The Saga Continues

Wu-Tang - The Saga Continues
Critic Score
Based on 19 reviews
2017 Ratings: #850 / 940
User Score
Based on 136 ratings
2017 Rank: #820
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
Sputnikmusic

The Saga Continues sees the group at their most uninhibited in years.

75
Northern Transmissions
For their seventh album the group still carries the amazing, obtuse production style that’s made them feel unique and fun throughout the years. Occasionally though, the range of members on the record leave some songs feeling weaker or less exciting than others, and occasionally moving a little too generic.
72
HipHopDX

The Saga Continues is not the home run that Wu-Tang Clan fans have been waiting for, but to keep the baseball analogy, it’s an RBI double.

70
AllMusic

As a Wu-Tang album, The Saga Continues is good but not great, but it's a fine calling card for Mathematics, and makes the case that he should be given an album of his own more often.

70
GIGsoup
While it’s a strong album, with some really good standout tracks, it doesn’t really make that big an impact as a whole.
67
A.V. Club
It’s low-stakes stuff, but if you’re enough of a Wu fan to read this far, you’ll be happy the saga continues—at least for now.
60
PopMatters
Despite the excellent lyricism and genius flow, there are still hiccups.
60
Clash
At its best, 'The Saga Continues' captures some of the old Wu magic but unfortunately these moments are few and far between.
60
XXL

While the project's title indicates the "saga continues"—featuring solid rhymes from each member and sample-heavy beats from Mathematics—it's not the opus that will surpass the classics in Wu's already established legacy.

58
Consequence of Sound

While The Saga Continues engenders enough wistful reminiscences to satisfy the core, it provides shockingly little in the way of memorable moments.

55
The 405
We have seen countless Wu-Tang side projects, limp cash grabs, and forced collaborations, but if this is now meant to be the future... let's just stay in the past.
50
Crack Magazine

It’s worth a few plays for Wu nerds, but let’s not approach The Saga Continues as a significant release.

50
Slant Magazine

The Saga Continues is a patently unnecessary one. The majority of the Clan remain skilled wordsmiths, but they don't have much to say: a few rote references to the police brutality epidemic here, a toothless name-check to their aforementioned “pharma bro” patron there.

45
Pitchfork

Why listen to a bargain bin Wu joint when 36 Chambers is readily available? Outside of servicing the most diehard Wu-Tang fans, this album has little to no utility.

Rollo_P
60

AI generated Wu Tang music. Even the Sean Price feature wasn't all that exciting.

RapEnthusiast
65

The 2nd last review was 2 years ago dawg nobody gives a fuck about this album

Foxer6789
70

Idk how this album get this rating ...
It's good but don't touch the other projects of the wu tang clan ...
Fav song : my only one
Least fav song : if what you say is true .

Taybazza041
64

I didn't expect much which is good but this is no where near as bad as a better tomorrow.

OlManWrinkles
50

This album is actually alright I guess, the flows are good but its kind of just a bunch of old dudes living the good ol days which I cant hate on, its not bad but definitely not needed.

MunkeyBall
20

wu tang fall off need to be studied

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Added on: September 22, 2017