It's funny, I was just thinking about this album the other day. I remember when I first heard it when it dropped, I didn't really *get* it. Too many obscure mafioso raps, and my ear wasn't feeling the orchestral direction that RZA was taking. I wanted more dirty 36-chambers beats and less strings.
Then I pick it up again about 2 years later and it seriously blew me away. All the songs I used to skip right through (heh, or fast-forward), were some of my new favorites....the way the previous track would always complement the next one...it was like listening to a movie. Amazing album
"Verbal Intercourse" is easily the sickest tune on there.
also, you can't sleep on:
