Ajax McJones
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georgia boi;946868 said:Again, the Wu were about as original as NWA. The most unique thing about Wu was that it was 9 emcees with different styles in one group. Their subject matter and content was no different from Ra, G. Rap or Slick Rick. ODB was the only member of the group that was really an original. There really was no father to his style. Wu Tang having more classic material than NWA is arguable especially if you count solos.
Wu Tang definitely did not influence more artists than NWA. That's definitely laughable especially when you have artists like Scarface and the Geto Boys, T.I., the whole No Limit movement, OutKast and several other artists that have cited the group as an influence. Most of the West Coast artists that blew up were affiliated w/ NWA in some form or fashion like Warren G, Nate Dogg, Snoop, The Game, The D.O.C. etc.
If you want to talk revolutionary, let's talk about how NWA's name bearing what is thought of as the most derogatory word in the English language. They had an album with the word spelled backwords on it. That's huge especially at the time that they debuted. The U.S. government wanted their music banned. All of the business moves that you are crediting the Wu with are things that they pioneered. The only thing revolutionary were the solo deals that each member had w/ different labels. Even still, you had NWA revolutionizing the independent game. When you look at the labels and legacies that came out of NWA, this shouldn't even be arguable.
East Coast>>>>West Coast
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