The Tao of Wu

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The Tao of Wu is a philosophical and autobiographical book by RZA that blends Wu-Tang Clan history with lessons drawn from Eastern spirituality, Five Percent Nation teachings, and personal experience.

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Label Occurrences
The Tao of Wu canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autobiographical book
book
non-fiction book
philosophical book
author RZA
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes RZA's childhood
RZA's legal troubles
RZA's spiritual journey
creative process behind Wu-Tang music
formation of Wu-Tang Clan
follows The Wu-Tang Manual
genre autobiography
hip hop literature
philosophy
spirituality
hasFormat audiobook
hardcover
paperback
hasPart seven lessons
hasTheme destiny
discipline
knowledge of self
power of music
redemption
inspiredBy Buddhism
Five-Percent Nation (Nation of Gods and Earths)
surface form: Five Percent Nation

Islam
Nation of Gods and Earths
Taoism
The Wu-Tang Manual
language English
mainCharacter RZA
mediaType print
notableQuote “If you don’t know who you are, you can’t be free.”
precededBy The Wu-Tang Manual
publicationDate 2009
publisher Riverhead Books
setting New York City
Staten Island
subject Eastern spirituality
Five-Percent Nation (Nation of Gods and Earths)
surface form: Five Percent Nation teachings

Wu-Tang Clan
hip hop culture
martial arts philosophy
meditation
music industry
overcoming adversity
personal development
self-knowledge
spiritual enlightenment

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RZA notableWork The Tao of Wu
The Wu-Tang Manual followedBy The Tao of Wu