Wu-Tat Thursday #8 : Face...

Every Thursday we will be posting up pics of Wu-Tang tats from fans, artists and aliens.

I think when someone gets a Wu tattoo they are showing the greatest respect and homage to the music work and words of Wu-Tang. bong!
- The RZA

Wu-Wednesday: RZA & Raekwon - Start the show

Memorial weekend just passed, respect to all our fallen soldiers.
As the political climate heats up we can always turn to the Wu for words of wisdom...
Here is a song off of Legendary Weapons called "Start the show" featuring Raekwon & myself.
- The RZA

Ghostface Killah releasing limited edition skateboard decks + t-shirts

Teaming with renowned Marvel comics artist Mike del Mundo, Ghost will be releasing a limited edition skate deck, t-shirt and tank top emblazoned with del Mundo’s masterful artwork exclusively through the MC’s GFK Brand. “The God chose to use his super alias Ironman Tony Starks who picked up Marvel artist Mike del Mundo to muster up a dynamic image true to his core and one that cats from all genres will recognize,” reads a statement on the GFK Brand website.

“This is for my REAL peoples down with that boom bap, kick flip sh!t. Cop it to skate it, or hang that up beside your favorite calendar – sh!t is ill. Word is bond.” Long considered one of the most uniquely stylish figures in the rap game, Ghost’s foray into the skate fashion world is as fly as those familiar with the MC would expect. Del Mundo has given life to Ghost’s famous avenging eagle armpiece (that thing is too big to be called a simple “bracelet”), creating a design that sees the bird returning to his perch on the masked MC’s awaiting arm. The special Ghost goods are available for pre-sale through June 5.

Uncle Ray's Weekly Wuspiration #17: Music...

'Knowing a person is like music. What attracts us is their melody and as we get to know who they are, we learn their lyrics.'

- Ray Acosta (President/GM @ Wu Music Group)

Raekwon Speaking Today @ The AGO

Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon will be at the AGO on Saturday as part of Stylus’ It Starts With The DJ event. Alongside the Wu-Tang alumn will be producers, record label execs, local DJs and rappers such as JD Era, who will take part in panel discussions on how the DJ shaped hip-hop.

About the Conference
Keynote:  Featuring A Live Interview with RAEKWON (Wu-Tang Clan) & JD ERA (Ice H2O)

This keynote discussion will provide a first-hand look into the background and future for Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon’s new label Ice H20, his decisions in signing the label’s first two Emcees; JD Era and Gangis Khan AKA Camoflauge, and what listeners can expect from his new movement. More details here

Classics Revisited #1: Wu-Tang x Nike Dunk High (1999)

Wu-Tang x Nike Dunk High
Black/Bright Goldenrod-Black
630335-073
1999

A very strong case can be made for the ‘sneaker collaboration’ being a trailblazer for widespread popularity of kicks today. The individually numbered shoes tied to a renown cult street-artist or sneaker boutique and boxed up in custom packaging had all the sex appeal to get the sneaker-libido raging for any obsessed fanatic, but before the era of the collaboration, there was a sneaker that stretched the definition of ‘Limited Edition’ so far that we often don’t even consider it when discussing the toughest sneaker pick-ups in history. Why? They’re nearly impossible to find. Leap years occur more often than Wu-Tang Dunk sightings, and Flight Club, the one-stop shop for finding the world’s most rarified kicks while keeping a blind eye to price-tags, hasn’t had a pair come through its doors in over five years. What are they valued at? It’s one of the very few sneakers that might have an inconsistent appraisal for a number of reasons; it could be priced identically to what it last sold for on Flight Club ($5,000), or it can be adjusted for inflation and appreciation and easily mark them at double that figure. Some may assess that these don’t have tangible value at all – a priceless sneaker at the very core.

Throughout the 1990′s, the Wu-Tang Clan, based out of the NYC boroughs of Staten Island, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, made an incredible name for their alternative style of hip-hop and wordplay, and have since sprouted a wide range of career paths that cover anything and everything that needed a unique flavor. Solo albums, careers in film and TV, music production – the Wu was very much a part of pop culture outside of their albums, and consistently the Wu-Tang Clan is listed among the greatest and most influential music acts in history. In 1999, when the original Nike Dunk High ‘Be True’ Collection was re-released, Nike created a special edition Wu-Tang Clan ‘Friends & Family’ edition of the Black/Goldenrod colorway associated with the University of Iowa – one of the original seven representatives of the Nike Dunk ‘Be True’ Series.

The Black/Yellow colorway was selected in accordance with ‘The Swarm’, a 1998 album put forth by the Wu-Tang Killa Beez – a collective of Wu-Tang members and its affiliates. The sneaker featured the iconic Wu-Tang logo embroidered on the heel and on a custom tongue label, and the mere addition of the logos made the simplistic two-toned colorway a staggering beauty that exuded the aggression and refined grit we associate with the Wu-Tang Clan and its music. The true number of issues of the Wu-Tang x Nike Dunk High isn’t exactly firm; while a number of pairs were given to the Wu-Tang Clan, a very limited number actually did release (perhaps the first Nike ‘hyperstrike’ release ever) in New York City at Training Camp, a sneaker spot known for its hip-hop celebrity clientele which included the likes of Raekwon, Jay-Z, and many more NYC-based rappers.

Sneaker historians, Dunk enthusiasts, and even those behind Nike walls consider the original ‘Be True’ series of the Nike Dunk as one of the holy landmarks of Nike Basketball and Nike Sportswear history. The ‘Be True’ re-release in 1999 struck a chord with the sneaker community and gave the Dunk new life and was praised for its Retro styling and energetic colorways, quickly becoming a cult hit and rolling out the red carpet for the Dunk renaissance of the early 2000′s. With our praise of these Nike Dunk classics this week, the Wu-Tang Dunk is, ironically, close to being an unattainable shoe – a Dunk ‘nirvana’ if you will. Perhaps, in another life. Wu-Tang Killa Beez forever!

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Wu-Tat Thursday # 7

Every Thursday we will be posting up pics of Wu-Tang tats from fans, artists and aliens.

 

I think when someone gets a Wu tattoo they are showing the greatest respect and homage to the music work and words of Wu-Tang. bong!

- The RZA

Wu-Tat Thursday #6 : Another Morning Threat

Every Thursday we will be posting up pics of Wu-Tang tats from fans, artists and aliens

I think when someone gets a Wu tattoo they are showing the greatest respect and homage to the music work and words of Wu-Tang. bong!

- The RZA

Wu-Wednesday: Rev. William Burks, featuring Sly Stone & Stone Mecca - Blood is thicker than mud" (Family Affair)

Peace to all the fallen soldiers and their families...
Memorial day is coming up, remember to remember your family, they come first...
Rev. William Burks, featuring Sly Stone & Stone Mecca - Blood is thicker than mud" (Family Affair)

Morning Threat

Cappadonna - Eyrth, Wynd & Fyre West Coast Tour Dates

Uncle Ray's Weekly Wuspiration #16: A Chance...

'When you stop chasing all the wrong things in life, you give the right things a chance to catch you.'

- Ray Acosta (President/GM @ Wu Music Group)