LMAO. a review of Gza's drunken SXSW performance - Wu-Tang Corp. - Official Site of the Wu-Tang Clan

Art Vandelay · 03-24-2010, 11:05 AM

The moment had arrived – Wu Tang coming at ya – the GZA would soon step to the mic. Or so I thought. Eventually, after a 40-minute delay, a flat, hypeman spotlight and the announcement that Bill Murray (who was rumored to be at every showcase at SXSW) was in the house, the heralded Wu alum stumbled onto the stage to the Kung Fu intro from his venerated album Liquid Swords. For the remainder of his set, the man with the iron mic - who was so wasted he could barely stand - blundered around the stage with his head down and his hands in his pockets, rapping incoherently whenever he remembered the lyrics. He proceeded to butcher every one of his signature solo and Wu-Tang rhymes, including the 36 Chambers smash “Clan in da Front.” He also managed to mangle nearly every word of Inspectah Deck’s verse on the epic Wu track “Triumph” in addition to bungling his way through (most of) Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s party chorale “Shimmy, Shimmy Ya.” Throughout, the set a security guard followed the inebriated MC around the stage, and at one point he had to hold the sloshed rapper up. At another point the “Genius” skipped out on a verse altogether, opting to text message rather than rap. Just a few hours earlier, I watched hungry MCs bleed on the stage, and now I was watching a made man deliver garbage.

beautifulrock · 03-24-2010, 11:08 AM

If Bill Murray asks you to get wasted with him, you say fuck the concert and get wasted.

DThayer36 · 03-24-2010, 11:15 AM

damn

Art Vandelay · 03-24-2010, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beautifulrock

If Bill Murray asks you to get wasted with him, you say fuck the concert and get wasted.

i was thinking the same thing brock. gza stated that he didn't realize he had a show to do that night. bull fucking shit. you flew all the way to texas from newark airport and didn'trealize you had a show? gza saw his only A-list celebrity acquaintance and didn't want his night with bill murray to end.

beautifulrock · 03-24-2010, 11:21 AM

He actually was double booked that day, and had already done a concert, but it's really no excuse. An artist of his caliber should have an assistant to remind him of shit like that.

SHRAP · 03-24-2010, 11:24 AM

fuck gza look at this shit

now thats some hardcore shit

staliondan23 · 03-24-2010, 02:35 PM

Doesn't surprise me at all...I saw him in Portland last year, and this review sounds similiar to the performance I remember. Gza is one of my favorite rappers of all time... but as a live performer it was maybe the worst concert ive seen to date.

Rob Swanson · 03-24-2010, 03:45 PM

HAHAHAHAA

SXSW is a pretty big deal too. My former boss was at it last year. It's basically all industry ppl, tech start-ups, VC investors and musicians networking and partying.

Here is his performance plus an article to about the top 5 drunkest performers

http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoasts...ician-moments/

HelloOldFriend · 03-24-2010, 04:45 PM

Is that DJ Khalid behind them?

We the Drunkest! Who? We!

The Argyle Gargoyle · 03-24-2010, 10:57 PM

thats neftalie...how ever u spell that haha he hangs w/ Priest a lot

VictorHUGO · 03-25-2010, 02:13 AM

daaaaaammmmmmmmn "lets drink wine from the purest grape vine n rhyme, out my muthafuk'n mind...." yeah u got that right GZA u was WASTED! The Dj shoulda threw on the Gucci Mane joint "wasted" after that! I never seen him perform live like that wow!

03-24-2010, 11:05 AM	#1
Art Vandelay Importer/Exporter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 1344 Queens Blvd. (with my parents) Posts: 13,535 Rep Power: 72	LMAO. a review of Gza's drunken SXSW performance The moment had arrived – Wu Tang coming at ya – the GZA would soon step to the mic. Or so I thought. Eventually, after a 40-minute delay, a flat, hypeman spotlight and the announcement that Bill Murray (who was rumored to be at every showcase at SXSW) was in the house, the heralded Wu alum stumbled onto the stage to the Kung Fu intro from his venerated album Liquid Swords. For the remainder of his set, the man with the iron mic - who was so wasted he could barely stand - blundered around the stage with his head down and his hands in his pockets, rapping incoherently whenever he remembered the lyrics. He proceeded to butcher every one of his signature solo and Wu-Tang rhymes, including the 36 Chambers smash “Clan in da Front.” He also managed to mangle nearly every word of Inspectah Deck’s verse on the epic Wu track “Triumph” in addition to bungling his way through (most of) Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s party chorale “Shimmy, Shimmy Ya.” Throughout, the set a security guard followed the inebriated MC around the stage, and at one point he had to hold the sloshed rapper up. At another point the “Genius” skipped out on a verse altogether, opting to text message rather than rap. Just a few hours earlier, I watched hungry MCs bleed on the stage, and now I was watching a made man deliver garbage.

03-24-2010, 11:15 AM	#3
DThayer36 SHAOLIN STUDENT Join Date: May 2009 Location: 207 Age: 23 Posts: 442 Rep Power: 0	damn __________________ A million strands of spider webs weaved to make my vest Chi energy compacted deep within my inner chest One touch of my eagle claw clutch, rips your guts, brass head kill you fast with rapid head buts, ninja spying, the ammo flying, the steel iron blow a nigga neck from his head like dandelions

03-24-2010, 11:24 AM	#6
SHRAP Priority.Is.Makin.Paper Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NEW PHILIPPINES aka UPTOWN Age: 27 Posts: 5,384 Rep Power: 22	fuck gza look at this shit now thats some hardcore shit __________________

03-24-2010, 10:57 PM	#10
The Argyle Gargoyle Kamkazi Ghost Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kamakazi Cali Age: 31 Posts: 447 Rep Power: 0	thats neftalie...how ever u spell that haha he hangs w/ Priest a lot __________________ WWW.KNOWTHENAMES.COM www.myspace.com/theargylegargoyle www.myspace.com/knowthenames

03-25-2010, 02:13 AM	#11
VictorHUGO Quintesson Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 5th Dimension Posts: 206 Rep Power: 0	daaaaaammmmmmmmn "lets drink wine from the purest grape vine n rhyme, out my muthafuk'n mind...." yeah u got that right GZA u was WASTED! The Dj shoulda threw on the Gucci Mane joint "wasted" after that! I never seen him perform live like that wow! __________________ Angelz in the midst please enlist/ heartz consist ov righteousness/ battle iron fist against souls so devilish/ ~ Ptolemy: 3 Kingz PNR MusiK

03-24-2010, 02:35 PM	#7
staliondan23 SHAOLIN STUDENT Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 400 Rep Power: 0	Doesn't surprise me at all...I saw him in Portland last year, and this review sounds similiar to the performance I remember. Gza is one of my favorite rappers of all time... but as a live performer it was maybe the worst concert ive seen to date.

03-24-2010, 04:45 PM	#9
HelloOldFriend Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	Is that DJ Khalid behind them? We the Drunkest! Who? We!

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