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Agreed on the equality of Liquid Swords and 36 Chambers.
NR, I wasn't trying to sound nostalgic, but I relaize I need to clarify my point.
If a group makes a master piece, and two other ''ok/decent/good'' albums, then follows that with three shit records, it is sad. I know there are loads of solo mixtapes and solo records that capture the vibe of vintage Wu Tang, but the purpose of having a crew is to put shit out as a crew and keep it fresh.
With that said, you are right Nas will never duplicate Illmatic, but he's released great albums, at least more good than bad. Mobb Deep, well whatever, I look at this group and it stops at Murda Muzik with me, I considered them broken up after that. My point is that when the output of a artist or group is overrun with below par releases, its sad, you know they are capable of much more and have come to expect it.
Look at SY, they have consistently released quality album after album, always moving forward and staying fresh. If Wu could have done that, they would be in the runnings for best hip hop/rap crew of all time. Instead, we have a debut masterpiece (which is still better than a lot of people) and a handful of other albums that sound like they don't really give a shit anymore.
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