Wu-Tang Clan

Genres:	Drama • Martial Arts • Music Videos & Concerts • Urban & Rap
Descriptive "tags":	hip-hop • rap • hip hop • wu-tang • new york
Decades Active:	1990s • 2000s

Biography

This hip-hop crew, whose ranks originally comprised the Genius aka GZA (Gary Grice, 22 August 1966, Staten Island, New York, USA), RZA aka Prince Rakeem (b. Robert Diggs, 5 July 1969, Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA), Ol’ Dirty Bastard (b. Russell Tyrone Jones, 15 November 1968, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, d. 13 November 2004, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA), Raekwon (b. Corey Woods, 12 January 1970, New York, USA), Method Man (b. Clifford Smith, 1 April 1971, Staten Island, New York, USA), Ghostface Killah (b. Dennis Coles, 9 May 1970, USA), Inspectah Deck aka Rebel INS (b. Jason Hunter, New York, USA) and U-God, base themselves in the Staten Island district of New York City.

The roots of the Wu-Tang Clan lay in the earlier crew All In Together Now, formed by cousins Rakeem, the Genius and Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Both Rakeem and the Genius had released solo records prior to their involvement...

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