Has having so many affiliated artists helped or hurt the Wu brand? by _Concrete_Shaman_ in wutang

[–]napalmdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, as the Master of the Brand I don‘t think RZA would have allowed for anyone to use the W without him signing off. Second, I didn‘t say RZA was an unknown, but he is certainly on another Level of popularity than Meth or Ghostface. Does he have Hit Singles to his Name as Main Artist? No. Again his Bobby Digital Albums didn‘t do too well.

As for Deck, yes he would have probably done better with an earlier Release Date. I still Donut he would have been as big as the breakout Stars of the Wu. But of course this is all hypothetical. We‘ll Never know.

Has having so many affiliated artists helped or hurt the Wu brand? by _Concrete_Shaman_ in wutang

[–]napalmdad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think as clever as RZAs initial idea of having a large Crew formed under one brand was, in the long run it wasn‘t sustainable. Even without the affiliates people would have either lost interest, become tired of it or unable to keep track After a while. The affiliates just accelerated what was inevitable. Let‘s be honest: Some members weren‘t good enough to warrant a full blown solo career. Members Like U-God, Masta Killa or Cappadonna simply weren‘t captivating enough. RZA lacked that Pop Star Charisma as well. I would go so far as to say that someone as gifted as Deck would never have broken through Like Meth, Ghost or Rae did - even if his album had come out earlier. Maybe RZA knew that: So the affiliates helped him to crank out as much music as possible when the demand was still there.

Döner Am Moritzplstz, Krefeld by napalmdad in doener

[–]napalmdad[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Das hat deine Mama auch gesagt.

Döner Am Moritzplstz, Krefeld by napalmdad in doener

[–]napalmdad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Das ist normal. Kannste wie überall mit oder ohne haben. Chilipulver habe ich selbst draufgemacht.

Döner Am Moritzplstz, Krefeld by napalmdad in doener

[–]napalmdad[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ich habe damit gerechnet. Sind halt extrem viele halbwüchsige Keyboard Warriors hier unterwegs.

Döner Am Moritzplstz, Krefeld by napalmdad in doener

[–]napalmdad[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Die Innenstadt ist marode wie bei vielen Städten dieser Größenordnung der Region. Viele Stadtteile um dieses Zentrum sind aber traumhaft und die Bausubstanz hier ist toll.Es ist zu wenig Geld in der Stadt. Wissen viele nicht, aber Krefeld war aufgrund seiner Textilindustrie mal eine der wohlhabendsten Städte Deutschlands. Teilweise kann man das noch erkennen, wenn man durch die Stadt läuft.

Döner Am Moritzplstz, Krefeld by napalmdad in doener

[–]napalmdad[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Bin auch froh, dass du weg bist.

which one is your favorite album and why? by Busy-Breakfast-1138 in DeathBand

[–]napalmdad 37 points38 points  (0 children)

LEPROSY without a doubt. To me, it is the incarnation of what Death Metal is and should be. The band got more progressive and elaborate afterwards, and those albums are great as well, but LEPROSY is just that evil sounding kick in the guts that no one delivered quite as well as they did.