![]() ![]() I didn’t know it then, but I had found a group whose musical catalog would expand with more superb music to get lost in for more than a decade. But I clearly remember getting virtually sucker-punched by the dazzling display of rhyme energy from nine MCs, with no two sounding alike, moving as a cohesive unit over an epic beat. The specific show escapes me it was probably the “Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show” on Columbia University’s WKCR. In 1993, I discovered Wu-Tang Clan’s first single, “Protect Ya Neck,” on New York City’s late night, underground radio dial. Arnold, Carl Chery, Celia San Miguel, Kim Cooper, Joshua Fahiym Ratcliffe, Alex Gale, Chloe Hilliard, Hillary Crosley, Mike Yi, Roberta Magrini, Juan Pablo, Chuck Eddy, Clover Hope, Dan Frosch, Datwon Thomas, Mahogany Browne, Timmhotep Aku, Gregory Johnson, Imani Dawson, Jason Newman, Jesse Serwer, kris ex, Leah Rose, Mark Allwood, Jermaine Hall, Matt Conoway, Maurice Garland, Deepa Shah, Mike Piroli, Miranda Jane, Rashaun Hall, Rob Markman, Rondell Conway, Roberto Santos, Ronin Ro, Russ Bengtson, Simone Kapsalides, Tomika Anderson, Tracy Hopkins, Wendy Day, Ebonie Jackson, Wes Jackson, Malik Buie, Omar Williams, Ruben Canales, Zenobia Simmons, Matt Caputo, Paul Cantor, Natanya Mitchell, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. King, Erik Parker, Carlito Rodriguez, Andreas Hale, Angela Bostick, Timeka Williams, Ben Osborne, Bonsu Thompson, Elliott Wilson, Kim Osorio, Vanessa Satten, Jack Erwin, Anslem Samuel, Brian Miller, Brolin Winning, Paul W. Scott Wells, Dalmar James, Kaity Velez, Lizz Carroll, Yaminah Ahmad, Brook Stephenson, Bettina Goolsby, Nadiyah Bradshaw, Phylicia Fant, Whitney Benta, Manny Bella, Dwight Willacy, Serena Boyd, Elise Wright, viiĭhanraj Maharaj, Audra Jackson, Oyama Caviness, Elon Johnson, Tracey Ford, Aliya S. Thanks to my dear friends and fellow journalists who kept me on my toes, assigned me stories or inspired me in some way or fashion along the way, if a name is missing, blame the brain, not the heart: Miguel Burke, Jerry Barrow, Vaughn Caldon, Hasan Stephens, Shawn Butler, Izell Blackwell, Tay Canacoo, Vernida Chaney, Damon Aulston, UVA Gambinos, Tonya Pendleton, Miles Marshall Lewis, Smokey Fontaine, Porscha Burke, AllHipHop Gunshow: Chuck Creekmur, Grouchy Greg Watkins, Jamilah Creekmur, Jake Paine, Jayson Rodriguez, Janna Zinzi, Steve Julien, Dove Clark, Kathy Iandoli, Odell Hall, Sidik Fofana, Martin Berrios, Michelle Berrios, Scratch Magazine Crew: Brian Coleman, Tony Gervino, Jesu´s Trivin˜o Alarco´n, R. Thank you to the staff at ABC-CLIO and Praeger. Thanks to Juleyka Lantigua for being an awesome editor and believing that I was capable of writing a book before I even did. Thanks to my entire family for their unyielding support, especially my sisters (Noelia, Christina), brother Justo (Freddy), and mommy and daddy (Roberto, Aquilina). Thanks to my beautiful wife Stacy for her patience, enthusiasm, and knack for proofreading. Goodbye Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Wu-Tang Marches On The Re-up: The Second Wave (More Wu-Tang Clan Solos)ġ2. The First Wave (Wu-Tang Clan Soloist) Splinter Cellsħ. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of Americaĥ. Praeger An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC ABC-CLIO, LLC 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. This book is also available on the World Wide Web as an eBook. – (Hip hop in America) Includes bibliographical references and index. The Wu-Tang Clan and RZA : a trip through hip hop’s 36 chambers / Alvin Blanco. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Blanco, Alvin. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. ![]() Hip Hop in America Juleyka Lantigua Williams: Series EditorĬopyright 2011 by Alvin Blanco All rights reserved. A TRIP THROUGH HIP HOP’S 36 CHAMBERS Alvin Blanco ![]()
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