To me GZA fell off a bit after Liquid Swords but ghost and raek made Cuban Linx, Ironman and Supreme Clientele. I feel outside of Wu albums ghost and raekwon made the most good stand alone music so that’s why they’re 1 & 2 for me but I love GZA and respect his style and intelligence.
Liquid Swords is an all time LP for sure. Saw GZA do the album live and it was a major moment.
I will check that book out THANK YOU. I’m a big context / backstory guy.