Resolution

Call Me...

30 Years ago, Tribe's 'Midnight Marauders' & Wu's 'Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' were released on Nov. 9, 1993.  For some, a hard decision had to be made that day: Do you go with the conscious vibes of Tribe, or the hard street raps of Wu?  The familiar sound of ATCQ, or the debut from the mysterious guys wearing hoodies with stocking caps covering their faces?  If you were lucky, you walked out of the store with both (paid or not). 

Those 2 albums changed my life, so 5 years ago on the 25th anniversary I created 'A Clan Called Wu - Enter The Marauders' as a tribute to both masterpieces.  This is the 2nd chamber in the Wu x Tribe blendtape saga.  The 1st volume featured Wu's gritty vocals over the jazzy Midnight Marauders instrumentals.  This is the reverse combo - Tribe's bouncy vocals over RZA's grimy production.   
No matter how you combine them, the marriage of the 2 forms like Voltron.  All the parts came together to make something new.  Different, yet the same.  Yin & yang.

TRACKLIST
Da Mystery Of Steve Biko
Protected Sex
M.E.T.H.Oh.My.God
Shame On A Sucka
ATCQ Ain't Nuttin Ta Fuck Wit
Tribe In Da Front
God = 7
We Can Get C.R.E.A.M.
Electric Ice Cream
8 Million Tearz
Ruckus At Midnight Pt.2
It Was So Simple Back In The Day

A Tribe Called Quest X Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Midnight Chamber (blended by DJ Filthy Rich)

Roemello

ICECOLDBISHOP'S version of "How To Cry".
Produced By Dustin Brown.

How To Cry (ICECOLDBISHOP's Version)

FIGHTING FIRES

MIGOS X JMSN - MODERN SPOT

MIGOS x JAY-Z (jigga what jigga who)

DRAKEO THE RULER X HEY NOW (kendrick lamar)

Gluttony is a sin

[ lyrics ]

All I wanted was a pop and I got the real heat
Said I wouldn't get my hands dirty now they filthy
Looking at my hard drive got me feeling guilty
I don't wanna push the button but I'm so George W

Bush league with it , groovy women
who can care less like "boo who winning?"
Know the flow tight like Lu Lu lemon
And that you're a far cry from nice so boo-hoo with it

It's the Get Up GOD obsessed and focused
I just put the word out to summon the locust(s)
I was sitting Shiva with a gun in the holster
I was sitting Shiva with a gun in the holster

Shawn should've tagged stead of going one on one
So I hit him in the back when I saw Shawn front
And he turn around mad with his huff on puff
Then I look into his eyes and I saw Shawn' cunt

This is glorious, victorious, the feeling
I was so remiss I'm sorry for omitting
I am Thor with this, a god with pen and hammer
Shawn keep clickin his heels this aint Kansas

The rain came down for the young fella
Shawn all soggy like he aint pack the umbrella
So I hit the puddle, let it splash, getcha wave on
Chef brought Shawn to the plate like game on

But it's just a formality, tryna battle me
The analysis says I win from game one
On and on
and on and on and on and on and on

This heel's clickin your heels click this aint Kansas
I can make and break you in the same stanza
Shawn off his rocker, thinkin he's Sean Carter
Thinkin he's Shawn Michaels, I think he's Chet Haze

Someone please blaze whoever sells Shawn haze
Got him souped enough to think he can play
The anagram game, kill him so alphabetically
Put Xs over eyes out of L U V

I fell back, the pod needed filler
Shawn fall back, the pod got bigger
I ball like the SEC, Shawn can't help it
He was born on my S.A.C.

Nigga this ain't Akron, nigga I'm so ratchet
Nigga you bass ackwards, rap like ya hat backwards
Rap like you Fort Minor, rap like I'm so MAJ
Fuck rap, I roll up my zones with rap paper

I'm bullshitting selling 8ths now
Plus I threw a dub on your Paypal
Cause I know you probably strugglin
I heard about the wedding and honeymoon budgeting

So that's yo bih and you in love with it?
Can you really put all of your trust in it?
Know what the young divorce percentage is?
Think you know somebody when you only know they government

The Logo (3 Count)

November 9, 1993 will forever go down as one of the greatest days in hip hop history.  Two of the genre’s most revered albums dropped on the same day:  Wu-Tang Clan’s debut ‘Enter The 36 Chambers’, &  A Tribe Called Quest’s third LP ‘Midnight Marauders’.  I remember riding my bike to the mall, with money I had earned from my after-school job.  I had anticipated this day for awhile, and saved up in advance to pick up both albums (at that age $40 felt like $500).  For the months that followed, both albums fought for playing time on my boombox.  One moment, I was transported to the boulevard of Linden, and the next to the rugged streets of Shaolin.  Those albums stayed in my rotation forever (literally).
To mark the 25th anniversary of both LP’s, I thought it might be a good idea to try and take the vocals from Wu-Tang’s album, and blend them over the instrumentals from Midnight Marauders.  I wasn’t sure it would work at first, but as is usually the case, inspiration hit at midnight when I was trying to sleep (the coincidence of the timing is not lost on me).  A couple of hours later, I managed to pair up every single Wu-Tang vocal with a suitable beat from MM.  The intent was not to improve on the originals in any way….that would be impossible, as I consider them both to be perfect bodies of work.  Rather, it was about orchestrating a fun concept, and putting a totally new spin on these well-worn classics.  The contrast of Wu’s gritty street raps over Tribe’s jazzy production works in an unexpected way.  Now, I present to you my personal tribute to these legendary groups:   A Clan Called Wu - “Enter The Marauders”.

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TRACKLIST
Da Mystery of Electric Relaxation
Down Ya Neck
Shame On Ya Lyrics
Cash Award
Wu Lives Thru
Ruckus at Midnight
Biko In Da Front
Nuthin Ta Chase
Oh My M.E.T.H.
Tearz On Your Hands
Suckas Be So Simple

A Clan Called Wu - Enter The Marauders

Wu-Tang VS A Tribe Called Quest : A Clan Called Wu - Enter The Marauders

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The Logo (3 Count)

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