GZA/The Genius - Knock, Knock ft. Ghostface Killah, Method Man

[@Rahsaun77]

GZA is over most peoples head.

[@TheKamasGod]

rahsaun77 RIGHT????

[@Thizzfather]

Over they head like a shower nozzle

[@PacificDark]

By. Far.

[@YellowCab524]

🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

[@itswaaaay2ez]

As a *_Genius_* usually is.

[@Thizzfather]

"I'm the obscene slang kicker with no parental sticker, advising y'all that wise words are much slicker". After starting like that I had to pause it and go grab some popcorn before proceeding.

[@sunnyboy7033]

After reciting his verse you should have said after the popcorn I had to restart it!!! If you go back and add that to the end of what you said he said it goes perfectly!!

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

Eating popcorn like Michael Jackson in thriller scene

[@InspectahDeck718]

GZA didn’t start the track to spar with you, instead he came out dropping haymakers. They didn’t call him the Genius for nothing

[@smokeylowkey420]

Dont forget the fire extinguisher, shits about to be ablaze

[@Cubanlink73]

I can’t say it. Fucking genius

[@Dannysince1985]

The most gangsta non-gangsta rapper

[@aaronstrahm2162]

hahahha XD hell yeah!

[@Dannysince1985]

I repeat the "MOST GANGSTER" non gangster rapper. I.e. although gza isn't coming straight out of Compton his style, knowledge, legacy, ryhmes, flow, relevance etc is beyond most other rappers capabilities gza paints a picture but also makes your head knock. One of the best from one of the best groups gza don't have to rap about guns and all that bull but when hes talking you know your not fucking with him. Think that explains it.

[@taleekjones6545]

Hell yeah

[@gang6009]

Dannysince1985 liquid swords is so unorthodox for his style comapred to any of his other albums. Absolute GOAT though. You really need to appreciate good hip hop to get down with his instrumentals and lyrics.

[@loyaltyfamilyfirst]

@culturefreedom89 I like that

[@nathancano3551]

The GZA should be in the conversation with the greats like Pac, Rakim, Big L, Big, Nas, Face, etc.

[@argentino39]

People like GZA and Rakim have MASTERED flow. It seems simple, and yet, it's so complex and laced with knowledge

[@metadata5638]

argentino39 agreed and both do not try to pack verses with too many syllables ,wisdom first technique second

[@fredpowell6330]

Nice

[@SKARAMANGA1]

Don't forget Black Thought

[@closag4101]

Well said, P.E.A.C.E

[@ombuze7641]

You just read my mind.

[@omarsantana3680]

this is as "commercial" as Gza gets. still hard!

[@aaroncreagh4402]

commercial my eye...!!!

[@thegamingchef3304]

I think y'all misinterpreted his comment. Remember Tupac and Biggie was commercial...However they weren't COMMERCIALIZED. Big difference.

[@ProjectBlowed]

Breaker, Breaker was way more commercial

[@trentyates418]

Gza managed to keep it real in the 2000s

[@seekerundue]

How is GZA not the greatest rapper of all time? That's right. Best lyricist, excellent flow, perfect rapper.

[@stephenlee4498]

That distinction goes to ton loc

[@noneofyourbusiness2501]

The industry manufactures one hit wonders now, and those are the artists who get the most recognition. Talent gets overlooked, but it's the talented who have the passion to persevere.

[@nathancano3551]

The GZA is top 5 in my book.

[@lovinbassline]

He don't sell his soul.............. he stay real

[@channelnumber52]

Because Nas and Black Thought exist. GZA is probably top 5 though. Definitely top 10.

[@marvinhagler7233]

"This is as commercial as Gza gets" - and yet his lyricism remains rarified and unparalleled.

[@Gabothecat]

Gza gotta be one of the best lyricists of all time. He comes off so naturally. Although INS my favorite in WU , Gza is incredibly fire and easily the most gifted of the group

[@nathancano3551]

I put GZA in the conversation with Pac, Biggie, Em, Rakim, Nas, Jay and Face.

[@Gabothecat]

@@nathancano3551 Rakim , Gza Pun and Ins are some of my favorite Lyricists

[@nathancano3551]

@@Gabothecat I forgot about Pun. Big L was good, too.

[@dre22]

“The percentage of the truth in a rhyme is one tenth”

[@mohamedgolfa7565]

Please give the Genius his flowers he deserves it.

[@angelcorniel2952]

Most underrated wordsmith in History

[@mylesdu]

I think all the most underrated MCs in the game should get together and do a collabo album!! Put Gza, Cormega, Big Noyd, AZ, and Immortal Tech all on the same team and watch em make the most lyrically insane album since "Liquid Swords" or "Illmatic".

[@NevaSellmySoul]

i agreed even though u gets on my nerves

[@pokitzzz]

+Brooklyn Finest cannibol ox aswell immortal teq and gza with odb samples

[@mysstteriousm6446]

Nice comment, YOU DESERVE A CLAP (and my vote of course!)

[@constantelevation_]

But beats wouldn't be as dope as in 90s..just like in "the saga continues"

[@LyzrdLyzrdLyzrdLyzrd]

Gza aint even underrated tho. One a the most praised and least hated on emcees there is. He goes closer to overrated id say

[@davidthompson8933]

GZA/GENIUS is obviously in the top five rappers of all time. GZA could be the very best...its impossible for me to say GZA is not the greatest rappers ever.

[@aaronstrahm2162]

GZA is easily in the top 3

[@Ason.Unique]

GZA Rakim Nas my top 3. With Bigge, Tupac, eminem and Krayzie Bone behind them

[@aaronstrahm2162]

+anD.R.E 3001 GREAT!

[@Ason.Unique]

Honestly it can be argued either way... They're both great and you can't really put anyone to fault if they prefer one over the other

[@DZSignal]

Ason Unique i get it's opinion based but come on putting eminem is the same catagory as wu-tang is just fucked. Eminem wishes he could be .0000000000000001% as good as the wu. fuck his stupid nyquil drinking addict,rap beef starting, sell-out phony ass. just because he can rap doesn't mean he raps good, feel me? his lyrics and verses have no substance. people just like him cause he raps fast.

[@hunniebaked]

Easily...

[@CHUUMPASS]

the delivery of lyrics and flow of this is unreal. so artful, he could twist most of today's rappers into pretzels with his skills.

[@StonedRidah]

Such a great verse from Meth

[@horseliver338]

StonedRidah yea

[@johngalloway478]

StonedRidah dude I can't find his verse in this video LOL

[@StonedRidah]

John Galloway look for it on rap genius

[@Quake2815]

OlDbOy lmao

[@puglife5880]

1 of the top verses of all time, easily top 5!

[@trentyates418]

“Considering my own future, I’m used ta damaging MCs than party-ing with producers”- GZA

[@SwishaSwede3]

Great song, GZA is criminally underrated

[@rickytruong5994]

This whole flow is legendary!

[@jvega419]

The G.O.A.T period.

[@lith1156]

I remember when this dropped on BET 106 & Park as "New Joint" for the day when I lived in Jamaica...the crowd wasn't feeling it that much because at this point the masses were too stuck on Ja Rule/Ashanti R&B or Southern shit...to me, it was a sign of the times that conscious rap was starting to fade out in the commercial scene...this and Skillz by Gang Starr...then it went downhill to what we have today

[@jazzymars30]

Lith1 yeah Jamaican in the house where u used to live me genna?...BTW you have good taste in hip hop blessed bro

[@lith1156]

@Rackin Ruggbie as a big Wu fan I was still feeling this joint, just seemed underappreciated...but true about conscious rap already fading away, this was really the last of those times

[@lith1156]

@@jazzymars30 not Jamaican but lived in Kingston bro, big up

[@jazzymars30]

@@lith1156 up

[@lith1156]

@Rackin Ruggbie I believe you, I guess I meant rap that had lyricism within it in a broader sense

[@yamahateam5d]

Classic... We can't get good music like this anymore smh

[@UFOsAreRealArea51]

That guitar is funky as hell!!! :D

[@iluvmyboba]

What I have always loved about The Wu is no matter what they were always down for each other. Regardless to the occasional internal tension these guys are really brothers, and have no problem reppin' for one another when it calls for it.

[@kratosofspartareal]

Came up together stay up together. The secret to their success over 30 years......🙏🏾

[@jeremiahgrondin7034]

GZA would absolutely SLAY the white boy. Nuff said

[@togonumber]

hmmmm...no.

[@cfcfan1]

​@@togonumbergza is to educated for the white boy. You need a read a fucking book to understand what gza is saying the white boy is the McDonald's of rap gza is home cook healthy food

[@teddyhose]

There are lots of underground hip hop songs about the industry but this one is my favorite, from my favorite MC. That rhyme about snakes gives me the chills every time. Chappelle's Show brought me here.

[@nelsonpoole1896]

Standing beside a regular cab F 150 and still looking hard as f

[@Ray-uv4sk]

Bars on bars on bars......

[@Hoffmayne]

A lot of people don't like the hook, I think it's just an example of the diversity of the Wu.

[@DarkBurnoutbro]

TRUE How you feel about the new album?

[@quertyjanerty6024]

i love the hook its hard as fuck. this cencored verison is weak tho

[@cesarbaca]

The GZA is the Anita Baker of Hip Hop music. It’s so smooth and fluid when he spits. He makes being intelligent look easy

[@uncvic1]

🤣 Great yet funny asf assesment

[@BrotherApexx]

Love seeing Ghost and Meth repping for the god GZA. I just watched a 2018 interview Ghost did on the No Jumper KZbin channel and he gave mad respect to GZA, now I see why. A lot of people didn't give props to Beneath the Surface but he was at his peak lyrically and this is just one example.

[@MFD00MTR33]

Love this album, or anything else GZA has done. Very underrated in the Wu, everyone loves Ghost, Rae and Meth(I do too) but GZA and INS don't get enough love I feel.

[@inthahous87]

Thats how it in a group not everyone can be loved equally

[@Matty80822]

there are people who will swear on their life gza or ins are the most talented, mostly wu heads that go there. so it is what it is, camt blame for someone saying method is the best after knowing what 5 songs

[@ashyboy03]

why is meth in the title?

[@trentyates418]

I remember my me and pops listen to this all the time when this came out, those were the days

[@bennyboom63]

This mans style is like BUTTA flawless delivery. One of the best

[@hoodedman07]

I was buggin when I saw this on Dave Chapelle as a kid

[@biggavell6166]

True facts.......This is that music...

[@csuttonsr8287]

When it comes to true lyricism that makes U hit that rewind button multiple times, GZA is definitely top 3!!! 🔥🔥🔥 Would love for him to link up with Premier!! Breaker, Breaker Knock Knock General Principles... to name a few!!

[@raoulduke4399]

"hard rock MCs you ain't nothin but compound" 🎤🔥

[@rbname7318]

"Gift wrap the sawed off let the dj pump it. " I've been stuck on that line for a minute.

[@stevenramirezmistersmokes6379]

OG GZA#1 OG GHOSTFACE KILLAH#1 OG METHOD MAN#1 OG WU-TANG CLAN#1

[@inderjitjassal1300]

gza is dabestin da clan

[@banklikefrankwhite1]

I don't know, I just view them as one entity. They're on the same team, not playing against each other.

[@andremtetwa9780]

The year is 2023 you still see me right here

[@L.Boogie]

2024 💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🎤

[@jeannetteMiller-dv3ko]

ALLLDAYYYY FOREAL FOREAL 💋💋💋💯🖖🏾🔥

[@beogradskifantom4148]

One of the best Hip Hop songs ever , pure classic ;)

[@citysmol4672]

GZA's Mouth Designed For Rap, For Spit Dopeness Fr 🔥🔥👐

[@vicmo25]

I love this beat yo...brings me back to the early 2000 before hip hop went down south and was killed

[@reptilman94]

This is seriously the best rapper ever, keeping it old school and not flashing about it! RespecT!!!

[@cambreezythecolorman0716]

My man GZA

[@aaronstrahm2162]

this song gets 6/5 stars for me. It's more than perfect.

[@franchi123]

2002... damn 12 years... how fast time is going on...

[@seandafny]

franchi123 shit is happening every second

[@d3kadE905]

franchi123 2018 now homie and this shit still bang!

[@jazzymars30]

franchi123 its now 16

[@TheRealMadbeatle]

4 YEARS AGO...

[@BrotherApexx]

This album came out in 1999, yo.

[@devalinwells7391]

The gza is way beyond this world of pain

[@mattpotts2014]

Coolest cat I've ever shared a joint with. So down to earth you wouldn't even believe, no bling, no brands. Just a sweat suit and leather wristband. A real OG

[@Bryce_Hall]

being 15 in 2002 brought me here

[@kingjofferyjoe3143]

bryce hall Me too 👌😂

[@lopony7944]

87

[@gilgameshtheimmortal369]

Something I've noticed about wu tang fans, their either from this generation or the early 90s when they came out. No before or in between. Ppl seem to either hear about em rn with that new show re-blowing them up or when they first came out. Which makes sense.

[@gilgameshtheimmortal369]

I remember back when I first heard wu tang clan it was that song poisonous darts of ghostfaces iron man album. Nameless, these stonewashed cats, leave 'em brainless "Somewhere out of this world, stranded on Uranus With coke and a dollar bill stems and crack capsules." I think it was the first time I heard I bobbed my head to rap song. And I listened to that screamo shit. Like rings of Saturn and thy art is murder.

[@lopony7944]

@@gilgameshtheimmortal369 i was 23 in 93

[@slickrickrule]

Peace 2 da god gza! Wutang mobb deep n Wulords!

[@KingDavidTheOrderOfMelchizedek]

METH/GZA === GIANTS OF HIP HOP! KILLER BEEZ 4EVER! GOD BLESS

[@theironhorse8227]

Gza, Rza, Deck, Masta. Gimmie those four on a song or album. "🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤."

[@famgod503]

Masta gza gfk my favorite

[@PrivateJoker212]

Why's Wee-Bey on the phone? That's how they caught him the first time.

[@tpacalypse]

😂

[@simonforrest2522]

Facts loool

[@Nintendo99]

He grew up with wu tang

[@kesk8963]

2019: will we ever knw who was banging at the door ?

[@andressvelezz]

They dont want war.We will never know.

[@cesarbaca]

😂

[@Cawshes]

Ha ha

[@derricktalbert6554]

mumble

[@jeffreywilson6146]

Here

[@MrCartoonfreak90s]

Lyrical genius

[@morganideleot]

The best gza song of all time Genius

[@RAISEONER]

GZA THE GENIUS

[@activpowr]

Yesss, Genius is an intelligent hip hop scientist on his skill set.

[@ps5stuffguy]

GZA true genius

[@thomashaynes9487]

best technical rapper of our time

[@aaronstrahm2162]

best rapper of all time for me next to kool g rap.

[@frankhernandez5060]

Real hip hop!!real Mc's!!

[@jeannerestant7274]

Oct. 2019 first time seeing this... One of my favorite songs!!!

[@thomashaynes9487]

My microphone is just two hot to handle plus i don't fill your ears with pitiful scandals! I give rap sawed off DJ pump it march to the sounds of Armstrong trumpet great things satisfy great minds

[@itsjob595]

Damn!!

[@OptimusGrime57]

Aaaahhhhh.....intelligent metaphors in a track......real hip-hop

[@aussiemqhi2460]

It's sad to see hip hop fall nowadays

[@matthewmanning464]

Shidddddd who’s to this day is still listening to this banger!!!!

[@dzynone]

"The obscene slang kicker, with no parental sticker..." Killin em from the jump! #hiphopforeal

[@anthonycannon5830]

Is it abstract, commercial or hardcore???? Dope ass hook to go with phat beats and lyrics. They just don't make hip hop music like this anymore

[@togonumber]

@swordsman6 TRUE LOVE THIS SONG

[@johnannan1929]

Gza has such a jazzy flow style. The only other MC in that same pocket is Rhakim Allah - Imagine they worked together- Super Duo 👊🏽

[@D-unfadeable]

Authentic West Coast Hiphop!!!!!

[@grahamodonnell4980]

Better watch out making ghost get up!

[@BloodOnlySpills]

I'm convinced this jam is invincible

[@tastemaker_87]

Can't wait for GZA's new album. Keep it underground!!

[@erichoward509]

My office Theme music when noboday's in the office.

[@dr.manhattan6669]

This was the apex of rap.

[@curtarmmar]

The smoothest flow with the sharpest lyrics

[@yokuzo11]

Supernatural bars!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Pharaoh_The_Great]

Gza is in of my favorites in wutang

[@xman333]

If Hip Hop had a starting 5 it would be GZA, Thought, Common, Mos Def & Nas.

[@yolo25000]

Common? 😂😂😂

[@ghettogospelspacedemon3765]

GZA is way beyond most people. One of the greatest ever. Listen to "The Spark" and tell me how many other rappers are doing anything on that level.

[@yaoblack3579]

Never wavered, never flinched, same style, same flow, infinite manifestations over any beat any rhythm. The genius

[@bridgetown1966]

this dude will forever be nice

[@neverbackdown2534]

Classic I remember hearing this song when I was 7yrs still love it.

[@Menz123451]

Gza, MZA, Tony Stracks this video cant get any better.

[@Mr.Mastiffs]

Gza you a real one

[@doshobg]

at 1:15 the guy talking on the phone is wee bey, right?

[@elyedai]

+Sr Stefanov lol yes from The Wire!

[@malcolm9540]

hell yeah

[@TheEvolver311]

GZA to smart for his own good, to bad that stupid people are so enumerated One of the best rhymes ever written in the art

[@LoneWu1f]

My nigga Gza a fool with the wordplay 🔥🔥

[@josebrignoni4591]

Gza the truth facts

[@BreuckelensFinest]

"HARD ROCK MC's" If you aint from New York City from the 70s to 90s, you're probably not gonna know what "Hard Rock" means. It's strictly a NYC old school term that most people today in NYC hardly use anymore. I still & always will use the term. The universal term today is gangsta or thug thanks to Pac. Salute to the Genius for keeping true to his roots. This is a little, original Hip-Hop lesson for you good folks out there! This is what Hip-Hop is to me, from the seed, soil, grass roots! Salute.

[@NealSinclair]

Gza was extremely well dressed here 👌🏻

[@billykimber4463]

Who else remembers this from Chappelle's show

[@mikeklassic78]

He tore this beat up! Big ups to the old skool...

[@agthaog1986]

that navy blue leather is fire

[@clinch4life]

Genius...lyrical assassin