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- Date Released: June 1, 2004
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Hip-Hop
- Label: Nature Sounds / The Orchard
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We Say...
Masta Killa has always been the least clearly defined figure in the Wu-Tang Clan, and the only member not to release a solo album. Here the MC finally defines his laconic yet vicious persona — when excitable Wu-Tang all-stars Ghostface and Raekwon rip into "DTD," the control and understatement with which Masta Killa upstages them is eerily cold-blooded. Whether crafted by production ace the RZA or other Clan studio regulars, the tracks roll along a familiarly claustrophobic Wu bump, speckled with the usual samples of classic soul, kung-fu flick dialogue and sitcom themes (Cheers on "Last Drink," Sanford and Son on "Old Man"). Yet rather than riding the beats, Masta Killa creates the illusion that his delivery sets the rhythmic pace, and even when nudged forward by the anxious hi-hat of the blaxploitation-style title track, he doesn't feel the need to rush matters — after all, he waited a decade for this solo debut.
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They Say...
The long-delayed first solo release from Wu-Tang Clan's Masta Killa (legendary for recording his contributions to "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" on Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) while in jail) features guest raps and beats by most of the Clan's main members. Unlike a lot of albums where the guy whose name is on the cover sounds like a guest on his own album (paging P. Diddy), this is strictly Masta Killa's party. His aggressive but nimble flow is all over each of these songs, with the guest raps by the rest of the crew -- including Raekwon, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, and Ghostface -- limited to a verse or even just a couple lines at a time. The settings, mostly by the usual Wu-Tang Clan production team of the RZA, True Master, and Mathematics, are mostly utilitarian, keeping the focus on the words, but a couple of inspired samples stand out, particularly the use of the creepy strings from OutKast's "Skrew It On the Bar-B," speeded up slightly to give them an otherworldly atmosphere, on the title track and the brilliant use of the instantly familiar bassline from Quincy Jones' "The Streetbeater" (the Sanford and Son theme) as the basis of "Old Man." In production and supposedly "almost finished" for literally years, No Said Date is worth the wait.
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| 01. |  |
Born Chamber |
1:16 |
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| 02. | |
Grab The Mic |
2:59 |
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| 03. | |
No Said Date |
2:44 |
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| 04. | |
Last Drink |
4:03 |
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| 05. | |
Love Spell |
4:14 |
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| 06. | |
The Future (Skit) |
1:28 |
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| 07. | |
D.T.D. |
4:13 |
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| 08. | |
Whatever |
2:54 |
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| 09. | |
Secret Rivals |
3:29 |
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| 10. |
Skit |
0:24 |
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| 11. | |
Digi Warfare |
4:06 |
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| 12. | |
Old Man |
2:46 |
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| 13. | |
Queen |
3:40 |
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| 14. | |
School |
3:12 |
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| 15. | |
Silverbacks |
3:26 |
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| 16. | |
Masta Killa |
2:51 |
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16 Total Tracks, 47:45 Total Length
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