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Accurate Wu-Tang Clan Lyrics
Accurate Wu-Tang Clan lyrics for research, informative, and entertainment purposes.
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The Wu-Tang Clan is a New York-based, all-star lineup of nine rappers who are Grammy winners, multiplatinum-selling solo artists, multiplatinum record producers, film stars, screenwriters, TV stars, product spokespersons, business owners and, most recently, major motion picture composers. The group started with just three members, RZA, GZA and Ol' Dirty Bastard, known as All In Together Now. The group later added six members, and featured nine MCs until the death of Ol' Dirty Bastard in 2004. There is estimated to now be over 200 Wu-Tang Clan affiliates in the United States alone, consisting of rappers, record label CEOs and hit-making record producers.
The founders of Wu-Tang Clan were cousins GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and RZA, who had previously comprised the trio Force Of The Imperial Master, who became better known as "All In Together Now" after they had released a popular single by that name. The group had attracted the attention of some in the industry, including Biz Markie, but had never managed to secure a record deal. Since the crew dissolved, GZA (then known as the Genius) and The RZA (then known as Prince Rakeem) had also embarked on separate unsuccessful solo careers with Cold Chillin' Records and Tommy Boy Records, respectively. Their frustration with the workings of the hip hop music industry would provide the main inspiration to Wu-Tang's revolutionary business plan. According to The Wu-Tang Manual, at the group's inception, RZA promised the members that if he had total control of the Wu-Tang empire, it would conquer the hip-hop world within five years, after which he would relinquish his total control. Wu-Tang Clan was gradually assembled in late 1992 from friends and accomplices from around Staten Island, with The RZA as the de facto leader and the group's producer. The two cousins (GZA and The RZA) created their new Wu-Tang aliases by mimicking the sound that the words "genius" and "rakeem" would make when scratched on a turntable.
The word Wu-Tang comes from the name of the Taoist holy mountain Wu Dang in northwest Hubei Province in central China; it was also the site of the Ming Purple Imperial City built by Emperor Yong Le during 1404 to 1420. The RZA and Ol' Dirty Bastard adopted the name for the group after seeing the kung-fu film Shaolin and Wu Tang, which features a school of warriors trained in Wu-Tang style. The group's debut album loosely adopted a Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang theme, dividing the album into Shaolin and Wu-Tang sections and using dialogue excerpts as skits.
To completely cover the careers of all nine members would ultimately take pages upon pages of writing. Also featured at The State, however, are RZA & GZA as seperate artists and you may want to look at that for more info as well. It is suffice to say that the Wu-Tang Clan are a force to be reckoned with in many ways. They have successfully marketed themselves as a consistent and "real" group of individuals with a loosely structured value system and an unwaivering commitment to the streets and to hip hop. I can think of no entity in hip hop that has ever had a greater cult following (with the exception of 2pac).
Everyone who has not already, should get up to date on The Wu-Tang Clan. With nine official members you are bound to find at least one's style appealing, as each member is markedly different.
Below are accurate Wu-Tang Clan lyrics to some of their most requested songs. If you have any requests for accurate lyrics to a Wu-Tang Clan song please feel free to email
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- Inspecta Deck on Tony Touch's "Abduction"
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever (Disc One) (1997)
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever (Disc Two) (1997)
Wu-Tang Clan - The W (2000)
Wu-Tang Clan - Iron Flag (2001)
Wu-Tang Clan - Legend of the Wu-Tang Clan: Wu-Tang Clan's Greatest Hits (2004)
Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams (2007)
Wu-Tang Clan - Miscellaneous
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