GZA Pro Tools

• Intromental
• Pencil Feat. Masta Kill & RZA
• Alphabets
• Groundbreaking Feat. Justice Kareem
• 7 Pounds
• 0% Finance
• Short Race Feat. Rock Marcy
• Interlude
• Paper Plate
• Columbian Ties Feat. True Master
• Firehouse Feat. Ka
• Path of Destruction
• Cinema Feat. Justice Kareem
• Drive in Movie (Intermission)
• Life Is a Movie - Feat. RZA
• Elastic Audio (Bonus Live Performance)

These days GZA seems to be better known for his punch lines about diversified bond investments than for his music both independent of and apart of the Wu-Tang Clan. Fortunately, the emcee unleashes a two-fold attack this summer to remind listeners of his roots: his fifth solo album and a tour wherein he performs his seminal Liquid Swords album. While the tour is for the nostalgic, the album promises to be a forward-looking venture. The fittingly titled Pro Tools may or may not actually have been recorded using the eponymous recording software, but the professional precision suggested suits the emcee's reputation. Wu-Tang familiars like RZA, Mathematics and Bronze Nazareth provide the backdrop, as well as new school bangers like Black Milk.

Abstract by Dan Nishimoto