Michel Mees | Ekeren, Antwerp BELGIUM | 05/15/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"At least Shabazz still knows what he's supposed to bring and how to bring it to the longtime, hardcore Wu-Tang fans. Lately fans like myself have been disappointed with the recent Rae, Ghost, Meth & U-God releases. It seems to me the generals don't care much anymore about their old fans who supported them through the beginning of their careers. They now rather release mass appeal commercial albums that have little lyrical content and many wack beats. Shabazz or Warcloud should take ODB's spot in the group, talk some sense into the rest and show em again how to do it right."
SOLDIER OF DARKNESS
O. KAKA | WOODBRIDGE, NJ United States | 05/26/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"SHABAZZ DA DISCIPLE'S HIDDEN SCROLLZ IS ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2000'S MATTER OF FACT THIS ALBUM WOULD COMPETE WITH ANY WU AFFILIATED ALBUMS THAT CAME OUT IN THE 90'S WORD.THIS ALBUM IS SOLELY FOR HEADZ THAT APPRECIATE REAL HIP HOP/WU TANG TYPE EERIE CHAMBER MUSIC ONE!"
IF UR'E A hiphop FAN COP IT!
RealMatic | NYC | 04/26/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I don't really fnck wit horror-core, but I've been told this dude used to be down w/Gravediggaz. N/e wayz the album sounds like a Wu-affiliated joint. Its got RIDICULOUS, hypnotic beats. In my opinion, just b/c a rapper claims underground or does something different then the norm (see: Outkast, various NY nuccaz) does not make them dope. But this dude is crazy lyrically and his songs fnck wit ur head, specially if u smoke de ganja. Worth coppin'."
The Long Awaited
Kevin G. Pitchford | Augusta,Ga | 05/18/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"People expecting all his songs to be dark and horrorcore
may be disappointed. But what I love about Shabazz, Killah Priest and even Swollen Members is the variety. There's nothing
genuine about everey song being dark. That's not life.
We all have good and bad days. So if it's crime saga which talks about being weary of the street. Or Red Hook Day that
shows a love for hip-hop and is more upbeat and cheerful.If you value the lyric over the beat or any other crap that some people use to pick there music. You will not be let down.
Shabazz has such a passion that is contagious, and it would help
to have some level of literacy to fully enjoy this cd. I appreciate emcees who don't treat there audience like high school drop outs. This is hip-hop for adults, without the
let's play a thug behind a tv screen persona that many will
play.Overall this is poetrey in motion and Battle Axe is improving it's standing as one of the top level independent labels."
Shabazz
Kevin G. Pitchford | 12/10/2003
(3 out of 5 stars)
"shabazz tearz up on Crime saga like the other rating said, best song ever made, couple of other good tracks, expected more horrorcore style on cd kinda disapointed"