(I took this pic at the concert. It's bugged how it came out right?! The WU "w" has sure changed since '93)
OUTTA THE BLUE YA FAMILY'S FROM SHAOLIN!" Well, I went to the Wu-tang concert here in NYC on Saturday night at the Hammerstein Ballroom and lemme tell ya Shaolin DEFINITELY was NOT in the building. It was bugged really. I mean as an artist myself I make music for everyone to enjoy but I definitely am speaking directly to and from the point of view of the Black community so I like to see the Black community in my audience. When I do it's comforting and let's me know they hear me and connect. And it is of the utmost importance that we connect (This is not to say that I don't connect with audiences of all race, gender, and ethnicities but erryone luvs their people!)
Well, after seeing the audience at this Wu show it's safe to say the Black community in NY no longer "connects" with the Wu. Maybe folks just don't find them entertaining anymore. Maybe they've grown out of classics like, "Liquid Swords (I LOVE the GZA)," "M-E-T-H-O-D Man (and might I add that Meff is still an FBM to the fullest!)," "Protect ya Neck," "Ice Cream," and "Triumph." I know a lot of folks say they no longer feel linked with today's hip hop but we're not even showing love to the classics anymore? Not even to the legends!? Many in the hip hop and Black communities stay complaining about "the commodification of the music," about the "mainstream sell outs," etc., but ain't buyin albums or going to shows!
Raekwon had some good things to say on the topic at the show, too bad the folks who NEED to hear it weren't even there:
(It's bugged how he's sayin, "Ya'll niggas" but there were only bout 20 Black folk that were in that piece.)
