You know, and in my neck of the woods, it was likeall drug dealers. Like, Jamaicans, Guyanese, they was all about hustling andmaking a way for theyself and demanding that respect. So, just having both ofthese kinds of environments just made us who we are.
That’s why we called it "Only..." Because it wasn’t for the whole world. Itwas only for people that could relate to that lifestyle at that time. Like Ghost’s neighborhood, of course you got the old school cats out there that really, n----s is knockout artists, but they smoke dust and all that shit.
One of the most common misconceptions among hip-hop fans these days pertains to Redman’s involvement in the wu tang name generator-Tang Clan. The Wu’s got a RZA and a GZA, and they hang out. Method Man and Redman hang out, and their names are similar too, but their relationship grew more from a divine adoration of marijuana and contracts with Def Jam. The Clan dropped "C.R.E.A.M." at the height of the East Coast’s "keeping it real era." Puff Daddy still struggled to make Bad Boy a viable champagne rap emporium. Black Moon figured out how to stomp you through a speaker with scuffed Timbalands. De La Soul and Digable Planets brought sophisticated jazz cool to the younger generation.
We wound up making it a mixtape and just giving thefans something to vibe out on. We didn’t really get a chance to rock it in theway we wanted to. "Verbal Intercourse." Before we even get to "Verbal Intercourse," y’all recorded another song, right? It wasn’t just "Verbal Intercourse." You had another song with Nas for the album, right? Me and Meth, we always be arguing back then.
You know, we was really representing that box of music at that time that we felt like shit was jut built for real niggas. Niggas that go to jail, niggas that kill people. Like, it was just the negative, but, still a positive in it, but a negative. Like, I was rhyming for drug dealers.
In the way I can see spirituality and wisdom sitting comfortably beside ignorant shit. The big disappointment of Forever is Dirty. He’s funny on "Maria" and his intro to "Triumph" is iconic, but he’s largely an afterthought.
The album is set to be auctioned off, with the highest bidder able to do what they please with the album. Presumably, wutang name a museum will end up buying the album, making it an exhibit for it to be toured around the world. Imagine stepping into MoMa just to find yourself in the Shaolin Hall listening to the Wu-Tang Clan when there’s a Jackson Pollock only a couple steps away.