Comments on: The Old Testament: Inspectah Deck-Uncontrolled Substance

By: M.Dot.

M.Dot. — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:55:00 +0000

1. Wicked Awesome is hot.
2. INS is 4th best.
3. RZA and the dude from Knocked UP are in Complex mag this month. Delish.

By: RJB is Zee Arrah

RJB is Zee Arrah — Sat, 19 May 2007 16:35:00 +0000

“REC Room” was one of the best Wu solo joints–I remember buying the single on vinyl and I wasn’t even a DJ. I think Deck, Masta Killa and GZA should do an album together or work more closely on projects like Ghost, Rae and Cappadonna did.

All 3 of those clansmen are intricate, solid and need other cats to work off of for best results. “Uncontrolled Substance” was aight, but his 2nd album “The Movement” or whatever the hell it was was HOT GARBAGE! I’d rather listen to U-God’s album.

With all of that said, Deck is still the most consistent spitter of 16′s in the entire Clan.

By: douglas martin

douglas martin — Sat, 19 May 2007 05:53:00 +0000

another reason why supreme clientele overshadowed deck’s album: there was that one incredible beat that deck had produced himself and included on the album [the song title escapes me], only to be tweaked a little and placed on ghost’s album, aptly-titled “deck’s beat.”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 19 May 2007 03:11:00 +0000

He was sampled on the “got my mind made up” off the All Eyez on me shit…. its at the very end of the song..

By: David

David — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:12:00 +0000

I’m inclined to agree with everything you’ve said. I will, however, note that tracks like “Word on the Street,” “Show ‘n Prove,” Uncontrolled Substance” and “Hyperdermix” were wicked. Wicked awesome, even.

By: travis

travis — Fri, 18 May 2007 17:23:00 +0000

This was one of those albums I was so eager for it to drop and was even more disappointed when it finally did

As far as verses on 36 Chambers, he was my 2nd fav after GZA, but he can’t really hold a whole album

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 18 May 2007 17:10:00 +0000

Please start a Wu tang blog....

bust a album a week.... educate people on the most important Hip/hop group ever.

start with 36 and move your way up...

"thats minimum and feminine like sandels"

By: Commish CH

Commish CH — Fri, 18 May 2007 15:51:00 +0000

After I heard INS on “Tru Master” from Pete Pock’s joint, I expected him to lead the next wave of Wu releases. Other than “Word on the Street” your review is deadon.

Wasn’t he on a Tupac joint in the day too?

By: Wade

Wade — Fri, 18 May 2007 13:43:00 +0000

Yeah, I mean, I think this is dead-on. Wu-Tang was the biggest thing to me; I thought they were so real. When they delayed the release of Wu-Tang Forever (many times), it put a crack in their foundation.
Immobilarity was the Gigli of Wu albums. I honestly remember, after the 3rd or 4th frustrated attempt at listening to it- hurling it out the window on I-35.
You're exactly right: Rebel I is sick for 16 bars, but his flow is just not varied enough to carry a whole album. And Substance didnt have all the stuff it needed to support him.
Wu half-assed so much of their stuff for a point, it made it embarassing to be their fan. Like, where the f is that Bobby Digital movie? wasn't RZA working on that for like over a year like 9 years ago?
And you know who else kills verses on Wu-Tang ish? Street Life.
And that cat gets NO credit.
Nice work as always Jeff and thanks for the support on that other deal last week.

By: floodwatch

floodwatch — Fri, 18 May 2007 11:54:00 +0000

Stellar write-up, J… frustratingly, Deck has always been one of those ‘small dose’ MCs who can slay 16 bars, but will put listeners to sleep over the course of an entire album.

I always thought “Trouble Man” was a pretty solid cut of this album, with an ill Pete Rock production to boot.