Wu-Tang Is Forever...

Anyone who knew or met me between 1993 and say…2000 should know that I was probably THE BIGGEST Wu-Tang Clan fan on the planet. In high school, while Master P and 2Pac ruled the Midwest, I was proudly rocking Wu-Tang Clan. In fact throughout my high school, half the people in the school didn’t know my name, but referred to me a “Wu-Tang”. Everything I said, listened to, and wore, was directly opposite of what was the norm in that area of the country. I was indeed an outcast or sorts…

My Wu-Tang obsession began when my older neighbor (to whom a great deal of my hip hop roots begin) introduced me to them. Enter The Wu-Tang: The 36 Chambers. It was cinematic…drawing influence from old Kung-Fu movies. Completely different from anything that I had heard at the time. I spent most of my time listening to 2Pac, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Too Short and Spice 1. This was my introduction to dark, grimey New York rap and I was hooked. Next year I might list the 10 albums that had the greatest impact on my life, and Enter The Wu-Tang: The 36 Chambers would make that list.

But this entry isn’t solely about that album. Wu-Tang over the better part of a decade created a musical empire that bled over into fashion, video games, and movies. Over the course of this week, I will pay homage to the rap collective that reshaped the rap game.

So for today, I give you what stands as probably my favorite Wu-Tang related song of all time. From Ghostface Killah’s Ironman album…”Fish”. And for trivia purposes, I rapped over this beat in my high school talent show in 1998.

Ghostface Killah-"Fish" (feat Cappadonna & Raekwon)

posted by Geezie @ 12:53 PM