Pro Tools is the 6th studio album by American rapper and wu-tang member GZA. If you count the collabrative album “Grandmasters”
The album was released August 19, 2008 under Babygrande Recordings. And was his first non collabrative album since his last “Legend Of The Liquid Swords” wich was released in 2002.
The album had many producers like: RZA, Bronze Nazareth, Preservation, Mathematics, Black Milk, Arabian Knight, True Master, Dreddy Kreuger, Roc Marciano, Jay Waxx Garfield, Jose “Choco” , Soroko
And features mc’s like fellow wu members and affiliates: RZA, Masta Killa, Dreddy Kreuger, True Master and other rappers like Roc Marciano, Ka, Justice Kareem, Irfane Khan-Acito, Fyre Dept
It recieved good reviews, AllMusic gave it 4/5, Boston Herald gave it a (A-). Robert Christigau gave it a (B+), Pitchfork Media gave it a (6.8/10), PopMatters gave it (6/10), RapReviews gave it (8.5/10), Seattle Weekly (Favorable), Slant Magazine (3.5/5), Tiny Mix Tapes (3.5/5), the Washington post (favorable.
It peaked at 52 on the US Billboard 200, number 9 at US Top Rap Albums, 13 at US Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums (billboard) and 2 at the US Independent Albums. While selling 9, 000 copies first week. A instrumental version was also released.
Because GZA’s last few albums have been released only as a clean version. It was GZA’s idea.