GZA on "Wu Banga 101"
At first listen, GZA says some cool lines here and there. But after really paying attention to what he's saying, he's talking about the release of Wu-Tang Forever. Just a fantastic verse.
Yo, too advanced: Digi' stance, made the CD enhanced
I move with the speed and strength of ants
Identical in form with the Beez they swarm
Hold up the cold current, appear warm
My first verbal brawl, started on some yes yes y'all
to the beat y'all, break your windshield, your Jeep stall
Mr. Traffic, dumbin shit, from ecclesiastic
Cashier holdin out, fine, cut off the plastic
See the logo? A monument in hip-hop
Carved out, in the giant landscape, of broken rocks
Whether heard in herb spots, jukebox or malt shops
Uncut live, drop eighty-five, in one shot
Spotlight hits the metal mic, majority stare
Heard the Wu snare, while my iris cut down the glare
Walk a road the great length you find too long to measure
My Clan done make me rhyme like D. Banner under pressure
No surprise, double disc touched five
Those elements, kept environments colonized
with the high flyin death-defyin flow like the Rebel
Right there, but you're one light year, from my level.
Too advanced: Digi' stance
RZA's nicknames are Bobby Digital, Bob Digi, etc..
made the CD enhanced
Wu-Tang Forever is an enhanced CD. If placed in a computer it features videos and a "Wu Chamber" game.
It was the coolest shit in 1997 when CD-ROMS were new and rarely heard of for a music disc to contain enhanced features.
I move with the speed and strength of ants
Identical in form with the Beez they swarm
GZA moves strong with his fellow clansmen.
Hold up the cold current, appear warm
My first verbal brawl, started on some yes yes y'all
to the beat y'all, break your windshield, your Jeep stall
A little background on his hip-hop life.
Mr. Traffic, dumbin shit, from ecclesiastic
Cashier holdin out, fine, cut off the plastic
The fan finally gets his copy of "FOREVER" as he cuts off the plastic wrap.
See the logo?
A monument in hip-hop.
Carved out, in the giant landscape of broken rocks
Whether heard in herb spots, jukebox or malt shops
Uncut live, drop eighty-five, in one shot
The album can be heard anywhere, all over the place.
The Nation Of Islam teaches that 85% of
the population are the "dumb, deaf, and blind" masses of the people who
are easily led in the wrong direction by ignorance and deceit through fake ass mass media.
Thanks to FOREVER,that all dies within the second you listen to the music.
Spotlight hits the metal mic, majority stare
Heard the Wu snare, while my iris cut down the glare.
Walk a road the great length you find too long to measure
My Clan done make me rhyme like D. Banner under pressure
The road he's traveled in his career is vast and rockin with
his fellow MC's encourages him to strive for the best.
No surprise, double disc touched five
Those elements, kept environments colonized
500,000 units sold: Gold album.
1,000,000 units sold: Platinum album
2,000,000 or more units: Multi-Platinum album
FOREVER was already 4X Multi-Platinum on 10/15/1997 (8 million sold.)
By the time GZA wrote this verse in 1999, FOREVER had sold 5X multi-platinum, hence "5."
It was no surprise FOREVER finally touched 5, making it certified Diamond.
Thanks to those elements (diamond, gold, success) it kept their homes, families, friends, and fans happy and fed.
with the high flyin death-defyin flow like the Rebel
Right there, but you're one light year, from my level.
The Rebel INS is Inspectah Deck's official nickname.
With a flow like his, him and GZA are beyond anything you could ever rap.
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Originally Posted by Breaststroke & Butterfly
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