its good but you got ghost and rae on it. its already got the formula to be the science. plus shorty blowing on the hook classic 90s shit salute all real hiphop peeps...... "been a long time, since wutang had a chance to shine" im ghost ✌
This is One of the greatest songs ever written ... not just in rap but in music history . Its lyrically & sonically perfection. Raekwon, ghost and Masta killah. Wu
Late, great Prodigy wrote in his book that Rae gave him a demo tape of cuban linx before it dropped. When P hears "glaciers of ice", he speeded up his saab (the one from the "shook ones pt. 2" video) that much, that he crashed it by flipping. Great, timeless track!
In one of the lost founds lessons it asks what makes rain, hell, snow and earthquakes? The answer is man. So to Masta Killa it's mind over matter and his thoughts of anger are enough to cause an earthquake because his mind is purified with the knowledge of self which means that everything externally is taking place internally or the universe is one and the same as your inner verse. Wu-Tang was experimenting with high explosives back then!
Raekwon is one of the best lyricists of all time and he simply doesn't get the credit he deserves. Man he has a catalog of bangers and LPs that are masterful. Him and Ghost are just elite at their craft.
Everyone don’t get their credit for their lyrics real sh**!!! It’s been a long time !!! Since why -tang had a chance this time !!! Respect oldies !! Blue raspberry good too 😮
That n all is a mystery. Both blue raspberry n tekitha seem ti dave petch perfect memory as theircvoecebmatches slight changes in pitch. But im guessing she bith have to be feeling the beat n be a fan as well as aa member but hearing hiw they edit orsampled her voice here ir time sdretched et. . However in the wu twng video gqme she harmornises to perfection. It gives u giosebumps on hearing as thats what i wld descibe as god octaves. Tekitha mrtches this in deadly venoms track ready
No....that is the GZA on verse 2....I phucked up and forgot too....I thought it waa Rebel I.N.S. myself....shame on me....I was 21 in 1996 and definitely bangin every thing Wu....still do.....I was saying in another comment how futuristic dope his verse alone was....
During this time out in California,got the Wu Wear on the military 🪖🎖️ base out there,was ballin, Wu era 1995-1998(Sunz of Man, Timbo King, WU TANG Forever recording sessions Ameraycan Studio 🎙️....1997
dappa dan d- *SPOKE TO HER, SHE SAYS YOUR FULL OF SHIT & YOUR RAP CARRER NEVER TOOK OFF, SHE JUST WANTS U OUT DA HOUSE ALRDY YOUR 32 REMINISCING ON HER LAPTOP...*
These young boys don't even know about the era though. Helly Hanson's , Fatigues, Champion sweats, man o man what a beautiful time for Hip Hop in The Mecca of Hip Hop!!!! Damn Sun, we can't go back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One was from Stapleton while the other was from Park Hill (A.K.A. Killa Hill), I guess both projects was beefing at that time, I watched the Wu Tang Saga, that shit is deep
@@Dee_Nice89 that shows my shit . The show is deep. I couldn't believe that ghost and raekwon wanted to kill each other back in the day and raekwon tried to kill ghostface then they make a group and put out classic albums together . That shits crazy .
I just listened to OB4CL again for like the 1000th time this past week. It's still GOAT. I don't care how old I get, and how much I move away from the violent rap, it's still my favorite album of all time.
Once I start that 90s Hip-Hop videos binge. I'm stuck in that zone for HOURS. Just going back rediscovering shit. I love it. Like Nas said. For my niggaz stuck in the 90s!
This is the New York City that was admired, mythologized, talked about, beloved and to a certain extent, feared. Not fear like people would cower when hearing about NYC street culture, but a fear in terms of actually feeling the treachery and hectic life in these songs and just saying “wtf 😮”We lost that. Smh
"My seeds grow with his seeds, marry his seeds, that's how we keep Wu-Tang money all up in the family"! I lived by these lines since 95' when this dropped.
This Era, WU was everything to me as a kid, the hardest dudes on planet earth, top of line. If I heard songs that didnt atleast sound similar to wutang, I couldn't F with it, it wasnt hardcore and real enough for me. Ps: You gotta see "motherless child" after this video lol or "cold world".
Is this the greatest track ever? I swear it might be still gives me chills all these years later,first time I heard it I was like WTF?🤔😳and then Blue Raspberry comes in!!!OMG FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯
Best verse...that verse is so unexplainable.....left Continents dented...poison vintage wine rhymez I invented.....what tha phuck😎😎😎....that verse alone wasn't even designed for tha 90z comprehension.....that sh#t was already in the year 2050....
Exactly. It was either Wu, west coast rap or Biggie. Everyone else was just trying their best. Not a lot of east coast rappers survived. Wu Tang was taking over everything, only Bad Boy was on they're level. Boot camp clik, Lost Boyz, Mobb Deep xyz they was all doing the best they could. Wu was a force even Mase got the beats from Wu niggas.
Kick and snare the same in both tracks too. Weird how that takes absolutely nothing away from either track even tho they're on the same album. Rza was on some other shit.
"Your style is too local to $ck with this!" Damn that line kills 95% of rappers And "offensive antagonist, no assistance, move emotionless" woooohh this dude is really a Master Killer!
What gets me every time is when Rae adjust his hat before he started his verse …. Shit made me go out and purchase that hat …. And the Reebok sneakers he was wearing….I was 15 years old at the time ……
RZA on point. Ghost and Rae as well. “My seeds grow with his seeds, marry his seeds. That’s how we keep Wu tang money all up in the family” Don’t get more real of a fam then that.
Folks today have no idea what they missed. Love growing up in the 80s-90s and actually seeing this video debut on Rap City then going out and buying the purple tape... Was nothing like it
"....heavy convoys, my crew keeps pretty boys paranoid. Blow like a steroid, pat down Dan Akroyd." That man antonio starks be standin on bidness in the booth
My 16 month old old daughter is hearing this for her first time right now and she definitely approves. She's boppin her head, pumpin her fist and stompinher feet to the beat. Even though I been bumpin this since it first came out I'd never seen the video before today. So dope to see it for my first time and while watching my lil girl get on up to it...
Who else here in 2024 this is hip hop
No doubt
✨✨✨✨✨
This my SHIIII
Forever 👊🏽
Yup
As soon as rae fixed his hat...it was over!! Wuuuuuuu!!
One of the greatest tracks EVER
Masta Killa came in soo calm, but so deadly like an assassin.
Literally
He was DEFINITELY on some stealth ninja business 🔥🔥
Some would say like he was a master killer
"Proceed with caution as you enter the Symphony,
Degrees of punishment increase intensely"
This is arguably RZA's best beat, which is saying a lot considering his resume
Claude White 🤔🤔🤔 Cold World off Liquid Swords???
rza made a lot of legendary beats,u can't name a one
This is a great beat..but its not even the best beat on the purple tape.
its good but you got ghost and rae on it. its already got the formula to be the science. plus shorty blowing on the hook classic 90s shit salute all real hiphop peeps...... "been a long time, since wutang had a chance to shine" im ghost ✌
Claude White arguably.. but then u have Criminology neck & neck as far as the purple tape goes
One of the best beats of all time
Yeah its hard as FUCK. Lol
Zelda vibe
Naht even close.
Sause Gone
True Indeed!!!
This is One of the greatest songs ever written ... not just in rap but in music history . Its lyrically & sonically perfection. Raekwon, ghost and Masta killah. Wu
could NOT agree more!! been my fave track for 20 yrs now!!
Don't forget Rza! He assassinated the boards on the purple tape. This is katana blade sharp!
#facts
Agreed
2022
2024...Ahead of its time. Almost 30years after this was released and it's still unmatched. Genius production 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
1995….ODB, Raekwon, Mobb Deep, GZA, Group Home albums were 🔥….and Biggie was ruling the radio that spring and summer of 1995
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
The Lost Boyz too
1995 should be labeled: THE YEAR OF FIRE 🔥🔥🔥
Onyx - All we got iz us and Naughty By Nature - Poverty's Paradise. 2 of my fav cassettes from 95'
One
*Ghost and Rae hands down the best hip hop duo ever*
EVER
🙌🏼 👇🏼
That's a tough list bro...Red and Meth too
Them , EPMD and Outcast
@@GoldenJaguar-xy3gn Don't forget Smiff n Wessun! Seeing them this September!
People slept on Masta Killa, he was lethal with words.
Rad Dreamer : Set people did, but if you’re a real Wu head you done know Masta Killa is dope AF 🔥🔥
He always had those fire verses 🔥
Yes he is, very methodical, cerebral, and deliberate with his words and delivery.
masta killa killed this track my nigga
"mastah killah" says it all about his mic skills!!!
Late, great Prodigy wrote in his book that Rae gave him a demo tape of cuban linx before it dropped.
When P hears "glaciers of ice", he speeded up his saab (the one from the "shook ones pt. 2" video) that much, that he crashed it by flipping.
Great, timeless track!
no lie was gonna say 2
@@soultribej qqqqw3Ww?
Yup… real talk 💯 R.I.P. Bandana P ✊🏾
I listen to this song everyday and I will continue to do it. Rza's beats are sick. Respect from Italy
They hardly credit him either music has changed over the years some for the better some not so much be safe be blessed
Right
You don't hear this type of music, you listen to it!
Amazing
ghostface's verse is pure 90s perfection
"Violent temperament leaves continents dented" - Masta Killa.
That imagery is crazy.
@@rogerklotz7737 STFU PUNK BITCH!
I tell people MASTA KILLA studied in GZA class of science
Whirlwind kicks and hits from every angle.
In one of the lost founds lessons it asks what makes rain, hell, snow and earthquakes? The answer is man. So to Masta Killa it's mind over matter and his thoughts of anger are enough to cause an earthquake because his mind is purified with the knowledge of self which means that everything externally is taking place internally or the universe is one and the same as your inner verse. Wu-Tang was experimenting with high explosives back then!
@Bloop Mastakilla was the Genius' apprentice
2:12 - one of the greatest verses of all time!!
Glaciers Of Ice and Ice Cream got me through the summer of ‘94!
FACTZ
True
Me too it was top of my rotation
I think that this song is and was made in america in 94.
Too bad it Dropped in summer of 95.👌
Raekwon is one of the best lyricists of all time and he simply doesn't get the credit he deserves. Man he has a catalog of bangers and LPs that are masterful. Him and Ghost are just elite at their craft.
If Nas was the Escobar of rap,Rae was the Meyer Lansky.
@@orlandovazquez9662 facts
@@orlandovazquez9662 And ghost was lucky Luciano.
Everyone don’t get their credit for their lyrics real sh**!!! It’s been a long time !!! Since why -tang had a chance this time !!! Respect oldies !! Blue raspberry good too 😮
Masta Killa & Ghostface Killah killed it in "The Mystery Of Chessboxin." 🗡⚔
The best era in life period!! In my mid 40s now and still get goosebumps.
The lady wailing at the top lungs still gives me goosebumps to this day.Blue Rhasberry took track to another level
That n all is a mystery. Both blue raspberry n tekitha seem ti dave petch perfect memory as theircvoecebmatches slight changes in pitch. But im guessing she bith have to be feeling the beat n be a fan as well as aa member but hearing hiw they edit orsampled her voice here ir time sdretched et. . However in the wu twng video gqme she harmornises to perfection. It gives u giosebumps on hearing as thats what i wld descibe as god octaves. Tekitha mrtches this in deadly venoms track ready
Gives you goosebumps 😂 I done heard it all
peace god
It’s the way it’s kind of key but it gives it feeling at the same time
@@nWo7178 Lmao you laugh but that is what brings me back to this track every time. you can tell she puttin everything in that join.
Raekwons style / voice / flow is so raw. Sick af
Her vocals still give me chills!!!...this shit to cold!!!
I thought my head was gonna explode hearing them vocals thru my Bass headphones back then 🤣
Blue Raspberry 🔥🔥
Raekwon and Ghost like Spaghetti And Meatballs 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I was so lucky to experience this in 95 when i was 15 because each Wu word/lyrics grow with you in time. 👐🏾
You can't catch everything unless you know 5% mathematics slang they speak code like Sun,moon and stars,old earth etc. Godbody stuff like that
I guess we’re around the same age. I remember running the purple tape at the same time mortal kombat 3 ultimate came out on the sega genesis
Same! 1980
💯
“ Stand on the block, Reebok, gun cocked Avalanche rock, get paid off mass murderous services “ 🔥🔥🔥
Darts!🎯🗿
Poisonous Darts!
Rae kills anything moving
Stand on the block,Bee Bop,gun cock....
Chef break em! Watch the ambulance take em,po nine made em, drop grenade and take em!
If you 20 and younger and know these,salutes!
Masta Killa like the old head who dont say much...but when he open his mouth you BETTER listen.
Quincy Hyde my girl told me that’s how her adored grandfather was and I remind her of him. I live that crazy bitch
me and cousin alwayz said He wuz da BEST
He got the rawest verse on this song
Say that
@@outfishu4863 mystery of chess boxing wu tang first album was the first verse he wrote
Goddamn this beat and the way they murdered it lyrically! Love it.
I no cuz. Im a Class of 96 and this shit still bang for 20/20
@@dreday3987 real T fam, plus I can't just watch one vid,
now I wanna go thru the whole only Built 4 Cuban lynx album 🎤
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx definitely a top 5 album !
I remeber coping this back in 94..this album became a classic and I dont think no one saw it coming...except for the wu killa beez
I no right
Mr Influential : Not even debatable 🔥🔥
My favorite hip hop album ever!!
masta killah one of my fav all time verses
I tell u..u can tell MASTA KILLA studied under GZA...
@@damelyons9932 : Yessir 🔥🔥
One of their sickest beats ever!!!
Master Killa destroyed it on the second verse!!
Goes hard
You have to check out their Tiny Desk set from a few weeks ago. Second track. Do yourself a favor and listen to the whole thing.
Masta Killah was on some ol' SPACE/TIME" Sh*t!
No....that is the GZA on verse 2....I phucked up and forgot too....I thought it waa Rebel I.N.S. myself....shame on me....I was 21 in 1996 and definitely bangin every thing Wu....still do.....I was saying in another comment how futuristic dope his verse alone was....
@@donquan09 damn you need to check your ears or just look up the the album features for for the track. It's the Masta
This song is so unique
During this time out in California,got the Wu Wear on the military 🪖🎖️ base out there,was ballin, Wu era 1995-1998(Sunz of Man, Timbo King, WU TANG Forever recording sessions Ameraycan Studio 🎙️....1997
These dudes were and are on another level . Glad chef and ghost came together
One of the greatest hip hop songs
this raised me i was 8 in 1995 bumping this everyday no lie ask my momz
son I was 9 when this was bangin'...I've had it on repeat sometimes...
dappa dan d- *SPOKE TO HER, SHE SAYS YOUR FULL OF SHIT & YOUR RAP CARRER NEVER TOOK OFF, SHE JUST WANTS U OUT DA HOUSE ALRDY YOUR 32 REMINISCING ON HER LAPTOP...*
dappa dan d Wu Tang is for the children!
These young boys don't even know about the era though. Helly Hanson's , Fatigues, Champion sweats, man o man what a beautiful time for Hip Hop in The Mecca of Hip Hop!!!! Damn Sun, we can't go back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Still cant believe Rae and GFK wanted to kill each other back in the days. Rza is a great human..
One was from Stapleton while the other was from Park Hill (A.K.A. Killa Hill), I guess both projects was beefing at that time, I watched the Wu Tang Saga, that shit is deep
Dee Nice fax
And it’s crazy they became a powerful 2 man combination within not only the WU but Hip Hop in general.
True talk I hope season 2 drop real soon
@@Dee_Nice89 that shows my shit . The show is deep. I couldn't believe that ghost and raekwon wanted to kill each other back in the day and raekwon tried to kill ghostface then they make a group and put out classic albums together . That shits crazy .
I just listened to OB4CL again for like the 1000th time this past week. It's still GOAT. I don't care how old I get, and how much I move away from the violent rap, it's still my favorite album of all time.
Possibly the sickest beat ever in hiphop
True
Beat is from tetris video game
I remember being so excited to buy this album from Raekwon.
Once I start that 90s Hip-Hop videos binge. I'm stuck in that zone for HOURS. Just going back rediscovering shit. I love it. Like Nas said. For my niggaz stuck in the 90s!
One of the hottest songs ever made in history!
"We be buyin lion heads and Clarks" lol- Ghostface
This shit brings tears to my eyes! God level bars by all involved and the beat my goodness!!!!
The whole album has some of the most creatively / innovative beats ever. RZA = God of Hip Hop Production :)
Greatest produced Hip-Hop album ever. Damn near every beat was Magic 🪄
@@lovememoremeticulous4378 100%
The Original Man!!! Possess the power to Hold Gs Guns & Grams!!!! Bruh music don't teach how to live life like this era...
Wu Tang is for the children
This is the New York City that was admired, mythologized, talked about, beloved and to a certain extent, feared. Not fear like people would cower when hearing about NYC street culture, but a fear in terms of actually feeling the treachery and hectic life in these songs and just saying “wtf 😮”We lost that. Smh
"My seeds grow with his seeds, marry his seeds, that's how we keep Wu-Tang money all up in the family"! I lived by these lines since 95' when this dropped.
Jay Z too
@@oc_george Nobody was thinking about Jay in 95. Reasonable Doubt got overshadowed once It Was Written dropped
@@354allday Jay Z referenced the line in 444
Beats are absolutely sick
This Era, WU was everything to me as a kid, the hardest dudes on planet earth, top of line. If I heard songs that didnt atleast sound similar to wutang, I couldn't F with it, it wasnt hardcore and real enough for me.
Ps: You gotta see "motherless child" after this video lol or "cold world".
Shiit, Hardcore hip hop is all I bang to this day son !!! Only real live hip hop shit 4 ever, my Man Peace !!
I remember getting da purple 💜 tape at tower records at midnight!!¡!!1200am
Build Like A Steriod, Pat Down Dan Akroyd, MY SEEDS, Roll With His Seeds, Marry His Seeds
...thats how we keep Wu-Tang money all up in the family!!
Is this the greatest track ever? I swear it might be still gives me chills all these years later,first time I heard it I was like WTF?🤔😳and then Blue Raspberry comes in!!!OMG FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯
My favorite beat of all time
Seizure warning! 😂
" Proceed with caution as you enter the symphony:..........
Degrees and punishments increase intensity syndromes was caused by the deadly drums but the battle was won by swords being swung!!!!!
Best verse...that verse is so unexplainable.....left Continents dented...poison vintage wine rhymez I invented.....what tha phuck😎😎😎....that verse alone wasn't even designed for tha 90z comprehension.....that sh#t was already in the year 2050....
@@donquan09 to think that's the third rhyme he had ever written in life lol....crazy
@@donquan09 There was the GZA School of Lyrical Swordsmanship and Masta Killa was the valedictorian.
I HEARD THIS ALBUM FOR MY 20TH BIRTHDAY. SOMEONE SHOWED IT TO ME.
NOT REGRETTING IT. GLAD I MET HIM.
That beat 💯🔥🔥🎧 RZA a beast
One of the many bangers off of the Classic only built 4 cuban linx album!!!!
Masta Killa is the straight shot in this song.
The Wu set the stage for so much more...if you aint from the 90's u won't understand
Daniel Sellers i wish i was lmaooo just seems epic
Supreme 12860 well said
@@octm1 how is that "well said"?
The 90s.....
Exactly. It was either Wu, west coast rap or Biggie. Everyone else was just trying their best. Not a lot of east coast rappers survived. Wu Tang was taking over everything, only Bad Boy was on they're level. Boot camp clik, Lost Boyz, Mobb Deep xyz they was all doing the best they could. Wu was a force even Mase got the beats from Wu niggas.
Rae is such an incredible writer… ✍️ Dude is brilliant.
Lord I blasted this every morning before school, I woke my whole building up.
Timeless. I love this song.
Glaciers of Ice is an anthem for true hip hop headz!! Love this beat 👍
Glaciers of Ice and Guillotine two of the hardest beats in hip hop history!
Kick and snare the same in both tracks too. Weird how that takes absolutely nothing away from either track even tho they're on the same album. Rza was on some other shit.
Possibly the best produced album ever "only built for Cuban linx"
Rza the goat 🔥🔥🔥
Masta killla owned that joint
True
@Prolific Steez you sound so dumb who are you anyway
💯
He DEFINITELY had the best verse 🔥
"Rap meyer lansky, crash ya fantasy" Rae was always obsessed with old school Jewish and Italian gangsters.
Poison vintage wine rhymes I invented. MK is deadly.
REAL HIP HOP! ! RZA is a GENIUS!
That beat crazy 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This here boyz and girls is what's known as Grade-A Hip Hop. Pure as snow!
GLACIERS OF ICE IS MY ADRENALINE
Agreed...
Still gets my adrenaline pumping 🔥
This joint is timeless
The flow & lyrical chemistry between these two is INCREDIBLE! RZA is a fkng genius to put them together. Always a lyrical slaughter PERIOD!
Greatest track off this album..the purple tape..sept 95...19 yr old kid..memories
Same here
I love my era, generation, bro, sis! 80's baby, 90's raised me, facts!💪🍻💯
Fun fact….I used to keep Wu tang albums separate from my hip hop collection
Never thought of this angle but Facts
" to all my house bitches, Starkes a be home soon" 😂😂🔥🔥
"Your style is too local to $ck with this!"
Damn that line kills 95% of rappers
And "offensive antagonist, no assistance, move emotionless" woooohh this dude is really a Master Killer!
Darts!🎯🗿
"Mysterious swiftness"....real ninja shit. The illest out the Clan💯
Masta Killa, criminally underrated! The dumb are mostly intrigued by the drum!
What gets me every time is when Rae adjust his hat before he started his verse …. Shit made me go out and purchase that hat …. And the Reebok sneakers he was wearing….I was 15 years old at the time ……
Damn versuz came thru with some nostalgia... My son probably would never hear this.
Rae energy and flow is second to none!
RZA on point.
Ghost and Rae as well. “My seeds grow with his seeds, marry his seeds. That’s how we keep Wu tang money all up in the family”
Don’t get more real of a fam then that.
"your style is too local to fuck with this " god what a line
I hope everyone that loves this beat also heard this great album 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🔥👑🗽
A facebook video brought me here tonight!!😎😎😎 wassup y’all
Straight up classic right here brings back so many memories.
And I'm a down south cat that loves New York hiphop.
The Purple Tape August 95'🔥🔥
2020 and still one of the freshest beats around 🔥🔥🔥💯
I remember the first time hearing this. Mind blown.
One of the greatest beats, one of Masta Killahs best verses. This is not up for debate.
One of the Coldest Duo joint..
Then came GZA. Masta Killa Leadoff man, Unreal Sounds..
Classsic.. beat so nasty and all MCs did they thing, esp Ghost tho.
You don’t think ghost went hard?
Folks today have no idea what they missed. Love growing up in the 80s-90s and actually seeing this video debut on Rap City then going out and buying the purple tape... Was nothing like it
Every second of this song bring something amazing ...again and again
"....heavy convoys, my crew keeps pretty boys paranoid. Blow like a steroid, pat down Dan Akroyd." That man antonio starks be standin on bidness in the booth
When Rakim heard this new hip hop he loved it. He knew we were going forward with crazy lyrics. It seems like now sick flow it going backwards
My 16 month old old daughter is hearing this for her first time right now and she definitely approves. She's boppin her head, pumpin her fist and stompinher feet to the beat. Even though I been bumpin this since it first came out I'd never seen the video before today. So dope to see it for my first time and while watching my lil girl get on up to it...
Until then my 10 man team be safe, chill on the whips for 7 months we can all be laced! 💪🏿🎤🔥
This gotta be my favorite wu track