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Wu-Tang Clan at The Mother Church of Country Music: Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium

Wu-Tang Clan, Ryman Auditorium

While this was billed in the media by NPR and Rolling Stone as an historic event for a hip-hop act to headline “The Mother Church of Country Music”, Trigger at Saving Country Music.com reminds us not only that a few hip-hop acts HAVE previously graced this stage (albeit not as headliners) [J Dilla and Slum Village opened for Floetry in 2002, Nelly played a benefit in 2013, and Lauryn Hill and Janelle Monae have headlined in recent years*], but also how “the media portrayed the event, once again looking to characterize country music as a white-only, racist, exclusionary institution that took until 2019 to have hip-hop act play its Mother Church, and skewing the historical record to do so in a way that excluded the contributions of other African American and hip-hop performers to the Ryman’s legacy.”

I would implore you to read Trigger’s full article On The Wu-Tang Clan Playing The Ryman Auditorium as well as his other recent article regarding Lil Nas X, The Media Echo Chamber, & Shane Morris’s Vile Past.

My addition to that conversation is this documentation of the full Wu-Tang Clan, operating as a unit, as they embraced that sociocultural media narrative and used this night and performance as a chance to celebrate hip-hop and it’s ability to break down barriers of exclusion and racial tension.

* If we’re pointing out these media omissions, I have to add Erykah Badu‘s St. Patrick’s Day 2004 performance at the Ryman that still goes down as one of my top 5 shows of all time.

Wu-Tang Clan
June 9, 2019 – Nashville, TN @ The Ryman Auditorium
Part 1 of 2: Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber, Da Mystery of Chessboxin’, Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing Ta Fuck Wit

Wu-Tang Clan
June 9, 2019 – Nashville, TN @ The Ryman Auditorium
Part 2 of 2: Method Man, Tearz, Reunited, Duel of the Iron Mic [GZA] (ending only), Mary Jane [Rick James] > Ice Cream [Raekwon]

Wu-Tang Clan
June 9, 2019
Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium – 36 Chambers 25th Anniversary Celebration

AUDIO DOWNLOAD: FLAC TORRENT

Shure MV88 > iPhone 7 > Motiv Audio App > 16/44 WAV > CD Wave Editor (tracking) > FLAC

01. Cut Throat City trailer
02. Intro
03. Bring Da Ruckus
04. Shame On A Nigga
05. Killa Beez On The Swarm
06. Clan In Da Front
07. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
08. Run [Cappadonna]
09. Can It Be All So Simple
10. Da Mystery of Chessboxin’
11. Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing Ta Fuck Wit
12. C.R.E.A.M.
13. Method Man
14. Tearz
15. Protect Ya Neck
16. Come Together [The Beatles] >
17. Reunited
18. Severe Punishment
19. Duel of the Iron Mic [GZA]
20. Mary Jane [Rick James] >
21. Ice Cream [Raekwon]
22. ??? (with unknown MC)
23. Bring The Pain [Method Man]
24. Allah Mathematics Solo
25. 4th Chamber [GZA]
26. Shimmy Shimmy Ya [Ol’ Dirty Bastard] >
27. Got Your Money [Ol’ Dirty Bastard]
28. Gravel Pit
29. Duel To The Death Intro > Triumph
30. Cherchez LaGhost [Ghostface Killah]

RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, Cappadonna & Young Dirty Bastard with DJ Allah Mathematics.

AUDIO DOWNLOAD: Bonnaroo Hip Hop Superjam feat. Lettuce, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Wu-Tang Clan, Solange, Schoolboy Q, etc.

Lettuce Bonnaroo Hip Hop Superjam with Method Man & Redman

Lettuce: Bonnaroo Hip Hop Superjam
June 14, 2013
Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival – That Tent

SBD > Bonnaroo UStream video webcast > Cool Edit Pro > WAV > CD Wave Editor > MP3

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01. Intro
02. The Funky Drummer [James Brown cover]
03. The Big Payback [James Brown cover]
04. N.Y. State of Mind Pt. II (with Schoolboy Q) [Nas cover]
05. There He Go (with Schoolboy Q) [Schoolboy Q cover]
06. Collard Greens (with Schoolboy Q) [Schoolboy Q cover]
07. What Happened To That Boy (with Chad Hugo) [Baby ft. Clipse & Pharrell cover]
08. Superthug (with Chad Hugo) [Noreaga ft. Kelis & Pharrell cover]
09. Apache [Incredible Bongo Band cover] >
10. Slipping Into Darkness [War cover]
11. ??? (with RZA) [?Wu-Tang Clan? cover] (with Protect Ya Neck verse)
12. Triumph (with RZA) [Wu-Tang Clan cover]
13. Liquid Swords (with RZA & ??? & Derek Vincent Smith aka Pretty Lights) [GZA cover]
14. Shimmy Shimmy Ya (with RZA & ???) [Wu-Tang Clan cover]
15. ??? (with RZA & ???)
16. Blood Thicker Than Water (with RZA & ???) [RZA / Sly & The Family Stone cover] >
17. ?reggae jam? (with RZA & ???)
18. Killing Me Softly (with Solange) [Roberta Flack / The Fugees cover] >
19. Umi Says (with Solange) [Mos Def cover]
20. Cherchez La Ghost (with Ghostface Killah & Solange) [Ghostface Killah cover]
21. ??? (with Redman) >
22. Tonight’s Da Night (with Redman) [Redman cover]
23. Da Goodness (with Redman) [Redman cover]
24. Part II (with Method Man & Redman) [Method Man & Redman cover]
25. Da Rockwilder (with Method Man & Redman) [Method Man & Redman cover]
26. C.R.E.A.M. (with Method Man, Redman, RZA, & ?more?) [Wu-Tang Clan cover] >
27. Daytona 500 (with Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Redman, RZA, etc) [Ghostface Killah cover]
28. Madison Square
29. Mr. Yancey >
30. Workinonit [J Dilla cover] > Doe Rae Wu (with RZA & ?more?) [Killa Beez cover] >
31. Mr. Yancey (reprise)
32. Do It Like You Do

Lettuce:
Nigel Hall – vocals, keys
Adam Deitch – drums
Neal Evans – keys
Erick “Jesus” Coomes – bass
Adam “Shmeeans” Smirnoff – guitar
Ryan Zoidis – saxophone
Eric Bloom – trumpet
James Casey – saxophone, percussion

Guests:
DJ Jazzy Jeff – turntables
?? – background vocals
?? – background vocals
Borahm Lee – keyboards (from Break Science)
Schoolboy Q – MC
Chad Hugo – keys (from The Neptunes / N.E.R.D.)
RZA – MC
??? – MC
Derek Vincent Smith (aka Pretty Lights) – bass
Solange Knowles – vocals
Ghostface Killah – MC
Redman – MC
Method Man – MC

Notes: small dropout during Killing Me Softly.

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You can also find the Jim James Superjam featuring John Oates, Zigaboo Modeliste, Larry Graham, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, etc. for download or stream.

Common – Live Electric Circus 2003 – Munich, Germany (FULL PRO SHOT VIDEO)

Someone asked me to post this. So here we have another Common post. This one is from his 2003 tour in support of the experimental and mostly J Dilla produced Electric Circus album. Honestly my favorite Common album. This is a pro shot video taken from an unknown generation VHS tape but upgraded with the circulating SBD audio (not sure if the audio is sourced from the German TV broadcast or FM or what, but it sounds better than the VHS audio did).

This is a great show with a great band featuring Karriem Riggins on drums. (BTW, he just dropped a mixtape, Karriem Riggins Produced That, in anticipation of his upcoming full length album). Anyway, the full video is on youtube in 4 parts below. Plus I have uploaded the DVD as a torrent here.

Common with A Black Girl Named Becky
May 5th, 2003 Munich, Germany @ Elserhalle
(PART 1 of 4) Interview (22 minutes), Soul Power:

Common with A Black Girl Named Becky
May 5th, 2003 Munich, Germany @ Elserhalle
(PART 2 of 4) Soul Power (continued), Aquarius, Interlude, Invocation, Electric Wire Hustle Flower, The Hustle, The World Is Yours, Big Poppa, C.R.E.A.M., I Used To Love H.E.R., Love of My Life, Respiration, Come Close:

Common with A Black Girl Named Becky
May 5th, 2003 Munich, Germany @ Elserhalle
(PART 3 of 4) Come Close (continued), The Look of Love, Sun God, 1-9-9-9, DJ Dumi Solo, The 6th Sense, Interlude, Funky For You, Thelonious, Ghetto Heaven (Part 2), I Am Music, The Light:

Common with A Black Girl Named Becky
May 5th, 2003 Munich, Germany @ Elserhalle
(PART 4 of 4) The Light (continued), Encore: “Way Back”, The Bizness, Resurrection:

Common with A Black Girl Named Becky
May 5th, 2003
Munich, Germany @ Elserhalle

VIDEO: Germany TV Broadcast > unknown generation VHS tape
AUDIO: SBD (?TV broadcast or FM?) > ? > CDR
SYNC/AUTHOR: Final Cut Pro / DVD Architect
Length: 97min (including 22 min interview)
NTSC; 720×480; 4,621mbps; AC3 192kbps stero audio.

DVD TORRENT DOWNLOAD LINK

1. Interview (22 minutes) (original VHS audio)
2. Soul Power
3. Aquarius
4. Interlude
5. Invocation
6. Electric Wire Hustle Flower
7. The Hustle
8. The World Is Yours
9. Big Poppa
10. C.R.E.A.M.
11. I Used To Love H.E.R.
12. Love of My Life
13. Respiration
14. Come Close
15. The Look of Love
16. Sun God
17. 1-9-9-9
18. DJ Dumi Solo
19. The 6th Sense
20. Interlude
21. Funky For You
22. Thelonious
23. Ghetto Heaven (Part 2)
24. I Am Music
25. The Light
Encore:
26. “Way Back” (original VHS audio)
27. The Bizness (original VHS audio)
28. Resurrection (original VHS audio)

Common– MC
DJ Dumi – turntables

A Black Girl Named Becky:
Karriem Riggins – drums
??? – bass
Omar Edwards – keys
??? – keys
??? – guitar