Wu -Tang Clan Are Back in the UK

March 28, 2007

Legendary Hip Hop crew, Wu -Tang Clan are back in the UK after a two year absence for two shows including one at London’s Hammersmith Apollo in July 07. Appearing live will be original Wu-Tang members Ghostface Killah, RZA, GZA, Raekwon, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa , U-God and Cappadona

Wu-Tang Clan will be dropping their first studio album in six years this summer 2007.

RZA: “This is the perfect time for us to come back, the stars are aligned. It’s like when we first started…. We put out real hip hop at a time when it was turning into pop or R&B. We brought the focus back to the music in its rawest form, without studio polish or radio hooks… People want something that gives them an adrenaline rush. We’re here to supply that fix. How could hip hop be dead if Wu-Tang is forever? We’re here to revive the spirit and the economics and bring in a wave of energy that has lately dissipated.” – AllHipHop.com

Emerging in the mid-90’s, the Staten Island, NY-based Wu-Tang Clan have proved to be one of the most revolutionary rap group of all time - and only partially because of their music. Turning the standard concept of a hip-hop crew inside out, the Wu-Tang Clan were assembled as a congregation of nine MCs and instead of releasing one album after another, the Clan was designed to overtake the record industry in as profitable a fashion as possible - the idea was to establish the Wu-Tang as a force with their debut album and then spin off into as many side projects as possible. In the process, the members would all become individual stars as well.

The vision of the Wu-Tang Clan is undoubtedly due to the musical skills of RZA. Under his direction, the group - through its own efforts and the solo projects, all of which he produced or co-produced - created a hazy, surreal, and menacing soundscape out of hardcore beats, eerie piano riffs, and minimal samples. Over these surrealistic backing tracks, the MCs rapped hard, updating the old-school attack with vicious violence, martial arts imagery, and a welcome warped humour. After their breakthrough album, “Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers)” in 1993, the Clan reconvened in 1997 for the much-anticipated double-album “Wu Tang Forever”, which shot straight to #1 in the US charts. In 2000, they released “The W”, which included hit single “Gravel Pit” and most recently, “Iron Flag”, which came out in 2001.

For more info go to www.wutangcorp.com

July 2007

5th London Hammersmith Apollo 0870 606 3400
6th Manchester Apollo 0870 401 8000 / 0161 832 1111

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