Grandmasters (album)
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| DJ Muggs VS. GZA/The Genius - Grandmasters | |||||
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| Studio album by GZA/The Genius | |||||
| Released | October 25th, 2005 | ||||
| Recorded | 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Rap | ||||
| Label | Angeles Records | ||||
| Producer | DJ Muggs | ||||
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Grandmasters is an album by GZA/Genius, a Wu-Tang Clan emcee and Cypress Hill's main producer DJ Muggs.
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[edit] Album information
It features Wu-Tang Clan members and affiliates such as Raekwon, RZA, Masta Killa and Prodigal Sunn as well as Cypress Hill member Sen Dog. All of its tracks are produced by DJ Muggs.
It has a theme of chess as can be seen by the track names. Introductions featuring chess strategy, including instruction for a chess opening using algebraic notation, are within the album.
[edit] Reception
It is a well regarded and critically acclaimed album.
The Wire (p.73) - "[T]here's a nice, hasty feel to the record, as though Muggs just threw a loop into the beat computer and GZA just started going....With Muggs's dirty, dashed-together beats and plenty of great guests...."
Vibe (p.216) - "[With] the Cypress Hill vet's cryptic samples and glassy eyed grooves."
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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| 1 | "Opening" | Lawrence Muggerud Gary Grice |
DJ Muggs | *Interlude* |
| 2 | "Those That's Bout It" | Lawrence Muggerud Gary Grice |
DJ Muggs | GZA |
| 3 | "Destruction Of A Guard" | Lawrence Muggerud Gary Grice Corey Woods |
DJ Muggs | GZA, Raekwon |
| 4 | "Exploitation Of Mistakes" | Lawrence Muggerud Gary Grice |
DJ Muggs | GZA |
| 5 | "General Principles" | Lawrence Muggerud Gary Grice |
DJ Muggs | GZA |
| 6 | "Advance Pawns" | Lawrence Muggerud Gary Grice Robert Diggs Corey Woods |
DJ Muggs | GZA, Raekwon, RZA, Sen Dog |
| 7 | "Queen's Gambit" | Lawrence Muggerud Gary Grice |
DJ Muggs | GZA |
| 8 | "All In Together Now" | Lawrence Muggerud Gary Grice |
DJ Muggs | GZA, RZA |
| 9 | "Unstoppable Threats" | Lawrence Muggerud Gary Grice Elgin Turner Vergil Ruff |
DJ Muggs | GZA, Masta Killa, Prodigal Sunn |
| 10 | "Unprotected Pieces" | Lawrence Muggerud Gary Grice |
DJ Muggs | GZA |
| 11 | "Illusory Protection" | Lawrence Muggerud Gary Grice |
DJ Muggs | GZA |
| 12 | "Smothered Mate" | Lawrence Muggerud Gary Grice Robert Diggs Corey Woods |
DJ Muggs | GZA |
[edit] Personnel
- Gary Grice - Rapper
- Corey Woods - Rapper
- Robert Diggs - Rapper
- Senen Reyes - Rapper
- Elgin Turner - Rapper
- Vergil Ruff - Rapper
- Lawrence Muggerud - Producer/Keyboardist
- Daniel Seeff - Bassist
- Mike Simz - Guitarist/Pianist/Keyboardist/Bassist
- Rob Hill - Guitarist/Strings
- Dontae Winslow - Trumpeter
- Ina Williams - Background Vocalist
- Ern Dog - Guitarist/Bassist/Organist
- DJ SPR4 - Music Recorder
- Rob Hill - Music Mixer
- Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo - Music Mixer
- Ernie Medina - Engineer
- Brian "Big Bass" Gardner - Music Masterer
- Mike "Fatoe" Orduna - Art Director/Designer
- Joey Castillo Jr. - Art Director/Designer
- Robert Johnson III - Photographer
- Dina Nadezhdina - Spoken Word Interlude Speaker
