Legendary Weapons

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Legendary Weapons
Legendary Weapons (cover).jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedJuly 26, 2011
Recorded2010–2011
Genre Hip-hop
Length37:05
Label E1 Music
Producer
Wu-Tang Clan chronology
Wu-Tang Chamber Music
(2009)
Legendary Weapons
(2011)
The Essential Wu-Tang Clan
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (61/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
BBC Music (favorable) [3]
Drowned in Sound (7/10) [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork Media (5.0/10) [6]
RapReviews.com(8.5/10) [7]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin (5/10) [9]
XXL (L) [10]

Legendary Weapons is a compilation album endorsed by Wu-Tang Clan, released on July 26, 2011 via E1 Music. [11] It follows 2009's Wu-Tang Chamber Music . This album serves as the group's second release under the abbreviated name "Wu-Tang," following Chamber Music , released in 2009. Legendary Weapons features performances by several Wu-Tang members (GZA and Masta Killa are absent), and affiliates Trife Diesel, Killa Sin and Bronze Nazareth. Other guests include Sean Price, M.O.P., AZ, Action Bronson & Roc Marciano among others.

Contents

The album debuted at number 41 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 10,000 copies in the United States. [12] As of November 27, 2011, the album has sold a total of 25,000 copies in the United States. [13] In Canada, the album debuted at #98 on the Canadian Albums Chart. [14]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s) [15] Length
1."Start the Show" (Raekwon and RZA featuring Jimi Kendrix)
  • Street Radio
3:45
2."Laced Cheeba" (Ghostface Killah featuring Sean Price and Trife Da God)
3:27
3."Diesel Fluid" (Method Man and Cappadonna featuring Trife Da God)
4:07
4."The Black Diamonds" (Ghostface Killah featuring Roc Marciano and Killa Sin)
3:19
5."Played by the Game" (interlude)
1:02
6."Legendary Weapons" (Ghostface Killah featuring AZ and M.O.P.)
3:22
7."Never Feel This Pain" (Inspectah Deck and U-God featuring Tre Williams)
3:59
8."Drunk Tongue" (featuring Killa Sin)
2:04
9."The Business" (interlude)
0:51
10."225 Rounds" (U-God, Cappadonna and RZA featuring Bronze Nazareth)
4:43
11."Meteor Hammer" (Ghostface Killah featuring Action Bronson & Termanology)
2:36
12."Live Through Death" (interlude)
0:51
13."Only The Rugged Survive" (RZA)2:47
14."Outro" 0:16
15."Robbery (Revelations Remix)" (RZA featuring Rev. William Burks) 2:57

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Legendary Weapons
Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [16] 41
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [17] 98

References

  1. "Legendary Weapons Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  2. Jeffries, David. "Legendary Weapons – Wu-Tang Clan". Allmusic . Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  3. Ross, Daniel (2011-07-18). "Wu-Tang Clan Legendary Weapons Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  4. Drever, Ryan (2011-07-25). "Wu-Tang Clan – Legendary Weapons". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  5. Petridis, Alexis (2011-07-21). "Wu-Tang: Legendary Weapons – review". The Guardian . Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  6. Cohen, Ian (2011-08-02). "Wu-Tang: Legendary Weapons". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  7. Juon, Steve "Flash" (2011-07-26). "Wu-Tang Clan's Legendary Weapons". RapReviews.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  8. Jones, Huw (2011-07-28). "Wu-Tang Clan: Legendary Weapons". Slant. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  9. Mlynar, Phillip (2011-09-28). "Wu-Tang Clan, 'Legendary Weapons' (E1 Music)". Spin. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  10. Bristout, Ralph (2011-07-26). "Wu-Tang Clan, Legendary Weapons". XXL. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  11. Wu-Tang Clan Dropping New Album 'Legendary Weapons' This July Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine – AllHipHop.com
  12. Jacobs, Allen (August 3, 2011). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/31/2011". Archived from the original on January 11, 2012.
  13. Current Rap Albums Overall 12/11/2011 [ permanent dead link ]. Retrieved on 2012-11-29.
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  15. "Rough Trade Distribution Benelux". Rough Trade. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012.
  16. "Wu-Tang Clan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  17. "Wu-Tang Clan Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2022.