Enter The Wu-Tang Clan (36 Chambers)

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All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Beyond many never-before-discussed Wu-Tang nuggets, the book also includes rare photos of the group, lyrics for all album songs, as well as other images and advertisements from the Enter The Wu-Tang era. It features only six members of the Wu-Tang Clan: RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, and Raekwon; member U-God was in jail for a parole violation at the time, while Method Man had been arrested earlier that day for marijuana possession.

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This absolutely unique, deluxe edition of this classic album – which has been created in full collaboration with The RZA – is presented as a Casebook hardcover book, which houses the albums 12 full songs that are divided into six 7-Inches. Because [RZA] didn't have the best mixing or recording equipment, the album is wrought with a 'dirty' quality—the drums have more bass and are more hard-hitting than they are crisp and clean; the samples have an eerie, almost haunting type of echo; and the vocals, because each member's voice is already aggressive and gritty, perfectly match the production. In addition, the soul singer Bilal names it among his 25 favorite albums, citing its creative approach and "energy" of the contributors.The Wu-Tang Clan's debut is one of the most acclaimed, influential, and legendary hip-hop albums of all time. Tracks 1 through 5 are referred to as "Shaolin Sword" while tracks 6 through 12 are referred to as "Wu-Tang Sword" on physical releases. Oliver Wang, author of Classic Material: The Hip-Hop Album Guide described it "as timeless an album as hip-hop has ever seen.

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Because after fine-tuning your taste over a lifetime, trusting someone else to curate your record collection can be scary. RZA discussed the matter in the book The Wu-Tang Manual (2005), stating "[Tommy Boy] made the decision to sign House of Pain over us. Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time".Sure, its sloppy drum programming, bizarre song structures, and unpolished sound quality disturbed commercial rap purists, but the talent was so inherent and obvious, and the charisma so undeniable, that it propelled the Wu-Tang Clan to the height of the rap game, and today stands not just as the hip-hop classic that introduced the concept of obscure thematic characters (each member's name references old kung-fu movies), but also bridged the gap between traditional old-school sensibilities and the technical lyricism of today. M.", featuring Raekwon and Inspectah Deck, was the second single from the album, and the first new A-side to be released after the group signed with Loud/RCA. Hastings also took several photographs of the group under the Queensboro Bridge, which were featured in the album's packaging. citation needed] The videos received almost no airplay on MTV but were extremely popular on video-by-request channels such as The Box.

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The duo decided to create a hip hop group whose ethos would be a blend of " Eastern philosophy picked up from kung fu movies, watered-down Five-Percent Nation preaching picked up on the New York streets, and comic books. Many successful rap producers have admitted to the influence of RZA's beats on their own production efforts.The single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but reached number 24 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart in 1994. The gritty sound of Enter the Wu-Tang is due, at least in part, to the use of cheap equipment to produce the album. Each Wu MC links his rhymes to crime and violence, allowing his preoccupations to surface subtly and indirectly, rather than spouting off overt gangsta-isms designed to shock. Starting with a foundation of hard, gritty beats and dialogue samples from kung fu movies, RZA kept things minimalistic, but added just enough minor-key piano, strings, or muted horns to create a background ambience that works like the soundtrack to a surreal nightmare. mics out of 5 in The Source magazine in 1994; [26] however, it was given a classic 5 mic rating in a later issue of the magazine.