wu-tang clan
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Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' ta F' Wit? The Creators of Shaolin Jazz Disagree
To call the Wu-Tang Clan one of the most influential musical acts of all-time isn’t hyperbole. When they burst onto the scene in 1993 as a gritty and grimey Staten Island, N.Y., counterpoint to the Dr. Dre-helmed polish of Los Angeles G-funk, music shifted, too. In the decades since, the Wu footprint has shown up…
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New Documentary to Shed Light on Why Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit
Cinematographer Hans Charles wanted to visually frame the Wu-Tang Clan and all of their personas in a way that celebrated each of them as thriving black men in America. Likewise, director Sacha Jenkins understood that the real story in their four-hour documentary on Wu-Tang’s music and legacy is really about “black men who knew each…
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Enter the Realm: Wu-Tang's Newest Release Is … Lipstick?
It’s no secret that the many-membered Wu-Tang Clan is a diverse and multitalented crew with a plethora of creative ventures. But the latest collab from the legendary hip-hop crew is one we never could’ve predicted. Last week, the collective debuted a line of lipsticks with cult favorite Milk Makeup, described as “longwear, enlightening lip armor.”…
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Murder Burgers Go Green as White Castle and Wu-Tang Team Up
On top of making devils cower to the Caucus mountains, the mighty Wu-Tang Clan is also backing a new vegan burger … at White Castle. Hey, stranger things have happened! (remember that Martin Shrekli Wu disaster?) Actually, it makes sense that the hip-hop power team would be working with White Castle; if Jay Z is…
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Sophia Chang Ain’t Nothing to Fuck Wit’
In The Art of Exchange, The Root explores the intersections where different identities and communities of color meet. Each story covers a different place or personality that expands or challenges our idea of what cultural exchange, allyship and cross-cultural support look like. Sophia Chang wears her heart on her neck. On a sliver of red…
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25 Things I Might Do Tomorrow Other Than Listen to Pusha T’s Kanye West-Produced Album, Daytona
That summer of Kanye is supposed to officially start May 25, which is tomorrow, Friday. Pusha T, aka King Push, formerly of the Clipse and currently GOOD Music’s version of Dylan X5, is slated to drop his seven-track album produced entirely by Kanye West, Daytona, Friday (or maybe at midnight Thursday). And I won’t be…
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Former Loud Records CEO Announces a Wu-Tang 36 Chambers Redo. We Say Blasphemy
Personally, I think it’s a byproduct of the “sampling culture” of the ’80s and ’90s, plus capitalism, that’s eating up anything remotely creative. These days, so-called artists can’t seem to come up with anything original, so it’s all about reboots, remakes and taking whole swaths of already released songs instead of coming up with something…
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This Photo of Former FBI Director James Comey, Ghostface and Method Man Is Really Weird
Former FBI Director James Comey is a thot. He went from being head of the principal federal law enforcement agency to backing it up and dropping it low in the 2016 presidential election, to shilling his book of White House secrets and groupie tales on late-night talk shows. On Tuesday, Ghostface shared a photo of…
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The 1 and Only Copy of Wu-Tang’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin Might End Up With the Feds Thanks to Martin Shkreli
Convicted “pharma bro” and supreme fuckboy Martin Shkreli may have to give the government the world’s only copy of the Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin if federal prosecutors have their way. On Thursday they asked U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto in New York to seize $7.4 million in assets from Shkreli, who was…
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This Cipher With Method Man and Black Thought Proves That Real Hip-Hop Is Alive and Spittin’
Yes, contemporary hip-hop has been slaughtered by mumble rap, screaming and dumb-ass rap lyrics (see “Bad and Boujee,” “Panda” and “Bodak Yellow”—coincidentally, songs that I love, but SHE used to have both banging beats and a hot lyrical game). Yet, all is not lost. On Thursday, two of rap’s pioneers—Black Thought of the legendary Roots…