Wu-Tang Clan

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Wu-Tang Clan is a highly influential American hip hop collective from Staten Island, New York, renowned for its gritty sound, martial arts-inspired aesthetic, and impact on 1990s rap culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop group
music collective
musical artist
awardReceived Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album for Wu-Tang Forever
basedIn Staten Island
surface form: Staten Island, New York City
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre East Coast hip hop
hardcore hip hop
hip hop
underground hip hop
hasAlias Wu
surface form: The Wu

Wu-Tang Clan self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wu-Tang
hasMotto Wu-Tang is for the children
hasPart Wu-Tang Killa Beez
inception 1992
influenced A$AP Mob
Griselda Records
Jay-Z
Mobb Deep
Nas
Odd Future
The Notorious B.I.G.
influencedBy Five-Percent Nation (Nation of Gods and Earths)
surface form: Five Percent Nation

Nation of Islam
New York street culture
kung fu films
locationOfFormation New York City
Staten Island
surface form: Staten Island, New York City
member Cappadonna
GZA
Ghostface Killah
Inspectah Deck
Masta Killa
Method Man
Ol' Dirty Bastard
RZA
Raekwon
U-God
nativeLanguage English
notableSong C.R.E.A.M.
Da Mystery of Chessboxin'
Gravel Pit
Method Man
Protect Ya Neck
Triumph
notableWork 8 Diagrams
A Better Tomorrow
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Iron Flag
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin
W
surface form: The W

Wu-Tang Forever
recordLabel Def Jam Recordings
Loud Records
RCA Records
Warner Bros. Records
significantEvent release of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) in 1993
styleCharacteristic dense slang-heavy lyrics
gritty sound
martial arts-inspired aesthetic
sample-based production

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RZA memberOf Wu-Tang Clan
RZA associatedAct Wu-Tang Clan
RZA producedFor Wu-Tang Clan
Hype Williams directedMusicVideoFor Wu-Tang Clan
Bobby Digital associatedAct Wu-Tang Clan
Prince Rakeem memberOf Wu-Tang Clan
Prince Rakeem associatedAct Wu-Tang Clan
Liquid Swords memberOf Wu-Tang Clan
Tical memberOfArtistGroup Wu-Tang Clan
Tical partOfSeries Wu-Tang Clan
this entity surface form: Wu-Tang Clan solo albums
Tical associatedCollective Wu-Tang Clan
The Tao of Wu subject Wu-Tang Clan
Inspectah Deck memberOf Wu-Tang Clan
Masta Killa memberOf Wu-Tang Clan
Masta Killa associatedAct Wu-Tang Clan
Cappadonna memberOf Wu-Tang Clan
Cappadonna affiliation Wu-Tang Clan
Cappadonna associatedAct Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Forever artist Wu-Tang Clan
Ironman memberOfArtistCollective Wu-Tang Clan
Ironman associatedCollective Wu-Tang Clan
Talani Rabb spouseMemberOf Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan hasAlias Wu-Tang Clan self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wu-Tang
The RZA Hits associatedAct Wu-Tang Clan
The Wu-Tang Manual mainSubject Wu-Tang Clan
Gravediggaz associatedAct Wu-Tang Clan
Method Man memberOf Wu-Tang Clan
U-God memberOf Wu-Tang Clan
GZA memberOf Wu-Tang Clan
Ol' Dirty Bastard memberOf Wu-Tang Clan
Raekwon memberOf Wu-Tang Clan
Ghostface Killah memberOf Wu-Tang Clan
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs memberOf Wu-Tang Clan
Eboni Mills memberOf Wu-Tang Clan
subject surface form: RZA
Redman associatedAct Wu-Tang Clan
The What associatedAct Wu-Tang Clan
Dhani Harrison notableCollaboration Wu-Tang Clan
DJ Scratch associatedAct Wu-Tang Clan
Sheek Louch associatedAct Wu-Tang Clan
Loud Records signedArtist Wu-Tang Clan
Digi Snacks associatedAct Wu-Tang Clan
Wu Music Group associatedWith Wu-Tang Clan
Ooh I Love You Rakeem associatedAct Wu-Tang Clan
Rzarector associatedAct Wu-Tang Clan
Rzarector memberOf Wu-Tang Clan
this entity surface form: Wu-Tang Clan (through RZA)