![]() ![]() Grice actually succeeded in making his original name MORE apt by impressing fellow artists and hip-hop fans alike with the depth and cleverness of his rhymes. In his metamorphosis from Genius to GZA, Mr. Geffen Records wisely chose to ink GZA for his solo album, after his stellar lyricism on “36 Chambers” had created a buzz for him in the industry that he never got as the Genius. ![]() Solo albums from Clan members started to come on various labels, thanks to the unprecedented deal the group inked basically allowing their membership to freelance anywhere they wanted. This was only the first surprise that this new Clan had in store for us. Wu-Tang Clan’s “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” was the result – an all-star team of New York MC’s they assembled who were hungry to rip mics and shock the world with their dopeness. ![]() Early in the 1990’s many people misinterpreted the loquacious lyricist as just another lascivious lounge lizard a pseudo-Father MC or second rate James Todd Smith trying to pitch woo to ladies with songs like “Come Do Me.” They couldn’t have been further from the truth, but the aptly titled “Words From the Genius” only hinted at his true potential due to a spartan amount of quality beats to rip and his relative newcomer status in rap.Īfter linking up with the former Prince Rakeem and changing their names to GZA and RZA respectively, these two industry spurned MC’s traded in pop hooks and GQ looks for the hardcore shit they wanted to do all along – and THANK GOD THEY DID. Gary Grice is an enigma to the hip-hop world. ![]()
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