{"title":"Brutal Music","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"3rd-chamber-grail-bars","title":"3rd Chamber Grail Bars","description":"\u003cp\u003eWu-Tang Clan’s own Cappadonna connects with acclaimed producer Stu Bangas for a lyrically potent, sonically raw new album, \u003ci\u003e3rd Chamber Grail Bars\u003c\/i\u003e. The album follows strong 2021 releases from both artists, Donna’s Black Tarrzann and Stu’s Deathwish, and it represents the emcee’s first full-length collaboration with a single producer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a tight, cohesive listen full of sharp verses, neck-snapping instrumentals, and some stellar guest features. The two first worked together on the Wu rapper’s 2013 album, Eyrth, Wynd \u0026amp; Fyre, when Stu produced a pair of notable cuts (“We Hood Rich Now” and “Chains”). “I knew that he was feeling the beats,” Stu said. “And I saw an opportunity to reach out to him and took it.” They reconnected via industry A\u0026amp;R, M-Eighty, who provided Donna with a folder of instrumentals from the producer. And for the emcee, the timing was perfect because of how the beats “fit my mood and energy in the moment.” The energy is one of a time-tested lyricist with a lot on his mind—and plenty of clever ways to get his point across. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can hear that on the piano-laced, eerie “Continuous Threat” with Planet Asia, as well as the straight-up dope “Tryna Survive” featuring ILL BILL. Both tracks showcase Donna’s gifts with the pen as well as his talents as a collaborator. Other standouts include the raucous “Bring It Out,” which also happens to be Stu’s favorite cut on the LP. “I love everything about it—the beat, the intro, 8 the subject matter of the verses, the raw hook, all of it,” he explained. 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