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"4th Chamber" is a song by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member GZA,released as the fourth and final single from his second studio album Liquid Swords (1995),on March 28,1996. It features fellow Wu-Tang members RZA and Ghostface Killah and American rapper Killah Priest. The song contains samples from the film Shogun Assassin,"Assassin With Son" by W. Michael Lewis &Mark Lewis from the movie Shogun Assassin,"Groovin'" by Willie Mitchell and "Dharmatma Theme Music (Sad)" by Kalyanji Anandji.
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- ↑ Ahmed, Insanul (October 19, 2011). "Method Man Breaks Down His 25 Most Essential Songs". Complex .
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