Happy 25th Anniversary!

25 years later, Wu-Tang’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is timeless, the greatest honor an album can accomplish, earned only by aging without a wrinkle.

With their 1993 debut album, the nine-man clan created a rich, innovative labyrinth to explore and created the benchmark of culture-defining greatness. Sonically and lyrically the body of work is a neck-breaking rush through the raw cracks and crevices of every room and chamber. Wu-Tang cemented their names, lyrics, sound, and symbol in the unforeseen tomorrow by making what wasn’t in their present. By doing so, they gave hip-hop one of her greatest gifts to be passed down by the generations.

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1. Bring Da Ruckus 

2. Shame On A Nigga 

3. Clan In Da Front 

4. Wu-Tang 7th Chamber 

5. Can It Be All So Simple 

6. Da Mystery Of Chessboxin' 

7. Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothin To Fuck Wit 

8. C.R.E.A.M. 

9. Method Man 

10. Protect Ya Neck 

11. Tearz 

12. Wu-Tang 7th Chamber - Part II

Wu-Tang Clan Reissues "Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" Just In Time For The Holidays

Hip Hop fans will be treated to a wide variety of collectible items this Holiday season and among them is a vinyl reissue of the Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).

Get on Down is the company partnering with RZA to grace fans with the special edition 7-inch vinyl set, which comes with six discs and a bonus vinyl for “Protect Ya Neck” and “Tearz.” The Staten Island group’s 1993 debut album is packaged in a leatherette slipcase housing a hardcover booklet that holds the vinyls. Also included is a 56-page book called The Shaolinthology featuring lyrics, notes from RZA and exclusive interview content.

The collector’s set is available for pre-order now at Get on Down for the price of $84.98. The first 1,000 orders are scheduled to ship early December.

A preview of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) special edition vinyl is below along with the tracklist:

1A: Bring Da Ruckus

1B: Shame On A Nigga

2A: Clan In The Front

2B: Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber

3A: Can It All Be So Simple / Intermission

3B: Da Mystery Of Chessboxin’

4A: Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nothing Ta F’ Wit

4B: C.R.E.A.M.

5A: Method Man

5B: Protect Ya Neck

6A: Tearz

6B: Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber – Part II / Conclusion

BONUS 7-INCH

7A: Protect Ya Neck (Bloody Version)

7B: Tearz [aka After The Laughter Comes Tears]

[via Hip Hop DX]

22 years ago… Enter The Wu-Tang

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released November 9, 1993, on Loud Records and distributed through RCA Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 1992 to 1993 at Firehouse Studio in New York City, and it was mastered at The Hit Factory. The album's title originates from the martial arts film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978). The group's de facto leader RZA, also known as Prince Rakeem, produced the album entirely, utilizing heavy, eerie beats and a sound largely based on martial-arts movie clips and soul music samples.

Upon its release, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) received rave reviews from most music critics. In an article for The Source, The Ghetto Communicator wrote "This record is harsh, but so is the world that we live in. For B-boys n'girls who come from the core of the hard, this is the hip-hop album you've been waiting for".Rolling Stone's review was decidedly ambivalent, praising the album's sound, but noting that "Wu-Tang...are more ciphers than masterful creations. In refusing to commodify themselves, they leave blank the ultimate canvas—the self." Entertainment Weekly was more enthusiastic, giving the album an A, and writing that "With its rumble jumble of drumbeats, peppered with occasional piano plunking, Enter has a raw, pass-the-mike flavor we haven't heard since rap was pop's best-kept secret."Robert Christgau found the Wu-Tang Clan "grander" and "goofier" than their West Coast contemporaries and concluded, "Expect the masterwork this album's reputation suggests and you'll probably be disappointed--it will speak directly only to indigenous hip hoppers. Expect a glorious human mess, as opposed to the ominous platinum product of their opposite numbers, and you'll realize the dope game isn't everyone's dead-end street".
Music journalist Touré declared of the album, that "This is hip-hop you won't find creeping up the Billboard charts but you will hear booming out of Jeep stereos in all the right neighborhoods." However, Enter the Wu-Tang had surprising chart success, despite its raw, underground sound. It peaked at number 41 on the Billboard 200 chart and reached number eight on Billboard‍ '​s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. The album continued to sell steadily and was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on May 15, 1995.

Mo' Betta Wu Gives You 36 Chambers Like You've Never Heard It Before (Video)

Amanda Seales, formerly known as Amanda Diva, is taking on a new title: Killandra Bea. Killandra is not a full-on title alteration, but a role she has taken on as she and composer Kris Bowers focus Enter The Wu: 36 Chambers through the lens of jazz. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of The Wu-Tang's debut album the duo, known as Mo Betta' Wu, has decided to perform the hits from the landmark album while blending theatrics, jazz elements, humor, and now legendary Wu-isms into what will be an unforgettable presentation. Read more over on COMPLEX.

Happy Birthday - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Today, November 9th marks the 20 year anniversary of the legendary album

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

 

The RZA Digitalizes His 90's Tapes

According to a reliable source and student of RZA, The Abbott has recently digitalized all or some of his tapes from the 90s, and some of the highlights from his archives are 6 unreleased songs from "Enter The 36 Chambers (Dirty Versions)", Lets hope these songs see the light of the day on upcoming releases.

Wudisciples, how many of you would like to see these songs released?

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Who wants a solo album from Kinetic 9 (Killarmy)

Beretta 9 aka Kinetic 9 from the legendary Killarmy is speculating on releasing a solo project. He wants the fans to decide if in 2012 they would buy a solo project from him. A great producer as well as lyricist (as evident in his large list of discography), this question should not be difficult to answer, show your support or feedback by going to Kinetic's Facebook and leave a "like" or live a comment.

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Wu Figures

The RZA & Bookem Woodbine give their insight on how Kool G. Rap affected their lives.

Raekwon & Masta Killa Speak On The Significance Of "Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Nearly 20 years after its release, Raekwon and Masta Killa speak on the importance of "Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)."

Although to some it may seem like it’s only been a handful of years since Wu-Tang’s 1993 album Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) was released the album is now nearing its 20th anniversary. Despite having been released nearly two decades ago Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) remains one of Hip Hop’s most praised albums.

NBC New York recently caught up with both Raekwon and Masta Killa to speak on the significance of Wu-Tang’s iconic debut album.

“I think that album has been so much defined as a great album because of the experience we all went through at that time of making it, you know. Like I said you dealing with eight legends that was legends even in the street as far as the way that they lived, the way that they had they respect in the neighborhood, and of course they craft on being writers and emcee’s,” Raekwon explained. “So when we made that album we broke the mold. We came, we brung a new sound to the table. We inspired so many different people to change they lives in a great way to be self-preserved as a man or as a woman out in this big world. We just showed everybody that dreams can come true. They can start from the bottom up. And that album was just the beginning of greatness.”

Masta Killa echoed Raekwon’s sentiment in regards to the importance of Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by adding that their debut album played a major role in bringing the energy back to Hip Hop at that particular time.

“I think that album is a classic. I think that album right there put a mark in Hip Hop that was missing. It’s always about filling a void,” said Masta Killa. “Whenever you can fill the void it’s gonna be special. Well, Hip Hop it needed a kick start and I think we was a part of that kick start. That kind of brung the energy back up. Because I know for me, for a minute, in Hip Hop I had stopped listening to it. I went reggae because it still had that vintage vibe of rawness. Until my brothers came and we brung back that vintage raw vibe that came from the streets.”

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For those that missed this: Chambers by RZA

Shipping starts 1/12/2011

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It’s extraordinary how a person can create – how that person’s mind, talent and ideas translate into melodies, lyrics, beats and soul that enable people to feel and experience life and life’s events differently.

A person, one person, whose ideas, heart and thoughts resonates to millions of individuals, independent of age, race, religion or background and in more forms than one – may it be music, film, the written word. It is extraordinary talent – and it makes what we call a legend.

Beginning in Fall 2011 WeSC proudly introduces a collaboration with a man that embodies all of this: RZA. RZA encompasses every single element of an icon. Creative. Intelligent. Dynamic. Talented. His impact and influence in music, culture, arts and film is immense and cannot be overstated. Even after crafting multiple masterpieces over two decades in various mediums, he doesn’t stop striving and creating.

Making ideas and creativity come to life. WeSC is incredibly proud to be working with a living legend like RZA and making great things happen. It’s a Superlative Conspiracy.

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Birthday of ODB Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004)

He would have been 43 this day in history, Lets keep celebrating his life, legacy and Wu-Tang.

Ol' Dirty Bastard Interview Before 1st album Release

Happy 18th Birthday to the album that set it all off (Enter The Wu-Tang))

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) became an adult today in the eyes of the law. November, 9th, 1993 marks the release date of this classic album that set it all off.