Video: Wu Tang-Triumph

Triumph is a perfect example of the Wu's finest work. It includes verses by all nine members (albeit ODB provides the intro, not a verse) with the addition of Cappodonna, a psuedo-member of the Clan. While  Triumph  includes all the members, it's more than that; all of the verses are on point. After ODB's intro, Inspectah Deck drops the verse of his life and the others follow suit. I bomb atomically, socrates philosophies and hypotheses cant define how im droppin these mockeries, lyrically perform armed robbery... Triumph (Feat Cappadonna) [...]

• Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph (Feat Cappadonna)

Weed rap: (noun) A term, often used in a pejorative context, referring to the subject matter of a certain class of rappers who are concerned with matters of the sticky icky, the green, the tree, "the good shit," the ganja, the Keyshia Cole. What follows is an argument between two Prefix writers--Andrews Martin and Winistorfer--who try to answer a query that is burning bridges between them: Why doesn't anyone respect weed rappers? The Andrews try to get to some deeper truth about themselves, "weed [...]

Alvin Blanco released his first novel, The Wu-Tang Clan and RZA: A Trip through Hip Hop’s 36 Chambers (Hip Hop in America) , earlier this year. I had a chance to interview him recently about his new book on the iconic group. We discussed Wu-Tang's music catalog, business acumen, RZA's influence as a producer, the martial arts component within their music, Method Man's legacy in hip-hop and so much more. Potholes In My Blog: With two Wu-Tang Clan books ( Wu-Tang Manual [...]

Raekwon has revealed that he along with the rest of Wu-Tang Clan are working on a new album .

Originally presented by myself and Tal Rosenberg at this year's EMP Conference. Re-printed at the request of a few Wu-Tang disciples. Peace to all the crooks. “So what’s like your ultimate goal… Method Man: We trying to make a business out of this. We ain’t trying to affiliate ourselves with them fake-ass A&R’s. We’re trying to make our own shit. So when our children get old, they’ve got something for themselves.” Raekwon: We out for the gusto, man, [...]

Complex talked to Rush Hour/X-Men 3 director Brett Ratner about his history directing hip-hop videos. Notably, Ratner directed the million dollar video for the Wu-Tang Clan’s “Triumph” and it sounds like it was a life-changing experience. So three days into the edit, I get a call that Ghost had had been kicked out of like eleven hotels, and I’m like, ‘Why were you kicked out?’ He’s like, ‘I don’t know man, I got fucked up, and I just start breaking shit. Can you come get me? I got no place to stay.’ So I [...]