Shaolin VS The Wu-Tang and Other Assorted Commentary

Raekwon posing with his favorite culture cipher.

For the last several weeks Raekwon's Shaolin VS The Wu-Tang has maintained a stranglehold on my iTunes.  As with it's predecessors OB4CL & OB4CL2, which, especially in the case of the former, are phenomenal albums, Shaolin VS The Wu-Tang boasts classic butter-smooth Chef and top-shelf cameos.  Some place OB4CL2 alongside the first incarnation as one of the great Wu albums ever, and I don't necessarily disagree, however I firmly believe that Shaolin VS The Wu-Tang is better than OB4CL2.
Here's three reasons why:
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AOTW: RAGU

This Ragu is not as good as R.A.G.U.

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Curren$y-Airborne Aquarium

I want to just start out by saying Kanye's new album came out last week and I could give two shits.  I am much more interested in Curren$y's latest ganja-jet-fueled project Pilot Talk II.  Pilot Talk I was a pretty solid album, and I feel like Ski and Curren$y's ability to play off of one another is quickly rising to a, dare I say it, Primo-GURU level.
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still.grimey Presents: New Music Mondays

In the spirit of trying to be better bloggers (don't hold your breath), still.grimey would like to holler at its readers with some new free music as of late. As always, Young Jeezy is highly touted, and you probably wont like most of it, but maybe you will. So without further ado, welcome to the first installment of still.grimey's New Music Mondays:



Young Jeezy's newest mixtape released 08.12.2010: 1,000 Grams



recommended tracks:
"choppa in da pant" & "popular demand"
*note: you should still listen to every track.

hit the jump for more slaps:



Off Freddie Gibbs' newest mixtape effort Str8 Killa No Filla Mixtape (release date: 07.29.10):
"Slangin' Rocks"- Freddie Gibbs

My favorite Gucci Mane song off his recent Mr. Zone 6 Mixtape (release date: 08.10.2010):
"Making Love to the Money" - Gucci Mane

Some new Dr. Dre presumably off Detox (release date: never)
"Turn Me On" - Dr. Dre

Some new Cudi featuring Yeezy on some G.O.O.D. lovin' off Kid Cudi's upcoming release: Man on the Moon 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager (expected release date: 10.26.10):
"Wylin' Cuz I'm Young" - Kid Cudi featuring Kanye West

Two heat rocks of Fat Joe's The Darkside Vol. 1 (released 07.27.10), one of which gets blessed by Killah Cam and The Brothers Thorton:
"Kilo' - Fat Joe featuring The Clipse & Cam'ron & "I am Crack" - Fat Joe

Well kids, lookin' at my desktop it's about that time. Hopefully you'll enjoy this tracks as much as I have. I know my fellow Wu heads might tell me to portect my neck after I say this, but i think i might like Joey Crack's version of "Kilo" better than Ghostfaces (click here to download "Kilo" - Ghostface Killah). Anyway, hopefull you enjoyed this first edition of New Music Monday. I'm not going to guaranty anything for next Monday, however, because still.grimey mainstain JAM, (former?) contributor Cameron, and two of our other boys from back home are making the journey south to the Rock the Bells festival in San Francisco, CA. But please believe we will be working on a review and getting some pictures up of the festivities (assuming they will let me rock my camera in the show.) I'm planning on hollering at y'all before our departure this Friday though, but I gotta get this posted to meet the Monday deadline.

One.

JOTW

This week, I feel it is necessary to address the recent release of The Wu Massacre, brought to you by Method Man, Raekwon and Ghostface Killa. Although I can't say it compares to Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2, it is definitely of a higher caliber than Ghostface's Ghostdeini: the Wizard of Poetry. As a side note, I plan on naming my firstborn child Ghostdeini regardless of its gender. If, in the most probable of the scenarios following this suggestion, that proposition is denied I will petition the old lady that we rename the dog as a compromise. Back to the matter at hand, this weeks jam is "Our Dreams," which is, in my opinion, the illest cut on the album. The video is a continuation of the Wu-Massacre promo videos, which were inspired by the murders committed in the movie Seven, in which Rae, Ghost and Meth take over for Kevin Spacey's character.

Jam of the Week (JOTW)

Since MTV Jams has been kind enough to faithfully provide me with their JOTW (whether it is good or not), I will do the same for our loyal readers. Feel free to post your own, or comment on my choice.
This week I have been trying to save some skrilla for the hard drinking that will come after finals, and I was reminded of RZA's (arguably) best song Grits. A song about an impoverished childhood filled with the tasty, but monotonous, food staple. I was lucky enough to always have a variety of foods to eat in my youth, but I made some grits yesterday and the meal only costed me about 50 cents. Thanks for the inspiration Bobby Dig... Notable Line "An old killa bee once hummed me a tune. Stay up at night, don't sleep on ya moon"

RZA- "Grits"