About this title: Formed in the early 1990s on New York's Staten Island, the Wu-Tang Clan took as their blueprint the doctrines of Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism, and applied them to the semi-benign dictatorship of an inner-city street gang of rappers. The resulting mix of gangsta rap, Oriental philosophy, and martial arts is laid out in THE WU-TANG MANUAL, put together by the group's de facto leader, the RZA. The MANUAL explains the origins of Clan members' names, their particular skills, and what it terms the "Grand Spiritual Megamix," the foundation of their beliefs. It also features a lexicon of "Wu ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Date Published: 2005-02-28
ISBN-13:9781594480188ISBN:1594480184
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781594480188ISBN:1594480184
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group Usa
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781594480188ISBN:1594480184
Description: New. The first definitive book from hip-hop's original dynasty, for the hard-core Wu-Tang disciple and the recent initiate alike. (Music) read more
"Raw I'm gonna give it to you, with no trivia like cocaine straight from Bolivia My hip-hop will rock and shock the nation like the Emancipation Proclamation Weak MC's approach with slang that's dead you might as well run into the wall and bang your head I'm pushin' force, my force your doubtin' I'm makin' devils cower to the Caucus Mountains"
"Deep. Most people who don't know how to listen to rap wouldn't expect this from the RZA. Some of us know better. If you want to be suprised by hip-hop culture, pick it up."
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