Wu-Tang Clanin odotetun The 8 Diagramsin piti ensin tippua 23.lokakuuta, sitten marraskuussa, sitten 4.joulukuuta mutta lopullinen (?) päivämäärä onkin 11.joulukuuta.Tässä tracklist, tuottajatiedot sekä kahden musiikkilehden kootut kommentit biisikohtaisesti:
Tuotanto:
The RZA (#1-14); Easy Mo Bee (#2); DJ Allah Mathematics (#10).
Tracklist
#1. "Campfire"
Sampling Curtis Mayfield's "Gypsy Woman," 8 Diagrams begins with an old kung-fu master preaching about kindness and justice, evidence of their long standing fixation with martial arts. Method Man's voice emerges rapping: "cruising on the interstate follow me while I innovate." He later adds: "I don't eat berries" except Halle". – Spin Magazine
Meth opens the album, spitting steady over a heavy warped plodding beat that definitely cocks a nod towards the ’36 Chambers’ days. – HHC Magazine
#2. "Take It Back"
Subtle flip of a classic break with the Wu lining up to rhyme over it – these days there’s a good argument that you don’t really need your older rap gods to do anything more than that. – HHC Magazine
"Before you had a name / You were screaming Wu-Tang" is a great indication of what Wu-Tang means to Wu-Tang as a united group despite the recent divisiveness. – Spin Magazine
#3. "Get Them Out Ya Way Pa"
Big beastly electric bass tones underpin this, and it’s a reinvigorated Meth who takes the spoils again. – HHC Magazine
Ghostface provides the chorus, "If he drunk and he runs his mouth then we stomping him out" and then the refrain ("Get them out Ya Pa"). The tough guy ethos feels a bit out of place, but fits well with the grungy brassy beat. – Spin Magazine
#4. "Rushing Elephants"
Rae’s talking about “Excalibur swords, T-Rexes”, GZA’s explaining “energy that shifts in colours”, and RZA’s mush-mouthing about, er, the Lord Of The Rings. This is the Wu getting their nerd on. – HHC Magazine
GZA talks about his "big booty cousin nasty Nadine" -- and then double-teaming her. Incest notwithstanding, it's a great track. – Spin Magazine
#5. "Unpredictable" (a.k.a. Thug World) featuring Dexter Wiggles
Inspectah Deck and Raekwon split the lyrical duties manhandling this spooky off-key instrumental. Complete chaos reigns on one of the best tracks on album. – Spin Magazine
Deck destroys it with his verse (though “Wu-Tang – keep it fresh like Tupperware” might not be his most assured punchline) and RZA references Meth’s recent crowd surfing tendencies. A Wu-Tang toe-tapper. – HHC Magazine
#6. "The Heart Gently Weeps" featuring Erykah Badu
AKA the one that’s meant to get indie rock kids to buy the album. – HHC Magazine
Ghostface talks about taking his "bitch to Pathmark" then lamenting about getting his shoes dirty before realizing he's out of bullets. The sort of inscrutable oddball genius Ghost is famous for. – Spin Magazine
#7. "Wolves" featuring George Clinton
There’s some animal predatory nonsense going on in the chorus while the beat’s again got that mystical vibe to it. – HHC Magazine
George Clinton paints some weird yet effective imagery of running in the forest a la Little Red Riding Hood. Our early favorite. – Spin Magazine
#8. "Gun Will Go" featuring Sunny Valentine
Some late night dark alley business, Rae opens rapping in that hush-hush style he’s been rocking on and off for a while now, then Meth builds on it talking about “Poverty Island”. – HHC Magazine
Over these really articulate strings, Atlanta-based rapper Sunny Valentine sings an irresistibly charming hook about gun violence, remarkably. – Spin Magazine
#9. "Sunlight"
Basically a skewed Wu-Tang funeral march, with RZA holding down all duties on the mic. Not too far removed from ‘Jah World’. – HHC Magazine
Executive producer RZA makes one of two rapping cameos, performing a paean to Allah on a stormy, indiscreet track. "Allah is the most gracious / He made the earth so spacious," he raps stoically. – Spin Magazine
#10. "Stick Me For My Riches" featuring George Alston
Unless it’s sampled from an old soul record, you really don’t want to hear a modern Wu-Tang Clan track open with a whole minute of singing, as happens here. – HHC Magazine
The hollow chute pistons ingratiate the track really well in spite of the tried theme. – Spin Magazine
#11. "Starter" featuring Sunny Valentine & Tash Mahogany.
Again, there’s a lot going on in the background with the beat, but the singing in the chorus could go. – HHC Magazine
A nasty sports/porn allegory persists where the female in question is the "number one draft pick." Don't forget about the "human highlight," either. A really wet misogynistic track, naturally. – Spin Magazine
#12. "Windmill"
RZA in soundtrack mode, this is an atmospheric slow-burner with a low key vibe to it. At the risk of getting repetitious, it’s a pleasant surprise how motivated Meth sounds across the project, spitting self-referential boasts like “In living proof I’m the wittiest unpredictable/Most talented rap motherfucker you ever listened to.” – HHC Magazine
There's no formal chorus on here, just a disorganized lyrical exercise built on a guitar trapeze. – Spin Magazine
#13. "Weak Spot"
Classic breakbeat with the Clan in straight braggadocio mode: “You can never find Zig’ weakspot – stop looking,” throws down RZA. – HHC Magazine
Inspired by a kung-fu theme, this stuffy track, courtesy of the chafe bass line, is a chest-pounding, good time harkening back to some of the Wu's older material. – Spin Magazine
#14. "Life Changes"
Seven minutes of ODB tribute, with short laments from the Clan split up with a simple chorus. Deck gets the most introspective (“And I share the blame ‘cos you was calling for help kid/Shoulda coulda woulda had the time – I was selfish,”). – HHC Magazine
The heartfelt and emotionally sharp ODB eulogy that everyone chimes in on, accordingly. An appropriate tribute? Yes, definitely. – Spin Magazine
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#15. "Tar Pits" [Bonus Track]
#16. "16th Chamber" [Bonus Track] – Unreleased ODB Track from ’93
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