Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture

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Dreddy Krueger Presents... Think Differently Music: Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture
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The Wu-Tang Clan logo parodies the Apple Inc.'s "Think different" logo.
Compilation album by
Wu-Tang Clan and various artists
ReleasedOctober 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)
Studio36 Chambers Studio (New York, NY)
Genre Hip-hop
Length53:16
Label
Producer
Wu-Tang Clan and various artists chronology
Dreddy Krueger Presents... Think Differently Music: Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture
(2005)		Dreddy Kruger Presents... Think Differently Two: The Audio Film
(2020)
Singles from Dreddy Krueger Presents... Think Differently Music: Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture
  1. "Biochemical Equation / Preservation"
    Released: 2005
  2. "Lyrical Swords / Think Differently"
    Released: 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 6.9/10 [2]
PopMatters 6/10 [3]
RapReviews7/10 [4]
The Harvard Crimson 4/5 [5]
The Village Voice B+ [6]

Dreddy Krueger Presents... Think Differently Music: Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture is a compilation album by American hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan and its affiliates. It was released on October 18, 2005 via Think Differently Music Group and Babygrande Records. Presented and executively produced by Dreddy Krueger, the main production was handled by Bronze Nazareth, Preservation, Allah Mathematics, DJ Noize, Fred Ones and RZA. It features contributions from several fellow independent hip-hop musicians, such as Byata, Del the Funky Homosapien, Ras Kass, Aesop Rock, Casual, C-Rayz Walz, Littles, MF Doom, Planet Asia, R.A. the Rugged Man, Roc Marciano, Sean Price, Sir Menelik, Tragedy Khadafi, Vast Aire and Vordul Mega among others, as well as narrations by Jim Jarmusch. The album was supported with two singles: "Biochemical Equation" b/w "Preservation" and "Lyrical Swords" b/w "Think Differently".

Contents

The Instrumentals version of the album was released on April 14, 2009. The Lost Files version was released on July 15, 2009, combining songs and beats recorded around 2005 and 2006 for Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture but were left off. The official follow-up album to Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture entitled Dreddy Kruger Presents... Think Differently Two: The Audio Film was released on February 7, 2020.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Introduction" (performed by Dreddy Krueger) Bronze Nazareth 1:12
2."Lyrical Swords" (performed by GZA and Ras Kass)Bronze Nazareth3:25
3."Slow Blues" (performed by Vast Aire, Byata, Timbo King and Prodigal Sunn)Bronze Nazareth4:49
4."Still Grimy" (performed by U-God, Sean Price, Prodigal Sunn and C-Rayz Walz)Preservation4:15
5."Skit" 0:32
6."Think Differently" (performed by Casual, Tragedy Khadafi, Roc Marciano and Vordul Mega)Bronze Nazareth4:33
7."Informercial #1" (performed by Jim Jarmusch) 0:38
8."Biochemical Equation" (performed by RZA and MF Doom) RZA 3:56
9."O.D.B. Tribute" (performed by DJ Noize)Bronze Nazareth1:51
10."Fragments" (performed by Del the Funky Homosapien)Bronze Nazareth3:31
11."Intermission" Fred Ones 0:27
12."Street Corners" (performed by Bronze Nazareth, Solomon Childs and Byata)Bronze Nazareth3:17
13."Listen" (performed by Littles, Khalid and Planet Asia)Bronze Nazareth3:40
14."Infomercial #2" (performed by Jim Jarmusch) 0:45
15."Verses" (performed by Scaramanga Shallah, La the Darkman, Ras Kass and GZA) DJ Noize 4:33
16."Preservation" (performed by Aesop Rock and Del the Funky Homosapien)Preservation2:26
17."Cars on the Interstate..." (performed by C.C.F. Division) Allah Mathematics 2:17
18."Give It Up" (performed by J-Live and R.A. the Rugged Man)Preservation3:46
19."Black Dawn" (performed by Bronze Nazareth)Bronze Nazareth3:23
Total length:53:16
Vinyl bonus track
No.TitleLength
20."O" (performed by Jim Jarmusch) 

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture, Vol. 1 - Wu-Tang / Wu-Tang Clan". AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ Fennessey, Sean (October 20, 2005). "Various Artists: Dreddy Krueger Presents...Think Differently Music: Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  3. ↑ Braidwood, Stefan (November 15, 2005). "Various Artists: Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture » PopMatters". PopMatters . Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  4. ↑ Doggett, Tom (October 25, 2005). "Various Artists :: Dreddy Kruger Presents... Think Differently Music: Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture :: Think Differently/Babygrande Records". RapReviews. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  5. ↑ Abbott, J. Samuel (October 27, 2005). "Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture | Arts | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert (March 21, 2006). "Radical Comfort". The Village Voice . Retrieved January 13, 2025.
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