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Track Listings
| 1. Intro (Shaolin Finger Jab)/Chamber Music |
| 2. Careful (Click, Click) |
| 3. Hollow Bones |
| 4. Redbull |
| 5. One Blood Under W |
| 6. Conditioner |
| 7. Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off) |
| 8. Let My Niggas Live |
| 9. I Can't Go To Sleep |
| 10. Do You Really (Thang, Thang) |
| 11. The Monument |
| 12. Gravel Pit |
| 13. Jah World |
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The Wu-Tang Clan have slimmed down on their lean and mean third album, both in title and in content. Clearly having learned a lesson from the ostentatious affair that was their last group effort, Wu-Tang Forever, The W weighs in at a taut 13 tracks, with little, if any, extraneous self-righteous solipsism. RZA returns to the boards for all but one track and proves that Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) was no fluke, manipulating ghoulish soul to chilling effect on "Hollow Bones" and dropping (and chopping) thunderous horns at the intro to "One Blood Under W" (which features a stellar turn from reggae don Junior Reid). The album's first two singles--"Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)" and "Gravel Pit"--are both fierce, propulsive numbers, inspiring the Wu collective--Ghostface Killah and Method Man in particular--to higher energy levels than they've displayed in years. Elsewhere, The W is Ghost's record, especially on the unhinged lament "I Can't Go to Sleep" and the prostrate plea "Jah World." Memorably, Snoop and ODB collaborate to comic effect on "Conditioner," and all the album's cameos--from Redman and Nas to Isaac Hayes and Busta Rhymes--show that the group is still as savvy as ever. On The W, the boasting is earned. --Jon Caramanica
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By Hadi Jones
Format:Audio CD
The best songs in this CD are Gravel Pit and The Jump off, others are great and this album has it all, collaberation, hip hop, method man and legendary hip hop star Ghostface Killah. You should definitly buy this. I'm feelin' this. 8.5/10
By rmc
Format:Audio CD
THIS IS MORE THAN JUST AN ALBUM REVIEW..I HOPE SOMEONE FROM WU READS THIS ONE DAY..IF THEY WISH TO RETURN TO THE TOP THE Y NEED TO LISTEN UP..WU TANG IS THE GREATEST MUSIC GROUP OF ALL TIME..NO OTHER GROUP HAS COME OUT WITH AS MANY CLASSICS AS WU..AND THEIR SOLO MEMBERS JOINTS ARE CLASSICS..NO OTHER GROUP IN THE HISTORY OF MUSIC HAS HAD SUCH SUCCESS..AS SOLO ARTISTS AND AS A GROUP..
THE FORMULA IS EASY WU...PLEASE LISTEN..HERES MY FIVE STEPS TO RETURN TO GREATNESS..
1. MORE GZA..MORE GZA..MORE GZA....ESPECIALLY WITH METH
2. NO OUTSIDE MEMBERS OF WU ALLOWED..UNLESS FROM OTHER MUSIC GENRE..I DONT WANNA HEAR SNOOP OR ANYONE ELSE
3. ONLY ONE SLOW SONG ALLOWED PER ALBUM
4. RZA OR INS PRODUCED TRACKS ONLY!!
5. STAY WITH THE MARTIAL ARTS SAMPLES AND FEEL TO THE ALBUMS..once they got off this they went a little downhill..
AND RZA WHEN U DO THIS DONT FORGET WHO TOLD U
THE W IS HOT AS CAN BE WHEN THEIR ALL BEHIND HARDCORE UPTEMPO BEATS..THEY NEVER FAIL..EXCEPT FOR THE SLOW ONES AND THE ONES WITH OTHER NON WU MEMEBERS EXCEPT FOR THE ONE WITH NAS
WU TANG FOREVER IS THEIR BEST ALBUM..THE W IS 3RD BEST
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
In my opinion, this is the second best album that Wu have released, behind the classic 36 Chambers. If you are a fan of Wu-Tang (and how could you not be?) you know what you are getting. Straight grimey beats, hot lyrics, and a sh*tload of talented emcees. All of the members flow so smoothly together listening to these guys spit is really special. No one emcee is above any other, they join together to form one of the greatest, if not the greatest group of emcees in hip-hop. The few guests that include Redman, Nas, and Busta Rhymes drop some hot verses in the songs they are featured in but this album is all about the Wu, as it should be. I don't know what else to say except go and buy this album because it is a great hip-hop album and is what hip-hop is all about.
My 3 Favorite Tracks:
Gravel Pit
Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)
Chamber Music
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4.0 out of 5 stars
ODB we missed you
This album has so many mixed reviews It bascially depends on how much you like Wu-Tang whether or not your gonna be feelin this album or not. In my opinion this a solid album. Read more
Published on April 4 2004 by music/moviefan03
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wu Comes Back Strong
I don't understand why people say "this album is horrible" and such. I think this album is much better than Forever. It has fewer tracks, most of them being Wu Bangas. Read more
Published on Mar 22 2004 by Phil Silverware
4.0 out of 5 stars
double you
wow, i saw a lot of negative reviews from the wu-heads here. i understand how they feel, so let me lay it down forreal for you guys. true, this album isn't very dark. Read more
Published on Jan 19 2004 by deus ex mecca
3.0 out of 5 stars
very underated
Basically this is the sweetest album if you just listen to it, dont change tracks, its nice backround music for a long walk the beats arent loud and booming there more laid back... Read more
Published on Jan 15 2004 by OPau
2.0 out of 5 stars
Ummmm....
Wack..... The beats are weak, and no one raps to the beats..
( probably cause the beats suck! ) There worste CD I have to say. Don't recommend it. I actually give it a 2 1/2
( probably cause the beats suck! ) There worste CD I have to say. Don't recommend it. I actually give it a 2 1/2
Published on Dec 16 2003 by R. Gammon
1.0 out of 5 stars
Cant believe the WU created this!
Do you like the WU's heavy dark rap?, well you wont find any on this album this cd is sad and pathetic. No good songs what so ever. Wu tang went down hill Big! Read more
Published on Dec 4 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars
forefront of hip hop
The W, the wu-tang clans 3rd collective album is simply classic. the Rza returns the group to the forefront of hip-hop. Read more
Published on Nov 14 2003 by jaydub
5.0 out of 5 stars
fantastic
don't believe the reviewer from england and hongkong, them both idiot, this album is pure hip-hop,... peace to all true wu-tang head
Published on Nov 5 2003 by benny
2.0 out of 5 stars
Mediocre
I bought this album cos Gravel Pit was fantastic and it had nas and snoop dogg on it but it is really sh*t. Read more
Published on Oct 23 2003
2.0 out of 5 stars
I'm a BIG fan of Wu but this one is true disappointment!
ok guys, First thing let y'all know is, this is not a good album, there have MANY WEAK BEAT, it's really unbelievable that Rza make too many weak beat in this album! Read more
Published on Oct 11 2003 by TKitO
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