Originally Posted by
GhostLaced
Ok, most Wu lyrics are all about abstract expressionism. Its about drug fuelled imagination, nearly all of the classic modern music in the last 100 years has been written on drugs. The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley you name it, they were high on some drugs. Now im not saying its all down to drugs (the RZA was known to avoid the clan when they used to smoke blunts, he did all of OB4QL sober). Ghostface has been compared to one of the greatest living abstract poets living today (i cant remeber his name), but theres no doubt, alot of what he says, come from being on some trip. Especially in the early days. Thats what makes the albums have so much replay value, you hear a new word everytime you listen to it.
But theres a mix, between abstract, and storytelling. Ghostface is the best storyteller in the whole Clan, but hes also can be the most abstract. NONE_ONE in rap can compare to Ghostface's emotional VIVID storyteling on tracks like Impossible, All that I got is You, I cant go to sleep, plus add Raekwons & Decks's street tales, so with the Wu you have all types of styles that no-one can fuck with.
If you find abstract rhymes "empty", you cant hear it right, youre not appreciating the creativity, do you know how difficult it is to write some of those verses that you dont think make any sense?
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