Cappadonna, Method Man, U-GOD, and True Master did something amazing with “Supa Ninjaz” on Cap’s 1st LP “The Pillage”, as part of one of the dopest Wu albums ever:
“Supa Ninjaz” is one of those late 90s Wu-Tang jams that just gets into your head and settles in for good, and “The Pillage” is easily one of the best Wu-Tang affiliated albums of the 1990s, and one of the top solo efforts of any Wu-Tang artist.
For me, it was worth a two-hour ride on the Palm Tran bus to grab the vinyl from Danceterium in Lake Worth, Florida as soon as it dropped in 1998. The record label with Cappadonna’s signature version of the Wu-Tang “W”, with a killer bee on the left side, is definitely frame-worthy.
On “Supa Ninjaz”, the combination of lyrical madness by Cappadonna (@cappadonna), Method Man (@methodman), and U-GOD (@ugodwutang) and a signature beat by the extremely #dope Wu producer True Master, and the overall vibe of the Wu-Tang Clan (@wutangclan) at the time make for a serious and memorable hit.
Dig a piece of Method Man’s verse courtesy of Rap Genius:
What the deal huh? Swing low, sweet chariot
I walk the Underground Railroad, with Harriett
Just a slave to the rhythm – victims I’m like alien
About to put that sh*t up in em, I Can’t Live
Without My Radio, a 100 Miles and Runnin
T2 Judgment day comin, nobody’s safe
When I reminisce about Case, still hit the staircase
When the coppers give chase, I give em finger
The only hip-hop singer, to tell America
To kiss his Killer Bee stinger, nothin can save ya
From this major misbehavior, heavy hands
Playin corners in the elevator, guard your grill
It’s tough to find MCs that can rhyme like this in the present day, which is why we always check in with artists like those of the Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, Camp Lo, The Roots, and the large number of MCs, producers, DJs, singers, and otherwise from the Hip-Hop world.
Some background in an interview with producer True Master from Wu-International.com:
For those who are not fully in tune with the “Master” and his work, he was the one responsible for hits such as “Brooklyn Zu”,”Heaterz”, “Fish” and and so on, some might not have recognised him tearing up the microphone on tracks with Gravediggaz, Sunz of Man, Royal Fam and lately on GZA’s Pro Tools and Afro Samurai soundtrack. True derives his rap nom de plume from the martial arts movies of the same name, and was initially known to have started off as an associate of the great late Guru from Gangstarr (he made a rare rapping appearance on Guru’s Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2 project and his only released solo track ever, “Who’s The Truest” appeared on a Guru CD which also included “Hi-Energy”, a song he produced for Fabidden). True Master joined up with the Wu-Tang and was mentored by RZA before gradually increasing his profile with standout tracks on Wu-Tang Clan and affiliate albums becoming extremely prolific and crucial member of the Wu-Tang production team to date and much like Mathematics, he has generally adhered to the traditional Wu-Tang sound, while the group’s original main producer RZA ventured into cleaner, “Digital” territory with a limited use of samples and the inclusion of synthesizers and live instrumentation.
