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WU-TANG CLANS THE GZA + INSPECTAH DECK performing LIVE IN CONCERT 1 NIGHT ONLY SEPTEMBER 3RD HOUSTON TEXAS AT THE WAREHOUSE LIVE MIDTOWN!!!
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Liquid Swords is the second solo studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member GZA released on November 7 1995 by Geffen Records.[1] Recording sessions for the album began midway through 1995 at producer RZA's basement studio in the New York City borough of Staten Island. The album heavily samples dialogue from the martial arts film Shogun Assassin and maintains a dark atmosphere throughout incorporating lyrical references to chess crime and philosophy. Liquid Swords features numerous guest appearances from the entire nine piece Wu-Tang Clan and also Wu-Tang affiliate Killah Priest.
Upon its release Liquid Swords peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 chart and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The Recording Industry Association of America certified the album platinum in sales nearly 20 years after its release. Upon its initial release Liquid Swords received critical acclaim for its complex lyricism and hypnotic musical style. Over the years its recognition has grown with a number of famous publishers proclaiming it to be one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. In 2007 the Chicago Tribune cited it as "one of the most substantial lyrical journeys in hip-hop history".
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Jason Richard Hunter (born July 6 1970) better known by his stage name Inspectah Deck is an American rapper and hip hop producer. He is a member of the groups Wu-Tang Clan and Czarface.[2]
He has acquired critical praise for his intricate lyricism and for his verses on many of the group's most revered songs.[3] He has grown to become a producer in his own right taking up tracks for fellow Wu rappers and his own projects.
Hunter developed a laid-back and quiet personality which he carried into his stage persona as a low-key counterbalance to the antics of Method Man Ol' Dirty Bastard and RZA[9] referenced by Method Man at the end of the track "Can it Be All So Simple?" on Wu-Tang's debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers):
Inspectah Deck he's like that dude that'll sit back and watch you play yourself and all that right? And see you sit there and know you lying; and he'll take you to court after that cause he the Inspectah.
Despite this inconspicuous persona Inspectah Deck maintained a relatively high profile as he was the second most featured member on the album and provided highly acclaimed verses for the singles "C.R.E.A.M." "Protect Ya Neck" "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck Wit" and "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'." In the years following Hunter would appear on several Wu members' solo projects including Method Man's Tical (1994) Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… (1995) GZA's Liquid Swords (1995) and Ghostface Killah's Ironman (1996). On Wu-Tang's second group album Wu-Tang Forever (1997) Deck produced the track "Visionz" and contributed a solo track "The City" as well as writing one of the most critically acclaimed verses in hip-hop on the group's hit single "Triumph". He would also provide production for some of his Wu cohorts including "Elements" and "Spazzola" for Method Man's Tical 2000: Judgement Day (1998) "Kiss of a Black Widow" for RZA's RZA as Bobby Digital in Stereo (1998) and the title track for GZA's Beneath the Surface (1999).
Inspectah Deck was originally supposed to be featured on the track "Got My Mind Made Up" by 2Pac for his album All Eyez on Me along with Lady of Rage however both artists were cut out at Shakur's request. The song went on to feature Tha Dogg Pound Redman and Deck's fellow Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man. Despite his verse being cut out he can still be heard at the end of the song saying "INS the rebel" before it fades out.[10] His debut album Uncontrolled Substance was initially set for a 1995 release on Loud Records on which he signed for $650000. But after Loud was acquired by Sony it was delayed and set to release in late 1997[11] however this experienced several additional delays due to a flood in producer RZA's basement studio which destroyed over one hundred beats including all of the instrumentals made for the album.[12] In September 1999 Uncontrolled Substance was released and featured more of Deck's own production and appearances from several lesser known affiliates. The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics but failed to garner the reception attained by earlier Wu-Tang solo projects. Shortly after this release Deck returned to the Wu-Tang fold for the group albums The W (2000) and Iron Flag (2001).
In 2003 Inspectah Deck released his second studio album The Movement which he would later state did not live up to his expectations[2] and in 2006 he released The Resident Patient intended as a prequel to The Movement. In 2007 the rapper reconvened with the Wu-Tang Clan to record the group album 8 Diagrams. Along with Raekwon and Ghostface Killah Inspectah Deck partook in the controversy sparked when several group members disparaged RZA's tight artistic control of the album championing Ghost's album The Big Doe Rehab. In regards to these disagreements Deck stated in an interview:[13]
I feel like we have to give them a newer better album such as the new Ghost album. I’m not saying that’s the truth either. I’m just saying that his album sounds like what a Wu-Tang album should sound like but it’s him by himself.
Around this time he announced two new projects: an album called Czarface as a new collaboration called Czarface with Boston's 7L & Esoteric featuring the legendary DJ Premier[14] and his up-coming solo album The Rebellion confirming production from RZA and the Wu-Elements; it is now set to come after The Resident Patient II and will reportedly be his final album as a solo artist.[13]
On March 23 2010 Inspectah Deck released his fourth solo album Manifesto which features guest-appearances from Raekwon Cormega Termanology Planet Asia Cappadonna Kurupt and M.O.P.'s Billy Danze. In 2008 a mixtape entitled The Resident Patient II was leaked on to the internet; this features some original material as well as freestyles over other artists' songs. Inspectah Deck stated in an interview that The Manifesto was meant to be the originally announced full-length sequel Resident Patient II.
Since early 2010 Inspectah Deck has begun work on Czarface and The Rebellion and has expressed his interest in working with several Wu-Tang members as well as Snoop Dogg E-40 Nas and Jadakiss on the album. He had mentioned in an interview with Conspiracy Radio that he will only retire from solo albums if the fans don't show support for The Manifesto and The Rebellion.
After working with The Wu-Tang Clan on their sixth studio album A Better Tomorrow he reunited with 7L & Esoteric for another Czarface album titled Every Hero Needs a Villain which was released in June 2015[20] and again in 2016 for the third Czarface album A Fistful of Peril after Marvel Entertainment reached out to them to record a track for their Black Panther web-series.[21]
Event Venue
Warehouse Live Midtown, 2600 Travis Street,Houston,TX,United States
USD 54.00