Wu-Tang Clan’s Inspectah Deck has announced Czarface 2, a collaborative project with 7L & Esoteric, a follow-up to the trio’s February release, Czarface.
“We working on that right now,” Inspectah Deck said in an exclusive interview with HipHopDX. “Shout outs to my man 7L and my nigga, the Esoteric. We working on that right now.”
During the interview, Inspectah Deck also discussed the group’s reasons for returning to the studio for a second release.
“A lot of people dug that joint,” Deck said. “It hit #36 on Billboard Top 100. You know what I’m saying? It was making noise. It’s still making noise. People still love that album. But you know when the distributors came through, they always want to do another deal. So they came back to the table with us and hopefully we can take this one to new heights.”
Czarface was released via Brick Records and Fly Casual Creative. The album featured production from 7L and DJ Premier. The album also featured guest spots from Ghostface Killah, Action Bronson, Roc Marciano and Cappadonna. The project gained critical acclaim, including a 4 out of 5 review on HipHopDX.
In February, Inspectah Deck spoke with HipHopDX about the collaboration’s origin.
“It all just came together at the right time, and the whole Czarface thing was supposed to be a hero to save Hip Hop,” Deck said in the February HipHopDX exclusive. “I didn’t really have the whole cartoon, comic book vision all in my head at that time. I sat down with Esoteric, he brought that thought to light and I thought that would be a good idea. A lot of the real Hip Hop heads, the true school Hip Hop generation, they know what that cover’s all about. We grew up with those comic books, some of us are still die-hard fans of that, and I thought bringing that together with just being the classic Hip Hop beats and rhymes of the ’90s and before. I thought that combination was going to bring something to the game. I think Czarface is the blue-collar album of Rap right now. I think it’s the Detroit Pistons when they won with Chauncey Billups and Ben Wallace and them. They really had no star but the whole team was blue-collar, and everybody gave that effort.
“I think this is one of those underdog albums that, when the smoke clears from all of those big guns going off, you’re still going to hear these shots going,” Deck continued. “I listened to the project really head-to-toe for the first time the other day and I’m like, ‘It sounds good man.’ Just let it play from beginning to end, that’s how we used to do when we had cassette tapes, just let it roll then go to the other side. I think this is one of those personally, just listening to the sound I think. We leaked three songs—the one with Roc Marciano [‘Cement 3’s‘], the one with Action Bronson [‘It’s Raw’] and the one [‘Shoguns’] with Vinnie Paz. I believe that created a real buzz for it right now, so it’s getting good feedback and a good vibe. I think this is one of the smart choices for 2013.”
can’t wait first album was better than dope
Awwwww yeah! I hope the cd cover is off the chain like the first. Czarface was heavy.
I hope they don’t fuck with Soul Temple Music. They don’t send out product to the customers!!!
You are a headache
Same here, man. FUCK SOUL TEMPLE AND FUCK BOB PERRY! I hope someone shoots Bob Perry then t-bags him.
We all know about ur issues with soul temple records, get over it son, bitchin bout it on the internet wont change shit, and if u actually read the article and bought the first cd ud know that czarface has nothin to do with soul temple
Bitching on the internet will change shit! RZA has finally addressed the disgruntled customers but that was weeks ago and nothing has happened since then!
FUCK SOUL TEMPLE MUSIC
Czarface is a dope album inspectah deck my second fav mc in the clan nobody fuckin wit ghostface
NICE!, even more good news!
czarface us a classic i love it only album this i can play front to back butlet’s be honest esoteric just more lyrical than inspectah i hope deck brings it more on 2.0
More like Inspect A Dick if you ask me.. a buncha pillowbiters
CHEW ON A DEEP FRIED BAG OF BABY DICKS FCUKBOI
Hopefully they dont release it on Soul temple Music, those fucking crooks still owe me my records or my money back shit I’ve only been waiting since April!!!!!!
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It was #34 on R&B ALbums, not exactly the Hot 100, but whatever.
czarface didnt even sell 2500 copies first week. esoteric is a wigger faggot and inspectah deck is washed up like seaweed. inspectah deck should have made a solo album with a good producer when he was still dope. instead he makes 2 albums with a hack producer and a wigger faggot emcee with a lisp while hes washed up. disappointing.
album got great reviews
why do people like you exist? Why?
Czarface was the dopest album this year. Cannot wait for the sequel. Air Em Out!
Ughhh save your rhymes for a proper solo with Wu production Deck
So excited for this album! Czarface and Legends Never Die are my top two this year. I can only imagine what this trio has in store…
EPIC