They formed in Staten Island in 1992, and with production by RZA, the group delivered their debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) the following year, telling gritty stories filled with references to martial arts and comic books.
Their supersized second album Wu-Tang Forever topped the charts in the US and UK, while third album The W contained some of their biggest hits including Gravel Pit and Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off).
They lost one of their most distinctive members in 2004, with the death of Ol’ Dirty Bastard to an accidental drug overdose, and corralling the MCs together hasn’t always been easy – there have been a number of other releases with one or more members missing.
This April brings the release of Black Samson, an album with all nine members together again, though it is not an official Wu-Tang Clan album and is instead co-credited to producer Mathematics.
This is a special moment for me and all my Wu brothers to run around the globe together one more time and spread the Wu swag, music, and culture.
