Toronto has been lucky to get a lot of nostalgic Wu-Tang performances over the last few years, and here’s another: GZA is coming to the Phoenix to play Liquid Swords in its entirely.
GZA’s 1995 classic (celebrating its 25th anniversary) is part of Wu-Tang Clan’s golden age run in the mid 90s, and it showed off the rapper’s (born Gary Grice) secret weapon: the cool, cerebral flow that got him nicknamed the Genius. Get ready for a lot of verses about philosophy and chess.
Of course, those early Wu-Tang solo albums were still family affairs. Though this is billed as a GZA concert, there’s the potential for some other members to make cameos. In the meantime, start warming up your W hands.
January 27 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre (410 Sherbourne), 7 pm. From $33. On sale December 18. ticketmaster.ca.
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