GZA was sounding flabby and sick on this trying to keep the beat
GZA-The Mexican (ft Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine)
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Song bangs...it actually has a sound that could work in top 40 yet it doesnt sound like he forced it that way.
Along with working on his new album, GZA found time to release a one-off single with Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, Hanni El Khatib and Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Ruban Nielson.
Pitchfork first reported on the new hip hop collaboration. The track begins with flamenco guitars sampled from Babe Ruth’s 1972 hit of the same name, before a funk beat drops in with GZA’s first verse. His lyrics begin with a typical-seeming love letter to gangster culture, flavored with Mexican outlaw imagery, of course. By the end of the song, however, the lyrics focus on the pitfalls of such a life style:
It used to move weight
But then it became a grow up
Constrictor boa, most center lower
Who operated along the mind of his own
For mostly silver and other shining stones
A bandit political rebel, who move with the group
Because the levels flashing heavy metals
Clash with the lords, tricker than tis reactions
Hard labor, gave him multiple contractions
By the time this insightful verse comes to a close, GZA lifts the bridge section out of the original track before letting Morello and Nielson cut loose on a erupting chorus. As expected, it’s Morello’s DJ scratching imitation sound effects that are most highlighted by GZA (who produced the track), but he also finds enough space in the mix to feature the more traditionally rocking sounds, too. The track goes full-steam like this until the track abruptly ends, leaving the listener wanting more.
Though the track leaps out of your speakers, GZA has stated that he will not feature it on his long-anticipated, forthcoming albumDark Matter. His last release, 2008’s Pro Tools, received a good deal of critical acclaim and a warm reception from fans, making the seven year wait leading up to Dark Matter even harder. Still, there’s no arguing with the strength of “The Mexican” as a great standalone track.
Despite the audience anticipation, GZA has been busy lately both with solo performances and with his day-job band the Wu-Tang Clan. He’s touring with the Wu-Tang Clan this summer, who also recently released the new track “Keep Watch” midway through last year. Shortly after that, GZA played a solo show with backing group Brownout at Texas’ UTOPIAfest.
Morello has also been busy recently, paying just as much attention to his political activist endeavors as he has to his music career. As far as the later is concerned, Morello just released his band Rage Against the Machine’s live concert from Mexico City in 2001 entitled “The Battle of Mexico City,” which is available to stream for free when you sign up for Qello. Morello also just joined Eddie Vedder and Michael Stipe in writing a letter to the FCC in an effort to fight to save net neutrality.
As far as the other collaborators on the track are concerned, Ruban Nielson’s Unknown Mortal Orchesta just announced that they plan to release a new album entitled “Multi-Love” in May while embarking on a U.S. tour throughout the Spring. Hanni El Khatib just released a video for the title track of his album “Moonlight.”
Pitchfork first reported on the new hip hop collaboration. The track begins with flamenco guitars sampled from Babe Ruth’s 1972 hit of the same name, before a funk beat drops in with GZA’s first verse. His lyrics begin with a typical-seeming love letter to gangster culture, flavored with Mexican outlaw imagery, of course. By the end of the song, however, the lyrics focus on the pitfalls of such a life style:
It used to move weight
But then it became a grow up
Constrictor boa, most center lower
Who operated along the mind of his own
For mostly silver and other shining stones
A bandit political rebel, who move with the group
Because the levels flashing heavy metals
Clash with the lords, tricker than tis reactions
Hard labor, gave him multiple contractions
By the time this insightful verse comes to a close, GZA lifts the bridge section out of the original track before letting Morello and Nielson cut loose on a erupting chorus. As expected, it’s Morello’s DJ scratching imitation sound effects that are most highlighted by GZA (who produced the track), but he also finds enough space in the mix to feature the more traditionally rocking sounds, too. The track goes full-steam like this until the track abruptly ends, leaving the listener wanting more.
Though the track leaps out of your speakers, GZA has stated that he will not feature it on his long-anticipated, forthcoming albumDark Matter. His last release, 2008’s Pro Tools, received a good deal of critical acclaim and a warm reception from fans, making the seven year wait leading up to Dark Matter even harder. Still, there’s no arguing with the strength of “The Mexican” as a great standalone track.
Despite the audience anticipation, GZA has been busy lately both with solo performances and with his day-job band the Wu-Tang Clan. He’s touring with the Wu-Tang Clan this summer, who also recently released the new track “Keep Watch” midway through last year. Shortly after that, GZA played a solo show with backing group Brownout at Texas’ UTOPIAfest.
Morello has also been busy recently, paying just as much attention to his political activist endeavors as he has to his music career. As far as the later is concerned, Morello just released his band Rage Against the Machine’s live concert from Mexico City in 2001 entitled “The Battle of Mexico City,” which is available to stream for free when you sign up for Qello. Morello also just joined Eddie Vedder and Michael Stipe in writing a letter to the FCC in an effort to fight to save net neutrality.
As far as the other collaborators on the track are concerned, Ruban Nielson’s Unknown Mortal Orchesta just announced that they plan to release a new album entitled “Multi-Love” in May while embarking on a U.S. tour throughout the Spring. Hanni El Khatib just released a video for the title track of his album “Moonlight.”
Nice
Btw this is and old house/latin freestyle sample
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The Roots and breakdancers also contribute to Wu-Tang rapper's cover of 1972 b-boy hit "The Mexican"
BY DANIEL KREPS March 4, 2015
GZA and Tom Morello hit up The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Tuesday night for the live debut of their one-off collaboration "The Mexican," the Wu-Tang Clan rapper's cover of Babe Ruth's 1972 single (the British rock band, not the New York Yankee). For this rendition of the flamenco-flavored, Morricone-inspired cut, Tonight Show house band the Roots fill in for Unknown Mortal Orchestra, who appear on the studio version that was released last month.
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It's a routine performance until the three-minute mark, when the Rage Against the Machine guitarist unleashes one of his trademark, acrobatic solos while a pair of break dancers – the original "The Mexican" was interpolated by Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock" – take center stage. The track, a b-boy staple for years, has long been a hip-hop favorite, having been sampled multiple times.
After reuniting last year for their farewell album A Better Tomorrow, it's been a busy few days for the individual members of the Wu as Ghostface Killah released his collaborative Sour Soul LP with BadBadNotGood, RZA debuted a 13-minute snippet of the Clan's one-copy-only art piece Once Upon a Time in Shaolin and Raekwon appeared at Kanye West's surprise London gig to perform "C.R.E.A.M."
Meanwhile, GZA is reportedly still at work on a space-themed new album called Dark Matter, a project he's been occupied with for the past three years and that he discussed at length while chatting with scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and guest-lecturing at Harvard in 2012. "It's just a journey of the universe. Dark matter, dark energy," the rapper told Rolling Stone at the time. "It's just a beautiful story – planets, black holes, comets."
The Roots and breakdancers also contribute to Wu-Tang rapper's cover of 1972 b-boy hit "The Mexican"
BY DANIEL KREPS March 4, 2015
GZA and Tom Morello hit up The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Tuesday night for the live debut of their one-off collaboration "The Mexican," the Wu-Tang Clan rapper's cover of Babe Ruth's 1972 single (the British rock band, not the New York Yankee). For this rendition of the flamenco-flavored, Morricone-inspired cut, Tonight Show house band the Roots fill in for Unknown Mortal Orchestra, who appear on the studio version that was released last month.
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It's a routine performance until the three-minute mark, when the Rage Against the Machine guitarist unleashes one of his trademark, acrobatic solos while a pair of break dancers – the original "The Mexican" was interpolated by Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock" – take center stage. The track, a b-boy staple for years, has long been a hip-hop favorite, having been sampled multiple times.
After reuniting last year for their farewell album A Better Tomorrow, it's been a busy few days for the individual members of the Wu as Ghostface Killah released his collaborative Sour Soul LP with BadBadNotGood, RZA debuted a 13-minute snippet of the Clan's one-copy-only art piece Once Upon a Time in Shaolin and Raekwon appeared at Kanye West's surprise London gig to perform "C.R.E.A.M."
Meanwhile, GZA is reportedly still at work on a space-themed new album called Dark Matter, a project he's been occupied with for the past three years and that he discussed at length while chatting with scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and guest-lecturing at Harvard in 2012. "It's just a journey of the universe. Dark matter, dark energy," the rapper told Rolling Stone at the time. "It's just a beautiful story – planets, black holes, comets."