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February, 20th 2006

CONCERT REVIEWHip-hop legends Wu-Tang show why old school is coolThe legendary hip-hop act Wu-Tang Clan reunited for a rare show in Fort Lauderdale, finally.BY EVELYN McDONNELLemcdonnell@MiamiHerald.comThe task of getting nine grown hip-hop stars together must be akin to the proverbial herding of cats, so when the legendary Wu-Tang Clan finally took the stage at Fort Lauderdale's Revolution Nightclub at almost 1 a.m. Saturday the sold-out crowd of about 3,000 was more than relieved. Resurrected might be a better word.
They had waited not merely hours, after all, but years: The stop was part of the Wu's first tour in almost a decade. The Staten Island-based group's importance has waned considerably during that time. Their last few records packed nowhere near the sonic and conceptual punch of their seminal debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). But no one at Revolution seemed to mind.
It used to be that hip-hop fans had short memories of their music's history, chewing up and spitting out artists every few years. Now old school is cool, and the packed crowd Saturday saluted a crucial past, and continuing survival.
GROUP REUNITED
Besides, Wu-Tang was always about the individual troops as much as the battalion (the group takes its name and iconography from kung-fu warriors). They were all there: the bohemian mastermind RZA, GZA/Genius, U-God, Masta Killa, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck. Missing -- but repeatedly honored -- was Ol' Dirty Bastard, who died of a heart attack in '04. Filling in for many of his parts was longtime Wu cohort Cappadonna.
Wu-Tang formed in '93 as a bold idea: To assemble a large pool of talented rappers, brand them as a collective corporation, then spin off separate careers for every member.
During the era of the first Million Man March, Wu-Tang put black power and entrepreneurship into ingenious and effective praxis. RZA became one of hip-hop's top producers; Meth had one of the first R&B-rap duet hits, I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By, with Mary J. Blige; Raekwon and GZA released some of the classic albums of the '90s.
But then ODB's behavior became increasingly bizarre and sad, the jazzy, martial Wu sound got tired, the brand got diluted with new side-projects, and members began complaining of favoritism and mistreatment from RZA.
Wu-Tang was once a model for hip-hop collaboration and pride (there might be no G Unit or Terror Squad without them); by this decade, some critics were accusing Method Man of perpetrating racial stereotypes with his mugging for TV and films.
CHAOTIC BUT FUN
Meth redeemed himself Saturday. He was the charismatic spark for a show that suffered from lousy sound (in parts of Revolution, you could hear the music from the club next door better than the Wu) and chaotic presentation.
They performed individual and collective hits, from their first single, Protect Ya Neck, through their last album, '01's Iron Flag.
Still, the club and the band taxed the audience's patience by waiting three hours after the announced showtime, and two hours after the opening act finished, to perform. Hip-hop fans deserve more for their loyalty, and their dollars.

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source: The Miami Herald
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