20th ANNIVERSARY: WU-TANG CLAN - ENTER THE WU-TANG 36 CHAMBERS

Friday, November 08, 2013   gza , method man , odb , rza , wu tang forever , wu-tang clan

20 years ago a movement was started when Enter the 36 Chambers was released on November 9th 1993!

The era of the Wu arrived. A posse of rappers from Staten Island bamboozled the industry. With each member getting solo deals with different labels and each project selling over 500 000 units.

This sort of thing was unheard of. But members RZA, GZA, Raekwon the Chef, Method Man, Inspektah Deck, Ol' Dirty Bastard, U-God, Ghostface Killah and Cappadonna. All members of the Wu

Enter the Wu-Tang 36 Chambers was a raw album. With RZA behind every single track it showcased each Wu members unique style and character. Everybody back then had their favourite Wu MC. From ODB with his craziness on and off the mic to the intelligent rhymes of The GZA.

The RZA and The GZA had previous stints in the music industry with solo projects. RZA was known as the Prince Rakeem and The Gza known as The Genius. Not as successful as their Wu Tang Clan projects.

Infused with Kung Fu and Hong Kong mafiaso themes the Wu Tang Clan could easily have been brushed off as a fad. But they stood the test of time.

The album had so much intensity that I also was so amped I once broke a few R&B CD's listening to BRING THE RUCKUS.

C.R.E.A.M. (CASH RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME) was an instant street classic. Depicting tales of street hustling and the hard life of the ghetto.

Beats an reality raps made this album an instant classic. After this everybody came with an idea to start a crew with a horde of MC's.

Songs like PROTECT YA NECK, CAN IT BE ALL SO SIMPLE, M.E.T.H.O.D. MAN and WU-TANG CLAN AIN'T ... Is the backbone of this classic. Selling over a million units and still selling.

Each member of the WU brought their own individual style to the group.

Happy 20th anniversary to the WU!