Wu Tang Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan was assembled in the early 1990s with RZA as the de facto leader and the group's producer. RZA and Ol' Dirty Bastard adopted the name for the group after the film Shaolin and Wu Tang. The group's debut album loosely adopted a Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang theme, dividing the album into Shaolin and Wu-Tang sections. The group developed backronyms (combination of … [Read more...] about Monday Afternoon Thread: Wu-Tang Clan Week

Killa Bees neva sleep! Its Wu-Tang Week! But before we get into the music of this groundbreaking group, let's look at how they changed the game. Five ways in which the legendary Wu-Tang Clain has shaped hip-hop over the last two decades. Harnessing a group dynamic Managing a group of nine supremely talented and stylistically diverse rappers —Ghostface Killah, GZA, … [Read more...] about Sunday Afternoon Thread: Wu-Tang Clan Week