Legendary Weapons

Legendary Weapons is a compilation album by American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, which was released July 26, 2011 on E1 Music.[11] It follows 2009's Wu-Tang Chamber Music. 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.

Legendary Weapons
Compilation album by Wu-Tang Clan
Released	July 26, 2011
Recorded	2010–2011
Genre	Hip hop
Length	37:05
Label	E1 Music
Producer	Street Radio, Noah Rubin, Lil' Fame, Andrew Kelley, J. Werner, Gintas Janusonis
Wu-Tang Clan chronology
Wu-Tang Chamber Music (2009) Legendary Weapons (2011) A Better Tomorrow (2014)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(61/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
BBC Music	(favorable)[3]
Drowned in Sound	(7/10)[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Pitchfork Media	(5.0/10)[6]
RapReviews.com	(8.5/10)[7]
Slant	[8]
Spin	(5/10)[9]
XXL	(L)[10]

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.	Title	Producer(s)[15]	Length
1.	"Start the Show" (Raekwon & RZA featuring Jimi Kendrix)	Street Radio	3:45
2.	"Laced Cheeba" (Ghostface Killah featuring Sean Price & Trife Da God)	Noah Rubin, Lil' Fame, Andrew Kelley	3:27
3.	"Diesel Fluid" (Method Man & Cappadonna featuring Trife Da God)	Noah Rubin, Lil' Fame, Andrew Kelley	4:07
4.	"The Black Diamonds" (Ghostface Killah featuring Roc Marciano & Killa Sin)	Lil' Fame, Andrew Kelley, Noah Rubin, J. Werner	3:19
5.	"Played by the Game" (Interlude)	Andrew Kelley, Noah Rubin	1:02
6.	"Legendary Weapons" (Ghostface Killah featuring AZ & M.O.P.)	Noah Rubin, Lil' Fame, Andrew Kelley	3:22
7.	"Never Feel This Pain" (Inspectah Deck & U-God featuring Tre Williams)	Lil' Fame, Andrew Kelley, Noah Rubin	3:59
8.	"Drunk Tongue" (featuring Killa Sin)	Lil' Fame, Andrew Kelley, Noah Rubin	2:04
9.	"The Business" (Interlude)	Gintas Janusonis, Andrew Kelley, Noah Rubin	0:51
10.	"225 Rounds" (U-God, Cappadonna & RZA featuring Bronze Nazareth)	Noah Rubin, Lil' Fame, Andrew Kelley	4:43
11.	"Meteor Hammer" (Ghostface Killah featuring Action Bronson & Termanology)	Noah Rubin, Lil' Fame, Andrew Kelley	2:36
12.	"Live Through Death" (Interlude)	Gintas Janusonis, Andrew Kelley, Noah Rubin	0:51
13.	"Only The Rugged Survive" (RZA)	Noah Rubin	2:47
14.	"Outro"		0:16
15.	"Robbery (Revelations Remix)" (RZA featuring Rev. William Burks)		2:57

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. 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. Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/31/2011 Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2011-08-03.
13. Current Rap Albums Overall 12/11/2011. Retrieved on 2012-11-29.
14. http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html
15. Rough Trade Distribution Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine – Rough Trade

External links

• Legendary Weapons at Metacritic