liquid swords is one of the greatest albums of all time

@MrFoodAndDrink

5 жыл бұрын

ONE OF THE GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME

@eeth3664

5 жыл бұрын

Nazario Bazan yes

@eeth3664

5 жыл бұрын

Talal Twal i like cold world

@theconsciousobserver6829

5 жыл бұрын

Talal Twal “When I was little, my Father was famous. He was the greatest samurai in the empire.....” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

@Solid_Snape

4 жыл бұрын

Word.

I swear whenever gza raps instead of making u nod ur head he makes u stare at the wall and u try to understand what he just said. Vocabulary level over 9000

@damedolla3740

9 жыл бұрын

It's also his 49th birthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GZA WU TANG FOREVER

@robmoore1223

8 жыл бұрын

that's true

@gwiltl

7 жыл бұрын

He's called the Genius because he simplifies raps. A good example was the 'Dark Matter' verse: using simple words to describe very in-depth topic.

@Jomzi01

7 жыл бұрын

wow. perfectly put

@SuperUglys

7 жыл бұрын

true, but check out Aesop Rock. He has the biggest vocab in hip hop. His last album was fire. Can't wait to hear GZA's album though :O

We form like Voltron and GZA happen to be the head

@stephanodigiorgio1090

10 жыл бұрын

luv that interview on mtv yo rap isn it???...and on da sample of an interlude migth be cant it be so simple!!

@16shoaib

10 жыл бұрын

Stephano Digiorgio I'm not sure, but I think Meth mentioned it about him.

@smileysunter

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephanodigiorgio1090 yeah it is!!

1:48 "Why is the sky blue?" Why is water wet? Why did Judas rat to Romans while Jesus slept?

@johnwien

10 жыл бұрын

You beat me to it

@junetynf

10 жыл бұрын

***** Tommy O's quoting Ghostface from the "Shadow Boxing/4th Chamber" video:-)

@junetynf

10 жыл бұрын

It's all love :-)

@MisterCOOLStyless

10 жыл бұрын

Aiyo, camouflage chameleon, ninjas scaling your building No time to grab the gun, they already got your wife and children A hit was sent from the President to raid your residence Because you had secret evidence and documents On how they raped the continents and lynched the prominent Dominant Islamic, Asiatic black Hebrew The year 2002 the battle's filled with the Wu Six million devils just died from the Bubonic Flu Or the Ebola virus, under the reign of King Cyrus You can see the weakness of a man right through his iris Unloyal snakes get thrown in boiling lakes of hot oil Up boils your skin, chickenheads getting slim like Olive Oyl Only plant the seed deep inside fertile soil Fortified with essential vitamin and minerals Use the sky for a blanket, stuffing clouds inside my pillow Rolling with the Lamb, Twelve Tribes a 144, 000 chosen Protons Electrons Always Cause Explosions

@CodysFavorites

10 жыл бұрын

my exact thoughts

Wutang teaching the children since 92.

@HungryBellyT

10 жыл бұрын

Many many earth lessons have been taught by Wu :3

@wukillah92

10 жыл бұрын

Flex Plexico Indeed kind and noble stranger.

@johannsimonot

5 жыл бұрын

So true dude; Wu tang make me discover so much 70's funk and soul artists with there samples. Wu tang open your mind - Wu tang is for the children ;)

@mikerose51

5 жыл бұрын

👐peace to all the gods in the earths 🌎

@saucythadrop8797

5 жыл бұрын

Wu Tang got me through high school and I still bump their music for my kid’s to hear.

THIS is what Hip Hop needs. GZA, WU TANG, and SCIENCE. I'm with that

@robertreeves7675

4 жыл бұрын

To Him It's Not Special

@dsg3053

4 жыл бұрын

It really doesn't but if you say so

5:57 I feel him on that. I am a 24 year old with an anxiety disorder. Growing up I had a terrible stutter and my anxiety disorder made me afraid to express myself and put myself out there in the world. When I was 8 years old my parents got cable and I went into the other room where I saw my first rap video. There was a guy on the side of a building saying that he bombed atomically and that Socrates, philosophies, and hypotheses can't define how he be droppin' these and I was hooked. Groups like Wu-Tang Clan provided me a way out of that dark angry place I created myself; I even quoted their songs over and over again to help me overcome my stutter. I received confidence where I felt inadequate, an outlet for all the hostility I had built up from being different, and they peaked my curiosity into things that I had never heard mentioned before. I became the first person in my family to graduate college and I am in law school now preparing for my first big exam. I took a break to watch a GZA video and here I am now.

@mlaws11291

8 жыл бұрын

Wu-Tang is for the children

@minil8842

7 жыл бұрын

that's amazing!

@julesjackson4178

7 жыл бұрын

congratulations and thank you

@laedm

6 жыл бұрын

Congratulations. For all the long way to become what you are ;) Thank you for sharing your own experience.

@Eyeinthesky7

6 жыл бұрын

William Eugene Tipton I love this!

After taking a public speaking class in college, I'm completely blown away by people that don't use filler words like "um," "ah," "know what I'm saying?" or w/e. Just that alone can show you how much of a genius this man is without even knowing anything about him. Straight legend.

@spcwf98

Жыл бұрын

I believe that when people are passionate about what they are speaking, it's much easier to speak.

@jaborimazyck8125

Жыл бұрын

Actual Facts

@trappedineuphoria3416

10 ай бұрын

One way to do that is to become completely immersed in the subject that you're going to be speaking about

@R.G.777.

5 күн бұрын

At 6:35 he says um! Not to say that he isn't a straight legend just that you can be wrong about someone that says um

"[P]ositive [E]nergy [A]ctivates [C]onstant [E]levation"- RZArector

@CME1124

10 жыл бұрын

Protons Electrons Always Cause Explosions

@mentoringworkshop3506

10 жыл бұрын

CME1124 PROTONS ELECTRONS ATOMS CREATES EVERYTHING!!! BUILD OR DESTROY?

@ringydwm

2 жыл бұрын

Gravediggaz bar?

@vc6596

2 жыл бұрын

Politicians End All Countries Everytime

I never thought I'd EVER see GZA nervous but what he's doing is so amazing. This is what hip hop is supposed to be about. By the way, that last kid KILLED it.

@sears2789

5 жыл бұрын

miguelthomas274 4 years lol, but he’s known to be really introverted and not really doing stuff like this, but he killed it no doubt

@hamdeepend

5 жыл бұрын

I swear he always seems nervous, definitely looked it at lovebox this summer

@flickmew99

3 жыл бұрын

I mean he's really that guy shy, humble, I've watched him in many interviews he's just like that, and he is genius

@anthonykneipiii4562

Жыл бұрын

The last kid SLAMMED the mic!! It was starting to get smoky there was so much fire!

@charlesbronson5131

Жыл бұрын

​😊 😊Pp pp L pppp pp to 😮p❤

"Harmonize the people and tune the souls because each soul is tuned to a different pitch"....Brilliant!

@bjudah

4 жыл бұрын

Crystal Willingham I loved that part ...Bars!

GZA inspired a thought in me. The artist is in tune with the universe. They are able to send out vibrations in the form of music that resonate all over the world, and if done right inspires new vibrations from those who hear it, interconnecting us all.

@midlet

10 жыл бұрын

/\--- This

@Skydiggz

10 жыл бұрын

^^ WORD^^

@user-on2ys9jr6t

9 жыл бұрын

Shits deep

@iheartbong

9 жыл бұрын

John Digweed uses this theme, you might like his song We Are Connected

@juanandres6503

9 жыл бұрын

Real shit. Respect. Long live the #Wu and the enlightened

gza still taken us to school 23 years later

GZA is the man. Articulate and everything. Wu really is for the kids.

"And the GZA, the G is just the Genius, hee He's the backbone of the whole shit"

@ColeWolfsson

7 жыл бұрын

"We form like Voltron and he just so happens to be the head"

@joebobmarley2854

5 жыл бұрын

Method man?

As a kid, I loved science, the environment, physics, chemistry etc. And I loved the GZA. So, now I'm a scientist and still love the GZA.

The way the GZA analyses and describes hip hop as an artform and platform to educate ourself and our children is something rappers are rarely able to do. This needs an unique form of intelligence. That is why he is The Genius.

@mc365mc

10 жыл бұрын

I think GZA is able to describe the artistry of rap music so well because he is speaking as a hip hop musician who's chosen to be an emcee rather than a rapper. It's like the difference between Kenny G. and Wynton Marsalis. The motivation of the emcee is not material, but for the love of the craft and the respect of ones peers. He holds the genre in high regard and challenges himself as well as his audience to evolve with each new release of material. In the last few years he's stopped using curse words in his music, as he's come to the conclusion that for the most part rappers use curse words because they lack sufficient vocabulary to express a thought completely and it no longer has shock value as everyone has become desensitized from the constant profanity. All in all I would say he is the second most under rated rap musician the first being AZ.

@CynicalBastard

9 жыл бұрын

mc365mc yeah, the elevation of the craft is what people should all strive to do with their respective interests, aspirations, and passions.

I love how he seems Introverted :)

@nazariobazan1462

5 жыл бұрын

Most brilliant minds are

Damn. That last kid killed it, and then the Genius had to go and rain on his parade, haha.

@philiperivera695

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair the kid did set himself up for that tho, lol!

HE IS CALLED THE GENIUS FOR A REASON

The last guy def had the smoothest flow, everything seemed natural

I love GZA and RZA - both geniuses, positive influences, and authentic.

THIS is why i fucking love wu tang

Truly deserves the nickname of "the genius" and even after all the years hes been into music he still wants to see it evolve and take new paths. Some people say rappers aren't true musicians or songwriters and some say they arent even intelligent. This man is the argument to those kinds of statements. Much respect. Also when he said "why is the sky blue" i expected him to follow "why is water wet and so on.

@Valmural

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Edmunds facts

@Reitmoserin

3 жыл бұрын

He didn't say that though, it was a Ghostface verse on a GZA album.

@moziboy75

Жыл бұрын

So did I bro lol

@Widembois

Жыл бұрын

Why did Judas grab the Romans while Jesus slept

@kikidedes4482

11 ай бұрын

@@Widemboisi was looking for this 👌🏻👐🏻

The last kid killed it

@thecclan2

7 жыл бұрын

He had the best flow

@bjudah

4 жыл бұрын

MJ Laws He’s the only one that killed it... everyone else rushed through their material... but it still shows that what GZA is doing is definitely working...

GZA keep representin. Legend of the Liquid Sword Wu-Tang Forever

That last guy put in WORK..... get it lol

This is why GZA was among my favorites in the group. When you REALLY listen to his lyrics in Breaker Breaker one nine or Knock Knock....you can hear the science behind his skills.

Glad to see there are good rappers still working on their dreams of making their environment better with their heritage.

@tyedes4253

3 жыл бұрын

Ain't a damn thing change.

@77Creation

Жыл бұрын

@@tyedes4253 I’m afraid it has. You have to dig deep for what used to be the norm when it comes to hiphop music. Plenty of trap mumble rap though.

Thank you Gza and to anybody who are trying different methods to relate to our youth. This gives me hope

His brother was "Ason Unique" and we all know that "A,Sun keeps planets in orbit". R.I.P Dert Dog

Race doesn't matter. Learning styles do. As a school leader and former special education teacher for 11 years, I am thoroughly immersed in the utilization of Dr. Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Whatever hook, style, or strategy that it takes (as long as it's legal and morally appropriate) we should embrace it...

@Valmural

4 жыл бұрын

Damond Warren I agree. If only I was taught-in rap form during my school years.

Imagine an educational curriculum with Hip-Hop( poetry in motion) as an acceptable form of getting a degree. We could turn this planet around. Exciting.

@HDitzzDH

7 жыл бұрын

That would be some next-level form of education, way too many non-motivated students and way too many hip-hop heads.

@Valmural

4 жыл бұрын

dang I went to school in the wrong era.

@christopher399

2 жыл бұрын

But what would that lead to? A degree in hip hop? I think it's better to get a degree in business, engineering, medicine, biology, teaching etc.

@77Creation

Жыл бұрын

@@christopher399 It leads to this Ted Talk and the success that GZA is having by interesting the youth in STEM through HipHop.

@christopher399

Жыл бұрын

@@77Creation but a degree in hip hop? Why? Sounds useless.

"Why is the sky blue!?/ Why is water wet!?/" this video just goes to show that Wu-Tang is not and has never been ur average rap group

@eminkarahalil

7 жыл бұрын

Why did Judas rat the Romans while Jesus slept?

@akincove5933

7 жыл бұрын

Stand up... You out of luck like two dogs stuck...

So proud of my cousin ...those Grice genes are Genius

@lionheart5329

4 жыл бұрын

Stop lieing

@evanhuckabee8871

3 жыл бұрын

@@lionheart5329 she not lyin tf 🤣 clearly her last name is Grice, same as Gza

@Ireallylikeeggs

2 жыл бұрын

@@lionheart5329 just right clicked your av bruv

He is living proof that you should NEVER judge a book by it's cover.

@dsg3053

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah.... Because you judged him

@lith1156

4 жыл бұрын

@@dsg3053 facts lol, hip hop been ahead of the game these nerds just playing catch up

@neekbot

4 жыл бұрын

Ironic

@DynamoDeniro

4 жыл бұрын

DSG FINISH HIM!!! Lololol

@brandonreed3670

4 жыл бұрын

What does that even mean? What about his appearance suggests that he wouldn’t be interested in science?

GARY GRICE (GZA) is my cousin.....go fam.

@Aeons1111

5 жыл бұрын

Karibia Edwards great man hope to meat him

@frederickreese9515

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget rza and ODB cousin also.

@MrEazyE357

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aeons1111 You want to "meet" him, not "meat" him. At least I hope.

@moshebgr8

4 жыл бұрын

@Karibia Edwards your cousin is one of my all time favourite emcees. One love from South Africa a.k.a Mzansi

@thinkinoutloudd5511

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrEazyE357 lol

Positive energy activates constant elevation.

"My sword still remain imperial before I blast the mic, RZA scratch off the serial

@ausgoldman9442

2 жыл бұрын

Fire.

3:17 "...I'm interested in... this underlying FORCE that controls and regulates the universe."

I hope RZA gets the respect he deserves.

I love him and the Wu Tang, ever since I was a kid and not aloud to listen to their music, my parents didn't know about that LimeWire though ;)

@VeniceQueen

2 жыл бұрын

That's ridiculous because Wu Tang is for the children.

“Music has no effect on research work, but both are born of the same source and complement each other through the satisfaction they bestow” A. Einstein Hey GZA! here another quote for your next speech XD

I saw "GZA and "Ted talk" in the same title and something in my soul felt complete.

The liquid soluble that made up the chemistry The gaseous element that burnt down your ministry

@futurekings7730

5 жыл бұрын

Duels of The Iron Mic's!

@dsg3053

4 жыл бұрын

That was not moving at all....

@seekerundue

4 жыл бұрын

DSG why are you here? If stuff is going over your head, learn, adapt, or leave. The meaning of that line... The liquid soluble is the pen ink in which he wrote his lines. The gaseous element is his voice, spitting stuff so hot that it is able to physically burn down a building.

He should be a professor. Too bad instead of being a professor he helps research and develop outer space and other science knowledge frontiers.

GZA should be a professor

@NevaSellmySoul

9 жыл бұрын

***** me too GZA would love having me as his student becuz i am extremely smart when it comes to science he will grade me an A lol

@NevaSellmySoul

9 жыл бұрын

***** honestly GZA interviews also educated me more than public schools

@NevaSellmySoul

9 жыл бұрын

***** word GZa & KRS ONe are the most intelligent emcees ever

@harlem6365

8 жыл бұрын

+Brooklyn Finest what about Immortal Technique?

@NevaSellmySoul

8 жыл бұрын

DZA The Dizastah him and krs one

RZA and GZA are awesome dudes.

"I'm just swinging swords strictly based on keyboards // Unbalanced like elephants and ants on seesaws" -GZA the Genius

GZA the genius as a teacher, one of the greatest things to happen

I can never get enough of listening to him talk. His voice, his vocabulary. Unbelievable

Where my hip hop heads at?

@dnyl1488

4 жыл бұрын

Gerardo Leon PEACE

I know he's a performer, but this is the calmest ted talk I've seen, he doesn't pause and doesn't break a sweat, really impressive

I wanna know why they don't show kids this in science class. I didn't even have a science teacher for half of the 'most important' year in school. Education needs improving shout out to GZA

The first man to make science sound cool respect to the GZA

Jabari had some sick bars, though. That's the kind of cypher you can play with a Pete Rock instrumental. But for real, The Genius (GZA) had a great point on vibrations. That right there is why I know Hip-Hop isn't dead. Science X Hip-hop

last kid killed it

GZA/The Genius? More like GZA/The Greatest :D

@lunaticheaven9446

2 жыл бұрын

The greatest genius

The Genius/ GZA is such a brilliant individual. TEDx thanks for having him on stage

This is beautiful. Eloquent speaking from people with great values. Things like this make my day.

THANK YOU GZA / THE WU AND TED This is the kind of material I grew up listening to back in the day. Emcees had you running to the library to study what they were rapping about. Hopefully this will spark the second phase of another golden era of rap. The last 17 years has been the worst years of rap. And no it's not age. it's the complexity of the rhymes have been getting so bad that they are competing with Mother Goose.

Thats genius linking music to science and education because this will attract kids to science. Just like GZA I was fascinated with science and was amazed in my high school class to see water boil at room temperature which in consequence led me to pursue a Chemistry degree. Science is amazing and mysterious which is why I love it especially during the discovery phase where you learn something new!

This is really dope, really happy that Gza and the professor have initiated this program. We need more science inclusion in the inner cities!

You could tell in his lyrics that he was always a knowledge seeker and very intelligent probably one of the most intelligent MCs ever or among the top of them ... the GZA was like a samurai sword just straight chop

I study Law and Global Governance in Barcelona, Spain. I wish he could come one day. I know it's not science but still he could come and give a conference.

A true emcee. A wordsmith and a musical master. Wu forever

I have read about this project in a Dutch newspaper but quite forgot about it. Cool to see the actual program itself! This is a great way to engage kids into science by having a good and impressive role-model presenting it. When I was in high school I couldnt stay awake in physics class because a) it was always on monday and tuesday morning b) the teacher had a droning voice which soothed me into sleep c) the presentation, not the subject itself, was brought quite boring so it did not stimulate me to actively partake in the class. History class was the other way around. But I digress, I can see great possibilities for this program being applied to other classes like English language and literature, history, art etcetera.

This is a gem from 2014... thank you so much for the post..

this is really inspirational, using hip-hop as a tool to get children interested in science. true artist and great person.

I’m a simple dude. When GZA talks, I listen.

Why is the sky blue? Why is water wet? Why did Judas grab the Romans when Jesus slept?

@numenor17

10 жыл бұрын

Thinkin the same thing

@tekiali

9 жыл бұрын

Betbettington54 me too!

@thomaswright1875

9 жыл бұрын

Y did judas grab roman while jesus slept.

@matubaM

9 жыл бұрын

mcsuchnsuch Why did Judas *rat to Romans while Jesus slept?

@CrackinDutches

9 жыл бұрын

He says why did Judas rat to romans

love how the last dude dapped up the girl before him. This put a real smile on my face. They all did well and Gza had a great presentation. Wu Tang! Wu Tang!

We need Liquid Swords 2

@repdale

8 жыл бұрын

Legend of the Liquid Sword

@logicone5667

8 жыл бұрын

unfortunately the 90s are over.. something like liquid swords could have only taken place at a crosspoint such as the 90s..

@HDitzzDH

7 жыл бұрын

No, we need Dark Matter, sequals to classics are never really good.

@tenceone9306

7 жыл бұрын

The Supervillain by candlelight my hand will write these rhymes till I'm burnt out.

@anthonynegron788

6 жыл бұрын

Liquid Swords Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2?

Remarkably brilliant. So much respect to these young scientists and the Gza. Peace god!!!

GZA n Jay Electronica are the wisest I have seen from the Hip Hop community who actually incorporate the facts of natural science in their music.

GZA is a pioneer regarding learning and teaching today’s youth. I used to listen to his “Liquid Swords” tape back in the day. Really cool to see his evolution.

The 2nd dude's rap reminded me RZAs reproduction rap

@johnbug1334

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was RZA’s rap honestly😂😂😂

Nice! GZA doing his thing, that's interesting! I would like to hear that dark matter album

this talk right here is why I love the GZA Genius. Even before today he's always thought about mathematics and science knowledge but to see him really make a difference in education, I'm really proud of him

He proves why it’s good to ask questions, and question everything. Eventually you’ll find answers or find a way to make some sense of things, and at the end, you’ll get knowledge out of asking a question. You can tell he questions a lot of things.

On a man made lake was a sheet of thin ice/Where unskilled skaters couldn't figure eight twice

Liquid Swords is a classic!

Dude has sharp eyes. Some people are just obviously intelligent regardless of formal education.

That was amazing. Future engineers going to work too. Great job GZA.

"And the GZA, the G is just the Genius, hee He's the backbone of the whole shit [RZA] It's self explanatory, Genius, word [Method Man] He the head, let's put it that way We form like Voltron, and GZA happen to be the head You know what I'm sayin"

nice job GZA KEEP THE MOVEMENT

This is an amazing moment

Some awesome insight. This is something I've understood about music but could never articulate like he does. Wow. I just became a fan.

Knowledge is Power! You dont need to swear to spit Knowledge!!!

words from the genius

7th Chamber he got me to listening. Liquid Swords he put me in class. Henceforth I been his student ever since.

stuff like this is beautiful ... we need more of this.. god bless anyone thinking outside the box to teach kids

Last kid Bodied all the others lol

That last GZA verse was so on point.

whenever I hear him speak, I feel like he's about to begin rhyming any moment, such a unique voice and diction

HE IS A REAL GENUINE ARTIST. JUST BY THE OUTFIT YOU CAN TELL IT. HE'S SO GROUND TO EARTH PERSON. HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY USELESS MATERIALS ON HIMSELF RATHER HE GOT A INTELLECT MANY PEOPLE DON'T HAVE.

Beautiful

The year 2002, the battle still with the WU.

PEACE AND LOVE to the Genius and WU instructor, The GZA. Thank you for your enlightment.

Without a doubt, one of the most intelligent and intellectual lyricists in the history of MCing.