"Gangsta flavas from the Wu Mastas," announces the cover excruciatingly,though the nine core members of the Wu-Tang Clan are peripheral figures on this shoddy compilation. Instead the 15 tracks focus on marginal associates of the Rza, drawn from a clutch of patchy projects like Wu-Chronicles, Wu Syndicate, and Wu-Tang Killa Bees. As ever, there are marvellous moments-Cappadonna's "'97 Mentality" ranks as one of the corporation's best ever tracks. Nevertheless, the cynical recycling of substandard material only serves to denude the Wu's reputation rather than make them seem omnipresent.
“Gangsta flavas from the Wu Mastas,” announces the cover excruciatingly,though the nine core members of the Wu-Tang Clan are peripheral figures on this shoddy compilation. Instead the 15 tracks focus on marginal associates of the Rza, drawn from a clutch of patchy projects like Wu-Chronicles, Wu Syndicate, and Wu-Tang Killa Bees. As ever, there are marvellous moments-Cappadonna’s “’97 Mentality” ranks as one of the corporation’s best ever tracks. Nevertheless, the cynical recycling of substandard material only serves to denude the Wu’s reputation rather than make them seem omnipresent.
