10 Rap Albums That Every Rock Fan Should Listen To
2. Enter the Wu Tang - Wu Tang Clan
Right off the bat, Wu Tang Clan weren't trying to be rock by any stretch of the imagination when they got the ball rolling. From the minute that you hear someone like ODB spitting on this thing, you know that these are the kind of rhymes that are supposed to hit you over the head like a sledgehammer. It might not be rock and roll, but Wu Tang might have the rock and rollers beat through sheer aggression.
Just like Slayer had done years before, this is the kind of record that you hope to survive by the end of things, without a moment to catch your breath. Coming from the mean boroughs of New York, this is the kind balls to the wall aggression that you'd normally need to find out of metal bands, only the shredding guitars have been replaced with some of the most machine gun flows ever put to wax.
This didn't go unnoticed by the rest of the rock community either, with people like Corey Taylor singing the praises of Wu Tang and calling them one of the most intense bands that he had ever heard when they came out. With gangsta rap being right around the corner, this was the kind of rap music that could peel the paint off the walls. You might not catch a lot of rockers listening to this every day, but they will certainly show their respect whenever this plays.