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It's nice to know all the Liquid Swords nostalgia hasn't consumed GZA to the point of preventing future releases. In fact, the MC has done away with nostalgia entirely by calling his fifth solo album Pro Tools.

The album is credited to GZA/Genius and features production from the likes of RZA, Mathematics, and Black Milk. Wu mates Masta Killa and RZA, among others, contributed guest verses. The album includes the 50 Cent diss track "Paper Plate".

Babygrande will release Pro Tools on August 19, and you can check out its cover below.

GZA is all set to embrace the nostalgia live with performances of Liquid Swords through September and even more dates beyond. His next show is July 25 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Forecastle Festival.

Pro Tools:

01 Intromental
02 Pencil [ft. Masta Killa & RZA]
03 Alphabets
04 Groundbreaking [ft. Justice Kareem]
05 7 Pounds
06 0% Finance
07 Short Race [ft. Rock Marcy]
08 Interlude
09 Paper Plate
10 Columbian Ties [ft. True Master]
11 Firehouse [ft. Ka]
12 Path of Destruction
13 Cinema [ft. Justice Kareem]
14 Intermission (Drive in Movie)
15 Life Is a Movie [ft. RZA & Irfane Khan-Acito]
16 Elastic Audio [ft. FYRE Department & Dreddy Kruger] (Live at the Parish in Austin, TX, 5/31/2007) [bonus track]

GZA:

07-25 Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
07-26 Toronto, Ontario - Wakestock
08-08 Horseshoe, NC - Deerfields Amphitheatre (performing Liquid Swords)
08-21 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey (performing Liquid Swords)
08-22 Santa Cruz, CA - Moe's Alley (performing Liquid Swords)
08-23 Petaluma, CA - Phoenix (performing Liquid Swords)
08-25 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan (performing Liquid Swords)
08-26 Seattle, WA - Neumos (performing Liquid Swords)
08-27 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards (performing Liquid Swords)
08-29 Salt Lake City, UT - Palladium (performing Liquid Swords)
08-30 Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom (performing Liquid Swords)
09-01 Dallas, TX - Palladium Loft (performing Liquid Swords)
09-02 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live (performing Liquid Swords)
09-03 Austin, TX - Emo's (performing Liquid Swords)
09-04 Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze (performing Liquid Swords)
09-05 Grinnell, IA - Grinnell College (performing Liquid Swords)
09-06 Madison, WI - SoCo Music Series (performing Liquid Swords)
09-07 Chicago, IL - House of Blues (performing Liquid Swords)
09-09 Oberlin, OH - Dionysus Club (Oberlin College) (performing Liquid Swords)
09-10 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live (performing Liquid Swords)
09-11 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero (performing Liquid Swords)
09-12 New York, NY - Irving Plaza (performing Liquid Swords)
09-13 Boston, MA - Harper's Ferry (performing Liquid Swords)
09-17 Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse (performing Liquid Swords)
09-18 Flagstaff, AZ - Congress (performing Liquid Swords)
09-19 San Diego, CA - Street Scene (performing Liquid Swords)
10-24 Halifax, Nova Scotia - Halifax Pop Explosion
11-10 Brussels, Belgium - AB Club
11-12 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC
11-13 London, England - Electric Ballroom
11-14 Bristol, England - Academy
11-15 Nancy, France - L'Autre Canal
11-17 Paris, France - Elysée Montmartre
11-18 Marseilles, France - Espace Julien