{"product_id":"liquid-swords","title":"Liquid Swords","description":"\u003cp class=\"MdRemovedH1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGZA \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLiquid Swords\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon 2LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAccording to legend, when the\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWu-Tang Clan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eformed like Voltron on their debut album in 1993,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGZA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehappened to be the head, an appropriate place for a man also called 'The Genius.' Yet at the time few could have predicted that his 1995 masterpiece\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLiquid Swords\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewould be considered \"one of the most substantial lyrical journeys in hip-hop history\" (Chicago Tribune).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt the peak of his powers as a producer,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWu-Tang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emastermind\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRZA\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ecrafted the album's distinctive soundtrack at his basement studio in Staten Island; a haunting landscape of dusty samples, sharp snares and menacing urban gloom, with frequent interludes of dialogue from the classic Samurai flick\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eShogun Assassin\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCerebral, strategic and precise with his words,\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGZA\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ecrystallizes a range of influences, from chess to kung-fu films to mob flicks and Eastern philosophy, into sharply delivered rhymes. The album features appearances by the entire\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWu-Tang Clan\u003c\/strong\u003e, and includes the auspicious debut of Killah Priest on \"B.I.B.L.E.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGZA's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eauspicious solo debut\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLiquid Swords\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas been acknowledged as one of the '100 Best Rap Albums' (The Source) and 'Top 100 Records of the 1990s' (Pitchfork).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLP1\u003cbr\u003e1. Liquid Swords\u003cbr\u003e2. Duel of the Iron Mic\u003cbr\u003e3. Living in the World Today\u003cbr\u003e4. Gold\u003cbr\u003e5. Cold World\u003cbr\u003e6. Labels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLP2\u003cbr\u003e1. 4th Chamber\u003cbr\u003e2. Shadboxin'\u003cbr\u003e3. Hell's Wind Staff (Skit)\/Killah Kills 103044\u003cbr\u003e4. Investigate Reports\u003cbr\u003e5. Swordsman\u003cbr\u003e6. I Gotcha Back\u003cbr\u003e7. B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GZA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67844653941049,"sku":"nni1793032221319","price":25.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/1235\/2057\/files\/liquid-swords_1.jpg?v=1793032227","url":"https:\/\/ethicalclothingstore.shop\/products\/liquid-swords","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}