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Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop collective formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992.[4] Its members include RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and, until his death in 2004, Ol' Dirty Bastard. Close affiliate Cappadonna later became an official member. They are credited for revitalizing East Coast hip hop[5][6] and are considered one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time.[7][8]

Wu-Tang Clan
Members of the Wu-Tang Clan and their affiliates performing at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore (2007)
Background information
OriginStaten Island, New York City, U.S.
Genres
DiscographyWu-Tang Clan discography
Years active1992–present[4]
Labels
Members
Past membersOl' Dirty Bastard
Websitewutangclan.com

After signing to Steve Rifkind's label Loud Records in 1992, Wu-Tang Clan released their debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) in 1993; initially receiving positive reviews, it has since garnered widespread critical acclaim and is widely considered to be one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.[9][10][11] Members of the group released solo albums between 1994 and 1996. In 1997, the group released their second album, Wu-Tang Forever. It debuted atop the Billboard 200 and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 1998 Grammy Awards. The group later released the albums The W (2000), Iron Flag (2001), 8 Diagrams (2007), and A Better Tomorrow (2014), to less popularity. The only copy of their seventh album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin (2015), was purchased for $2 million by former hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli.[12]

Wu-Tang Clan has introduced and launched the careers of a number of affiliated artists and groups, collectively known as the Wu-Tang Killa Bees.[13] In 2008, About ranked Wu-Tang Clan the No. 1 greatest hip hop group of all time.[8] Kris Ex of Rolling Stone called Wu-Tang Clan "the best rap group ever".[14] In 2004, NME hailed them as one of the most influential groups of the last ten years.[15]

History

Founding

In the late 1980s, cousins Robert Diggs, Gary Grice, and Russell Jones formed a group named Force of the Imperial Master, also known as the All in Together Now Crew.[16] Each member recorded under an alias: Diggs as Prince Rakeem or The Scientist, Grice as The Genius, and Jones as The Specialist.[citation needed] The group never signed to a major label, but caught the attention of the New York City rap scene and was recognized by rapper Biz Markie.[17] By 1991, The Genius and Prince Rakeem were signed to separate record labels.[18] The Genius released Words from the Genius (1991) on Cold Chillin' Records and Prince Rakeem released Ooh I Love You Rakeem (1991) on Tommy Boy Records.[18] Both were soon dropped by their labels. They then adopted new monikers; The Genius became GZA (pronounced "jizza"), and Prince Rakeem became RZA (pronounced "rizza").[19] The Specialist also took on a new name and became known as Ol' Dirty Bastard.

RZA began collaborating with Dennis Coles, later known as Ghostface Killah, another rapper from the Stapleton Houses in Staten Island. The duo decided to create a hip hop group whose ethos would be a blend of "Eastern philosophy picked up from kung fu movies, Five-Percent Nation teachings picked up on the New York streets, and comic books".[19] Wu-Tang Clan assembled in late 1992, with RZA as the de facto leader and the group's producer.[13] RZA and Ol' Dirty Bastard adopted the name for the group after the film Shaolin and Wu Tang.[20] The group developed backronyms for the name (as hip hop pioneers such as KRS-One and Big Daddy Kane did with their names), including "We Usually Take All Niggas' Garments", "Witty Unpredictable Talent And Natural Game", and "Wisdom of the Universe, and the Truth of Allah for the Nation of the Gods".[20]

1992–96: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and solo albums

Wu-Tang Clan became known in 1993 following the release of the independent single "Protect Ya Neck", which helped gain the group a sizable underground following. Though there was some difficulty in finding a record label that would sign the Wu-Tang Clan while still allowing each member to record solo albums with other labels, Loud/RCA finally agreed, releasing their debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), in November 1993. The album loosely adopted a Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang theme, dividing the album into Shaolin and Wu-Tang sections.[21] The album received critical acclaim, and to date is regarded as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.[22][23][24] The success of their debut album established the group as a creative and influential force in the 1990s, allowing individual members to negotiate solo contracts.[18] RZA spoke on the Wu-Tang Clan's unorthodox business model:

We reinvented the way hip hop was structured, and what I mean is, you have a group signed to a label, yet the infrastructure of our deal was like anyone else's [...] We still could negotiate with any label we wanted, like Meth went with Def Jam, Rae stayed with Loud, Ghost went with Sony, GZA went with Geffen Records, feel me? [...] And all these labels still put "Razor Sharp Records" on the credits [...] Wu Tang was a financial movement. So what do you wanna diversify...? [...] Your assets?[25]

— RZA

In 1994, RZA founded the group Gravediggaz with Prince Paul, Frukwan (both of Stetsasonic) and Poetic.[18] In August of the same year, the group released 6 Feet Deep, which became one of the best known works to emerge from the horrorcore subgenre.[13]

RZA held the role of primary producer for the first wave of the group members' solo albums, producing out of his basement studio in Staten Island.[citation needed] In November 1994, Method Man's debut album, Tical, was released. RZA's hands-on approach to Tical extended beyond his merely creating the beats to devising song concepts and structures.[13] The track "All I Need" from Tical was the winner of the "Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group" at the 1995 Grammy Awards.[26] Ol' Dirty Bastard's debut album, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, was released in March 1995, and is considered a hip hop classic.[24] Raekwon's debut studio album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., was released in August 1995. It featured all but one member of the Wu-Tang Clan, and featured the debut of Cappadonna, who later joined the group.[27] The album is also credited with reviving the mafioso rap subgenre.[28] GZA's debut album, Liquid Swords, was released in November 1995. Liquid Swords features guest appearances from every Wu-Tang Clan member, and is linked together by excerpts from the 1980 movie Shogun Assassin.[citation needed] Ghostface Killah released his first solo album, Ironman, in October 1996.[29] Ironman was critically acclaimed and is widely considered to be one of the best of Wu-Tang solo albums.[30]

1997–2000: Wu-Tang Forever, diversification and second string of solo albums

Wu-Tang Clan re-assembled and released their second studio album, Wu-Tang Forever, in June 1997; it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The album's lead single, "Triumph", is over five minutes long, features nine verses (one from each member plus Cappadonna and excluding Ol' Dirty Bastard who appeared on the intro and bridge), and no hook or a repeated phrase. The album was produced by RZA and his protégés True Master and 4th Disciple. The group's lyrics differed significantly from those of 36 Chambers, with many verses written in a dense stream of consciousness form heavily influenced by the teachings of the Five-Percent Nation. Wu-Tang Forever was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 1998 Grammy Awards, losing to Puff Daddy; Ol' Dirty Bastard infamously protested the loss by interrupting Shawn Colvin's acceptance speech for Song of the Year.[31]

Killah Priest, a close associate of the group, released Heavy Mental in March 1998.[32] That same month, Cappadonna released his debut album The Pillage. Affiliated groups Sunz of Man and Killarmy also released well-received albums, followed by Wu-Tang Killa Bees: The Swarm—a compilation album released in 1998, showcasing these and more Wu-affiliated artists, and including new solo tracks from the group members themselves. The Swarm sold well and was certified gold.[33] There was also a long line of releases from secondary affiliates such as Popa Wu, Shyheim, GP Wu, and Wu-Syndicate. Second albums from Gravediggaz and Killarmy, as well as a greatest hits album and a b-sides compilation, were also released.

The second round of solo albums from Wu-Tang Clan members included second albums from the five members who had already released albums, as well as debuts from all the remaining members, with the exception of Masta Killa. In the space of two years, RZA's Bobby Digital In Stereo, Method Man's Tical 2000: Judgement Day and Blackout! (with Redman), GZA's Beneath the Surface, Ol' Dirty Bastard's Nigga Please, U-God's Golden Arms Redemption, Raekwon's Immobilarity, Ghostface Killah's Supreme Clientele and Inspectah Deck's Uncontrolled Substance were all released (seven of them being released in the space of seven months between June 1999 and January 2000). RZA also composed the score for the film Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, directed by Jim Jarmusch, while he and other Wu-Tang members contributed music to a companion "music inspired by the film" album.

The frequent release of Wu-Tang Clan content between 1997 and 2000 was considered by some critics[who?] to have resulted in an oversaturation that was responsible for the group's decline in popularity.[34]

2000–01: The W and Iron Flag

The group reconvened again for their third album, The W. Despite his incarceration in California for violating the terms of his probation,[35] Ol' Dirty Bastard was on the song "Conditioner", featuring Snoop Dogg. Ol' Dirty Bastard's vocals were recorded via prison telephones.[36]The W was released in November 2000, and was mostly well received by critics,[37] and included the single "Gravel Pit".[38] The album reached platinum status.[39]

In 2001, Wu-Tang Clan released their fourth album, Iron Flag. While originally featured on the cover of Iron Flag, Cappadonna was airbrushed out of the artwork and absent from the album entirely.[citation needed] This may be related to tension that arose within the group when it was revealed that Cappadonna's manager was, or had been, a police informant, a revelation that also brought on the manager's subsequent firing.[40] Cappadonna continued collaborating and touring with the group in the following years.

2004: Issues and resurgence

In early 2004, U-God allegedly[by whom?] left the group.[citation needed] A DVD titled Rise of a Fallen Soldier was released detailing his problems, which were mostly with his treatment by RZA, who he claimed had hindered his success as a solo artist.[citation needed] U-God formed a group of young protegés called the Hillside Scramblers with whom he released the album U-Godzilla Presents the Hillside Scramblers in March 2004.[citation needed] The dispute culminated in a heated phone conversation between RZA and U-God on live radio, which ultimately saw the two reconcile.[citation needed] He has since returned to the group.[citation needed]

In 2004, the group embarked on a short European tour before coming together as a complete group for the first time in several years to headline the Rock the Bells festival in California[41]. The concert was released on CD under the name Disciples of the 36 Chambers: Chapter 1, and they also released a music-video greatest hits album, Legend of the Wu-Tang Clan.[citation needed]

Death of Ol' Dirty Bastard

Ol' Dirty Bastard's career was tumultuous. His run-ins with the law were well publicized—he was arrested several times for offenses including assault, shoplifting, wearing body armor after being convicted of a felony, and possession of cocaine,[42] and he missed multiple court dates. In April 2001, he was sentenced to two to four years in prison.[43] Once released from prison, he signed a million-dollar contract with Roc-A-Fella Records.[citation needed]

On November 13, 2004, Ol' Dirty Bastard collapsed at Wu-Tang's recording studio in New York City, and was pronounced dead later that night.[44] Wu-Tang Clan paid him homage a number of times: in August 2006, one of his sons came out at a Wu-Tang concert at Webster Hall and rapped "Brooklyn Zoo", along with his mother, and during a concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom the Clan brought his mother out on stage for a sing-along to "Shimmy Shimmy Ya".[citation needed]

2005–10: Solo albums and 8 Diagrams

In 2005, RZA released a book titled The Wu-Tang Manual. In the same year, U-God's second album, Mr. Xcitement and a collaboration between GZA and producer DJ Muggs, entitled Grandmasters were also released.

On March 28, 2006, Ghostface Killah released Fishscale, to much critical acclaim and some commercial success.[45] The entire group, including Cappadonna and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard, appeared on the track "9 Milli Bros". The same year, Ghostface Killah released More Fish.[46]

On June 25, 2006, Inspectah Deck released a street album[clarification needed] entitled The Resident Patient, a prelude to his upcoming album, titled The Rebellion, which is said to be his final solo album.[47] Also released in 2006 were Masta Killa's second studio album, Made in Brooklyn, to lukewarm reviews, and Method Man's 4:21... the Day After.[citation needed] Ghostface Killah released his seventh full-length album, The Big Doe Rehab, in December 2007.

In 2007, Wu-Tang Clan released their fifth album, 8 Diagrams,[48] on Steve Rifkind's new label SRC Records.[49] This album marked the inclusion of Cappadonna as an official member of the group.[50] In an interview with MTV.com, Ghostface Killah stated that he was upset with RZA for starting the 8 Diagrams project while he was in the middle of writing and recording The Big Doe Rehab,[51] as well as giving 8 Diagrams the same release date as The Big Doe Rehab, for which RZA rescheduled a release date one week later.[52] The outcome of 8 Diagrams received mixed views from both fans and critics, and is regarded as being RZA's most experimental work to date.[53] Raekwon and Ghostface Killah were unhappy with the album, and proposed recording a group album titled Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tan without RZA production.[54] That album would eventually become Raekwon's fifth solo album Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang.

In 2008, RZA released Digi Snacks, under the name Bobby Digital. The album included lesser-known Wu-Tang Clan affiliates such as Freemurder, Killa Sin, Black Knights, and others. In the same year, GZA released the album Pro Tools. In September 2008, RZA announced that he had signed a deal with digital music company The Orchard to release the Wu-Tang Clan's back catalogue worldwide digitally, for the first time. In addition to forthcoming material, the Wu-Tang Clan's catalogue includes 13 previous releases that have been previously unavailable digitally, including recordings by the group as a whole, U-God, Wu-Syndicate, Killarmy, Shyheim, West Coast Killa Beez, Black Knights and others, and would be available online beginning September 23.[clarification needed] RZA said: "The time is right to bring some older Wu material to the masses digitally. Our fans have been dedicated and patient and they're hungry to hear the music that has set us apart from so many others. Hip-hop is alive in Wu Music, and with The Orchard, we've got a solid partner that understands our audience and is committed to doing all they can to help us reach the fans. I'm definitely looking forward to working with them to see what else we all come up with. There's much more to come".[55]

In 2009, U-God released his third solo album, Dopium, which features guest appearances from several Wu-Tang Clan members, and affiliates, among others, and was met with mostly lukewarm reviews. Wu-Tang Chamber Music was released in the same year, a side project executively produced by RZA, featuring live instrumentation from a Brooklyn soul band The Revelations. The album features appearances from five Wu-Tang Clan members, along with AZ, Kool G Rap, Cormega, Havoc, Sean Price, and M.O.P. Its first single, "Harbor Masters" featured Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, and AZ.[56] RZA spoke about the album to Billboard.com: "I think the Chamber Music title is very fitting. This music is totally in the chamber, or in the mind-frame of Wu-Tang like in the [Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)] days. But it's not a Wu-Tang album. The whole Clan's not on this album. But it couldn't be in any other category but Wu-Tang".[57]

Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II was released in September 2009, which features guest appearances from several big-name artists, and Clan members, with Ghostface being the most prominent, and also production from RZA, Dr. Dre, Pete Rock, and J Dilla, among others. The album was initially intended to be released on Dr. Dre's Aftermath Records.[58] The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and at number 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and has been praised by most music critics. Several weeks later, Ghostface Killah released Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City.

Talk of the album Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang re-surfaced in July 2009;[59] originally planned as a Wu-Tang album without RZA's input. The project evolved to include RZA only vocally, with no contribution to production.[citation needed] Raekwon stated "[It'll] be alter egos challenging each other, really allowing RZA to fall back on the production and allowing us to give him a flashback memory to the things we know we need from the abbot [RZA]. We want him to be involved [with the album as an MC], but the concept was for him not to be involved production-wise".[59] Speaking to MTV.com, Method Man revealed his, Ghostface Killah's and Raekwon's plans to record a separate album as a trio: "I don't want to say it's written in stone, but it's in discussion. I want some feedback from the fans to see how they would take that. RZA produced tracks, some other outside producers, of course, and we gonna have Wu-Tang members on the album, but it'll be a Rae, Ghost and Meth album".[60] Soon after, Ghostface Killah cemented the details: the record, featuring other Wu-Tang Clan members, was to consist primarily of him, Method Man, and Raekwon. The title, as announced in three separate trailers (directed by Rik Cordero) promoting the upcoming release, is Wu-Massacre.[citation needed] Speaking on their willingness to complete the album, Ghostface Killah estimated the release date of the album to be the end of 2009 or January 2010.[61] It was then announced[when?] that the album would be pushed back from December to March 30, 2010;[62] the single, "Meth vs. Chef Part II", was released after the announcement. Produced by Mathematics, it is an update of the song "Meth vs. Chef" from Method Man's first solo album, Tical, featuring verses by only Method Man and Raekwon. It had been confirmed by Raekwon that Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang would in fact be his next solo album[63] and that Wu-Massacre is a separate album, while the rapper[who?] stated that he himself had petitioned to have Wu-Massacre's release date postponed in order to yield more studio time.[64]

On February 25, 2011, Wu Tang Live At The Palladium NYC was released through the group's official Facebook page as a collectors digital download. This included exclusive, unreleased freestyles. It was limited to 100 downloads before the page was disabled after this figure was reached.

2011–present: A Better Tomorrow, and Once Upon a Time in Shaolin

A Better Tomorrow

On June 29, 2011, Raekwon announced that the group were working on a new studio album, still in early stages.[65] Ghostface Killah later said that the album would be released in May 2012.[66]

Members went back and forth on the issue. While GZA hinted that a new album was unlikely,[67] the RZA said a new Wu-Tang Clan album might happen after all, on the occasion of the group's 20th anniversary,[68] though Raekwon doubted it.[69]

On January 9, 2013, work on the sixth Wu-Tang Clan album was announced via the group's official Facebook page.[70] In early March 2013 Method Man announced that the Clan was working on a sixth studio album and it would be released during 2013 in celebration of their 20-year anniversary since 36 Chambers.[71] Cappadonna has said the album is in recording process taking place in New York, Los Angeles and the Wu mansion in New Jersey.[72] RZA has also said he had talked to Adrian Younge about working on a song for the album.[73] On April 11, 2013, it was announced via a press release that their upcoming sixth studio album would be titled, A Better Tomorrow and was set to be released in July 2013.[74] During late April 2013, the Clan performed at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[75] On May 17, an unreleased Wu-Tang song titled "Execution in Autumn" was released for purchase through RZA's record label Soul Temple Records.[76] They performed at the 2013 HOT 97 Summer Jam at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, twenty years after they performed at the first annual Summer Jam concert.[77] On June 5, 2013, the first promotional single "Family Reunion" featuring Masta Killah, Method Man, Ghostface Killah and RZA was released via the Soul Temple Records website.[78]

In June 2013 RZA said so far every member of the Clan except Raekwon and GZA had put in work on the A Better Tomorrow album and that recording was being done at the Wu-Mansion, and the Wu-Mansion West. Unreleased verses from Ol' Dirty Bastard will also be featured on the album.[79] He also stated he was hoping to release the album in November 2013.[80] In July 2013 Cappadonna indicated the album was half way finished.[81] Once November 2013 arrived, RZA gave an update on the album, saying that not every member had been significantly working on the album. He gave credit to Method Man, Cappadonna, U-God and Masta Killa for working hard on the album, while saying he needed more effort from Ghostface, Raekwon and GZA.[82] Shortly after Method Man stated that Raekwon had not worked on the album at all, and Ghostface had only recorded two songs for the album so far.[83] In late November, RZA suggested that the album was approximately six weeks from completion.[84] In January 2014, the group posted a message on their Facebook page, saying: "The new Wu album 'A Better Tomorrow' coming soon."[85] After several disputes between Raekwon and RZA about the direction of the group and album, they reconciled, with the latter agreeing to record verses for A Better Tomorrow.[86] On October 3, 2014, it was announced that the album will arrive December 2, 2014, courtesy of a new deal with Warner Bros. Records.[87] The album was released late 2014.

Once Upon a Time in Shaolin

 
Wu-Tang Clan performing in Budapest in 2015

In March 2014 it was reported that in addition to work on A Better Tomorrow, a Wu-Tang Clan compilation album entitled The Wu – Once Upon A Time In Shaolin had been recorded, with Wu-Tang-affiliated producer Cilvaringz as the primary producer instead of RZA.[88] The album, a double album consisting of 31 tracks, was not given a conventional commercial release and only one copy has been produced; the copy toured in museums, art galleries and music festivals before being sold at a high price to a single individual. In August 2014, a reporter from Forbes traveled to Marrakech to meet Cilvaringz and hear a 51-second snippet of a song from the album, which featured Cher.[89] The snippet was subsequently put on their website. The album is encased in a handcrafted silver-and-nickel box made by British-Moroccan artist Yahya and features never-before-heard music recorded over years.[90] RZA stated he has been receiving multiple million dollar offers for the album.[91] Despite the album's exclusivity it made an appearance in electronic dance music producer Skrillex's music video for his song "Fuck That" even though he did not purchase the project.[92] The album was sold through Paddle8, an online auction house, for $2 million to Martin Shkreli. When the FBI arrested Martin Shkreli on December 17, 2015, they did not seize the Wu-Tang Clan album.[12] Following the victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Shkreli broadcast excerpts from the album on streaming platforms Periscope and Hitbox.tv.[93]

In July 2021, it was announced that the album had been again sold by the US government for an undisclosed amount (later revealed as $4 million USD), following Shkreli handing it over to the FBI in 2018 after being convicted of defrauding investors.[94] The new owner of the album is the PleasrDAO group.

The Saga Continues

On August 25, 2017, Wu-Tang Clan released the song, People Say, which featured Redman.[95] RZA announced that the song would be part of an upcoming album, titled The Saga Continues.[96] The album was released on October 13 under the name "Wu-Tang", as U-God was absent from it.[97] The Saga Continues was primarily produced by Mathematics,[98] and debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200.[99]

Members

  • RZA (Robert Fitzgerald Diggs) – vocals, production (1992–present)
  • GZA (Gary Grice) – vocals (1992–present)
  • Ol' Dirty Bastard (Russell Tyrone Jones) – vocals (1992–2004, his death)
  • Method Man (Clifford Smith) – vocals (1992–present)
  • Raekwon (Corey Woods) – vocals (1992–present)
  • Ghostface Killah (Dennis Coles) – vocals (1992–present)
  • Inspectah Deck (Jason Hunter) – vocals (1992–present)
  • U-God (Lamont Jody Hawkins) – vocals (1992–present)
  • Masta Killa (Elgin Turner) – vocals (1993–present)
  • Cappadonna (Darryl Hill) – vocals (2007–present)

Artistry

Production

According to RZA, he tries to have no more than 20–25% sampling on any given record, something starkly different from many other major hip hop groups. He uses "the sampler more like a painter's palette than a Xerox. Then again, I might use it as a Xerox if I find rare beats that nobody had in their crates yet". He played much of the piano himself, with Bill Evans and Thelonious Monk as major influences; for instance, he created the piano part to "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" after watching the Thelonious Monk documentary, Straight, No Chaser.[100]

RZA's production technique, specifically the manner of chopping up and/or speeding or slowing soul samples, has been picked up by producers including Kanye West and Just Blaze. West's own take on RZA's style[101] briefly flooded the rap market with what was dubbed "chipmunk soul", the pitch bending of a vocal sample to where it sounded as though the singer had inhaled helium. Several producers at the time copied the style, creating other offshoots. West has admitted that his style was distinctly influenced by RZA's production,[102] and RZA has acknowledged his influence in an issue of Scratch magazine, saying he wished he had produced "Jesus Walks" and "Breathe", two 2004 hits produced by Kanye West and Just Blaze, respectively. Kanye West commented:

Wu-Tang? Me and my friends talk about this all the time... We think Wu-Tang had one of the biggest impacts as far as a movement. From slang to style of dress, skits, the samples. Similar to the [production] style I use, RZA has been doing that.[103]

Lyrics

Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... helped (with the likes of Kool G Rap) popularize mafioso rap, which remained widespread for more than half a decade. The landmark album touted a lifestyle patterned on drug dealing, regrets of living in harsh conditions, and partying (including popularizing the Cristal brand of champagne) which Nas, Mobb Deep, Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, and other popular artists all borrowed and/or expanded upon these themes at points in their respective careers.

The Wu-Tang Clan's slang has long been a staple of their music, wherein members would blend Five Percenter terms, Kung Fu/oriental words, and comic book and street terms to create their own nicknames for actions, people, places and things (such as the christening of Staten Island as "Shaolin Land" and money as "C.R.E.A.M."). RZA noted in The Wu-Tang Manual, that Raekwon was the resident "slang-master" of a great deal of the slang used by the group.

Syndication

Video games

All nine original members of the group were featured in the game Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style, released for the PlayStation on October 31, 1999, as well as a special collector's edition controller. Ghostface Killah and Yung Dirty Doucette, as well as collaborators, Redman and Keith Murray, also play themselves in all three games in the Def Jam series Def Jam Vendetta, Def Jam Fight For NY, and Def Jam: Icon.

Method Man is an avid fan of video games himself and has publicly stated that he loves playing SOCOM online with other PlayStation 2 users, and is part of an online clan ("KMA/Kiss My Ass"). His SOCOM II name is "ICU". He has a fellow SOCOM player featured on a skit on his album 4:21... The Day After.

In Army of Two, main character Salem talks about Wu-Tang asking his teammate Rios who the best member is. Salem says it's RZA but he says Ghostface Killah is pretty good himself. In the ending cut scene, a reference is made when Salem says "Survey says?" and Rios replies "You're dead". The exchange referenced the lyric, "And the survey says? / You're dead!" from "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' Ta F' Wit", from the album Enter the Wu-Tang Clan (36 Chambers).

Several tracks by Clan members and affiliates such as Method Man, Ghostface, Cappadonna, Trife, DJ Mathematics and others were featured in the 2006 game Saints Row.

Afro Samurai, based on the TV series, was released in January 2009 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Its soundtrack, like the show, was produced by RZA.

Clothing line

Oliver "Power" Grant was one of the first to move from music to clothes. The Clan's executive producer, Grant began making clothes in the early 1990s, with little success. But in 1995, after the platinum success of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), manufacturers who earlier wouldn't extend Power credit saw the potential. He opened four Wu Wear stores, in New York City, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Norfolk, Virginia. The line was carried in Macy's, Rich's, and d.e.m.o, among others. Power says he earned $10 million in 1998.[104]

Method Man was unhappy with the decision to bring Wu-Tang into the fashion world with Wu Wear, despite the brand being a major money-maker for the group. "When Wu-Wear started making shoes and sneakers and pants, it was shoddy material. I never rocked that shit."[105]

"I'm going to bring out Dirty Wear," declared ODB. "A set of ready-worn clothes: 'Dirty Wear, for the girl who likes to wear her panties three days in a row.'"[106]

In 1999, Nike released a Wu-Tang Clan themed dunk high. The shoes were produced in low quantities. Their rarity and popularity makes them very sought after, with reseller prices as much as $7,500.[107]

A partnership between Wu-Tang and the Alife NYC clothing group took place in 2007 through 2008 for an exclusive series of custom sneakers, T-shirts, hoodies and other accessories for men and women. The collection was named "A Wu-Tang Life".

Television

Documentaries

Wu-Tang Revealed, a GZA-directed documentary, promised to show behind the scenes of the Clan, has yet to be released.

U-God: Rise of a Fallen Soldier details U-God's side of the struggle between him and RZA circa 2004–2005.

Gerald K. Barclay directed the Wu-Tang documentary, entitled Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan, which premiered on BET on November 13, 2008. The documentary was released on DVD on November 18, 2008.[108]

On November 10, 2009, a documentary on Ol' Dirty Bastard was released, entitled Dirty: The Official ODB Biography. The documentary features interviews and stories from his family members, Wu-Tang members, and affiliates, as well as old interviews with Ol' Dirty, and live performances.

Wu Tang Saga, starring Cappadonna and featuring footage of the Clan dating back to the early nineties through their most recent tours was released on February 25, 2010.[109]

In May 2019, Showtime premiered the four-episode documentary series Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men.[110] The documentary was created by Sacha Jenkins and tells a story of the New York-based hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan from their earliest times to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the group. The series features interviews from all living members of the Wu-Tang Clan. A 7-track EP was released on May 17, 2019, one week after the documentary premiered.[111]

Wu-Tang: An American Saga

On September 4, 2019, Hulu released Wu-Tang: An American Saga, a fictionalized account of the formation of the Wu-Tang Clan. The drama web series was created by RZA and Alex Tse.[112][113] In January 2020, Hulu renewed the series for a second season.[114][115] In November 2021, the series was renewed for a third and final season which premiered on February 15, 2023 and concluded on April 5, 2023.[116]

Collaborators

The Wu-Tang Clan has a wide range of collaborators and associates. Close collaborators to individual members or the group as a whole include or have included mainly East Coast-based artists, including Redman, Mobb Deep, Busta Rhymes, Erick Sermon, Nas, Pete Rock, and others.

Discography

Studio albums

See also

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External links

  • Official website  

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Wu Tang redirects here For other uses see Wu Tang disambiguation This article is about the musical group It is not to be confused with Tang Clan Parts of this article those related to 2011 present need to be updated The reason given is Needs more information past 2015 Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information November 2023 Wu Tang Clan is an American hip hop collective formed in Staten Island New York City in 1992 4 Its members include RZA GZA Method Man Raekwon Ghostface Killah Inspectah Deck U God Masta Killa and until his death in 2004 Ol Dirty Bastard Close affiliate Cappadonna later became an official member They are credited for revitalizing East Coast hip hop 5 6 and are considered one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time 7 8 Wu Tang ClanMembers of the Wu Tang Clan and their affiliates performing at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore 2007 Background informationOriginStaten Island New York City U S GenresEast Coast hip hophardcore hip hop 1 2 3 DiscographyWu Tang Clan discographyYears active1992 present 4 LabelsSoul Temple Loud RCA Columbia SRC Universal Motown Asylum Warner Bros BMGMembersRZA GZA Inspectah Deck U God Ghostface Killah Method Man Raekwon Masta Killa CappadonnaPast membersOl Dirty BastardWebsitewutangclan wbr com After signing to Steve Rifkind s label Loud Records in 1992 Wu Tang Clan released their debut album Enter the Wu Tang 36 Chambers in 1993 initially receiving positive reviews it has since garnered widespread critical acclaim and is widely considered to be one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time 9 10 11 Members of the group released solo albums between 1994 and 1996 In 1997 the group released their second album Wu Tang Forever It debuted atop the Billboard 200 and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 1998 Grammy Awards The group later released the albums The W 2000 Iron Flag 2001 8 Diagrams 2007 and A Better Tomorrow 2014 to less popularity The only copy of their seventh album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin 2015 was purchased for 2 million by former hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli 12 Wu Tang Clan has introduced and launched the careers of a number of affiliated artists and groups collectively known as the Wu Tang Killa Bees 13 In 2008 About ranked Wu Tang Clan the No 1 greatest hip hop group of all time 8 Kris Ex of Rolling Stone called Wu Tang Clan the best rap group ever 14 In 2004 NME hailed them as one of the most influential groups of the last ten years 15 Contents 1 History 1 1 Founding 1 2 1992 96 Enter the Wu Tang 36 Chambers and solo albums 1 3 1997 2000 Wu Tang Forever diversification and second string of solo albums 1 4 2000 01 The W and Iron Flag 1 5 2004 Issues and resurgence 1 5 1 Death of Ol Dirty Bastard 1 6 2005 10 Solo albums and 8 Diagrams 1 7 2011 present A Better Tomorrow and Once Upon a Time in Shaolin 1 7 1 A Better Tomorrow 1 7 2 Once Upon a Time in Shaolin 1 7 3 The Saga Continues 2 Members 3 Artistry 3 1 Production 3 2 Lyrics 4 Syndication 4 1 Video games 4 2 Clothing line 5 Television 5 1 Documentaries 5 2 Wu Tang An American Saga 6 Collaborators 7 Discography 7 1 Studio albums 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistoryFounding In the late 1980s cousins Robert Diggs Gary Grice and Russell Jones formed a group named Force of the Imperial Master also known as the All in Together Now Crew 16 Each member recorded under an alias Diggs as Prince Rakeem or The Scientist Grice as The Genius and Jones as The Specialist citation needed The group never signed to a major label but caught the attention of the New York City rap scene and was recognized by rapper Biz Markie 17 By 1991 The Genius and Prince Rakeem were signed to separate record labels 18 The Genius released Words from the Genius 1991 on Cold Chillin Records and Prince Rakeem released Ooh I Love You Rakeem 1991 on Tommy Boy Records 18 Both were soon dropped by their labels They then adopted new monikers The Genius became GZA pronounced jizza and Prince Rakeem became RZA pronounced rizza 19 The Specialist also took on a new name and became known as Ol Dirty Bastard RZA began collaborating with Dennis Coles later known as Ghostface Killah another rapper from the Stapleton Houses in Staten Island The duo decided to create a hip hop group whose ethos would be a blend of Eastern philosophy picked up from kung fu movies Five Percent Nation teachings picked up on the New York streets and comic books 19 Wu Tang Clan assembled in late 1992 with RZA as the de facto leader and the group s producer 13 RZA and Ol Dirty Bastard adopted the name for the group after the film Shaolin and Wu Tang 20 The group developed backronyms for the name as hip hop pioneers such as KRS One and Big Daddy Kane did with their names including We Usually Take All Niggas Garments Witty Unpredictable Talent And Natural Game and Wisdom of the Universe and the Truth of Allah for the Nation of the Gods 20 1992 96 Enter the Wu Tang 36 Chambers and solo albums nbsp C R E A M source source C R E A M features two verses from Raekwon and Inspectah Deck who discuss their upbringings while living in New York City It samples the Charmels 1967 song As Long As I ve Got You Problems playing this file See media help Wu Tang Clan became known in 1993 following the release of the independent single Protect Ya Neck which helped gain the group a sizable underground following Though there was some difficulty in finding a record label that would sign the Wu Tang Clan while still allowing each member to record solo albums with other labels Loud RCA finally agreed releasing their debut album Enter the Wu Tang 36 Chambers in November 1993 The album loosely adopted a Shaolin vs Wu Tang theme dividing the album into Shaolin and Wu Tang sections 21 The album received critical acclaim and to date is regarded as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time 22 23 24 The success of their debut album established the group as a creative and influential force in the 1990s allowing individual members to negotiate solo contracts 18 RZA spoke on the Wu Tang Clan s unorthodox business model We reinvented the way hip hop was structured and what I mean is you have a group signed to a label yet the infrastructure of our deal was like anyone else s We still could negotiate with any label we wanted like Meth went with Def Jam Rae stayed with Loud Ghost went with Sony GZA went with Geffen Records feel me And all these labels still put Razor Sharp Records on the credits Wu Tang was a financial movement So what do you wanna diversify Your assets 25 RZA In 1994 RZA founded the group Gravediggaz with Prince Paul Frukwan both of Stetsasonic and Poetic 18 In August of the same year the group released 6 Feet Deep which became one of the best known works to emerge from the horrorcore subgenre 13 RZA held the role of primary producer for the first wave of the group members solo albums producing out of his basement studio in Staten Island citation needed In November 1994 Method Man s debut album Tical was released RZA s hands on approach to Tical extended beyond his merely creating the beats to devising song concepts and structures 13 The track All I Need from Tical was the winner of the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 1995 Grammy Awards 26 Ol Dirty Bastard s debut album Return to the 36 Chambers The Dirty Version was released in March 1995 and is considered a hip hop classic 24 Raekwon s debut studio album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx was released in August 1995 It featured all but one member of the Wu Tang Clan and featured the debut of Cappadonna who later joined the group 27 The album is also credited with reviving the mafioso rap subgenre 28 GZA s debut album Liquid Swords was released in November 1995 Liquid Swords features guest appearances from every Wu Tang Clan member and is linked together by excerpts from the 1980 movie Shogun Assassin citation needed Ghostface Killah released his first solo album Ironman in October 1996 29 Ironman was critically acclaimed and is widely considered to be one of the best of Wu Tang solo albums 30 1997 2000 Wu Tang Forever diversification and second string of solo albums This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wu Tang Clan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Wu Tang Clan re assembled and released their second studio album Wu Tang Forever in June 1997 it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 The album s lead single Triumph is over five minutes long features nine verses one from each member plus Cappadonna and excluding Ol Dirty Bastard who appeared on the intro and bridge and no hook or a repeated phrase The album was produced by RZA and his proteges True Master and 4th Disciple The group s lyrics differed significantly from those of 36 Chambers with many verses written in a dense stream of consciousness form heavily influenced by the teachings of the Five Percent Nation Wu Tang Forever was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 1998 Grammy Awards losing to Puff Daddy Ol Dirty Bastard infamously protested the loss by interrupting Shawn Colvin s acceptance speech for Song of the Year 31 Killah Priest a close associate of the group released Heavy Mental in March 1998 32 That same month Cappadonna released his debut album The Pillage Affiliated groups Sunz of Man and Killarmy also released well received albums followed by Wu Tang Killa Bees The Swarm a compilation album released in 1998 showcasing these and more Wu affiliated artists and including new solo tracks from the group members themselves The Swarm sold well and was certified gold 33 There was also a long line of releases from secondary affiliates such as Popa Wu Shyheim GP Wu and Wu Syndicate Second albums from Gravediggaz and Killarmy as well as a greatest hits album and a b sides compilation were also released The second round of solo albums from Wu Tang Clan members included second albums from the five members who had already released albums as well as debuts from all the remaining members with the exception of Masta Killa In the space of two years RZA s Bobby Digital In Stereo Method Man s Tical 2000 Judgement Day and Blackout with Redman GZA s Beneath the Surface Ol Dirty Bastard s Nigga Please U God s Golden Arms Redemption Raekwon s Immobilarity Ghostface Killah s Supreme Clientele and Inspectah Deck s Uncontrolled Substance were all released seven of them being released in the space of seven months between June 1999 and January 2000 RZA also composed the score for the film Ghost Dog The Way of the Samurai directed by Jim Jarmusch while he and other Wu Tang members contributed music to a companion music inspired by the film album The frequent release of Wu Tang Clan content between 1997 and 2000 was considered by some critics who to have resulted in an oversaturation that was responsible for the group s decline in popularity 34 2000 01 The W and Iron Flag The group reconvened again for their third album The W Despite his incarceration in California for violating the terms of his probation 35 Ol Dirty Bastard was on the song Conditioner featuring Snoop Dogg Ol Dirty Bastard s vocals were recorded via prison telephones 36 The W was released in November 2000 and was mostly well received by critics 37 and included the single Gravel Pit 38 The album reached platinum status 39 In 2001 Wu Tang Clan released their fourth album Iron Flag While originally featured on the cover of Iron Flag Cappadonna was airbrushed out of the artwork and absent from the album entirely citation needed This may be related to tension that arose within the group when it was revealed that Cappadonna s manager was or had been a police informant a revelation that also brought on the manager s subsequent firing 40 Cappadonna continued collaborating and touring with the group in the following years 2004 Issues and resurgence In early 2004 U God allegedly by whom left the group citation needed A DVD titled Rise of a Fallen Soldier was released detailing his problems which were mostly with his treatment by RZA who he claimed had hindered his success as a solo artist citation needed U God formed a group of young proteges called the Hillside Scramblers with whom he released the album U Godzilla Presents the Hillside Scramblers in March 2004 citation needed The dispute culminated in a heated phone conversation between RZA and U God on live radio which ultimately saw the two reconcile citation needed He has since returned to the group citation needed In 2004 the group embarked on a short European tour before coming together as a complete group for the first time in several years to headline the Rock the Bells festival in California 41 The concert was released on CD under the name Disciples of the 36 Chambers Chapter 1 and they also released a music video greatest hits album Legend of the Wu Tang Clan citation needed Death of Ol Dirty Bastard Ol Dirty Bastard s career was tumultuous His run ins with the law were well publicized he was arrested several times for offenses including assault shoplifting wearing body armor after being convicted of a felony and possession of cocaine 42 and he missed multiple court dates In April 2001 he was sentenced to two to four years in prison 43 Once released from prison he signed a million dollar contract with Roc A Fella Records citation needed On November 13 2004 Ol Dirty Bastard collapsed at Wu Tang s recording studio in New York City and was pronounced dead later that night 44 Wu Tang Clan paid him homage a number of times in August 2006 one of his sons came out at a Wu Tang concert at Webster Hall and rapped Brooklyn Zoo along with his mother and during a concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom the Clan brought his mother out on stage for a sing along to Shimmy Shimmy Ya citation needed 2005 10 Solo albums and 8 Diagrams This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message In 2005 RZA released a book titled The Wu Tang Manual In the same year U God s second album Mr Xcitement and a collaboration between GZA and producer DJ Muggs entitled Grandmasters were also released On March 28 2006 Ghostface Killah released Fishscale to much critical acclaim and some commercial success 45 The entire group including Cappadonna and the late Ol Dirty Bastard appeared on the track 9 Milli Bros The same year Ghostface Killah released More Fish 46 On June 25 2006 Inspectah Deck released a street album clarification needed entitled The Resident Patient a prelude to his upcoming album titled The Rebellion which is said to be his final solo album 47 Also released in 2006 were Masta Killa s second studio album Made in Brooklyn to lukewarm reviews and Method Man s 4 21 the Day After citation needed Ghostface Killah released his seventh full length album The Big Doe Rehab in December 2007 In 2007 Wu Tang Clan released their fifth album 8 Diagrams 48 on Steve Rifkind s new label SRC Records 49 This album marked the inclusion of Cappadonna as an official member of the group 50 In an interview with MTV com Ghostface Killah stated that he was upset with RZA for starting the 8 Diagrams project while he was in the middle of writing and recording The Big Doe Rehab 51 as well as giving 8 Diagrams the same release date as The Big Doe Rehab for which RZA rescheduled a release date one week later 52 The outcome of 8 Diagrams received mixed views from both fans and critics and is regarded as being RZA s most experimental work to date 53 Raekwon and Ghostface Killah were unhappy with the album and proposed recording a group album titled Shaolin Vs Wu Tan without RZA production 54 That album would eventually become Raekwon s fifth solo album Shaolin vs Wu Tang In 2008 RZA released Digi Snacks under the name Bobby Digital The album included lesser known Wu Tang Clan affiliates such as Freemurder Killa Sin Black Knights and others In the same year GZA released the album Pro Tools In September 2008 RZA announced that he had signed a deal with digital music company The Orchard to release the Wu Tang Clan s back catalogue worldwide digitally for the first time In addition to forthcoming material the Wu Tang Clan s catalogue includes 13 previous releases that have been previously unavailable digitally including recordings by the group as a whole U God Wu Syndicate Killarmy Shyheim West Coast Killa Beez Black Knights and others and would be available online beginning September 23 clarification needed RZA said The time is right to bring some older Wu material to the masses digitally Our fans have been dedicated and patient and they re hungry to hear the music that has set us apart from so many others Hip hop is alive in Wu Music and with The Orchard we ve got a solid partner that understands our audience and is committed to doing all they can to help us reach the fans I m definitely looking forward to working with them to see what else we all come up with There s much more to come 55 In 2009 U God released his third solo album Dopium which features guest appearances from several Wu Tang Clan members and affiliates among others and was met with mostly lukewarm reviews Wu Tang Chamber Music was released in the same year a side project executively produced by RZA featuring live instrumentation from a Brooklyn soul band The Revelations The album features appearances from five Wu Tang Clan members along with AZ Kool G Rap Cormega Havoc Sean Price and M O P Its first single Harbor Masters featured Ghostface Killah Inspectah Deck and AZ 56 RZA spoke about the album to Billboard com I think the Chamber Music title is very fitting This music is totally in the chamber or in the mind frame of Wu Tang like in the Enter the Wu Tang 36 Chambers days But it s not a Wu Tang album The whole Clan s not on this album But it couldn t be in any other category but Wu Tang 57 Raekwon s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt II was released in September 2009 which features guest appearances from several big name artists and Clan members with Ghostface being the most prominent and also production from RZA Dr Dre Pete Rock and J Dilla among others The album was initially intended to be released on Dr Dre s Aftermath Records 58 The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and at number 2 on the Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums chart and has been praised by most music critics Several weeks later Ghostface Killah released Ghostdini Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City Talk of the album Shaolin vs Wu Tang re surfaced in July 2009 59 originally planned as a Wu Tang album without RZA s input The project evolved to include RZA only vocally with no contribution to production citation needed Raekwon stated It ll be alter egos challenging each other really allowing RZA to fall back on the production and allowing us to give him a flashback memory to the things we know we need from the abbot RZA We want him to be involved with the album as an MC but the concept was for him not to be involved production wise 59 Speaking to MTV com Method Man revealed his Ghostface Killah s and Raekwon s plans to record a separate album as a trio I don t want to say it s written in stone but it s in discussion I want some feedback from the fans to see how they would take that RZA produced tracks some other outside producers of course and we gonna have Wu Tang members on the album but it ll be a Rae Ghost and Meth album 60 Soon after Ghostface Killah cemented the details the record featuring other Wu Tang Clan members was to consist primarily of him Method Man and Raekwon The title as announced in three separate trailers directed by Rik Cordero promoting the upcoming release is Wu Massacre citation needed Speaking on their willingness to complete the album Ghostface Killah estimated the release date of the album to be the end of 2009 or January 2010 61 It was then announced when that the album would be pushed back from December to March 30 2010 62 the single Meth vs Chef Part II was released after the announcement Produced by Mathematics it is an update of the song Meth vs Chef from Method Man s first solo album Tical featuring verses by only Method Man and Raekwon It had been confirmed by Raekwon that Shaolin vs Wu Tang would in fact be his next solo album 63 and that Wu Massacre is a separate album while the rapper who stated that he himself had petitioned to have Wu Massacre s release date postponed in order to yield more studio time 64 On February 25 2011 Wu Tang Live At The Palladium NYC was released through the group s official Facebook page as a collectors digital download This included exclusive unreleased freestyles It was limited to 100 downloads before the page was disabled after this figure was reached 2011 present A Better Tomorrow and Once Upon a Time in Shaolin A Better Tomorrow Main article A Better Tomorrow album On June 29 2011 Raekwon announced that the group were working on a new studio album still in early stages 65 Ghostface Killah later said that the album would be released in May 2012 66 Members went back and forth on the issue While GZA hinted that a new album was unlikely 67 the RZA said a new Wu Tang Clan album might happen after all on the occasion of the group s 20th anniversary 68 though Raekwon doubted it 69 On January 9 2013 work on the sixth Wu Tang Clan album was announced via the group s official Facebook page 70 In early March 2013 Method Man announced that the Clan was working on a sixth studio album and it would be released during 2013 in celebration of their 20 year anniversary since 36 Chambers 71 Cappadonna has said the album is in recording process taking place in New York Los Angeles and the Wu mansion in New Jersey 72 RZA has also said he had talked to Adrian Younge about working on a song for the album 73 On April 11 2013 it was announced via a press release that their upcoming sixth studio album would be titled A Better Tomorrow and was set to be released in July 2013 74 During late April 2013 the Clan performed at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 75 On May 17 an unreleased Wu Tang song titled Execution in Autumn was released for purchase through RZA s record label Soul Temple Records 76 They performed at the 2013 HOT 97 Summer Jam at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey twenty years after they performed at the first annual Summer Jam concert 77 On June 5 2013 the first promotional single Family Reunion featuring Masta Killah Method Man Ghostface Killah and RZA was released via the Soul Temple Records website 78 In June 2013 RZA said so far every member of the Clan except Raekwon and GZA had put in work on the A Better Tomorrow album and that recording was being done at the Wu Mansion and the Wu Mansion West Unreleased verses from Ol Dirty Bastard will also be featured on the album 79 He also stated he was hoping to release the album in November 2013 80 In July 2013 Cappadonna indicated the album was half way finished 81 Once November 2013 arrived RZA gave an update on the album saying that not every member had been significantly working on the album He gave credit to Method Man Cappadonna U God and Masta Killa for working hard on the album while saying he needed more effort from Ghostface Raekwon and GZA 82 Shortly after Method Man stated that Raekwon had not worked on the album at all and Ghostface had only recorded two songs for the album so far 83 In late November RZA suggested that the album was approximately six weeks from completion 84 In January 2014 the group posted a message on their Facebook page saying The new Wu album A Better Tomorrow coming soon 85 After several disputes between Raekwon and RZA about the direction of the group and album they reconciled with the latter agreeing to record verses for A Better Tomorrow 86 On October 3 2014 it was announced that the album will arrive December 2 2014 courtesy of a new deal with Warner Bros Records 87 The album was released late 2014 Once Upon a Time in Shaolin Main article Once Upon a Time in Shaolin nbsp Wu Tang Clan performing in Budapest in 2015 In March 2014 it was reported that in addition to work on A Better Tomorrow a Wu Tang Clan compilation album entitled The Wu Once Upon A Time In Shaolin had been recorded with Wu Tang affiliated producer Cilvaringz as the primary producer instead of RZA 88 The album a double album consisting of 31 tracks was not given a conventional commercial release and only one copy has been produced the copy toured in museums art galleries and music festivals before being sold at a high price to a single individual In August 2014 a reporter from Forbes traveled to Marrakech to meet Cilvaringz and hear a 51 second snippet of a song from the album which featured Cher 89 The snippet was subsequently put on their website The album is encased in a handcrafted silver and nickel box made by British Moroccan artist Yahya and features never before heard music recorded over years 90 RZA stated he has been receiving multiple million dollar offers for the album 91 Despite the album s exclusivity it made an appearance in electronic dance music producer Skrillex s music video for his song Fuck That even though he did not purchase the project 92 The album was sold through Paddle8 an online auction house for 2 million to Martin Shkreli When the FBI arrested Martin Shkreli on December 17 2015 they did not seize the Wu Tang Clan album 12 Following the victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 U S presidential election Shkreli broadcast excerpts from the album on streaming platforms Periscope and Hitbox tv 93 In July 2021 it was announced that the album had been again sold by the US government for an undisclosed amount later revealed as 4 million USD following Shkreli handing it over to the FBI in 2018 after being convicted of defrauding investors 94 The new owner of the album is the PleasrDAO group The Saga Continues Main article The Saga Continues Wu Tang Clan album On August 25 2017 Wu Tang Clan released the song People Say which featured Redman 95 RZA announced that the song would be part of an upcoming album titled The Saga Continues 96 The album was released on October 13 under the name Wu Tang as U God was absent from it 97 The Saga Continues was primarily produced by Mathematics 98 and debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 99 MembersRZA Robert Fitzgerald Diggs vocals production 1992 present GZA Gary Grice vocals 1992 present Ol Dirty Bastard Russell Tyrone Jones vocals 1992 2004 his death Method Man Clifford Smith vocals 1992 present Raekwon Corey Woods vocals 1992 present Ghostface Killah Dennis Coles vocals 1992 present Inspectah Deck Jason Hunter vocals 1992 present U God Lamont Jody Hawkins vocals 1992 present Masta Killa Elgin Turner vocals 1993 present Cappadonna Darryl Hill vocals 2007 present ArtistryProduction According to RZA he tries to have no more than 20 25 sampling on any given record something starkly different from many other major hip hop groups He uses the sampler more like a painter s palette than a Xerox Then again I might use it as a Xerox if I find rare beats that nobody had in their crates yet He played much of the piano himself with Bill Evans and Thelonious Monk as major influences for instance he created the piano part to Da Mystery of Chessboxin after watching the Thelonious Monk documentary Straight No Chaser 100 RZA s production technique specifically the manner of chopping up and or speeding or slowing soul samples has been picked up by producers including Kanye West and Just Blaze West s own take on RZA s style 101 briefly flooded the rap market with what was dubbed chipmunk soul the pitch bending of a vocal sample to where it sounded as though the singer had inhaled helium Several producers at the time copied the style creating other offshoots West has admitted that his style was distinctly influenced by RZA s production 102 and RZA has acknowledged his influence in an issue of Scratch magazine saying he wished he had produced Jesus Walks and Breathe two 2004 hits produced by Kanye West and Just Blaze respectively Kanye West commented Wu Tang Me and my friends talk about this all the time We think Wu Tang had one of the biggest impacts as far as a movement From slang to style of dress skits the samples Similar to the production style I use RZA has been doing that 103 Lyrics Raekwon s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx helped with the likes of Kool G Rap popularize mafioso rap which remained widespread for more than half a decade The landmark album touted a lifestyle patterned on drug dealing regrets of living in harsh conditions and partying including popularizing the Cristal brand of champagne which Nas Mobb Deep Notorious B I G Jay Z and other popular artists all borrowed and or expanded upon these themes at points in their respective careers The Wu Tang Clan s slang has long been a staple of their music wherein members would blend Five Percenter terms Kung Fu oriental words and comic book and street terms to create their own nicknames for actions people places and things such as the christening of Staten Island as Shaolin Land and money as C R E A M RZA noted in The Wu Tang Manual that Raekwon was the resident slang master of a great deal of the slang used by the group SyndicationVideo games All nine original members of the group were featured in the game Wu Tang Shaolin Style released for the PlayStation on October 31 1999 as well as a special collector s edition controller Ghostface Killah and Yung Dirty Doucette as well as collaborators Redman and Keith Murray also play themselves in all three games in the Def Jam series Def Jam Vendetta Def Jam Fight For NY and Def Jam Icon Method Man is an avid fan of video games himself and has publicly stated that he loves playing SOCOM online with other PlayStation 2 users and is part of an online clan KMA Kiss My Ass His SOCOM II name is ICU He has a fellow SOCOM player featured on a skit on his album 4 21 The Day After In Army of Two main character Salem talks about Wu Tang asking his teammate Rios who the best member is Salem says it s RZA but he says Ghostface Killah is pretty good himself In the ending cut scene a reference is made when Salem says Survey says and Rios replies You re dead The exchange referenced the lyric And the survey says You re dead from Wu Tang Clan Ain t Nuthin Ta F Wit from the album Enter the Wu Tang Clan 36 Chambers Several tracks by Clan members and affiliates such as Method Man Ghostface Cappadonna Trife DJ Mathematics and others were featured in the 2006 game Saints Row Afro Samurai based on the TV series was released in January 2009 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Its soundtrack like the show was produced by RZA Clothing line Oliver Power Grant was one of the first to move from music to clothes The Clan s executive producer Grant began making clothes in the early 1990s with little success But in 1995 after the platinum success of Enter the Wu Tang 36 Chambers manufacturers who earlier wouldn t extend Power credit saw the potential He opened four Wu Wear stores in New York City Los Angeles Atlanta and Norfolk Virginia The line was carried in Macy s Rich s and d e m o among others Power says he earned 10 million in 1998 104 Method Man was unhappy with the decision to bring Wu Tang into the fashion world with Wu Wear despite the brand being a major money maker for the group When Wu Wear started making shoes and sneakers and pants it was shoddy material I never rocked that shit 105 I m going to bring out Dirty Wear declared ODB A set of ready worn clothes Dirty Wear for the girl who likes to wear her panties three days in a row 106 In 1999 Nike released a Wu Tang Clan themed dunk high The shoes were produced in low quantities Their rarity and popularity makes them very sought after with reseller prices as much as 7 500 107 A partnership between Wu Tang and the Alife NYC clothing group took place in 2007 through 2008 for an exclusive series of custom sneakers T shirts hoodies and other accessories for men and women The collection was named A Wu Tang Life TelevisionDocumentaries Wu Tang Revealed a GZA directed documentary promised to show behind the scenes of the Clan has yet to be released U God Rise of a Fallen Soldier details U God s side of the struggle between him and RZA circa 2004 2005 Gerald K Barclay directed the Wu Tang documentary entitled Wu The Story of the Wu Tang Clan which premiered on BET on November 13 2008 The documentary was released on DVD on November 18 2008 108 On November 10 2009 a documentary on Ol Dirty Bastard was released entitled Dirty The Official ODB Biography The documentary features interviews and stories from his family members Wu Tang members and affiliates as well as old interviews with Ol Dirty and live performances Wu Tang Saga starring Cappadonna and featuring footage of the Clan dating back to the early nineties through their most recent tours was released on February 25 2010 109 In May 2019 Showtime premiered the four episode documentary series Wu Tang Clan Of Mics and Men 110 The documentary was created by Sacha Jenkins and tells a story of the New York based hip hop group Wu Tang Clan from their earliest times to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the group The series features interviews from all living members of the Wu Tang Clan A 7 track EP was released on May 17 2019 one week after the documentary premiered 111 Wu Tang An American Saga Main article Wu Tang An American Saga On September 4 2019 Hulu released Wu Tang An American Saga a fictionalized account of the formation of the Wu Tang Clan The drama web series was created by RZA and Alex Tse 112 113 In January 2020 Hulu renewed the series for a second season 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