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Old school flicks, like the classics and maybe even the blaxpoitation movies, had very much soul and almost defined the game to begin with.

Also, it refers to two things:

  • First the movie The 36th Chamber of Shaolin which the Wu-tang Clan derives his name and his style(Rza kung-fu/martial art movie sample).Gza says that the Wu is coming in the game with the “soul” an style from an old school movie(The 36th Chamber of Shaolin was released in 1978.
  • A reference to Indiana Jones,which is mentioned one line before.

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Carlton “Chuck D” Ridenhour is shorter on nicknames than many rap artists, but “the rhyme animal” is a favorite appellation.

“Once again, back is the incredible” is one of the most influential lines in hip-hop history, sampled by artists like Gang Starr, Rakim, Eminem and many others.

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