GZA: Drunken Master
This marks 19 years of releasing records for The Genius. Better known as GZA, this emcee has always joined RZA at the opposing head of the table for the Wu-Tang Clan. He's quiet, calculated and brings a precision to his craft that often made him if not the most lyrical member of the nine-man click, certainly the front-runner for all his brothers in the record business.
Within his path to constant elevation, GZA slipped up a bit last week. As one of the Hip Hop elite in Austin, Texas (along with Bun B, Chamillionaire and Killer Mike), GZA missed a flight due to complications that made him absent from the Brooklyn Vegan showcase on Wednesday. Then, on Thursday, the veteran emcee delivered a slurred-speech performance at theEastbound and Found party. Although comrades Killah Priest and 9th Prince assisted theLiquid Swords creator, GZA says he left Austin with embarrassment.
Speaking with HipHopDX Monday evening, GZA explained himself to critics and fans. After tough reviews from some festival wraps, the 20-plus year master of ceremonies acknowledges his wrong-doing, but had good reason: Bill Murray's peer pressure. And anybody who grew up on Saturday Night Live or respects Rushmore, Lost In Translation or countless other films will tell you, we'd miss our jobs too to on a bender with Bill.
While we were speaking, a talkative Genius and DX drifted into a conversation about the art of emceeing, Rap prodigies, and his rarely-discussed 1991 debut Words From The Genius. A lengthy career, a lengthy discussion, but the rhymes forever remain "half short, twice strong."
Within his path to constant elevation, GZA slipped up a bit last week. As one of the Hip Hop elite in Austin, Texas (along with Bun B, Chamillionaire and Killer Mike), GZA missed a flight due to complications that made him absent from the Brooklyn Vegan showcase on Wednesday. Then, on Thursday, the veteran emcee delivered a slurred-speech performance at theEastbound and Found party. Although comrades Killah Priest and 9th Prince assisted theLiquid Swords creator, GZA says he left Austin with embarrassment.
Speaking with HipHopDX Monday evening, GZA explained himself to critics and fans. After tough reviews from some festival wraps, the 20-plus year master of ceremonies acknowledges his wrong-doing, but had good reason: Bill Murray's peer pressure. And anybody who grew up on Saturday Night Live or respects Rushmore, Lost In Translation or countless other films will tell you, we'd miss our jobs too to on a bender with Bill.
While we were speaking, a talkative Genius and DX drifted into a conversation about the art of emceeing, Rap prodigies, and his rarely-discussed 1991 debut Words From The Genius. A lengthy career, a lengthy discussion, but the rhymes forever remain "half short, twice strong."
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