Disco de GZA/Genius: “Words From the Genius”

I had to buy this CD when I first heard of it because I loved Liquid Swords and enjoyed Beneath the Surface. This CD is not like his others though and has an old school approach with straight hip-hop.

At first I didn't like the CD and found the beats annoying, but it slowly grew on me. I immediately liked Pass the Bone, which has a guest appearance by the RZA (Prince Rakeem then). This is a great CD though and gives a little change of pace from his other CDs. Life of a Drug Dealer, The Genius is Slammin and Living Foul are also great tracks. For some GZA that's a little different, order this!

After hearing Liquid Swords {GZA's second cd} 1000 times, I needed some new GZA material. I couldn't find "Words" anywhere but here! It satisified my desire for new or old GZA material, with raw tracks like Pass the Bone and Life of a Drug Dealer. If you like GZA, you'll love this cd. But DO NOT expect the Wu-Tang sound on this album! It was not produced by RZA and does not sound like 36 chambers or Forever albums. It is raw, rugged hip-hop in it's finest hour! Pick this cd up!!!

Yo the genius is known for is nasty flow and incredible lyrics. Nodoubt hes my favorite mc. this cd is on the old school side but eachsong has something different i like about it. this cd goes in with the rest of the genius's albums, a. . . classic.if ya liked his other albums pick this up you wont be disapionted. and if the gza reads this keep up the good work.

This is a great 'lost' Hip Hop album. It has a lot of Marley Marl Juice Crew flavor. It's got a style similar to 'The Symphony', but a little more street and taken to the next level. It's not really mainstream, but it's really listenable and Hip Hop heads will recognize this as real Hip Hop. Obviously, Wu Tang evolved from this. Just listen to this, and it's obvious.

There is another version of this album, issued later, with a different song order and songs that aren't on here. This version is easier to listen to all the way through, over and over. A lost gem Hip Hop classic.

GZA is not called the Genius for no reason. This album (His first solo release)Is amazing. Some of GZAs best work lyrically. The whole of the album has the 'old skool' feel to it. Gza is a genius, A must buy!