The Wu-Tang Clan and RZA
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The Wu-Tang Clan and RZA

A Trip through Hip Hop's 36 Chambers

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Wu-Tang Clan and RZA

A Trip through Hip Hop's 36 Chambers

About this book

This insightful biography looks at the turbulent lives, groundbreaking music and lyrics, and powerful brand of hip hop's infamous Wu-Tang Clan. The Wu-Tang Clan and RZA: A Trip through Hip Hop's 36 Chambers chronicles the rise of the Wu-Tang Clan from an underground supergroup to a globally recognized musical conglomerate. Enhanced by the author's one-on-one interviews with group members, the book covers the entire Wu-Tang Clan catalog of studio albums, as well as albums that were produced or heavily influenced by producer/rapper RZA. Wu-Tang Clan's albums are analyzed and discussed in terms of their artistry as well as in terms of their critical, cultural, and commercial impact. By delving into the motivation behind the creation of pivotal songs and albums and mining their dense metaphor and wordplay, the book provides an understanding of what made a team of nine friends and relatives from Staten Island with a love of Kung Fu movies into not just a music group, but a powerful cultural movement.

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Information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780313384424
eBook ISBN
9780313384431

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. 1. A Family Affair
  6. 2. From Many There Is One Wu
  7. 3. Form Like Voltron
  8. 4. The Debut Chamber
  9. 5. The First Wave (Wu-Tang Clan Soloist) Splinter Cells
  10. 6. Wu-Tang Goes Worldwide
  11. 7. The Re-up: The Second Wave (More Wu-Tang Clan Solos)
  12. 8. Wu-Tang as a Brand, Music and Beyond
  13. 9. A New Millennium, Even More Wu
  14. 10. Chinks in the Clan’s Armor
  15. 11. Group Hiatus, Solos Still Flow
  16. 12. Goodbye Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Wu-Tang Marches On
  17. 13. Wu-Tang Redux
  18. 14. Shaolin Still Runs It
  19. Index