZA)
03. Park Hill feat Method Man, Raekwon & U-God (RZA)
04. Assassination Day feat Masta Killa, Raekwon & RZA (RZA)
05. The Swarm feat RZA, GZA & Street Life (True Master)
06. Droppin' Science feat Masta Killa & Blue Raspberry (RZA)
07. Presidental Paper (RZA)
08. 1-6-0 feat Method Man & Street Life(RZA)
09. Street Scene feat Raekwon & Ghostface & Blue Raspberry(RZA)
10. Unique feat ODB (RZA)
11. One in da Chamber (RZA)
12. Fall Back (4th Disciple)
13. Poison Bars feat Masta Killa, RZA, Ghostface, U-God & GZA (RZA)
14. R.E.B.E.L. Music (RZA)
15. Blade Edges feat RZA & Masta Killa (RZA)
16. Case Closed (RZA)
17. Semi-Automatic Rap Metal Jacket feat Street Life & U-God (RZA) [bonus]

**patriquino** · 01-13-2011, 01:59 AM

Originally Posted by Buddah_MAC

Inspectah Deck- Assassination Day- 1996

01. Slums of Shaolin (RZA)
02. The Rhythm & The Rebel (RZA)
03. Park Hill feat Method Man, Raekwon & U-God (RZA)
04. Assassination Day feat Masta Killa, Raekwon & RZA (RZA)
05. The Swarm feat RZA, GZA & Street Life (True Master)
06. Droppin' Science feat Masta Killa & Blue Raspberry (RZA)
07. Presidental Paper (RZA)
08. 1-6-0 feat Method Man & Street Life(RZA)
09. Street Scene feat Raekwon & Ghostface & Blue Raspberry(RZA)
10. Unique feat ODB (RZA)
11. One in da Chamber (RZA)
12. Fall Back (4th Disciple)
13. Poison Bars feat Masta Killa, RZA, Ghostface, U-God & GZA (RZA)
14. R.E.B.E.L. Music (RZA)
15. Blade Edges feat RZA & Masta Killa (RZA)
16. Case Closed (RZA)
17. Semi-Automatic Rap Metal Jacket feat Street Life & U-God (RZA) [bonus]

Wow, never saw an actual tracklist before. Where did you get this from?
Any other song than semi automatic that survived?

**Rawticus** · 01-13-2011, 02:14 AM

Originally Posted by Buddah_MAC

Inspectah Deck- Assassination Day- 1996

01. Slums of Shaolin (RZA)
02. The Rhythm & The Rebel (RZA)
03. Park Hill feat Method Man, Raekwon & U-God (RZA)
04. Assassination Day feat Masta Killa, Raekwon & RZA (RZA)
05. The Swarm feat RZA, GZA & Street Life (True Master)
06. Droppin' Science feat Masta Killa & Blue Raspberry (RZA)
07. Presidental Paper (RZA)
08. 1-6-0 feat Method Man & Street Life(RZA)
09. Street Scene feat Raekwon & Ghostface & Blue Raspberry(RZA)
10. Unique feat ODB (RZA)
11. One in da Chamber (RZA)
12. Fall Back (4th Disciple)
13. Poison Bars feat Masta Killa, RZA, Ghostface, U-God & GZA (RZA)
14. R.E.B.E.L. Music (RZA)
15. Blade Edges feat RZA & Masta Killa (RZA)
16. Case Closed (RZA)
17. Semi-Automatic Rap Metal Jacket feat Street Life & U-God (RZA) [bonus]

Ahh man this is painful to see ,all these unheard tunes man,I wuda loved to heard that Unique track with ODB, not many tracks with just INS and ODB out there

**JEM** · 01-13-2011, 02:14 AM

Originally Posted by Buddah_MAC

Inspectah Deck- Assassination Day- 1996

01. Slums of Shaolin (RZA)
02. The Rhythm & The Rebel (RZA)
03. Park Hill feat Method Man, Raekwon & U-God (RZA)
04. Assassination Day feat Masta Killa, Raekwon & RZA (RZA)
05. The Swarm feat RZA, GZA & Street Life (True Master)
06. Droppin' Science feat Masta Killa & Blue Raspberry (RZA)
07. Presidental Paper (RZA)
08. 1-6-0 feat Method Man & Street Life(RZA)
09. Street Scene feat Raekwon & Ghostface & Blue Raspberry(RZA)
10. Unique feat ODB (RZA)
11. One in da Chamber (RZA)
12. Fall Back (4th Disciple)
13. Poison Bars feat Masta Killa, RZA, Ghostface, U-God & GZA (RZA)
14. R.E.B.E.L. Music (RZA)
15. Blade Edges feat RZA & Masta Killa (RZA)
16. Case Closed (RZA)
17. Semi-Automatic Rap Metal Jacket feat Street Life & U-God (RZA) [bonus]

WOAH! was this real/lost in the flood?

**muscularghandi** · 01-13-2011, 02:24 AM

Bummer of the century. In the back of my mind I always have a tiny bit of hope that this is out there, like what if somebody secretly made themselves a copy... i know i know...

**Socrates92** · 01-13-2011, 04:57 AM

Damn that sucks.

I like that Semi Automatic song a lot.

**Jammin** · 01-13-2011, 05:30 AM

that tracklist aint legit ... anyway fuck that flood

**dafran** · 01-13-2011, 05:41 AM

That's so fake

**iniquity** · 01-13-2011, 09:35 AM

found this on his wiki

Inspectah Deck's debut album Uncontrolled Substance was initially set for a late 1997 release, however, this experienced several delays due to a flood in producer RZA's basement studio, which destroyed over one hundred beats, including those made for the album. Wu-Tang affiliate Cilvaringz stated in a 2010 interview "Recently Deck pulled out some disks from the flood and they worked again and he used one for his upcoming album on Koch."[5] In September 1999, Uncontrolled Substance was released, and featured more of Deck's own production, and appearances from several lesser known affiliates. The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics, but failed to garner the reception attained by earlier Wu-Tang solo projects. Shortly after this release, Deck returned to the Wu-Tang fold for the group albums The W (2000), and Iron Flag (2001).

hope they can get them all to work.

**Undiluted Karma** · 01-13-2011, 10:30 PM

^fuck lol hopefully

**IronManStarks** · 01-13-2011, 10:34 PM

thats a fake ass tracklisting if i ever saw one...foh

**battle?** · 01-13-2011, 10:42 PM

^ isnt blue raspberry on here from time 2 time?
if so,id be a good question 2 ask her if she was on the dropn science track

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