| Wu-Syndicate | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Wu-Syndicate |
| Cover: | Wu-Syndicate (album).jpg |
| Released: | April 20, 1999 |
| Recorded: | 1998 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 1:11:08 |
| Label: | Wu-Tang |
| Next Title: | Grimlenz |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
Wu-Tang Records Presents... Myalansky & Joe Mafia in Wu-Syndicate is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Wu-Syndicate. It was released on April 20, 1999, through Wu-Tang Records with distribution via Priority Records. The production was handled by DJ Devastator, Smokin' Joe, Mathematics and Dred, with RZA serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from fellow Wu-Tang affiliates 12 O'Clock, KGB and Trigga. The album debuted at number 61 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart.
Ralph Parfect of NME praised the song "Where Was Heaven" and considered Joe Mafia's rhymes to be "fluent" and "dizzying". AllMusic's Keith Farley commented on the album's production and considered it "far from the worst Wu-Tang cash in". Jonathan Bonanno of The Source praised the group's "emotional lyrics" that "paint vivid cinematic pictures of street tales, gun battles and flashbacks to the yayo-slanging dreams", but thought they get repetitive as the group lacked experience. He highlighted the production, which he called "prodigious", for its "harmonious guitar riffs and eerie, piano-accompanied bass lines".
Track listing information is taken from the official liner notes and AllMusic.[1] No individual song writing credits are given. All songs produced by DJ Devastator, except where noted.
| Chart (1999) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[2] | 61 | |
| US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[3] | 18 |