GZA

Released: November 7, 1995

Featuring: Method Man

Songwriter: RZA Method Man GZA

Producer: RZA

[Intro: Method Man]
Special technique- fuck that
Spe- Special technique of shadowboxin'
Goddamn, the GZA, Goddamn
The GZA, Goddamn, pledge allegiance to the Hip-Hop
Method, Goddamn, I pledge allegiance to the Hip-Hop
Maximillion, Maximillion
Johnny Blaze
I pledge allegiance to the Hip-Hop
Johnny Blaze
Maximillion, Maximillion

[Verse 1: Method Man]
I breaks it down to the bone gristle
Ill speakin' scud missile heat-seekin'
Johnny Blazin', nightmares like Wes Craven
Niggas gunnin', my third eye seen it comin' before it happen
You know about them fuckin' Staten kids, they smashin'
Everythin', huh, in any shape form or fashion
Now everybody talkin' 'bout they blastin', hmmm
Is you bustin' steel or is you flashin'? Hmmm
Talkin' out yo' asshooole
You should have learnt about the flow and peasy Afro
Ticallion stallion, chinky-eye and snot-nosed
From my naps to the bunion on my big toe
I keeps it movin', know just what the fuck I'm doin'
Rap insomniac, fiend to catch a nigga snoozin'
Slip the cardiac arrest me, exorcist hip-hop possess me
Crunch a nigga like a Nestle, you know my STEEZ
Burnin' to the third degree, sneaky ass alley cat top pedigree
The head toucher, industry party bum rusher
You don’t like it? Dick up in you, fuck ya!

[Interlude: Method Man]
Allow me to demonstrate the skill of Shaolin
That's right, you corny-ass rap motherfuckers
The special technique of shadowboxing
Better go back and check your fucking stacks
Shadowboxing, cause your naps ain't nappy enough
And your beats ain't rugged enough, bitch

[Verse 2: GZA]
Yo, I slayed MCs back in the rec room era
My style broke motherfuckin' backs like Ken Patera
Most rap niggas came loud but unheard
Once I pulled out, round 'em off to the nearest third
Check these non-visual niggas, with tapes and a portrait
Flood the seminar tryin' to orbit this corporate
Industry, but what them niggas can't see
Must break through like the Wu, unexpectedly
Protect Ya Neck, my sword still remains imperial
Before I blast the mic, RZA scratch off the serial
We reign all year 'round from June to June
While niggas bite immediately, if not soon
Set the lynchin', inform the execution date
As this 2000 beyond slang suffocate
Amplify sample through vacuum tubes compressions
Cause RZA to charge niggas twenty Gs a session

[Verse 3: Method Man]
When my mind start to clickin'
And the strategy is mastered, the plot thicken
This be that Wu shit
I don't give a cotton-pickin' fuck
About a brother tryna size a nigga up, I hold my own
Hard-hat protect the dome
Look at, mama, baby boy actin' like he grown
No time for sleep, I gets deep as a baritone
Killa Bee that be holdin' down his honeycomb, loungin', son
Wu brother number one
Protect your neck, flyin' guillotines, here they come
Bloody bastards, hard times and killer tactics
Spittin' words plus semi-automatic slurs, peep the graphic
Novel from the genie bottle
Hit the clutch, shift the gear now, full throttle
Time to bungee to the next episode, I keeps it grungy
Hand on my nut sack and spittin' lunghies
At a wack nigga dat don't understand the fact
When it come to RZA tracks, I don't know how to act
Real rap from the Stat', Killa Hill Projects how to be exact
Break it down: All In Together Now
Things are gettin' good, lookin' better now
... And some other shit

[Outro]
Allow me to demonstrate the skill of Shaolin
Sha-shadowboxin', the special technique of shadowboxin'
Shadowboxin'

The oldest member and co-founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, Gary “GZA” Grice was the only member of what became the Wu-Tang Clan to release an album before the group’s 1993 release Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), with his 1991 album Words From the Genius.

GZA’s 1995 solo album Liquid Swords is widely regarded as a hip-hop masterpiece.

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