{"product_id":"czarface-every-hero-needs-a-villain-vinyl-re-issue-2lp","title":"CZARFACE - EVERY HERO NEEDS A VILLAIN VINYL RE-ISSUE (2LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelease Date: 22nd May 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVinyl re-issue of this classic from Wu-Tang’s Inspectah Deck, 7l \u0026amp; Esoteric. Proper 90s-style hip-hop interspersed with comic book references. Czar!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003e“Sophomore release from the acclaimed trio of Inspectah Deck (Wu-Tang Clan) And 7L \u0026amp; Esoteric. Features MF Doom, GZA, Method Man, Large Professor, Juju\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003eOf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBeatnuts, Ra The Rugged Man, \u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003eMeyhem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLauren. CZARFACE – Wu-Tang founding MC Inspectah Deck and veteran Boston duo 7L \u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003eEsoteraeroic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– isn’t concerned with the glitz and the B.S. that modern consumer culture is pushing. And neither are the group’s fans. In 2013, the trio appeared relatively unassumingly with their self-titled debut, which was chiefly produced by DJ 7L and included guests ranging from Ghostface\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003eKillah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Cappadonna to Vinnie Paz, Action Bronson and Roc Marciano. The soon-to-be acclaimed group found out quickly that there was a groundswell of hip-hop fanatics thirsting for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003elunchpail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003e, lyrics-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003eaboveall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003e-else rap they fell in love with in the ‘90s. Several pressings of the album on CD, 2-LP and even cassette later, they are back and ready to up the ante. This time around the group is the same, but it’s fair to say that all three men have stepped up their game. “We knew how we felt about the last album, but weren’t sure how it would be received by listeners,” explains MC Esoteric. “But people really responded to it, even more than we had hoped. That gave us the confidence to really spread our wings and let loose on this one. The chemistry is even tighter this time around. We know exactly what lanes we are cruising in and what weight class we are fighting in for Round 2.” Inspectah Deck adds, “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003eCzarface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis like the Danger Room for the X-Men, I can use all my weapons on there. When I’m in Wu-Tang, I have to come a certain way because we have a certain style of fan, when I’m here doing the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003eCzarface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprojects, it allows me to actually be an MC, it allows me to actually just spit...I love that. I love when\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecan just spit freely and just be an MC.” The fighting analogy – whether drawn from pugilism or ‘80s wrestling, both which figure into Every Hero Needs A Villain – is an apt one, considering the unrelenting lyrical attacks that Deck and Esoteric unleash on track after track, each trying to one-up the previous verse. Best of all, it is friendly camaraderie, based around a loose theme of renegade mutant MC talents running wild. DJ 7L explains, “All three of us are influenced by comics, sci-fi movies, TV, wrestling.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003eCzarface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eencompasses all of that, and it helps with the visuals as well.” On the production side, 7L shows yet again – as he did with the group’s debut – that he remains a formidable yet underappreciated musical force, constantly providing hard, funky and alternatingly ominous backdrops for the assembled MCs to use as lyrical luge paths.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}' class=\"EOP SCXW179839606 BCX0\"\u003eBRK153LP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VENUS VINYL","offers":[{"title":"2LP","offer_id":39378311413943,"sku":"VEV-02252","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/6395\/4238\/products\/1475947576240_22b5b803-08a2-4c7c-ae53-51f4f37083a7.jpg?v=1615842355","url":"https:\/\/venusvinyl.com\/products\/czarface-every-hero-needs-a-villain-vinyl-re-issue-2lp","provider":"VENUS VINYL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}