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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Shadowboxin'
| type = single
| artist = GZA featuring Method Man
| album = Liquid Swords
| A-side = 4th Chamber
| released = March 28, 1996
| recorded = 1995
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 3:29
| label = Geffen
| writer = Gary Grice, Clifford Smith, Robert Diggs
| producer = RZA
| chronology = GZA
| prev_title = Cold World
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Crash Your Crew
| next_year = 1999
| misc =
}}
"'Shadowboxin'" is a song by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member GZA, featuring fellow Wu-Tang member Method Man. It was released as the fourth and final single from GZA's second studio album 'Liquid Swords' (1995), on March 28, 1996. The song was produced by RZA.
Background and composition
The song contains dialogue from the film 'Shaolin vs Lama', and samples "Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness" by Ann Peebles. Method Man raps the first and third verses, while GZA raps the second. According to Method Man, GZA was supposed to rap two verses on the track.
Critical reception
The song received generally positive reviews. 'XXL' wrote that the repetitive chop of the sample "set the stage for Meth and GZA's master lyricism". In an interview with 'Wax Poetics', GZA praised Method Man's rapping, saying that the song "seemed more like Meth's track".
Track listing
Track listing adapted from Discogs:
A-side:
1. Shadowboxin' (Clean) 3:31
2. Shadowboxin' (LP version) 3:31
3. Shadowboxin' (Instrumental) 3:31
B-side:
1. 4th Chamber (Clean) 4:07
-Featured artists: RZA, Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest
-Producer: RZA
2. 4th Chamber (LP) 4:07
3. 4th Chamber (Instrumental) 4:07
Charts
References
Category:1995 songs
Category:1996 singles
Category:Geffen Records singles
Category:GZA songs
Category:Method Man songs
Category:Song recordings produced by RZA
Category:Songs written by Method Man
Category:Songs written by RZA
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