The Game - Grew Up On Wu-Tang

The title of “Grew Up On Wu-Tang” says it all. The song, which will be featured on Game’s forthcoming1992 album, kicks off with a prominent sample of Raekwon’s verse about how he grew up, on Wu-Tang Clan’s “C.R.E.A.M.” From there, Game transports back to his days of growing up, recalling his junior prom, stints in jail and, throughout it all, his love for Wu-Tang Clan.

Guess Wu Is a Custom Version of Guess Who Featuring the Wu-Tang Clan

Isn’t it about time for other classic board games to get an upgrade? Vice’s music site Noisey site decided it was, and so turned a copy of Guess Who into Guess Wu featuring 25 members of the Wu-Tang Clan hip-hop group.

 Illustrated by Dan Evans, the custom version of the game is played the same as the original, with players asking questions like, “is your rapper wearing a baseball cap?,” or, “did your rapper appear on GZA’s 1999 album Beneath the Surface?” Depending on how your opponent answers your inquiries, you can slowly eliminate members until you figure out the rapper they’ve chosen.

The only real difference between the original and upgraded version is that in Guess Wu whoever can rap all of C.R.E.A.M. gets to go first—so it’s an important skill that’s strategic both in this game and in real life. [Noisey via ToyNews]

[via Toyland]

Power Friday: 1993 Unreleased Wu-Tang Nintendo Commercial

Unreleased Nintendo Commercial (filmed in Williamsburg, Brooklyn) from 1993 promoting the Super Game Boy featuring ODB, RZA, Prince Paul on the beat, and street art by the COD Crew.

Original upload, and credits go to WEN1COD:

http://vimeo.com/20086657

COD Crew:
http://www.fatcap.com/crew/cod.html

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Grab Your Chessboards if you love Hip-hop!!

Hip Hop Meets Chess to Combat Violence

Grab your chessboards if you love hip-hop...

Once again, the Bay Area-based Hip-Hop Chess Federation is back with another one of its terrific events, blending cool music, scholarship, and the game of kings. Started by HHCF founder Adisa Banjoko, with help from rappers like RZA of Wu-Tang Clan, Raaka of Dilated Peoples, Casual from Hieroglyphics, and others, the event aims to bring kids together with their heroes to play chess.

It's that simple, but the results can be amazing. By playing chess, kids learn about alternatives to violence, and like the game itself, they learn the importance of patience, and thinking about the consequences of a move.

As Banjoko says, "The Bay has had a lot of violence and tension and we put this event together in hope of balancing the nagativity, with a wave of positivity."

If you're interested in playing or helping, the event is saturday the 10th at John O'Connell High School in San Francisco. It runs from 10am to 2pm.

Come for the DJ .. stay for the chess.