GZA - Beneath The Surface

[louislouis19801980]

10 niggas need to go drive off bridge

[vchose]

I'm speachless.....

[tasam1]

bumping GZA in Cape Town South Africa

[rapidelete]

On a man-made lake, theres a sheet of thin ice............... - now that how you start off a dope verse.

[dvharris75]

The first verse is the best shit GZA ever spit.

Amazing.

[609njdevil]

yeah me too this use to bang in the whip love this song

[killaant40cal]

the best gza song and liquid swords

[STeMer98G]

Let me listen to your music........

[SilentControl843]

where unskilled skaters cut figure 8s twice

[wuisforthechildren]

Behind Ghostface Killah, GZA the Genius is my second favorite Wu-Tang Clan member. Priest is my top Wu affiliate.

[wutangsuuuu]

@wuisforthechildren yeah same for me or rae then gza

and nice name

[jspears19]

Wu-Tang for everybody

[Brains407]

scientific minds..



[wutrumasta]

THE BLACK HOLY GHOST OF NOBLE DREW ALI...BEHIND THE STAINED GLASS...BENEATH THE SURFACE...Holy Ghost written and Produced by "DaSUN" aka "Full Moon" (MOONGOD ALLAH) aka ELEMENTS aka THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE MASTER DJ ALLAH MATHEMATICS...mrpseudonyms, NICK "FURY" LOFTIN, THE GENIUS, LENNY LAWSON (SOLOMON). 4TH DISCIPLE. SHOW AND PROVE....SUUUUUUUUUUU!!!

[Guerillaradio13]

he's playing on my 23rd birthday on 30th january end of this month

need to go, but most people in my university dont even fuckin know wu tang yet alone GZA uch idiots haha

[seboge]

@Guerillaradio13 yeah bournemouth, hes gona kill it..

[Gtrplyr1]

Gza is just one example of proof to me that hiphop is not dead..

[XxFourTwentyxX]

@Gtrplyr1 Only proof I need is my word play. Sad to hear about that. Maybe you should envision your own mental vision.

[Gtrplyr1]

@XxFourTwentyxX I'm just simply saying i dislike auto tuned fake rappers..

[XxFourTwentyxX]

@Gtrplyr1 well, isn't that auto tune? What does it have to do with hip-hop?

[Gtrplyr1]

@XxFourTwentyxX Im saying that the MTV rappers of today are nothing compared to Gza and a bunch of the artists from the pre 2000 era..

Mainstream is whack put simply..

[JRD5994]

yo this dude spits straight fire i shit you not hes the future of hip hop

[buhshmuh]

why doesnt anyone ever credit killah priest on this track?

[TOMIT2112]

back in 1999 I had a merlo 325is with 4 10's 2 12's 4 6x9's (2 6" and 2 4" in the doors) with 4 tweets up front all rockford and this shit right here....MY GOD....and the fkn cops hated me

[tommypmusicproducer]

OF COMMUNICATIONS

[artdog4u11]

good gooddd  son////

[ryan23100]

new music on my page

[djsmurfthadon]

god damn this shit sends chills down my spine

[kissa75]

Best pure MC out there period! See how 50 stepped back right?

[Bigrog1988]

Anyone else think the second dude was NaS at first?

[rakimkoolgrapwutang]

@Bigrog1988 haha no killah priest has a very different

[OnlyDopeSounds]

@Bigrog1988 I thought it was nas...then i was like..nah, definitely not. lol :)

[Bigrog1988]

@OnlyDopeSounds haha same! Even the lyrical content is similar!

[Bigrog1988]

How have I never heard this before...amazing song!

[Kalibur9]

I love this shit..Always have and always will....Lol

[ewp805]

Props to Deck on the production. Quality shit.

[lossie76]

GZA fuckin rocks!! No if's or butt's...........He fuckin rocksssss!!

[bigroy61]

This is my shit!!!!

[christblaka]

I love how the beat actually surfaces in the beginning, and the on-point words from the Genius and Priest, just blends perfecly.

[jmarrvin]

“Live a life full of humility, gratitude, intellectual curiosity, and never stop learning.”-GZA

Not only is this guy a genius in his own right, but he's promoting the education of others.

[sega145]

epic

[brandonw2010mlg]

Reminds me of Jay Electronica a little.

[riverWF]

@brandonw2010mlg haha leave dude

[brandonw2010mlg]

@riverWF I like em both. Their both lyricists. Mabe not stye wise, GZA's definitely more old school, but lyrciswise they're both great

[GROIN69]

this is HIP HOP

[itakeyouthere]

lıllı ((((|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|) ))) ıllı He had an impact on the world

[llPHATSll]

real music!

[Jona411]

Killah Priest's lyrics are Gemic. Such a storyteller.

[omniphichipsi314159]

gza is good but im actuaLLy better

dom aLL Law.

[KASLtja]

@omniphichipsi314159 5%er??

[xQuikWit]

This is on repeat the rest of my life. Wu forever.

[SampelFidelis]

real hip-hop, check my beats...

[iwillkillyaall]

i love it !!!!!!

[smokewagun]

If youre NOT a member of the Wu-Tang Clan...or NOT an affiliate....JUST QUIT the hip hop scene. JUST QUIT! hahaha!

[FOREVERCHARMEDS6]

@smokewagun hELL YEAH, nO RAPPER of our time will ever top the WU-TANG!!

[MrEazyCreature]

@smokewagun quitters never prosper!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ROYGBIV619]

@smokewagun :HELL YEAH,THEY GO TO HELL MOUNTAIN WIT GASOLINE DRAWLS ON....X^)

[BHDread]

@smokewagun BASI FUKIN LY

[xXSUBJECT3Xx]

@smokewagun Fuck you kid, HAHAHAHAHA! wow

[PhillyCEEZ]

underarted song n lp..i was in NYC when this dropped

[RkoSerbia]

deep

[b7r7u7c7e]

This beat is so bluesy and moody. Love the 70's vibe of the production.

[jammmmma]

just found the album this is fucking sick not as good as liquid swords but sick

[circaeternity]

Someone posted the correct lyrics of RES hook .It's BEen deleted.How sad!!!

[MirajLuv]

I live in a apartment in a apartment and I can see the skyline.. this materialism doesn’t satisfy my heart nor bring me happiness.. but what’s more stunning is listening to GZA’s words and I can see his words come to life as I watch and observe what’s going on around me, and try and decipher the signs before me which are so blatant and in your face! I listen to GZA’s stuff when I want to be in contemplation mood and want to think deeply… ‘Bezels of Wisdom, drop a gem on them’

[MirajLuv]

what they truly are inside and conceal that is dangerous.. GZA first album was awesome truly inspirational his second beneath the surface killed it, I couldn’t believe the wise words his spoke on this album very deep. The metaphors and his vocabulary are truly poetic in order to teach us and wake up from the sleep.

[MirajLuv]

Its a sad state of affairs to see where rap/hip hop has fallen too.. Wu-Tang music was deep, wise, raw, original and to teach us on what is taking place in the world (eyes wide shut).. deception and cold hearts. The reason why WU-Tang were successful was because they spoke the truth that people don’t want to listen to the harsh realities like philosophers or Dr’s of the heart… everything on the surface is not always what it seems alot of people are fake and wear and hide

[circaeternity]

I have always wondered what the hell RES was singing and what she smoked BEfore she sang itI love that hook though......I've never BElieved the bullisht people paste as lyrics on the internet.But I think yours is the best or the closest.Big ups!!!

[xXxZOMBIExXxxx]

CHILL FERR DAYZ

[stumuch1040]

seen by a king in a protheic vision

[taylor4660]

@stumuch1040 PROPHETIC...

[MrChamplain23]

Least he tried fuck you all yall bitches bitchin Bitches.Smoke a bowl and chill homo

[tiagoaliada]

RAP: RIP = 1970 = 2000.

[ajaxmatti]

@tiagoaliada

the first hiphop was in 1979 , not in 1970

[THELASTILLWILL]

@ajaxmatti Rappers Delight was the 1st rap record to go platinum that was 1979 but hip hop exsisted years before that.

[ajaxmatti]

@THELASTILLWILL

nah the first song that was claimed "hip-hop" was in 1979 by fatback/ king tim III . There were songs that soundes like rapping, but they didnt claim it to be hip hop.

[THELASTILLWILL]

@ajaxmatti hip hop is the culture that rap came from, back then rap was at its purest form which is "hip hop". The reference to rappers delight was that it was the first hip hop record to go platinum I didn't say it was the 1st hip hop record. The point being that after it went platinum hip hop became mainstream which was 1979 so it didn't start in 79 it was allready mainstream by that time. 1st line in the song is "I said a hip hop hippie to the hop" so the term "hip hop" was widespread by 79.

[ajaxmatti]

@THELASTILLWILL

Yeah, hiphop the culture was before then, but the music was in 79.

[Utubesuxmycock]

whoever these fags are

you will soon be overcome by

Dream theaters. beneath the surface

[nikegangjustdoit]

this brings back memories 

[RasXcellent1]

beat iz serious kidd!! they go in on this shyt!

[interestingtheory414]

Only real heads understand that the GZA always has knowledge 2 give you every time you listen 2 him. Not everyone can digest it. You need an "Iron Stomach"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Word Up.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ewp805]

Daymmm, Deck on the production.

[b7r7u7c7e]

This beat sound like some old 70s shit! Love it.

[klikklakbikbak]

The most harmonious thing I've ever heard!!!

[mikeripperA]

This Is Too Much For Out Time....

Wu 4Ever

[magnoliachef]

Man i 4got about this cd this iz a banger love this track beneath the surface love hook

[duelatdawn]

This album took hip hop to a whole nother level.

[ryan23100]

this that shit

i do my thing 2 cum check me

[akn0ledge]

sucess is freedom, but failure can mean death.....

[xXBlackCNNReporterXx]

@akn0ledge i get the same feelin too i mean listen to the dimensions of this beat.

[rikthechef]

gaaaaawd dammmm the GZA!!!!!1

[funaronie]

*nuts on pc screen* DOPEass song

[adamagain2008]

is that gza and killa priest?

[MrBroadwayJohn]

one of the last true mc's. these guys nowadays don't represent hip hop the way it was intended to be

[berkgaard]

@MrBroadwayJohn>that's because they don't make hip-hop ;)

[BrianDWalker3445]

I slept on this album when I got it in the summer of 99

[snoopdoggftsquirell]

what year was this made??

thumbs up for gza!!!!!!!!!!

[raekwonyaeyo]

u need to add KILLAH PRIEST in the title. he ripped the second verse

[hypernigguh]

so good

[SeanScott23]

Sick!

[iDontKnowOfficer]

gza to me always had a unique voice that stood out and lyrically dude is a monster!!

[nikegangjustdoit]

@iDontKnowOfficer no he is not a monster he is a genius 

[Edwardlbaker]

INS needs to take over producing duties from the RZA who dropped the ball in the 8 Diagrams joint.

[313mc]

these cats really leaved their marks in hip hop . wise and real shit, respect for the WU philosophy from Bulgaria !

[novantatv]

the genius

[filosofi66]

been sheddin tears to this since 03 when i came home and was blessed with the copy. " think back on niggas i ate with.......guns we played wit, niggas i relate wit...slept in caves to get a clear mind....im like solomon....i dwell in the hills like ghandi...who sold everything on the quest for gods divine...walked through vacant district, perform religion, study pagan scriptures"""""""""""""""""""

[blueballa87]

@filosofi66 how u gon rewrite lyrics n leave out complete rhymes lol

[kableguy338]

I finally learned Killah Priest's entire verse. I'm proud of myself

[THELASTILLWILL]

the 7 ppl that disliked this brains must be infected by devils!

[KASLtja]

@THELASTILLWILL Shogun Assassin reference??

[THELASTILLWILL]

@KASLtja Yes the Liquid Swords intro which sampled from the movie Shogun Assassin.

[MajestyMinus]

7 ppl are atheist's!lol

[unimport]

gza's verses were tight but killah priest MURDERED THE TRACK

[Weedmaster420ize]

Wu-tang= Real Rap!!

[luigie083]

@dissinU12 My comment's not at the top.

[khallea36]

one of my favorite songs ever.  this was like the soundtrack of my high school years.

[luigie083]

@dissinU12 You're asking for attention by begging not to like it.

[tomwatson1]

that album cover  best ever made.

[JPHANTOM83]

I voted GZA 4 president!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nasisillmatic1]

gza is the best lyricist ever.

[Berger406]

killah priest owns on here

[xXSUBJECT3Xx]

GZA, Tupac, DMX, RZA. Best rappers ever born... Like it guys, Its the truth

[romeo1369ify]

@xXSUBJECT3Xx best rappers ever? u dont even include Big L, Biggie, Rakim, or Guru. and DMX aint bad, but hes not that good

[notorious67]

GZA was the first real hip hop i ever heard... never forget that

[VIEWSICinACTION]

god damn, it's awesome how many people support this good music. Thanks everyone for bringing me the hope that good music still is out there and has a chance to earn the respect and attention it deserves.

[kevenator12]

did anyone else have an eargasm listening to this?

[VIEWSICinACTION]

@ Bishop Ocelet I thought the lyrics were: scratch underneath the surface, where does your purpose lie? It seems our world is worthless, like were pawns beneath the sky. Change the race by reason, and ashes just the wind, what's left is ..... Breathing, keep ourselves from giving in.

[TheVicFishing]

DANG THIS IS GETTING ME INTO AN OTHER WORLD

[xXSUBJECT3Xx]

@TheVicFishing I feel ya bro

[2lowkey100]

GZA is the god of lyrics

[xXSUBJECT3Xx]

GZA is the reason rap still has a pulse

[Menz123451]

@xXSUBJECT3Xx No, Because of The WU

[5656onelove5656]

needa find more tracks like this

[bebopbountyhead]

Wow, lyrical strength to the core.  WU!

[JeffATL]

THIS song was da SHIT back THEN,...and it STILL is da SHIT NOW!!!! :D

[AkberMot]

Is there an instrumental by Wu Tang that has a very similar violin/strings section? It kinda sounds Oriental.

[youngskillz08]

@AkberMot C.R.E.A.M?

[AkberMot]

@youngskillz08 Not C.R.E.A.M. It might be by someone else, kinda sounds like Ich Weiss (On My Mind) by RZA, but only with instruments.

[vonversace]

i lovit

[sole0ne]

man this takes me back to damn day drinking presidentes with my nigga rolling and smoking a fat blunt

[TardifMC]

que du vrai..sa va loin

[soulreaver7100]

wu's beats are untouchable! i heard this cat on the wu tang documentary say that even though they lyrics were superior it was thier beats that drove everyone crazy and rza is as good as it gets in this hip hop game when it comes to producing in a class all by himself a straight beat God sick

[Enclave12]

@darrylgarland1 your super duper gay

[2lowkey100]

@darrylgarland1 wellthat commentis fucking ridiculous as likingyour commentdoes not justify me liking GZA and wu tang clan. and we clearly do like GZA and wu tang becausewere on thevideo idiot. stop being pathetic and asking to get a like on a video to make you feel cool. the 13 people who liked your video are too stupid to realize that liking your comment only makes them people look insecure about there knowledge of hip hop. no doubt that after the likes you got you will be doing the same again

[darrylgarland1]

@2lowkey100 chill the fuck out i just wanted to see if any one cared to like it i know that even if u didnt like it it dont mean that u hate them. after all it a fuckin COMMENT !!!! so chill ur shit

[transformers167]

@darrylgarland the name of the WU TANG shouldnt be used as propaganda to get thumbs up on ur coment. if they like the Wutang than they should hit the like button on the video and not on ur coment.

[stillmatic117]

@darrylgarland1 only people that know what real hip hop is, is watching this video.

[suckmineNWO]

@darrylgarland1 stop thriving on likes and say something meaningful

[darrylgarland1]

I love this song so much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[darrylgarland1]

I love this song so much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Drew5621]

FUCK EVERYBODY THAT HATES ON THE GZA!!

[bigshzy]

priest dropped the verse of the century!



[BROOKLYNWUTANG3]

It's an uncanny similarity to what an Armand Van Helden meets Wu produced track would sound like. This is the perfect hip hop tune with a late 90's filtered house sound. Check out Northstar's Nuthin as well if you love this one. One of my alltime faves. Big up Deck, Genius, KP and the rest of the Wu.