New Wu

Made 'em throw they hands up, but then lay flat
Rat pack eat up, the average alley cat
Prepare for the impact when we contact
Known to drop backs that crack your hard hat...

For just a minute now these mean blog streets have been buzzing a bit about the new Wu-Tang track, “Watch Your Mouth.” For whatever reason, the SG Summer hadn’t really had a chance to peep the entire track or give it our undivided attention. Finally, yesterday I heard it in the rig on full blast on Sirius Radio. In a word: niiiiiiiiiiiice. I nearly pulled over my car and started hyperventilating (luckily, given the drunks friends I associate with, there are plenty of empty brown bags in my rig.) This track has it all from a stringy, nearly intoxicating, hard core beat and the entire Clan spitting eight strong verses. As with past Wu offerings, you won’t need a translator to figure some bars, including some great punchlines (Ghost: We like George Foreman out in the streets, we grillin' 'em, GZA: Put my Clan in Da Front, reunite 'em, Make 'em all R.S.V.P., if they want it, we don't invite 'em.)

Produced by DJ Scratch, it is a bit reminiscent of the early Wu, but almost set for the 2007 rap game, so heavy, almost serving as a big “fuck you” to the genre. With their new album, 8 Diagrams, coming out in a month and change, this track gives us hope for a true Wu renaissance.
(Note: the very next track on Sirius was “Pop, Lock, and Drop It” That’s almost like seeing Halle Berry’s tatas and then turning the channel and seeing Louise Jefferson in the nude. )

CHECK IT: Wu Tang Clan "Watch Your Mouth"