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nomowish · 08.27.2007, 11:13 PM

Here's some interesting info I just found about Liquid Swords:

Link - http://www.suntimes.com/entertainmen...dero26.article

Jim DeRogatis: Why do you think that album so deeply connects with people?

GZA/Genius: I can't really speak for the fans, but one thing you might say is that the album does have a theme. It has the skits; the way RZA put the whole thing together after he was inspired by that movie, "Shogun," and the album cover was great: It was an idea that came from a chess game I was playing back in 1992 with Masta Killa, and the game was over and the pieces were still on the board in the checkmate position. I started to sketch out the board just the way it was, making people out of the pieces. Most people don't even know to this day that it's a game of chess for that album cover.

08.27.2007, 11:13 PM	#11
nomowish children of satan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Miami Posts: 373	Here's some interesting info I just found about Liquid Swords: Link - http://www.suntimes.com/entertainmen...dero26.article Jim DeRogatis: Why do you think that album so deeply connects with people? GZA/Genius: I can't really speak for the fans, but one thing you might say is that the album does have a theme. It has the skits; the way RZA put the whole thing together after he was inspired by that movie, "Shogun," and the album cover was great: It was an idea that came from a chess game I was playing back in 1992 with Masta Killa, and the game was over and the pieces were still on the board in the checkmate position. I started to sketch out the board just the way it was, making people out of the pieces. Most people don't even know to this day that it's a game of chess for that album cover.
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