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...moment the light went off in the small room in Fenghuo village, Wu Fang knew something terrible was going to happen to her. Three women from the village rushed in, knocked Wu Fang to the floor and began stripping her. Then her husband threw sulfuric acid on her face, chest and thighs. She let out a long cry. The women held her down, spreading acid over her face and breasts, disfiguring her horribly for the rest of her life. Twelve years later, she still seeks words for the pain: "It was like being thrown into the sky and hurled around...
...ducked out of a drug-treatment facility moments before a scheduled trip to the Los Angeles Criminal Courthouse. Now this modern-day Dr. Richard Kimble is making his way across the country, ducking Johnny Law and helping old friends. Last Tuesday, Dirty, a.k.a. Russell Jones, assisted his Wu-Tang Clan mates during a concert at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom. Much to the surprise of the audience and some of the group's nine members, Dirty, clutching a champagne bottle, performed two songs before addressing his faithful: "Y'all know they had the ODB locked down, right? Well...
...other members of the Wu have their moments. Method Man, as always, is witty ("In a room full of crackers I might cut the cheese," he says on "Redbull") and his delivery is impeccable. Even the ODB finds a way to contribute, making an appearance on "Conditioner," a duet with Snoop Dogg. Sadly, the quality of ODB's recorded voice is so bad it sounds like he phoned in his rap from prison, and pairing the explosive ODB with the smoked-out Snoop Dogg is like mixing oil and water...
...Wu-Tang return to their hallmark minimalist, sample-based sound, la Enter the 36 Chambers. Refreshingly, the synthesizer is used more discreetly on The W than Wu-Tang Forever. Instead, the clan's talented producer RZA injects '70s soul (including "I Can't Go To Sleep", which features Isaac Hayes), reggae and even spy-movie themes into the tracks. ("One Blood Under W," one of The W's gems, begins with a memorable sample of the James Bond theme...
...star of The W is the RZA. For most of the album, the producer's musical innovations overshadows the raps. It's true that the album lacks the oomph that the ODB's unpredictable delivery gave to their earlier albums. Still, The W shows that you can spell Wu-Tang Clan without ODB. A- -William...