Inspectah Deck might just be the secret weapon of the Wu-Tang Clan. The Park Hill, Staten Island emcee (and producer) may lack the classic solo album that Ghostface, GZA, Method Man and Raekwon can all claim, but the Rebel INS proves to be an essential ingredient to the group's success as any Clansman.
Released through Traffic Entertainment, March 23's The Manifesto hopes to alter perceptions. Speaking with HipHopDX, Deck explains that he's dealing with rivalries and fair-weather fraternities with his brothers, but his commitment to lyricism, wisdom and technical flow may finally yield the pensive emcee his first solo masterpiece, in a score that's been especially kind to Shaolin alumni. Inspectah Deck did not just steal the show on "Triumph," the emcee has lived it since birth.
HipHopDX: Listening to "The Champion" , that song has such an innovative rhyme scheme. I listened to a number of times, and the places where the words rhyme is really innovative, and it still sounds like good music. As an emcee, how do you stay so technical and innovative at this point in your career?
Inspectah Deck: Number one, I appreciate the fact that you noticed that, man. I respect that. That's why I still do it at this late stage in the game. Yeah, a lot of people are going to miss that 'cause they're so concerned with the beat and who did the beat. [People] are more concerned with a name than the actual product right now. My man Hasan could've did the beat, and it would've probably been overlooked, but being that it's an Alchemist beat, it's 'Oh shit!' That shouldn't even be the point.
The song that I was making, what [inspired me] was...
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Inspectah Deck is releasing an album on the 23rd of March, he's got "The Champion" out and "Serious Rappin" to check out.
