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YOOO 😤😤😤 What's so crazy is that I just observed sis' w/the violin boppin' to 🎶 WU TANG THAT'S WHASSUP 🎶 and then read your comment right after 😂😂😂👐🏾👐🏾👐🏾 TOO iLL!!! 💯
Well the next level of mind blowing is getting asked to play for a Rap using classical instrument in one try in front of the public for the first time. She tried poking the guy that was sitting, but he didn't start the instrument. Eventually she took the lead, and then they nailed it. She is really really good
I see you on almost every video. Have to say, respect for the work put in. It's good to see people doing well, coming out of a bad situation by making the best of it and *putting in the work.* Sincerely, An Atheist :)
There's something deeply charming about watching an elderly Wu-Tang Clan, sipping coffee and finding their collective rhythm together - no pressure, no pretense, just remerging who they all are together, with the addition of a violinist and cellist to make the whole experience fresh.
Every time young dirty open his mouth look at the other members of the clan just looking at him smiling from ear to ear watching that man bring honor to his father's name. That was good to see. Wu-Tang is forever
@@epicon6 That's his first born son, it's not imitation, that's SPIRIT. Maybe he doesn't have the same skill set but he brings the energy that's missing in the Wu since Dirt passed. I've seen these brothers in concert too many times to count and I know personally you dont know what your gonna get energy-wise from them since ODB left us. Look at them in the background when YDB performs. Dirt left a void in the SPIRIT of the Clan. YDB fills that void. Maybe not for you personally, but definitely for the Clan and many fans. Peace.
For anyone who cares to read; I remember hearing the verse at 17:52 "working hard helps ya maintain, learning to overcome your heart-aches and pain" when I was around 14 (2010) and dealing with a suicide in the family and general confusion in life, it's crazy how that little piece of advice helped me out so much. In saying that, it's interesting how Inspektah Dek changed the lyrics at 18:06 : "to kick the truth to the worldwide youth" instead of "young black youth" because Wu Tang influenced me and I was a young Australian dropkick, going to show that they honestly did kick the truth to the worldwide youth, if ya feel me. Anyway thought I'd write that down...
RZA (and whoever he had with him) took the time to make new arrangements and mixes for the songs so that the live strings and bass could mesh. That was very appreciated. (I played violin, cello, and still play electric bass).
The end when RZA is just like “Yo I’m gonna rap, just play me something” and after a five second pause the strings figure it out. I will never-not-be equal parts jealous and in awe of musicians.
There were 100 unplugs and there is already over 800 tiny desk but unplugged was a longer format. Many of us wish that tiny desk would allow more long form performances.
GZA always seems like he's marinating on some deep philosophical-scientific stuff in his mind while being ever present in the moment and of his surroundings.. truly one of a kind. WU Forever
It was great. It reminded me of when i got only built for cuban linx and listened to the whole album front to back. I got to the last track and thought it was just a papa wu skit, but there was that last dart that was the icing on the cake.
Y u watch it then .. it wasn’t like he did anything different from the past 20yrs so y watch if ur not a fan .. ooooooo cuz ur a hater got it ur bias opinion is wrong and go kick rocks .. RZA. IS A GOD MC U GOOFY
Tiny Desk is literally the best music show of all time. I've always listened to a very broad range of music so getting Wu Tang from the same place that I get everything from Chris Stapleton to Natalia Lafourcade to anderson.paak is amazing. It let's me know that there are so many other people that simply enjoy good music as much as I do, no matter the genre. Keep doing what you're doing, you're beyond appreciated.
@JohnnyGotHisGun How? They're mostly well established acts. I'm actually a huge metal fan as well as EDM, but neither really fit the venue so I'm fine that they're not on here. Why do some people feel it necessary to go to a comment section just to complain?
Fun fact. I used to live right next to Raekwon back when I was in high school. Was a really cool guy. I’ll never forget walking down the hallway and him asking me “what’s my name?” And me replying “Raekwon the chef” 😂 good times man
RZA is behind the table. Raekwon w the green jacket & coffee. U god w sunglasses. Cappadonna in white n blue. GZA sitting behind a lot in black. Baby Jesus is Ol dirty s son w the weaves. Camouflage jacket is Masta Killa.
Woke up and seen this like "Word!?!" Pressed play and been on my Shaolin shit since. NPR thank you for this more than anything. On rotate all day! Only DOOM would move me more...
nothing wrong with crying bro... crying is a therapeutic release that your body must do once a while if not often, never bottle up emotion because when the bottle begins to over flow... nothing good comes out of that. You crying shows that your subconsciously getting even more comfortable with who you are as a person and that's a glorious thing!
I do love what they did for the culture of hip hop, but personally I think it’s kinda hard to decide when you have groups like DMC, NWA or ATCQ. Cheers dude
Only meth was there was the meth in the all of the white people's pockets. But they all good, if they get caught with it they'll for sure get a lighter punishment than a black person being caught with crack. 😔
Young Dirt McGirt at 8:11 gets me every time. I love it. So much energy. And spitting image and sound of his father. You can see it in the faces of the other Wu members when YDB gets going they all get huge smiles and their eyes light up with joy.
They are older but still can flow just like in the years gone back and doing it live like on record! And Young Dirty just doing what the late ODB did when he was alive.
This is the proudest I've ever been in my life. This has made my week, thank you NPR...i am so inspired. I'm gonna get off this toilet and better my life
19:12 - For those musicians to improvise an instrumental one that actually sounded good and find his timing all at once... yoooo props to y'all... that shit would of been hella difficult especially how he started his written
Every member is G.O.A.T.. 💐 💐 💐 flowers all day long...All I can say is this REAL RAP MUSIQ and I'm glad I grew up as teen of the 90's for real. Thank you NPR Tiny Desk for inviting Wu! 💎 💎 💎..... 💐 💐 💐...Periodt!
@@theonlydkdreng All these "powerful" acts you just named aren't noteworthy, they're just pop rap fads. Miller will be forgotten just like his buddy Soulja Boy forgot him.
I remember when these guys were not famous at all and performed at this club in NYC I was at with my boys. Only hard core NY hip-hop heads knew about them at the time. After their performance everyone in the club was like "Who ARE these guys? They crazy, but kinda ill.". A fight eventually broke out in the club and the party was done. If I recall, rapper Akinyele was there too. NYC original home of hip-hop. The 80's and 90's in NY were special for rap music.
@@Girlforaction Yup. The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito tapes I still have help me flash back to them good ol days. But I'm not hatin' on the young cats. All music evolves. Do your thing youngins.
Crazy to think they were doing shows with RATM back in the day. They were really transcendent as a hip-hop act. There's some old MTV footage of them together somewhere on youtube.
Love that all the underrated Wu-Tang dudes are here. U-God, Masta, Inspectah and Capp don't get the respect they deserve. GZA is in the same boat too sometimes. Also YDB kills it obviously.
I feel like wu is one of those groups folks can’t compare who better tho they give each other flowers cause they brothers but each member style so different that it’s hard to say who better cause each member rap like they part of a machine but still hold they own I always thought capp and U-god was dope cause u god voice alone is dope but also he got bars that sound like hydrogen bombs and then capp flow is just crispy I know he must’ve crushed mad MCs In his hay day
Deck is known for being arguably the best to open a track in the history of hip hop. He gets that respect. Gza is known for being one of the strongest lyricists of all time. He gets that respect. No argument on the rest. Masta was always a personal favorite of mine. Loved his off-kilter rhyme schemes, great lyrics (Gza disciple) and awesome voice.
I love that almost every person likes YDB, and he DOES have his fathers swagger, but he's more positive/flamboyant. Which is great, i dont want 2 exact copies
dope! was 12 years old when i discoverd the wu tang clan and enter the wu tang, and since then i was addicted to rap. big up to npr and the whole wu tang clan and offcourse: rip odb! greetings from germany
I always had a deep and profound respect for Wu-Tang and have always gravitated toward GZA. He's just so quiet and methodical. Not pushing himself to the front. Just watching what's going on around him and feeling the vibes. Wu-Tang forever.
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Every one knows you use those fake soft voices to try to hypnotize people into bringing about their own destruction and want to lock everyone up in camps and fumigate us. You're a brainwashing snake charmer evil regime why don't you play some drill rap next and broadcast it to kindergartners
@@yougotmike Guess you didn't see project veritas hidden camera of pbs exec saying millions need to be in reeducation camps truth always sounds crazy to sheltered people that hide from it
@@yougotmike see what I mean? The pbs exec talks about throwing people in concentration camps on video and you think its crazy because this is the soft soothing voice waterfall sound station and you probably think gates couldn't hurt a fly because he always wears a pink sweater and think its absolutely crazy to think otherwise They got you right where tgey want you
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Whoever keeps booking the artists for Tiny Desk deserves a freaking RAISE
The white hipster groups, hip hop group s, legends in all genres totally unknowns. You are right they/he/she rarely miss.
Hopefully they don't get fired for having Wu on here. Cause they are to raw for most. But perfect for us hip hop heads. This was so dope.
They’ve had fucking RUN THE JEWELS!!!! And they’re one of the wokest groups on earth rn.
Facts!!!!
THEY HAVE GREAT TASTE
The greatest Asian rap group ever.
We are all races
@@myronsmith2114 it's a reference to a Chapelle Show skit bro 🙌
@@michaelyang3910 that doesn't change my answer
Myron Smith I think u did, there’s no more racism
Damn you are a man of culture
Imagine getting the call, “Can you play violin for the Wu-Tang Clan?” *mind blown 🤯*
YOOO 😤😤😤 What's so crazy is that I just observed sis' w/the violin boppin' to 🎶 WU TANG THAT'S WHASSUP 🎶 and then read your comment right after 😂😂😂👐🏾👐🏾👐🏾 TOO iLL!!! 💯
Righttt😂
And then they say "yes, yes I can do that", and they nail it. Props to the bass player as well, I play bass and it looks easy but it is not.
That's Dr. Chelsea Green (violin) and The Green Project. Classical applications on modern soul/hip hop/r&b is their specialty
Well the next level of mind blowing is getting asked to play for a Rap using classical instrument in one try in front of the public for the first time.
She tried poking the guy that was sitting, but he didn't start the instrument. Eventually she took the lead, and then they nailed it. She is really really good
Their voices are so familiar is almost crazy to see them so up close. They are like family I've never met.
"They are like family I've never met." +1
@Johnouai the only group I think as angry as The Clash. Eloquently telling it how it is.
Glorious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jesus Christ Thanks Jesus!
Jesus approves the way of the wu tang!
I see you on almost every video. Have to say, respect for the work put in. It's good to see people doing well, coming out of a bad situation by making the best of it and *putting in the work.*
Sincerely,
An Atheist :)
😂💀
Jesus Christ up in this bih! The Wu bring em out
There's something deeply charming about watching an elderly Wu-Tang Clan, sipping coffee and finding their collective rhythm together - no pressure, no pretense, just remerging who they all are together, with the addition of a violinist and cellist to make the whole experience fresh.
Cappa and Deck especially could be dudes in my neighborhood cigar shop, just chilling and enjoying their evening.
Irish coffee
How how old do you think elderly is? You're making me feel old over here hahaha
Elderly? My dude, elderly is like 80 yrs old. These ppl are middle aged
I dont think that coffee lol
0:17 - 3:34 --> Triumph
4:05 - 5:31 --> Glaciers of Ice
6:15 - 7:31 --> Winter Warz
7:31 - 8:11 --> You Don't Want to Dance
8:50 - 9:25 --> Protect Ya Neck
9:55 - 10:52 --> Wu South
12:19 - 14:07 --> Duck Seazon/Freestyle
15:40 - --> C.R.E.A.M
I just saw this lol
You rock
Thanks
6:15 the beat is Y'all Been Warned... They spit other songs over the beat
@@DIY-Sy naw naw the beat right before that. Right before 6:15
These fellas were so ahead of their time. Lyrically dominated the scene for decades. ALL of them.
💯 🐝🐝🐝✌️
Young Dirty doin his dad proud.
@@SchizoSkillz Dude FACTS!!!! I literally JUST realized that was ODBs son, mad respect.
Set List
0:16 - Triumph: Inspectah Deck, Cappadonna, U-God, GZA, Masta Killa
3:44 - Glaciers of Ice: Raekwon, Masta Killa
5:35 - Knowledge God (Interlude)
6:12 - Y'all Been Warned: Cappadonna (Winter Warz verse)
7:32 - Y'all Been Warned: U-God (You Don't Want to Dance verse)
8:11 - Y'all Been Warned: Young Dirty Bastard (freestyle?)
8:45 - Y'all Been Warned: RZA (Protect Ya Neck verse)
9:27 - Bring the Pain (Interlude)
9:52 - Run: Cappadonna (Wu-South verse)
10:55 - Run: U-God (Mt. Everest verse)
11:15 - Run: Young Dirty Bastard (freestyle?)
12:15 - Duck Season: RZA (verse/freestyle)
14:52 - C.R.E.A.M.: Raekwon, Inspectah Deck
19:01 - Untitled - RZA (freestyle)
Señor usted si sabe
Thanks for this...
Doing God's work man...
+10000000
Do you know the instrumental that begin at 9.52?
Every time young dirty open his mouth look at the other members of the clan just looking at him smiling from ear to ear watching that man bring honor to his father's name. That was good to see. Wu-Tang is forever
🙏
Wu-Tang is for the children!!!
FOREVER!!!!
Spitting image of his pops! Just glad he keeps his shirt on lol
Wu-Tang clan, forever
No we don't die we just multiply forever, and ever, and ever …
Young Dirty Bastard goes hard af
Respect.
Has his dad's hair style too. Hardcore.
Jeroen Speckmann Average imitador but no talent whatsoever. Dirty was ill on the mic
@@epicon6 I mean I think that's a little much of an indictment. He compensated with good hype tho.
@@epicon6 That's his first born son, it's not imitation, that's SPIRIT. Maybe he doesn't have the same skill set but he brings the energy that's missing in the Wu since Dirt passed. I've seen these brothers in concert too many times to count and I know personally you dont know what your gonna get energy-wise from them since ODB left us. Look at them in the background when YDB performs. Dirt left a void in the SPIRIT of the Clan. YDB fills that void. Maybe not for you personally, but definitely for the Clan and many fans.
Peace.
5 years late but just found this. RZAs freestyle set to music was amazing
Bruh...... i'm 5 YEARS LATE TOO...smh
Yeah I'm 5 years late too. Annoying
This is a historical event! Don’t miss this!
Thank you NPR 🙏🏽 Respect
You're a dipshit! Wu tang fell off soooo bad that they now perform in book stores imbecile
OD's TwinBrother PABLO it’s cliche..but YOOOOO I CLICKED THIS LIKE A MFING NINJA GOD!
#WuTimeless !!!!
@@truthhurts79 or theyre just humble...always have been...theyre on tour doin arenas right now...uoeno
@@nealkelly6325 being in denial will do you no good when the FACTS are right before you dipshit LOL
@@truthhurts79 Man shut your bitch ass up that shit was dope....
THAT violin lady really took it to another level.
She is out of control
swear i came down to comments to say just that.. goosebumps
And the bass though
Yeah I'd love to give her a half Puerto Rican beige baby!
What a name her?
Young dirty gave me chills when he jumped on the desk and started flailing like his dad RIP ODB
same man
rae laughing in the back gets me.
naw he seems so fake, just overacting imitating ODB
@@wildwinebert hes accepted by the clan his pops would be proud ,thats all its bigger then what you feel.
@@wildwinebert cap
When young DB came out and they all had instant smiles on their faces. What a great moment in hip hop. In fact this whole recording is.
The lady on the violin is some kind of genius 👏
Ross Ross. C.R.E.A.M
Might be the same
Lady from the Wu-tang Forever intro on Disk 1
She is definetly enjoying this.
right? the strings are very appreciative on a hip hop beat when done right.
Truth !!
This moment is going to be remembered
Wu tang ! Omg
Suuuuuuuuu! Clan in da front!👐🏾
ditto Adri, well said
@@dozer30 Let your feet stomp!
Nah ghost aint there its. Not the same
@@Irregular_maintenance It was still good!
i love how the violinist is enjoying it so much, image playing with wutang
It's cool how YDB embraced the persona of his father 💯
How stoked is the violinist?! Unforgettable gig, so good.
One might even say she's "stroked" ...I'm sorry I'll just show my self out.
JoeEnigma I ❤️ corny jokes!
as soon as I had that thought I seen this fucking god is real
I would flex this video so hard lol
For anyone who cares to read; I remember hearing the verse at 17:52 "working hard helps ya maintain, learning to overcome your heart-aches and pain" when I was around 14 (2010) and dealing with a suicide in the family and general confusion in life, it's crazy how that little piece of advice helped me out so much. In saying that, it's interesting how Inspektah Dek changed the lyrics at 18:06 : "to kick the truth to the worldwide youth" instead of "young black youth" because Wu Tang influenced me and I was a young Australian dropkick, going to show that they honestly did kick the truth to the worldwide youth, if ya feel me.
Anyway thought I'd write that down...
this is great mate, hope you’re doing well.
Hope all is well brother wu tang forever 💛
✊🏾
✊🤝👊🤲👏
I feel ya homie, Thanks for sharing ;)
Wu-Tang is forever!!!
4 ever
Wu-Tang is for the children.
Foe ever🙌
Ever,eher,eher,eher&EVER,...😉😎🤩☻👌💪💪💪👉👉👉....
@@jonporter1233 for old one
RZA (and whoever he had with him) took the time to make new arrangements and mixes for the songs so that the live strings and bass could mesh. That was very appreciated. (I played violin, cello, and still play electric bass).
Very very cool . Shows exactly what genius he is with sound engineering.
The end when RZA is just like “Yo I’m gonna rap, just play me something” and after a five second pause the strings figure it out. I will never-not-be equal parts jealous and in awe of musicians.
This is the closest to a modern day MTV Unplugged. Wu Tang killed it!
There were 100 unplugs and there is already over 800 tiny desk but unplugged was a longer format. Many of us wish that tiny desk would allow more long form performances.
Set List
0:16 - Triumph: Inspectah Deck, Cappadonna, U-God, GZA, Masta Killa
3:44 - Glaciers of Ice: Raekwon, Masta Killa 5:35 - Knowledge God (Interlude)
6:12 - Y'all Been Warned: Cappadonna (Winter Warz verse)
7:32 - Y'all Been Warned: U-God (You Don't Want to Dance verse)
8:11 - Y'all Been Warned: Young Dirty Bastard (freestyle?)
8:45 - Y'all Been Warned: RZA (Protect Ya Neck verse)
9:27 - Bring the Pain (Interlude)
9:52 - Run: Cappadonna (Wu-South verse)
10:55 - Run: U-God (Mt. Everest verse)
11:15 - Run: Young Dirty Bastard (freestyle?)
12:15 - Duck Season: RZA (verse/freestyle)
14:52 - C.R.E.A.M.: Raekwon, Inspectah Deck
19:01 - Untitled - RZA (freestyle)
Classics
Thank for you work is more easy for my.
Thank
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
You the goat
May God bless you.
Whoever keeps booking the artists for Tiny Desk deserves a freaking RAISE. Holding back the tears. WU is for the kids. LEGENDS..
this one is old
Wu Tang is for the children that's why I'm up at 5 am listening to this feeding my two month old. 💕
I see you girl!
Michaela Barber you are da real MVP
This is why I'm still not up for having kids. Too early too often hahaha.
404Dannyboy haha its not too bad
DaRon Johnson thank you
Inspectah deck still got one of the most legendary/timeless verses in hip hop
Feature the verse here homie!
@@ianmoone6740 Triumph 🔥
Agreed
Every time I hear “I bomb atomically” I get live
The Most Underrated Wu-Member.
Violin chick is the real mvp, so happy to be performing with legends
playing at the Lincoln center nah son. playing with wu. i bet shes still smiling.
That should be her rap name Violin 🎻 from sholin
I am blown away at how ODB's spirit still lives. The entire crew still impresses me. Thank you for many good years of great music.
I will never ever understand how you can pack do much talent in one group. It’s just midblowing
This is why NPR Tiny Desk concerts are awesome. Insanely good variety, always solid choices. Thank you.
Damn I wish Meth was there. RIP ODB... YDB did him proud
thats all YDB does. Im waiting to hear a song form Barson ON HIS OWN, that doesn't involve ODB... is that too much for me to ask?????
I saw them in Boston last summer and he wasn’t there either... busy man lol
Please could you tell me the title of the instrumental on which RZA raps?
@@FelicityGemini YDB has put out his own albums of original stuff
@@maxh9579 mmk
I aint smiled so hard in years as when young Dirty jumped on the desk !!!!
Father: Turn this off.
Me: why, dad ?
Father: we've got bigger speakers downstairs.
Cringe
Yeah nah Chief
Mint😭👌🏾👍🏾
Lol
i only want to get a kid now just to do this
Thank you NPR for providing a platform that allows artists a platform where they have fun. It shows in their performances.
Platform platform platform.
GZA always seems like he's marinating on some deep philosophical-scientific stuff in his mind while being ever present in the moment and of his surroundings.. truly one of a kind. WU Forever
Holding back the tears. WU is for the kids. LEGENDS.
Wu tang a force to respect
the end was insane, never heard anything like it.
magical!
It was great. It reminded me of when i got only built for cuban linx and listened to the whole album front to back. I got to the last track and thought it was just a papa wu skit, but there was that last dart that was the icing on the cake.
I see your point I think the stings go really well with it. RZA is probably my favourite though with Ghost and Meth so I might be bias
Brolick Scholar you’re smokin
Y u watch it then .. it wasn’t like he did anything different from the past 20yrs so y watch if ur not a fan .. ooooooo cuz ur a hater got it ur bias opinion is wrong and go kick rocks .. RZA. IS A GOD MC U GOOFY
Tiny Desk is literally the best music show of all time. I've always listened to a very broad range of music so getting Wu Tang from the same place that I get everything from Chris Stapleton to Natalia Lafourcade to anderson.paak is amazing. It let's me know that there are so many other people that simply enjoy good music as much as I do, no matter the genre. Keep doing what you're doing, you're beyond appreciated.
CL couldn’t say it any better man.🙌🏻
@JohnnyGotHisGun How? They're mostly well established acts. I'm actually a huge metal fan as well as EDM, but neither really fit the venue so I'm fine that they're not on here. Why do some people feel it necessary to go to a comment section just to complain?
CL e
well said man
Word
rap like this doesn't exist no more. pure and raw.
The violin player is the MVP!!! 🏆🏆🏆🔥🔥🔥
Facts!!!!
100% & ALL the 🌹🔥%
Terrance D I think that’s Chelsea Green from my city Houston
A hot sistah holdin down violin with The Wu???...Im done!!!
Most hip strings on this rock
The last RZA verse brought tear to my eyes! Almost 30 years later and its the same essence!
That violin lady is genius! So many great parts, and that last improv at the end was amazing!!!
Ive been alive 32 years and never heard a song by them. WOW I have been missing out.
You're WELCOME!!!!!!
U_God's voice is exactly like when he is recording. Underrated MC
Ya Imo i thought he sounded the best.
His voice is 😍👐🏾Buttah...
One of the most if not thee most recognizable voices in hiphop
@Christopher Burke 7:20 and 10:55
The Golden arms
Man we'll never see a group of MC's like this again.
the closest in terms of a group that we have right now is brockhampton
I once saw BrockHampton at a festival and they kept screaming " we the coolest boyband in the world" so not really
Luke Thomas shut the fuck up man lol
An elite group of men right here indeed...WUUU TAAANG WUUU TANG!!!
Never say never.
raekwon has such a powerful presence when he spits its crazy. missing ghost and method in this session, but still an absolute treat!
I was thinking where's method 🤔
I was shocked they went for glaciers of ice without ghost
Fun fact. I used to live right next to Raekwon back when I was in high school. Was a really cool guy. I’ll never forget walking down the hallway and him asking me “what’s my name?” And me replying “Raekwon the chef” 😂 good times man
Could you do everyone a favor and list off who is rapping from what time to when?
RZA is behind the table. Raekwon w the green jacket & coffee. U god w sunglasses. Cappadonna in white n blue. GZA sitting behind a lot in black. Baby Jesus is Ol dirty s son w the weaves. Camouflage jacket is Masta Killa.
Woke up and seen this like "Word!?!" Pressed play and been on my Shaolin shit since. NPR thank you for this more than anything. On rotate all day! Only DOOM would move me more...
SUPERVILLIAN!!!!!!!!
If Phife was still alive Tribe would be incredible
And Meth?
#respect brother! DOOOoooom!
@@THE_STRANGER116 absolutely berzerk wordplay. My favorite MC of all time.
You can tell Raekwon and GZA love Young Dirty
Maybe I've gotten soft, but RZA pulled tears from my face on that last joint. Respect. Wu-Tang Forever!!
nothing wrong with crying bro... crying is a therapeutic release that your body must do once a while if not often, never bottle up emotion because when the bottle begins to over flow... nothing good comes out of that. You crying shows that your subconsciously getting even more comfortable with who you are as a person and that's a glorious thing!
Iron Fists can have tears
Who's still listening with me in 2024 ..straight out of Western Cape South Africa 🇿🇦 support Tiny Desk 🎉
Just jumped in Ghost Face? Plus didn't know YOUNG dirty
I'm with Homie from Polokwane Limpopo....
Peace 😊
WU TANG FOREVER
Big up from germany
Beautiful GOD watching everything you do.
Blessings forever beautiful GOD and Jesus loves y'all forever. teach everyone you know and don't know.
Wu is arguably the greatest group in hip hop. No other group has more dope MC's, has been as prolific and has such a creative business model.
Arguably yes.
But there's Run-DMC. But personally, it's BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY.
I do love what they did for the culture of hip hop, but personally I think it’s kinda hard to decide when you have groups like DMC, NWA or ATCQ. Cheers dude
Naaa Wu definetely greatest hip hop group of all time
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Outkast is up there with Wu Tang.
I'm glad they have Young Dirty there with them. That's love!
I get the chills and excited for the wu again watching him perform.
I wish Meth was there.
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@Earl Rogers Lmao Yooooooo
MIKE P COLT facts bro. He was the first one I was looking to see if was there
Only meth was there was the meth in the all of the white people's pockets. But they all good, if they get caught with it they'll for sure get a lighter punishment than a black person being caught with crack. 😔
yeah me too man when RZA play bring the pain I was hoping Meth came outta nowhere to shock the crowd but didn't happen damn it lol
It felt like ODB was alive and back in the group again. Great job YDB!
Damn RZA should make one whole concert only with the strings and base, this was tight af. I´m feelin it!!!
my favorite part of this is how much the violinist was into every song played. either she was playing the song or vibing to it!
Wu Tang vibe so strong , it immediately takes you back to that Era every single time.
I named my nephew, Raekwon and he is SUCH a lil' gentleman.... Absolutely the BEST AND FOREVER WILL BE THE #1 RAP GROUP OF ALL TIME.
Raekwan's energy cuts through. He's got the gift.
Young Dirt McGirt at 8:11 gets me every time. I love it. So much energy. And spitting image and sound of his father. You can see it in the faces of the other Wu members when YDB gets going they all get huge smiles and their eyes light up with joy.
They are older but still can flow just like in the years gone back and doing it live like on record! And Young Dirty just doing what the late ODB did when he was alive.
This is the proudest I've ever been in my life. This has made my week, thank you NPR...i am so inspired. I'm gonna get off this toilet and better my life
okay.
Lmaoooo
Sooo funny....I believe in you
Hemroids happen when u watch an entire performance on the toilet lol
That's Godspeak sir!
No face tats, no crazy jewelry, no ego... just pure classic hip hop!
Everything Hits except ghost face with the crazy eagle chain
Gold teeth
Still want U-God to have Golden Arms, like Jaxx from Mortal Kombat.
Yessir absolutely no comparison to any of rap today. This is straight cosmic, interconnectedness. Straight jedis
Hip hop in its purest form honestly
19:12 - For those musicians to improvise an instrumental one that actually sounded good and find his timing all at once... yoooo props to y'all... that shit would of been hella difficult especially how he started his written
YDB gives me the chills, his father really lives through him!!
Just seeing all these boys together again, smilin' an havin' fun like that,
Dang, dude
Made me smile, too
NPR be hitting harder than BET sometimes....
Musa I of Mali facts!!
BET been on the decline after the original owner sold the station
You accidentally put "sometimes" where the period goes in that sentence.......
Truth
Periodt!
"Npr in the description"
Setlist :
Classic
Apt description😂😂
Every member is G.O.A.T.. 💐 💐 💐 flowers all day long...All I can say is this REAL RAP MUSIQ and I'm glad I grew up as teen of the 90's for real. Thank you NPR Tiny Desk for inviting Wu! 💎 💎 💎..... 💐 💐 💐...Periodt!
NPR HAS JUSTIFIED THIS ENTIRE FRICKIN' YEAR
This was the gift I didn't even know I needed.
What the fuck are you talking about? Wu tang was amazing, but this year has seen other powerful acts such as Tech n9ne, T.I and Mac Miller
@@theonlydkdreng All these "powerful" acts you just named aren't noteworthy, they're just pop rap fads. Miller will be forgotten just like his buddy Soulja Boy forgot him.
YDB's freestyle hit me hard.
You know damn well he felt his dad's spirit and snapped
Minimal 15 yo bro it’s crazy how he Channel his pops spirit, almost scary
tht was cringe as fcuk wen he got on the table..find your old style man.fuck thts embarrassing
@ yea u sound stupid af bruh
@ I see where you coming from. I respect the fact he wants to honor his father. I would like to see him kick his own style.
Minimal 15 yes!!!!!!!!!
Thinking that GZA performed at NPR made me dream seeing the Wu perform too. Now I had it as a Christmas gift ❤🔥
25 years strong, they ain''t goin nowhere!
Odb’s son doin an amazing job. Almost like he’s still here😢
I know… it’s amazing how he just channeled his dad like that…
I find him hard to watch I think he just needs to be him and not try to be dirty
@@dwaynebeamon5105 yeah I agree.. He trying too hard
i said the same thing, it’s crazy
Yessir! ODB would be proud!
I remember when these guys were not famous at all and performed at this club in NYC I was at with my boys. Only hard core NY hip-hop heads knew about them at the time. After their performance everyone in the club was like "Who ARE these guys? They crazy, but kinda ill.". A fight eventually broke out in the club and the party was done. If I recall, rapper Akinyele was there too. NYC original home of hip-hop. The 80's and 90's in NY were special for rap music.
It was the Golden era. Best era of hip-hop if you ask me.
@@Girlforaction Yup. The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito tapes I still have help me flash back to them good ol days. But I'm not hatin' on the young cats. All music evolves. Do your thing youngins.
That's funny they been throwin wild shows so long. Someone got carried out at the show I went to before they even hit the stage
Crazy to think they were doing shows with RATM back in the day. They were really transcendent as a hip-hop act. There's some old MTV footage of them together somewhere on youtube.
Wish I were there that night...
I love how everyone knows each other's punch lines
Well they've only been performing these songs for 30 years 😁
Legends. These guys have more flows than Niagara Falls. Never forget seeing them at the o2 Academy Brixton. One of the illest concerts I ever been to.
Man, in retrospect, U-God added so much to the Clan. His flow is kind of a signature, unique flow of the crew.
Psychopathic thinker
His performance on Forever is flawless. He spit some of the hardest verses
Check his book too. Good read
His flow also aged really well
@@Olhado256 his voice just really stood out. Its not like i was checking for his verses but every time he came on, he stood out.
Wu-tang in the senior citizen home going ham lol
Onslaught lol
Onslaught put your canes in the air!
Onslaught FAM YA COMMENT IS RUTHLESS LMFAOOOOOOO THAT’S WASSUP THO THEY MAKE THE NURSING HOME LIT 🔥
Yep and they'll be still telling me to turn the music down when I'm reach lol !
Hahahaha fucking choked on my green tea
Love that all the underrated Wu-Tang dudes are here. U-God, Masta, Inspectah and Capp don't get the respect they deserve. GZA is in the same boat too sometimes. Also YDB kills it obviously.
I feel like wu is one of those groups folks can’t compare who better tho they give each other flowers cause they brothers but each member style so different that it’s hard to say who better cause each member rap like they part of a machine but still hold they own I always thought capp and U-god was dope cause u god voice alone is dope but also he got bars that sound like hydrogen bombs and then capp flow is just crispy I know he must’ve crushed mad MCs In his hay day
Cappadonna Black boy!!!
Deck is known for being arguably the best to open a track in the history of hip hop. He gets that respect. Gza is known for being one of the strongest lyricists of all time. He gets that respect. No argument on the rest. Masta was always a personal favorite of mine. Loved his off-kilter rhyme schemes, great lyrics (Gza disciple) and awesome voice.
Inspectah really has some of the most timeless verses... Triumph and CREAM are legendary.
I come back to this when I am having a rough time. Wu is for the children!
I have waited sooooo long for this
*Wu-tang 4ever*
They sacrificed lord superb, y not they're gonna be on a comeback
HELL YEAH.
Propz from 11 miles east of Beverly Hills:BoyleHeights
Deck's verse is still the hardest opener to any track, ever. Just lethal.
He lyrically performed armed robbery
True Words.
Still get hyped listening to these guys.
@@gilbertcaine9227 same brother
Nas- Verbal Intercourse
8:28 you can see even Raekwon was amazed by YDB’s bit there. Can’t stop watching this. Super legends
He has his dads body language for sure
He reached out to get a feel of energy.
I love that almost every person likes YDB, and he DOES have his fathers swagger, but he's more positive/flamboyant. Which is great, i dont want 2 exact copies
@@mackavelly what is the name of the song
he kilt it man he was in tune #100
They need to record this C.R.E.A.M. version!! Sounds more dark and oriental somehow with the instruments on top. Really really good!!!
No Method so not OG to me
The girl plucking the violin over U God at 7:30 sounding too good
Chris thanks!!!!!.....I didn’t even catch that
What’s the song at that time
@@rorymacrae8985 Y'all been warned
I'll have you know that's a Stradivarius and she was playing part of Bach's Chaconne at that point, well not really but I do like Bach.
Trying her heart out not to slit throats 😂
this should have been at least 2h long.
its crazy good
dope! was 12 years old when i discoverd the wu tang clan and enter the wu tang, and since then i was addicted to rap. big up to npr and the whole wu tang clan and offcourse: rip odb! greetings from germany
The strings putting on the perfect melody for rza at the end is evidence of the vibe wu tang creates
This has to be one of the best Tinydesk concerts they sound so good and they all floww as good as ever
Check out the Cypress Hill one. I liked that so much because of the horn section and because B-Real was telling stories in between.
Thank you for not sensoring! Love you guys!!
I always had a deep and profound respect for Wu-Tang and have always gravitated toward GZA. He's just so quiet and methodical. Not pushing himself to the front. Just watching what's going on around him and feeling the vibes. Wu-Tang forever.
♥️💯
Recently saw him live, and just learned he's also an astro-physicist 😮 the man is impressive in many ways
Liquid Swords is still one of my favorite solo albums
Ghostface is my guy, but really...I dont think there's an incorrect answer. Concerning all 9...
MY cousin is brilliant
Odb son gave me the chills. Wow he is just like his father. So awesome.
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Every one knows you use those fake soft voices to try to hypnotize people into bringing about their own destruction and want to lock everyone up in camps and fumigate us. You're a brainwashing snake charmer evil regime why don't you play some drill rap next and broadcast it to kindergartners
Get you tube $ and promote views
@@jugganautics5813 did you inhale white out and then make this post?
@@yougotmike Guess you didn't see project veritas hidden camera of pbs exec saying millions need to be in reeducation camps truth always sounds crazy to sheltered people that hide from it
@@yougotmike see what I mean? The pbs exec talks about throwing people in concentration camps on video and you think its crazy because this is the soft soothing voice waterfall sound station and you probably think gates couldn't hurt a fly because he always wears a pink sweater and think its absolutely crazy to think otherwise They got you right where tgey want you
Wu Tang clan is like a well respected Veteran coming back home! Thank you for your service to Hip-hop ** times infinity!!!!!