I find it weird that GZA would let someone rap an entire song on his own solo album??? Oh well, he wrote the amazing lyrics...and that's what matters...so yeah...
His Five Percenter beliefs definitely shine through here. Mentions of sect of the swine, Tribe of Edam, Cesare Borgia and Pope Alexander indicate that this is not mainstream Christianity he is speaking of, but actually it was what he grew up questioning. Whatever your beliefs, his dedication to his religion and spirituality ('I studied till my eyes was swollen, and only arose when I found out that we were the chosen') is clearly evident.
As pagen_hd said, this final track is definitely the only 'warm' song on the record. It has a markedly different feel to the rest, and I consider it a classic.
I find it weird that GZA would let someone rap an entire song on his own solo album??? Oh well, he wrote the amazing lyrics...and that's what matters...so yeah...
His Five Percenter beliefs definitely shine through here. Mentions of sect of the swine, Tribe of Edam, Cesare Borgia and Pope Alexander indicate that this is not mainstream Christianity he is speaking of, but actually it was what he grew up questioning. Whatever your beliefs, his dedication to his religion and spirituality ('I studied till my eyes was swollen, and only arose when I found out that we were the chosen') is clearly evident.
As pagen_hd said, this final track is definitely the only 'warm' song on the record. It has a markedly different feel to the rest, and I consider it a classic.