Legendary Weapons

Wu-Tang Clan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 28, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2011
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Entertainment One Music
• ASIN: B004XIQI1U
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,106 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2011 release from the world-famous Hip Hop collective. Wu-Tang: Legendary Weapons includes a heavy dose of Ghostface Killah (he is featured on eight of the album's 11 songs) alongside The RZA and all of the other core Wu-Tang group members. Dark, raw tracks produced by The RZA together with members of the Brooklyn based band The Revelations provide a solid foundation for the crew's tales of violent New York street life and debauchery.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Wu does it again July 11, 2011

By Solty

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is a solid album by the Wu Tang (not Clan). In the same formula as the last Wu Tang album, Chamber Music, this album includes all Wu members minus GZA and Masta Killa. It has guest appearances from Wu affiliates like the raw phenom Trife Diesel, underrated Killa Sin, and long-time "unofficial" wu member Cappadonna. Other solid guest spots by Sean Price, AZ, and MOP add to the mix. If you are a fan of the last effort, then you will surely like this one too. In fact, it bangs even harder! Support witty unpredictable, gritty Hip Hop and buy this album!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Wu...Tang!...Wu...Tang!...Wu...Tang! July 18, 2011

By K-Oss

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It may not be "clan-only", but it's an official Wu-Banga. Features such as MOP match the Wu sound perfectly. Favorite off the album is Meteor Hammer, Ghost comes hard across the whole album. Beats all have the sound of a live band. Tight, old-school, dirty musty drums laced throughout. It's a just a shame these releases go highly unnoticed. Wu needs to promote more!!! Buy this album and keep the music alive.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fire!! August 11, 2011

By J Swiggz

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So many ppl these days refuse 2 just keep it real... then WU comes out the shadows straight murderin the tracks makin it hard 4 the phonies who wanna put they claws all in the so called rap game of 2day. Listened 2 this cd like 5 times through and couldnt stop bangin my head. The guest appearances were raw as always(AZ,M.O.P.,Sean Price,Bronze Nazareth and more), Ghostface ripped ery track he was on. The Black Diamonds was 1 of my favorite songs on it although kinda hard 2 choose really(Killa Sins verse won the arguement in my head). Big props 2 every1 that worked on this word up. This album is just another reason i will NEVER stop listenin 2 the WU.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars The WU always brings us something, and this is a nice little surprise. July 19, 2011

By B-Goody

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Whether its a Lost Anthology,a Chronicles,Shaolin Temple, or an affiliate album, the Wu will surprise you with a dope collection, this being the sequel to 'Chamber Music'. And this one is way doper. The production is bangin and all tracks are ex produce by RZA. With all members of the clan except for Masta Killa and GZA(who are I believe finishing up 'Loyalty Is Royalty' and 'Liquid Swords 2'. Guests are sweet like Trife Diesel who is hot on two tracks,AZ,Cappadonna,Bronze Nazareth,Killa Sin and more. From start to finish no track is skipped,and I can't say enough about the beats on these tracks. My only small trife with it is that I thought it could of sounded better with better production, although that's not a bad thing. Wu fans will love it, it'll be in my changer for awhile.

Key Tracks
-Laced Cheeba
-Diesel Fluid
-The Black Diamonds
-Legendary Weapons
-Drunk Tongue
-Meteor Hammer

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Wu Material August 23, 2011

By E-RokSteadY

Format:MP3 Music

Not a Clan album, but indeed another Wu-tang album. Moving along the same lines as the incredible "Chamber Music," "Legendary Weapons succeeds in delivering a classic album with guest spots featuring the greats of the Boom Bap Era. A must have for any Wu Fan or 90's Hip Hop; or just quality hip hop in general. Wish there had been more from The Rebel INS though. No Skits like "Chamber Music." Dope. Cop This.
-E-roksteady

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Thru ya Wu's up August 10, 2011

By GhostDog_11

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I personally love this new album, sounds abit old school Wu, abit dirty.
Favourite tracks have to be 225 rounds, legendary weapons and diesel fluid..Must buy if you are a Wu fan!!!

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Another Decent Enough Cash-In Comp July 31, 2011

By Gregory William Locke

Format:Audio CD

With the renewed interest in Raekwon following his mediocre Cuban Linx II release, the continued success of Ghostface and the movie star-like celebrity of Method Man, it's no surprise that the money-making minds behind the Wu-Tang brand push projects like Legendary Weapons into production. Less a proper Wu-Tang record than it is a reminder of the legendary crew's mere presence and aesthetic, the album belongs in the compilation category, similar to 1998's The Swarm album, as well as all the Swarm albums released since. So, no, this is not a new Wu-Tang group album, despite what the great-looking packaging implies.

For the compilation, seven of the Wu's key members show up, dropping a verse or two apiece, all seemingly half-hearted and disconnected, save for maybe Ghostface. The low points on the record, ironically, come from crew leader RZA, who seems to have lost his artistic hunger long ago. For starters, RZA offers no hand in the production duties, leaving that task to a band called The Revelations, whom specialize in organically constructed beats inspired by RZA's early production style. What really stands out, though, are the five or six verses RZA has recorded for the release, all of which sound uninspired and amateurish. Now, RZA was never a great emcee, per se; but he was, at one time, a big personality with overflowing amounts of love and energy for hip-hop music and his artistic projects. He was, as we remember, "tossin' and flossin'," and his style was awesome.

The real stars here are GZA and The Revelations. GZA because he had the sense to not be involved (same goes for Masta Killa, a far lesser emcee) and The Revelations for putting together some inspired music.... Just two years ago the Revs released another record, titled Chamber Music, with a similar format and sound to Legendary Weapons. Basically, the band played RZA-inspired music while Wu emcees (and seemingly just about any other worthwhile NYC emcee looking for work) dropped half-assed verses. What's interesting about these records is that they look and sound better than any proper Wu group album since 1997's Forever. That this group of outsiders are at one paying homage to and working with the Wu-Tang Clan seems almost pathetic, as we can only assume that the paychecks involved - not the love of music of creating - is the reason these discs exist. My question is this: why don't The Revelations get some of their own emcees and release records for The Roots crowd? I think they'd be highly successful, Wu name be damned.

With five studio albums and now 19 compilations credited to the Wu-Tang group name, we can no longer take the crew - when working as a unit at least - seriously. What was once an artistic force that defined the sound of early-to-mid 90s New York City is now nothing more than a brand, up for sale with no quality control in sight. All that said, the music The Revelations come up with is often great, and, of course, Ghostface is always interesting. RZA, once a hero, has become one of the great disappointments of his genre and generation. It seems that, in 2011, the man can't produce a worthwhile beat, let alone write/record a single solid bar. That he has the gull to plaster his name - and always in lager font size than anyone else - all over such an album only further paints him as an egotistical, clueless and greedy has-been. The Wu Era, officially, is over ... and seriously tainted with greed and ego.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wu-tang Never Left May 29, 2013

By excellent

Format:Audio CD

this album is just one more banger from the Wu. the Next album, "Wu-Block (2012) " is almost as good, and ghostfaces' "12 reasons to die (2013)" and inspectah's "Czarface (2013)" all Out of Control, not to mention "the man with the Iron Fists" soundtrack, Its promised, Wu-Tang Clan still runs the building, BUT THIS ALBUM is something special, The Revelations providing the real band background mixed with classic Kung-Fu Samples and wicked rhymes make this a 5 star album. Its well rounded too, most all contributing rappers seem to get just the right time in