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Wu-Tang Clan

Active

1990s - 2010s

Formed

1992 in Staten Island, NY

Genre

Rap

Styles

East Coast Rap Hardcore Rap

Group Members

Ghostface Killah GZA Method Man Ol' Dirty Bastard Raekwon RZA Inspectah Deck Masta Killa U-God Cappadonna Wu-Block
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Wu-Tang Clan

Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Sprawling group of hip-hop revolutionaries who brought to the rap mainstream their sparse, dark funk and bracingly violent martial-arts imagery.
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Album Highlights

  • Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
    Wu-Tang Clan
    Enter the Wu-Tang (36 C …
  • The W
    Wu-Tang Clan
    The W
  • 8 Diagrams
    Wu-Tang Clan
    8 Diagrams
  • Iron Flag
    Wu-Tang Clan
    Iron Flag
  • Wu-Tang Forever
    Wu-Tang Clan
    Wu-Tang Forever
  • Legend of the Wu-Tang Clan: Wu-Tang Clan's Greatest Hits
    Wu-Tang Clan
    Legend of the Wu-Tang C …
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