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The most hardcore Wu-Tang Clan fans will discuss this specific chapter in hip-hop history for hours on end. But one can arguably say that GZA’s Liquid Swords is among the greatest hip-hop releases of the ‘90s. It wouldn’t be a stretch to declare it’s one of the greatest of all time. And, like Wu-Tang itself, it’s mythological in its lyricism, or as writer Angus Batey put it in The Quietus, an enticing “poetic slight of hand.”
In addition to the aforementioned detailed archive, the AMM also strongly recommends taking a deep dive into this comprehensive exploration of Liquid Swords from 2020 by esteemed KUTX colleague Jack Anderson. It’s the perfect prep for the Liquid Swords 30th Anniversary Tour show tonight at the Far Out Lounge. Doors at 7 p.m. Ben Buck and Spacegoonz with Good are all in this impossibly badass line-up.
