Responsibility for the accuracy of information provided in stories not written by or specifically prepared for the Academy and its Affiliates lies with the story's original source or writer. Content on this site does not reflect an endorsement or recommendation of any artist or music by the Recording Academy and its Affiliates. June 9, 2008 • Hip-hop fans who play chess can now head to a new online social network site called WuChess. Music and chess have a mathematical rhythm and flow that make them similar, says The RZA, a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan who also backs the new site. December 3, 2008 • From its very first single in 1993, the Wu-Tang Clan brought a hyperactive, slang-driven and wildly popular brand to rap. Now, a new documentary portrays the rise and ongoing struggles of hip-hop's first empire.
The look in his eyes looked similar to the one you may have after pulling an all-nighter on an A paper…or toured for nearly 30 years and touched every part of the world. It’s the winter of 1993 and the wu tang name generator-Tang Clan are crammed on a stage at Bronx nightclub The Fever, formerly known as Devil’s Nest. The crowd is reciting every lurid tale of "smoking crack and weed" word for word, the walls were sweating, and people looked mesmerized by the new group.
And Wu-Tang brought the ruckus with sound financial advice. A dollar saved is a dollar dollar bill earned. "We had to carry you through that," Deck tells him. "‘Impossible’ came on and you was like, la la la." Then Meth does an impression of RZA onstage, his eyes rolling around his head, an invisible bottle spraying in all direction. "Fuckin’ with the liquor and shit," Meth cracks, "don’t act like you don’t know!
Both events seem to affect the group irrevocably, tearing rifts in their relationships. The members seem to become more ornery and dissatisfied as the film continues. The final chapter is largely oriented around Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, a 2015 album art piece, its controversial recording, and even more controversial sale at auction to the now-imprisoned pharmaceutical drug crook Martin Shkreli.
Raekwon "didn’t show up at all," RZA says. The Wu-Tang Clan gathered at the Tiny Desk to commemorate the 25 years since the release of the group's landmark album Enter The wu name generator-Tang (36 Chambers). With more than 60 albums between the various members, The Clan's combined discography left them spoiled for choice when it came to narrowing down the set list for their performance.
That’s what he talking at that time. It was just all about our livelihood at that time, "Yo, this is the last time, man. I keep doing other things, and I ain’t getting tothat level of winning. But this shit right here better work and it gottawork." And what I was saying is like, the same thing, like, we gonna makesomething happen with it. We ain’t gonna just get some wind, just fall backdown again. A couple of times you may throw a lickin the street and then you up.
