GZA The Soul Rebels: Tiny Desk Concert

WSHH EXCLUSIVE GZA s performance at the Tiny Desk was a rare appearance for the legendary WuTang Clan emcee, in part because he s notoriously introverted, and because he brought along The Soul Rebels, an eightpiece New Orleans brass ensemble. Once they stepped behind the desk they got right down to business, opening with the sparkling Living In The World Today, from GZA s 1995 solo album Liquid Swords. These 23year old lyrics and metaphors felt timeless. GZA continued his onslaught of poetic precision with another beauty from Liquid Swords, Duel of the Iron I ain t particular, he spat, starting to break into a sweat behind the desk. I bang like vehicular, Homicides on July 4th in At one point, GZA even channeled his cousin, the late great Ol Dirty Bastard, who provided the hook on the original version of the track. Most rap fans would name RZA as the head of the WuTang Clan. But Wu purists know that GZA, or The Genius, is the crew s unspoken eld