His Highness Sasha Frere-Jones, music critic for the most-esteemed New Yorker, has let slip the original draft of his review of Wu-Tang Clan’s The Wu in 2000. It is in its natural environment, an email to his editor, and is prefaced by the following:
Jon:
Here is the 12-inch mix. I have the razor blade out right now. Sorry I didn’t file earlier. I was up until 2 AM building a voodoo doll and dousing it with gasoline.
His unabridged thoughts on Wu-Tang post-36 Chambers is a definitive take on the old-school versus the Wu-school, and sorry, but you can’t help but think of Odd Future.
The Wu share few imperatives with hip-hop’s old-school program (provide funk, talk charming shit in unison, discuss pants) or it’s new school business plan (provide robotic semi-funk, talk ugly philosophy, discuss dentistry).
I don’t think SFJ can help but think of the Wolf Gang either — here are two tweets he sent out last night with some intriguing comparisons: “If Tyler had one beat as good as anything on ‘Black Up,’ [by Shabazz Palaces] there’d be a future to argue about. OF = Crustified Dibbs via Atmosphere.” and “Recordings aside, few are as compelling on stage as Tyler. This gen’s HR. But what do kids think of Bad Brains recordings? Often, not much.”
Here’s his original review of The W, and as a bonus, here’s the edited version that appeared in Spin in February 2001.
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