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Jan 7, 2013The 2012 debut is a pretty accurate throwback to the sound of golden age East Coast rap, complete with soul samples and boom-bap beats.
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Dec 4, 2012It's a knowing retread of what works and what's expected--but boy, that's no problem.
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Dec 6, 2012The seasoned tone and familiar production lend Wu Block ease and listenability, but also result in empty posturing on tracks such as "Take Notice" and "Do It Like Us."
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Dec 3, 2012From mic to plug, Wu Block is a vintage Rap release only lacking in invention.
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Jan 7, 2013The pair [Ghostface Killah and D-Block's Sheek Louch] strike up a good chemistry... The rest of the record, sadly, struggles to get out of first gear.
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Dec 4, 2012Everyone on the album sounds engaged and happy to be in the room.
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Jan 10, 2013Sheek and Ghost may lead the army to battle on every track, but the rotating cast and general camaraderie makes Wu-Block feel like the no bullshit Wu-Tang sort of album segments of the fanbase have been clamoring for since 8 Diagrams.
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Dec 3, 2012It may play a little too closely to everyone's strengths, but in the moments here where those strengths are at full tilt, that's not a bad thing.
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Q MagazineFeb 11, 2013If seeker of the hip-hop's next wave need not apply, those with an appetite for rugged, screwfaced late-90's New York rap should find this keeps them scowling like it's 1999. [Mar 2913, p.111]
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Dec 13, 2012Wu-Block isn't a necessity, not for the Wu, not for the Block, not for hip-hop, not for the fans. And yet while it may be nothing more than a stopgap for all involved, it makes sense, not in theory but de facto.
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Dec 3, 2012So while Ghostface and Louch gel nicely as partners, neither pushes the other toward any standard of greatness or progress.
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Dec 7, 2012Wu Block suffers from the absence of a few vital presences, in particular Wu Tang producer the RZA.
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Dec 3, 2012While the tides of hip-hop may be in flux, and the release might not break any new ground, the collaborative LP is a genuine and welcomed addition to the modern hip-hop landscape.
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Dec 5, 2012