Wu-Tang Clan- Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers ALBUM REVIEW
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Continuing my review of my favorite albums ever this week with a look at Wu-Tang Clan's debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers.
What do you think of this album? Love it? Hate it? Why?
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WU-TANG CLAN- ENTER THE WU-TANG: 36 CHAMBERS / 1993 / LOUD / NEW YORK HIP HOP, HARDCORE HIP HOP
Cal Rules Everything Around Me
DoorMatt Holmes OH I GET IT
+MattDaddy FatStacks "Scream, get the honnies. Pop a molly pill ya'll." - Cal
This is amazing!
MattDaddy FatStacks nigga da
Cream get the money dollar dollar bill yoooo
I used to dislike rap, i would stick to metal and rock, but after listening to Wu-Tang for the first time, it definitively changed my point of view on rap
Andros Ramos same , but for me it was eminem :p
Robert Emerson yeah, that pisses me off, Im a white guy and I know he doesnt deserve to be the only mc recognized by other white people
Wheatley, o fdp Haha, yeah I'm white as well. Glad you agree.
Robert Emerson I agree. I will admit, he’s an amazing rapper. I can’t deny eminem’s talent. However, I feel like he doesn’t have an album that’s truly amazing. I will accept SSLP-MMLP-TES as being considered classics but I don’t really think they are worthy of being classics personally, they are good but IMO not that good. Albums like liquid swords (my personal favorite), The Chronic, The Low End Theory, To Pimp A Butterfly, etc... as much more coherent albums.
bcauz Game Studio That's an excellent point, I would say that MMLP is most likely his best album, but when compared to something like Illmatic, Ready to die, the 36 Chambers and the albums you mentioned it just doesn't compare.
"If you're not a hip hop fan, I'm not going to promise to you this thing will change your world view."
You'd be surprised how intensely this album transcended hip hop not only to fans of other genres, but pop culture alone. I was 16 when this shit dropped. Skaters, metal heads, even the suburban barbie white chicks were spelling out Method Man and making Kung Fu sounds. It was nothin to fuck wit.
I found that statement quite weird also. This album is a go to for people not that into rap. The uniqueness of it is a sight to behold.
Fr tho? Ariana Grande stans went out trashing it just cuz it shares a same sample. Biggest L ever.
@@zackzallie8735 I didn't know she had dedicated fans I thought she was one of those artists who have more casual fanbases
@@zackzallie8735 what was sampled?
@@shondasheepundefined5374 oh god you dont even wanna know
For me this is why i like Rza better than Dre when it comes to production. He had to accommodate to the many styles in the group while still being able to bring it all together and make some of the most iconic beats/sounds in hip hop.
@Dallas Robertson i would replace dre with j dilla and put him at 4
Rza
Havoc
Pete rock
Premier
Eric sermon
@Dallas Robertson
for me:
1. The Alchemist
2. Madlib
3. RZA
4. Dre
probably gonna get shit for this take lol
@Dallas Robertson cheers mate
@@DERAILEDbeats where would you put kanye
Bring da muthafuckin ruckus
Ghost face melts the mic on that track
Ghostface catch the blast of a hype verse
My glock burst leaving it worse
I did worse i come rough
Tough like an elephant tusk
36 styles of danger
The best song they have ever made tbh
On guard I'll let you try my Wu Tang Style
Yo, yo God, word is bond, yo
Shameek just got bust in his head two times, God!
Is he dead?
Is he fucking dead? What the fuck you mean is he fucking dead, God?
LMAO
fucking corn
Real life god
Its the God, God. Fuck That.
Nigga layin there like a fuckin new born baby, god.
Maybe he took the tapes.
As much as I love Illmatic, I think it gets way too much credit for being the album that single handedly won New York the title of Capital Of Hip-Hop back from the West Coast. This album is what did that. I'm a huge fan of classic West Coast, but I love how this album is basically the anti G-Funk.
I always prefered Ready To Die over Illmatic anyway and thought it combined both sides elements..
NeroAngelo616 i do disagree and while i do think BIG is overrated(lots of people consider him like top 3 which i personally dont) i could definitely see where that opinion comes from considering some people i know prefer RTD over illmatic
I think Illmatic is the more enjoyable listen, but this album is endlessly ahead of the time and real feels like hip hop more than any other.
Feels like hip-hop more? Ready and 36 are dimensions more varied compared to one song Illmatic. Illmatic is remembered known for being Illmatic instead more so of its individual tracks compared to the two.
@@NeroAngelo616 that's fair. I don't really know what I meant by "feels like hip hop", it just made sense to me.
Shit man no one ever talks about “can it be all so simple”. I’ve been listening to this album front to back lately and that song really sticks out to me. The beat is so strange and sad and the story telling is very vivid. Definitely a highlight of the album imo
The remix on OB4CL is even better. They really work back to back, but I’ve been really feeling the remix lately.
Gustavo Contreras me too! I know all the words now always
facts
Same I always thought that too
"How do I say goodbye?!
It's always the good ones that have to die!"
Untouchable classic, nigh perfect record.
"But as the world turned I learned life is hell
Living in the world no different from a cell"
Best wu tang quote
Fuckhead "Dirtly hoe getting low with his flow."
Thats obviously the best
Tearz is so underrated it’s a crime.
The way you described Wu-tangs personality/representation was on point, I agreed with everything said
Benjamin 3Stacks. He read the book. Thats how he got it described 100%
@@elvisvasquez5393what book?
Celebrating 50k
4 years later
539,450 subs
definition of a hardworking, ambitious, consistent and talented CZcamsr
50k is 50,000.
+THE STEVANATOR Indeed. your point? lol
+Ioannis L Getting 450,000 fans in 4 years isn't that bad.
+THE STEVANATOR didn't say it was bad at all. i'm only sharing my admiration of his hard work in retrospect.. i think you've misinterpreted my comment
+Ioannis L eeeeeeh, it seems like your comment seems to have a lot of sarcasm.
The beauty of Wu-Tang is that while every MC is different (like he said), they all sound similar enough to keep the flow and it doesn’t feel jarring to switch between the rappers
Definitely the dopest hip-hop album cover of all time.
Atrocity exhibition is typing…
@@michaelrivera8385 lol nah fuck that
What are your thoughts on these album covers?
• Metaphorical Music by Nujabes
• Luv(Sic) Hexalogy by Nujabes
• Departure (Samurai Champloo) by Nujabes / Fat Jon
• Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space) by Digable Planets
• Not Waving, But Drowning by Loyle Carner
@@1bh2nd3md Found the Nujabes fan lol
(Not really judging though - I’m one as well!)
Every single track is unbelievable! You can go from track to track without skipping and just enjoy the 36 chambers. Without any doubt one of the best hip hop albums ever
This is legit probably my favorite album ever. There is not a single skip or a single verse that I find boring or too much. It's perfect without any fat.
Man, I miss ODB... such a big personality, hip hop needs more characters like him
When this shit came out, I seriously thought Wu was some top secret, revolutionary organization, hellbent on taking over the world. There is no danger of overstating how revolutionary and different Wu were when they came out. I didn't find it cartoony at all when I was a kid. It peeled my wig back and nothing like it has happened in hip-hop since. WU FOR LIFE.
Liquid swords and ironman are my favorite wu tang solo albums
+Celicagame13 IMO Liquid Swords and Tical are RZA's best work.
Yeah, but RZA did a bulk of the production.
Liquid Swords and Only built 4 cuban linx
+Daisy Golding liquid swords is GZA's album produced by RZA
+Daisy Golding L
M.E.L.O.N Man
This is probably my all time favourite youtube comment
I love you
Too underrated actually...this comment... Extremely underrated
36 chambers of melon
I think this album is a good intro into hip hop if you are primarily a metal or punk fan. The energy has its parallels.
It's crazy how fresh this record sounds. Like not even retro or nostalgic, just fresh.
36 chambers is the best album of all time to me
Finally! Someone Who Agrees With Me!
It is the best but not THE best because there's no such thing as THE best because there's also albums out there like The Infamous and Operation: Doomsday which indefinitely tie for the best.
***** illmatic is amazing to...it's just 36 chambers is what really got me into hip hop like that
my favorite album too I bought the vinyl even tho I don't have a record player kinda a waste of money but who gives a shit
starkasticsam Those two albums dont tie for the best album. If there was any other album it would probably be Illmatic and just maybe Liquid Swords or Madvillainy. Or, as a personal favourite, Violent by Design but it has some stupid lyrics
I'm 5 years old and LOVE Wu-Tang Clan
+AJ ALL RAP MUSIC IS SHIT TODAY. I'M A 10 DAY OLD FETUS AND I LISTEN TO WU TANG. THUMBS UP IF YOU LOVE REAL HIP HOP.
+PurpPhairoh I'm still a sperm. Jamming to this, don't know why my generation sucks at music.
Aww look at the babby! Babby like moosik!
Yall bullies lol
Wu Tang is for the children
I remember a guy at my school playing this for me when it came out and i was like wow this is awesome. I don't listen to hip hop much anymore but i love this album probably the best hip hop album from front to back.
36 chambers
Only Build 4 Cuban Lynx
Liquid Sword
in my top 10 album
Theblackboy265 Not in your top 10 albums. Those are in the top 10 albums of all time for everyone. And it's not even debatable.
X9 members = 36
Milutin Marjanovic Yeah they might as well make it an amendment for our government.
Wu-Tang Clan should make an album were they all rap at the same time so you can't understand anything
And then Fantano gives it a 10 ahahaha
Da mystery of chessboxing is still my favorite track. Love dirty's beginning.
This album got me into hip hop
enter the wu tang is the definition of classic hip-hop albums
"I Smoke On The Mic Like Smokin Joe Frazer The Hell Razah!"
Xavier Sosa no
Raising hell with the flavor
Terrorise the jam like troops in Pakistan
Swinging through your town like your neighborhood SPIDERMAAAN
So, uh, tick tock and keep tickin
while I get ya flippin off the shit that I’m kicking
Hey Anthony, do a classic review on Illmatic and Liquid sword album
And he should do a classic review on Supreme Cilentele too
Nah, Raekwon isn't as consistent as Ghostface even Ironman is better than OB4CL
***** It's a mystery why you're loling for?
What exactly is wrong with Ironman are you telling me that it's not on the same level as OB4CL or maybe even surpassed?
+Kompayaa Ironman is a fugging classic though wtf are you talking about? It can
at least be compared to OB4CL if not greater and I wonder who upvoted your
comments, that particular person must be as confused you are
This is the only album I can listen to on repeat without getting bored
Inspechta deck neva gets his due , such a shame
Drew Nichols take the best best wu tang songs I will assure Inspectah Deck will have the best and most clever verse on it. Cream, protect ya neck, triumph, the mystery of Shadow of Boxin. All of them Inspectah was thee strongest (IMO)
Inspectahs verse on triumph is my fav in all wu tang history
2:08 shows how much of an impact N.W.A had when the three albums he came up with for being influential in gangsta rap was an N.W.A album and 2 albums by members of N.W.A
Would like to see more classic reviews :)
One week every year dedicated to classic albums
+logan logan ain't nothin to f with
Strictly Music nice profile pic change
logan Thanks, all about that Quas fam. The older one looked like a toddler drew it in paint, and I did draw it in paint so I guess it technically did. But yeah.
"What's that in your pants? AH HUMAN FECES!
Throw ya shitty drawers in a hamper
Next time come strapped with a fucking pamper"
fav
terrorize the jam like troops in Pakistan
Kyle Stallings i would speed, for cracks and weed, the combination made my eyes bleed.....best lines on the whole album
One of the only shit bars I fuck with 😭
Best hip hop album ever
Illmatic is better for me but If someone says it's better I won't fight you over it I'm impressed that these 9 guys came together and made and album this great
Liquid Swordz
Views
+King Matty B Raps triggered😠😟
+King Matty B Raps kek good joke
As a person who grew up on this album, and experienced it when it was fresh in the hip hop world, words can't express it's impact on the game. No one has ever been able to duplicate the kung fu style that RZA brought to the table. Only group that comes close to WuTang as a unit is Boot Camp Click. The fact that all of these guys have had successful solo careers, whether it be as mainstream or underground artist speaks volumes. Even Shyheim has a successful solo career, and he didn't spit not one verse on the album.
And still going strong!
I always wished people would mention them more.
Black Moon! Boot Camp Click was great.
there are some that come close IMO but theyre affiliates.. like killarmy.. gravediggaz and sunz of man.. but.. t guess they dont count haha
How this nigga look the exact same 8 years later
don't call him the n word
I know he's only 50% black but still
Top 10 albums all time
Top 3
My all time favourite hip-hop album. So much going on, so raw, so chunky, so great. Method Man's Tical should have got a mention for the solo outings though, as it's the best no question. ODB's 2nd, then GZA's liquid swords. Like them all though.
Tical SUUUUUCKED
Tical didn't suck it's just overrated as hell
cnsmooth you're out of your mind! TICAL is super lyrical and that's what I love about it with those eerie dusty beats. That grimy Rza production. You must be no fan of lyricism of you think that sucks. Crazy man
djwarzone1 lol method man is lyrical! Good one
When it comes to solo Wu albums it's definitely out of the top 5.
Cal is the new Eminem
fucking dickriders everywhere, I just want them all to die
Morgan Freeman Context?
Dickriders for what though?
***** I think Eminem is Cal's alter ego
is it because he's black? smh
I guess the lyric "I don't eat green eggs n' ham" applies more to Anthony now. xD
"here i am, here i am; The Method Man"
Z-Scart I be Sam, Sam I am.
36 Chambers is one of my favorite albums .
+ethan walker same
yeah the Rebel INS is sick you didnt mention that.
i didn't. apologies.
theneedledrop awesome. I feel deck's underrated. He has highlighted so many wu tracks. Recently great project with Czarface
I agree INS gets overlooked. I think he is best after GZA. And Czarface was legit.
agreed. Deck rhymes perfectly
the neighbourhood Spider-Man.
the way how he described ODB was flawless. it may sound insulting to some people but he's on the ball on that one. especially the part when he said 'off key singing'. thats why i love ODB haha
For classics week, you should review GZA's Liquid Swords.
You should review Ready to Die.
he's still yet to do it...
@@jonasfeldborgjensen7067 maybe next year 🤷🏻♂️
The most underrated track on this was definitely cal's 'forever' freestyle.
Inspectah Deck!
This is definitely one of the best hip hop albums of all time
You should do a liquid swords and a return to the 36 chambers review
Illmatic next...?
influential rap albums on east coast music
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers
Nas - illmatic
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
... mobb deep ...
Rakim
Fuckin Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill, the album that paved the way for rap becoming popular and commercially viable.
I agree mr. Chicken.
Big L
Wu tang clan ain't nuttin' ta fuck wit'
Wu tang clan ain't nuttin' ta fuck wit'
WOO HA !
WOO HA !
My third favorite NY hip-hop album after Fear of a Black Planet and Ready to Die and my 4th favorite overall, AMAZING production and lyrics with RZA and the rest (save Ghostface who got exponentially better) in their prime. I can put this album on at any time and listen to it front to back without skipping a single track.
TOP 5 WU-TANG ALBUMS (including members):
1. 36 Chambers
2. Only Built 4 Cuban Lynx
3. Liquid Swords
4. Supreme Clientele
5. OBFCL2
Keep reviewing the classic hip-hop pl0x, much appreciated.
Review liquid swords!!!!
This classic album is like a sunday dinner. I get everything I need from this. Lyrics, Rhymes, Dope production, Great concept and theme, Nine different styles and techniques. This album completes me.
This is one of the greatest albums of all time. Love every single song
This album is a stone cold masterpiece
this album changed hip hop for ever, Each track, each mc, each verse, not to mention the Wu Tang Logo/symbol, there has never been any other before or after the come along that comes close to The Rza Production and how hard raw true rugged pure and stealth this entire album is ... its the main reason why i got a huge Wutang W tatted on my chest and wear proudly to this very day ... Wutang isnt just hip hop , Wutang is a way of life !
YOU HAD THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO SAY WU TANG FOREVER
Easily in my top 10 hip-hop albums and one of the most essential albums in the genre. It's just immaculate from song to song. RZA's vision and the bars on this are timeles
This album will always remind me of being 11 years old listening to Hot-97 in NY, sitting at the radio+cassette recorder with one finger on the record button and one on the play button trying to catch songs to put on tape. Only years later did I realize that half of that mixtape was Wu Tang because there were different members on each track. In my opinion, this is the greatest rap album of all time. It’s basically so recognizable, so influential, and so ingrained in the fabric of rap and music production in general that it’s become underrated.
I still remember the day this album dropped I went down to Sam Goody and bought it. When I listened to it for the first time I was taken away by how dope it was. The sounds RZA used in his beats,the lyrics,the Martial Arts chops. Absolutely epic experience to real hip-hop heads.
ending: STRONG 10
green day - 10
This album got me postponed my suicide. Thanks so much.
Sorry to here that. Hopefully not too far
Wait...is that a insult?💀
I bought this album the day it came out and listening to it brand spanking new was such an experience. I was still a kid and just hearing the uncensored version of protect ya neck for the first time after I bought the cassette single of it was like seeing nudity in a movie for the 1st time.. I was like woww because I never really heard music with curse words before, especially not a song with such a cool beat. Listening the whole album when it came out was like seeing a very rated R movie for the first time, it was amazing
I looked up his 50 best rappers of all time and he didnt mention inspectah deck, now i see this video and he also didnt mention him im very sad bout this, hes just so god damn underrated
I'd choose "7th chamber" as my fav beat track and my overall fav tunes from this album are "protect ya neck" and "da mystery of chessboxin'" but obviously i love all of them in my opinion that's the best rap album in history. no doubt!!! I still have shivers going down my spine when listening this masterpiece so many years... even talking about "enter the wu-tang..."
definitely #1 and nothing will change that :)
Watching your enthusiasm and passion when talking about this album brought a tear to my eye. This one is among my Top 5 all time favorites in any genre, and I agree with almost every single word you said about it! :D
nowa days hipsters wearing wu shirts and aint ever head their music lmfao
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx and Liquid Swords are the best Wu-Tang efforts in my opinion.
would you please Do more of these vids & Review albums like the chronic, illmatic, ready to die, all eyes on me, reasonable doubt, doggystyle, The marshall mathers lp , Get rich or die tryin. that would be Fuckin great anyways keep doing what you're doin brah!
Crazy seeing Anthony celebrate 50k suns knowing where he’s at now
Finally listened to this thing yesterday. Fucking incredible. Makes me want to get more into classic hip hop
an album that can never be overhyped. perfect.
The best hip hop album ever!!!
every single song on this album are so memorable. C.R.E.A.M has the legendary piano, Method Man (song) has a really cool vibe to it, Shame on a Ni**a is straight up funky and Protect Ya Neck has some of the best verses with nearly every member being on it.
I love it because it's raw. It feels like a pack of dogs that are starving. The beats are pure basement. It's the best of getting something out of nothing. A hip hop classic hands down
I've gotta say Anthony, I've really enjoyed this series of you reviewing albums that are special to you, or are some of your favorites. Your love for these albums just shines through. Is there any chance we might get some of these in the future? Maybe as a special edition of the needledrop every so often?
He mentions this record again in his 90s albums 10s video
Edit: hello from a decade in the future
one of my favorite reviews to watch by you. this is also one of my favorite albums of all time
I can tell
lmfao
One of my top 5 greatest hip hop albums of all time. Gritty dark shit, love that New York shit
I really think you should give Liquid Swords the Classics shot, its by far my favorite solo Wu-Tang effort from this era, GZA is sooo lyrical and the production on that album really takes more of a forefront, it's actually very forward-thinking I think.
36 Chambers is life
50k.... And now you're at 2 millions door.
The thing about this album is when you feel it it reallly makes you hype, but if you are not really feeling it is not really anything special. But when i feel the energy i can vibe to this harder than anything else. When you go into depth with the beats, they are also entertaining, and there are so many details, which just takes the beats to the next level. I think that this is my favorite album of all time. I also think that the Rzas work on this album is sooo underrated. My favorite verses on both cream, and 7th chamber are by him. And of course his samples on the whole album are top notch.
This was also my introduction to hiphop, and when i listen to it now, about 2-3 years later, it really takes me back. Another thing i would like to mention is that this album and the infamous by mobb deep, are very similar, in some ways at least. fx. Havocs work on the infamous, might be, in my opinion the best sampling and beatmaking in hiphop, ever. If you haven't listen to it i would high recommend it. Would be sivk if you made an album review of that, if you haven't already.
This is the best review of this album ive seen. Whenever i recommened it to someone new to the wu tang i just show them this video.
as a fan of both kung fu flix and hip hop music since a young one, when Wu Tang first dropped I was in heaven, me and my crew even incorporated Shaolin slang into our vernacular. 1 of the Best Hip Hop albums of all time imo
In my opinion the greatest hip hop album of all time
The RZA is my favorite rapper on the album. His voice is just so powerful and badass and he gives off this leading energy the way he kicks off some tracks
"Lyrical ninjas in a hip-hop dojo"
Love that
Cal done turned the rap game on its head. It's like Control all over again.
This album never gets old
“Guys like Ice Cube, NWA and Dr Dre”
This is my favorite hip hop album of all time, thanks for the upload man
PLZ DO REVIEWS FOR BIGGIE'S MUSIC
My 4th favourite album of all time, so good.
Born in '96, but heard this album around the time I was maybe 7, thanks to my older brother. Probably the 1st hip-hop record I can remember listening to & molded my view/taste in hip-hop till this day.
Best west coast albums
1. The Chronic - Dr Dre
2. Section 8 - Mc Eiht
3. Madvillain - self titled
4. Evil Empire - Rage against the machine
Best East Coast albums
1. 36 Chambers
2. Illmatic
3. Licensed to Ill
4. Only BUILT 4 Cuban Linx