Words from the Genius

Words from the Genius
File:Words from the Genius.jpg Studio album by GZA
Released	February 19, 1991
Recorded	1990
Studio	Unique Recording Studio (New York City)
Genre	East Coast hip hop, Conscious hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Golden age hip hop
Length	63:39
Label	Cold Chillin' Records / Reprise Records / Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Easy Mo Bee, Patrick Harvey, Jesse West, Prince Rakeem, Tyrone Williams (exec.), The Genius, Benny Medina (exec.)

Words from the Genius is the debut studio album by American Hip hop artist GZA (Under his previous stage name The Genius). It was released on February 19, 1991 through Cold Chillin' Records, Reprise Records and Warner Bros. Records. Recording sessions took place at Unique Recording Studio in New York City during 1990. Production was handled by Easy Mo Bee, Patrick Harvey, Jesse West, Prince Rakeem and GZA, with Benny Medina and Tyrone Williams serving as executive producers. It features a guest appearance by RZA (Under his previous stage name Prince Rakeem).

Words from the Genius released the singles: "Who's Your Rhyming Hero?", "Pass the Bone", "Come Do Me" and the title track "Words from the Genius". The album never charted. In 1992, GZA went to co-found the Wu-Tang Clan after the album's failure.

Track listing

1. "Pass the Bone" (feat. Prince Rakeem) - 3:54
2. "Life Of a Drug Dealer" - 3:42
3. "The Genius is Slammin'" - 4:25
4. "Those Were the Days" - 4:40
5. "What Silly Girls Are Made Of" - 4:33
6. "Living Foul" - 4:26
7. "Drama" - 4:02
8. "Words From the Genius" - 5:08
9. "Who's Your Rhymin' Hero?" - 4:37
10. "Phony As You Wanna Be" - 5:07
11. "Stop The Nonsense" - 3:44
12. "Super Freak" - 4:40
13. "Stay Out of Bars" - 3:59
14. "True Fresh M.C." - 3:42
15. "Feel the Pain" - 3:41
16. "Come Do Me" - 4:50

Samples

Pass the Bone

• "Love Potion-Cheeba-Cheeba" by Mighty Tom Cats
• "Do the Funky Penguin" by Rufus Thomas

Life Of a Drug Dealer

• "Mary Jane" by Bobby Rush

The Genius Is Slammin'

• "L.A. Jazz Song" by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
• "Same Old Thing" by The Meters

Those Were the Days

• "Get Up, Get Involved and Get Into It" by James Brown
• "Rock Me Again & Again & Again & Again & Again & Again (6 Times)" by Lyn Collins
• "There It Is" by James Brown
• "La Di Da Di" by Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh

What Silly Girls Are Made Of

• "All Because" by Al Green

Living Foul

• "Chicken Heads" by Bobby Rush

Drama

• "All the Way Lover" by Millie Jackson
• "Let Me Come on Home" by Otis Redding

Words From the Genius

• "Underground" by Curtis Mayfield
• "One Nation Under a Groove" by Funkadelic
• "Get Up, Get Involved and Get Into It" by James Brown

Who's Your Rhymin' Hero?

• "Ain't It Funky Now" by Jimmy McGriff

Phony As You Wanna Be

• "Sang and Dance" by Bar-Kays
• "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" by Four Tops

True Fresh M.C.

• "Get Off Your Ass and Jam" by Funkadelic
• "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players

Feel the Pain

• "Cissy Strut" by The Meters

Come Do Me

• "You'll Like Too" by Funkadelic
• "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown
• "Funky Drummer" by James Brown