GZA's Words From The Genius CD

KevinGarnett · 06-26-2003, 11:04 AM

Is this cd any good? I've never heard it. He was on Cold Chillin records at the time & this cd came out in 91. The reviews i read about it say it sucks. It's nothin like his other solo cd's since the Wu Tang blew up from what i read. He has production on there by The RZA who was called Prince Rakeem back then. What was the name of the video GZA had off this cd? It was some song about girls LOL. I remember that. What was the name of that wack song The RZA had back then off his cd that he had a video for? It was a song about girls too i think.

KevinGarnett · 06-26-2003, 11:11 AM

This cd came out in 90, my bad.

Complete Chaos · 06-26-2003, 12:35 PM

this album is tight to me

this is the 2nd cd i ever bought
i was like 6 years old
lol

KanKut · 06-26-2003, 02:18 PM

Personally, The Genius LP was pretty good..Jesse West & Easy Mo Bee was responsible for most of the production.."Come Do Me" was like the first single of the album..then "Words From The Genius" came after with the tight B-side remix by RZA. My personal favorites was "Phony As You Wanna Be" & "Slammin'" as well as a few others..

Prince Rakeem aka RZA came out with "Ohh, I Love You Rakeem" on Tommy Boy records..The B-side had a joint on there called "Deadly Venoms" produced by Easy Mo Bee..

Actually, back then, when a single was released, the B-side cuts were always better..

Jafaar · 06-26-2003, 03:06 PM

That is one CD, that I have yet to hear... I can't find it anywhere!!! I really want to seat back and listen to it...

Konscious · 06-26-2003, 03:29 PM

I had the tape back then... y'all remember cassette tapes?

But what sparked my interest was hearing the single "Words From The Genius" on a Rap Attack program... this was during a time when hip hop was only played at night. He was kickin' some ill battle raps on that joint. I remember recording it and copying the verses and using it on cats ("...shit is too swift to bite, you record and write it down"... yeah, I know) I would battle in high school. Yeah, I used to bite... I was only 14 then.

I like when he said,

"the way I come off on the mic is attractive/ I can make a quadriplegic hyperactive."

Also, when he said, "my style couldn't be bitten by a shark."

The Genius was like a combination of LL and Rakim... he had the voice and smoothness of the R and the battle-intensity of L.

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Jafaar · 06-26-2003, 05:06 PM

^ Ladies and Gentleman...a 14 year old shark!! lol, I'm just playing...

KevinGarnett · 06-26-2003, 06:08 PM

Konscious that line u copied down from GZA is the same thing he said on his I Gotcha Back song from the Fresh soundtrack & his Liquid Swords cd. Yeah i remember his Come Do Me song LOL. That's the video i saw. I also heard Prince Rakeem aka The RZA's Ooh I Love You Rakeem song before. That shit was corny.

Nsight · 06-27-2003, 04:29 PM

Rza put it best in an MTV interview back when Wu first came out. He said both him and Gza took a bullet getting in the industry. I remember the come do me video, it was alright for the time. The most memorable song from the Words of the Genius album to me was the "what silly girls are made of".

KanKut · 06-27-2003, 04:46 PM

Silly girls was tight..

The_MRB · 07-15-2003, 08:58 AM

ive got the reissue, the only track i really feel is "stay outta barz"

KevinGarnett · 02-03-2004, 09:34 PM

I was listening to his Legend Of The Liquid Sword cd a few days ago & that cd is bangin from start to finish. I'm surprised it didn't go gold.

SOUNDR@GON · 02-12-2004, 08:47 PM

^Word, most of these kids kids runnin around claimin hip hop these days never heard of the Wu, let alone the damn GZA! Nah seriously though, we all know they started to slip a little bit (not sayin they fell off). Not to mention Illegal Downloading playing it's part. I can see how GZA wouldn't go Gold. Wasn't that around the time Nelly was Hot? Just goes to show, that theres alot of Brainwashed sheep out there.
And whoever quoted RZA sayin they "Took a Bullet" to get in the industry, had me dying. I heard those early tracks AFTER the Wu had already dropped 36, and a few Solo projects. I can't say I was really moved by those older tracks, but I'm glad they decided to Bite the Bullet for the betterment of all. *Dies*

20thstBlack · 02-17-2004, 10:58 AM

he had a track on that tape (I do remember tapes! LOL) Life of a Drug Dealer that was hot.

He had a line I'm going to fuck up that ended with him "making the hands of a clock clap."

thousand words · 02-18-2004, 02:09 PM

It's some of GZA's best work, in my eyes.

06-26-2003, 11:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
KevinGarnett Anthony Anderson is GOD Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CLEVELAND Posts: 7,142	GZA's Words From The Genius CD Is this cd any good? I've never heard it. He was on Cold Chillin records at the time & this cd came out in 91. The reviews i read about it say it sucks. It's nothin like his other solo cd's since the Wu Tang blew up from what i read. He has production on there by The RZA who was called Prince Rakeem back then. What was the name of the video GZA had off this cd? It was some song about girls LOL. I remember that. What was the name of that wack song The RZA had back then off his cd that he had a video for? It was a song about girls too i think.

06-26-2003, 12:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Complete Chaos I'm Drugs. Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: United States of Amerikkka Posts: 24,269	this album is tight to me this is the 2nd cd i ever bought i was like 6 years old lol __________________ Complete Chaos is not the owner of this name anymore.

06-26-2003, 03:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jafaar Jafaar Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mississauga IRAQ Posts: 574	That is one CD, that I have yet to hear... I can't find it anywhere!!! I really want to seat back and listen to it... __________________ *IRAQ**

06-26-2003, 03:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
Konscious Resident Sage Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Maplewood, NJ Posts: 9,447	I had the tape back then... y'all remember cassette tapes? But what sparked my interest was hearing the single "Words From The Genius" on a Rap Attack program... this was during a time when hip hop was only played at night. He was kickin' some ill battle raps on that joint. I remember recording it and copying the verses and using it on cats ("...shit is too swift to bite, you record and write it down"... yeah, I know) I would battle in high school. Yeah, I used to bite... I was only 14 then. I like when he said, "the way I come off on the mic is attractive/ I can make a quadriplegic hyperactive." Also, when he said, "my style couldn't be bitten by a shark." The Genius was like a combination of LL and Rakim... he had the voice and smoothness of the R and the battle-intensity of L. 1 __________________ "I'm already rich, because my wants are few." Last edited by Konscious; 06-26-2003 at 03:33 PM.

06-26-2003, 05:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jafaar Jafaar Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mississauga IRAQ Posts: 574	^ Ladies and Gentleman...a 14 year old shark!! lol, I'm just playing... __________________ *IRAQ**

06-26-2003, 11:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
KevinGarnett Anthony Anderson is GOD Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CLEVELAND Posts: 7,142	This cd came out in 90, my bad.

06-26-2003, 02:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
KanKut Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 911	Personally, The Genius LP was pretty good..Jesse West & Easy Mo Bee was responsible for most of the production.."Come Do Me" was like the first single of the album..then "Words From The Genius" came after with the tight B-side remix by RZA. My personal favorites was "Phony As You Wanna Be" & "Slammin'" as well as a few others.. Prince Rakeem aka RZA came out with "Ohh, I Love You Rakeem" on Tommy Boy records..The B-side had a joint on there called "Deadly Venoms" produced by Easy Mo Bee.. Actually, back then, when a single was released, the B-side cuts were always better..

06-26-2003, 06:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
KevinGarnett Anthony Anderson is GOD Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CLEVELAND Posts: 7,142	Konscious that line u copied down from GZA is the same thing he said on his I Gotcha Back song from the Fresh soundtrack & his Liquid Swords cd. Yeah i remember his Come Do Me song LOL. That's the video i saw. I also heard Prince Rakeem aka The RZA's Ooh I Love You Rakeem song before. That shit was corny.

06-27-2003, 04:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
Nsight Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 238	Rza put it best in an MTV interview back when Wu first came out. He said both him and Gza took a bullet getting in the industry. I remember the come do me video, it was alright for the time. The most memorable song from the Words of the Genius album to me was the "what silly girls are made of".

06-27-2003, 04:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
KanKut Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 911	Silly girls was tight..

07-15-2003, 08:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
The_MRB infiltrate your border Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Bolton, UK Posts: 3,400	ive got the reissue, the only track i really feel is "stay outta barz" __________________ Diouf in your face

02-03-2004, 09:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
KevinGarnett Anthony Anderson is GOD Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CLEVELAND Posts: 7,142	I was listening to his Legend Of The Liquid Sword cd a few days ago & that cd is bangin from start to finish. I'm surprised it didn't go gold.

02-12-2004, 08:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
SOUNDR@GON Zig'n & Zag'n Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here & There Posts: 241	^Word, most of these kids kids runnin around claimin hip hop these days never heard of the Wu, let alone the damn GZA! Nah seriously though, we all know they started to slip a little bit (not sayin they fell off). Not to mention Illegal Downloading playing it's part. I can see how GZA wouldn't go Gold. Wasn't that around the time Nelly was Hot? Just goes to show, that theres alot of Brainwashed sheep out there. And whoever quoted RZA sayin they "Took a Bullet" to get in the industry, had me dying. I heard those early tracks AFTER the Wu had already dropped 36, and a few Solo projects. I can't say I was really moved by those older tracks, but I'm glad they decided to Bite the Bullet for the betterment of all. Dies __________________ <~ S O U N D R @ G O N ~> "Now go get your FKin' shinebox(s)!"**

02-17-2004, 10:58 AM	#14 (permalink)
20thstBlack Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 209	he had a track on that tape (I do remember tapes! LOL) Life of a Drug Dealer that was hot. He had a line I'm going to fuck up that ended with him "making the hands of a clock clap." __________________ Early

02-18-2004, 02:09 PM	#15 (permalink)
thousand words IF YOUR MOTHER ONLY BLEW Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In all your minds Posts: 1,576	It's some of GZA's best work, in my eyes.

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