GZA will play a rare gig in Liverpool
Hip hop titan GZA to play seminal album Liquid Swords in full in Liverpool, Getintothis’ Conor Mooney looks ahead to a must-see happening.
GZA, founding member of legendary hip hop crew Wu-Tang Clan, is to play Liverpool’s Invisible Wind Factory next April.
GZA, aka The Genius, is to play his seminal hip hop classic debut album Liquid Swords plus Wu-Tang classics, on Saturday April 13, 2019 courtesy of Bam!Bam!Bam!
Regarded as one of the game’s finest lyricists, GZA last played Liverpool in 2012 at the O2 Academy following on from a colossal gig at The Kazimier the previous year.
His links with Liverpool extend to a bizarre hook up with Kop legend Ian Rush – take a look at our picture exclusive.
His career is a seemingly endless list of stunning accomplishments, from founding Wu-Tang Clan, to releasing Liquid Swords, to lecturing at Harvard University and providing the backbone of some of contemporary hip hop’s finest moments.
GZA in Liverpool
Ten of the best – take a look at our Wu-Tang Clan career retrospective and top 10 tracks
Wu-Tang Clan‘s masterpiece Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) turned 25 earlier this month, while Liquid Swords turns 24 next year with 52-year-old GZA‘s last album Pro Tools released back in 2008.
- GZA plays Invisible Wind Factory on Saturday April 13, 2019. Read our interview with the Wu’s RZA.
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