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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instanceOf hip hop group
music collective
musical artist
awardReceived Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album for Wu-Tang Forever
basedIn Staten Island, New York City
countryOfOrigin United States
genre East Coast hip hop
hardcore hip hop
hip hop
underground hip hop
hasAlias The Wu
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 Islam
New York street culture
kung fu films
locationOfFormation New York City
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
The W
Wu-Tang Forever
recordLabel Def Jam Recordings
Loud Records
RCA Records NERFINISHED
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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