Wu Tang’s PLAN Ain’t Nuthin to F With 

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RZA was just smarter

putting together beats in real time is the coolest live art form. never gets old

In 2012 I got to see them live for free because I worked at the venue the performed at. Raekwon was working the merch booth before the show & there was line of about 100 people waiting for merch. I walked up to the booth and dropped a few stickers & punk pins of my band into the tip jar & Raekwon shouted "Yo! WTF is this shit!?" I simply told him that I was an electronic producer & wanted him & the rest of Wu to check me out. Rae reached in the jar and took out my stickers and pins & said "it wasn't cool - If you're gonna promote your stuff or give me something, you need to wait in line like every other person - and MAYBE I'll accept your merch." So I did waited almost an hour, finally got to the booth, asked him if I could give him a some stickers and pins, he said -"Yes - Whatchu got!" then he tells me that I did good by humbling myself and showing respect, and he gave a free bootleg mixtape CD of his stuff & other Wu members/associates, shook my hand and said, "You learned something tonight & I'm proud of you, and I'm gonna check out your music. If I like your beats I'll contact you." He never did. But I got free CD out of it and the main thing was I earned the respect of one of members of Wu-Tang! 🙌

Hot take. Wu Tang is THE single handed most important group in music history. They spanned so many aspects of life that no group has done before or since. From the large group dynamic to the individual record deals to spread their reach, to lexicon that is still relevant to this day in hip hop and pop culture, clothing brands in major retailers and their own stores, multiple personas of the members, intertwining movies and music, video games made after them, RZA doing movie scores, tons of movie appearances, TV show hosts, etc etc. While there are bigger bands, IMO no one has come close to having the impact on their genres' culture than Wu-Tang had.

This November, that album will be 30 years old. That album got a lot of mileage over the years and never sounds dated!

My fav album of all time. Got me thru the toughest parts of my life

Forgot to mention midnight marauders and enter the 36 chambers dropped on the same day🔥🔥🔥

Knowing how clever from the jump RZA was, I don't find it hard to believe AT ALL that the mail room dude was sent in by Wu Tang 😂

This album had such a massive impact on hiphop it can't be overstated imo. Was waiting for you to do this one ha!

Digging The Greats is Forever!!! Big up!

My guy. How do you not have a single mid or low tier video?! Every one you put out is a hit on it's own. You've truly mastered the art of fighting without fighting. 🥋

Man that Wutang first seven albums run was something that will never happen again. A crucial moment in history. Beautiful vid.

this sponsorship is what i like, it actually fits with what the video is about, not like a gaming video put with a money saving ad

There will never be another group like Wu Tang Clan!!!

One of the greatest albums of any genre. You'll never again get a group so talented.👐

36 chambers is possibly my fav rap album. Cant believe its almost 30 years since release

I've seen interviews w Divine, RZA, etc. where they vehemently denied that mailroom dude who ran in yelling "that's that sh!t" was NOT a plant. And they happily admit to using the "plant" strategy in other stories. So I think this was legit lol!

My 1st concert was Rage and Wu-Tang back in 97. All these yrs later I still can't get enough Wu.... please do more Wu videos 🙏🏽 Rza's style and beats are what hip hop should be

"And your not only going wide, you're also going deep" That's what she said.

Best and most lyrical group of emcees in hip hop

One of the all-time great albums, in any genre! Will never forget my first time listening to the cassette - _especially the moment of that first beat drop on "Bring Da Ruckus"..._ *chills! Love what you're doing with the channel - keep up the great work!!! 🙏🤲✊✌

Fantastic video as always, glad to see you getting sponsored. Keep making solid content like this and you're gonna blow up like crazy!

This is without doubt, a top tier channel. From the smooth story like narration, the nuggets of information that we may not know and the myriad of music genres covered, it’s fire. ✊🏾🔥🙏🏾

Favorite album ever, I listened to it so many times

Salute the The Mastermind RZA. His production is top tier. In a lane all in his own.

I still have my key chain that came with the first line of Wu merch in '97

Fun fact: KRS ONE almost was going to use the cream sample first for return of the boom bap,K Def send him a beat with the same sample,but KRS turned it down,meaning we almost didn’t get one of the most iconic hip hop song of all time

This channel really never disappoints! Been hoping and looking forward to a Wu Tang video and you delivered!

Nice connect with Tracklib. You & them are 2 of my favorite channels right now

Been waiting on a WuTang video forever! Thanks man. I love your videos!

awesome job as always dude!

Wu-Tang is for the children 🙏

Such a legacy, these dudes were always fire.

Great video with great insight from a producers perspective, great content and information regarding the origins of this legendary hip hop group. I listened to this album so man times on my walkman back in '93. You knew you were listening to something special even back then, an instant classic.

Love your videos. Keep up the good work my man.

This is the album that got me into hip hop. My brother, 5 years older than me, LOVED Wu-Tang clan. He would play it ALLL the time. This album is amazing and this video really dug into a lot of stuff i didnt know about. Great video man!

Since the first through the wire video this channel has become one of my favorites. Always well produced, and unique! Much love🤍!

Another crucial factor for Wu’s unique style/approach was the 5 Percenter/Nation of Gods and Earth’s teaching. Tons of black Islamic culture lived through hip hop after the Civil Rights era.

Your content is gold in every way: topics, presentation and production.

Each MC paid $100 for the studio time to record Protect Ya Neck. Best investment ever

I been waiting for A Wu video, thank you.👐

dude these videos are top tier content man please keep up the good work

As always a master class in some of , if not the best hip-hop groups ever . Thank you.

Always dope content Chief.

Luv your channel, bro!

Always great to hear your thoughts!

Ayo this some cosmic shit bro, I started binging the show 2 days ago, and now this video comes my way. Wu Tang for life

Thanks for the video, it was a deep dive for me into Wu Tang Clan

Just thank you for this one, great work

One of the first hip hop albums I've ever heard! Classic!

YES BRO! I’ve been waiting on this for a minute

Your delivery and content are exquisite. More grease to your elbow and thanks for this content

Another banger of a video. Big love from the UK bro

I am so glad I discovered this channel

Revolutionary album. Wu Tang made me wanna MC in general. Album's and catalog still in rotation 🎉🎉..👐 Wu ForEver 👊🏾

Been waiting for this video. Niiiiccceeee. Wu Tang Forever

My guy, your facts and beat creation are perfection for this kind of content Absolutely genius, keep it up!

I just discovered your channel yesterday watching the Nas video, I gotta say I totally love the content, already subscribed and waiting for more 👏👏👏

One of the best Wu breakdown videos I've seen

i really enjoy your videos. i don’t know how nebula works but i feel like your videos would fit well on it - the production quality of your videos is so, so good and you really do a great job breaking down the musicians and songs you talk about. polyphonic is also a music channel and has a presence on nebula, and there are other music channels on it too. it would be cool to see yours in the mix there. either way, love the videos and learning so much from every one! gives me a new appreciation for the music i enjoy and puts me on to music i didn’t know about.

Do you know why I respect the #Wu? They have been together for thirty years. This is unheard of in hip-hop. All the major record labels and crews are marred with wars, finger-pointing and blame games. From NWA to Deathrow to Bad Boys to RocAfellA to G-Unit to Murder Inc to No Lmit. I can go on and on. Wu-Tang has stayed glued. Respect on their name for that.

Thank you for you.

WU-TANG IS INVINCIBLE! BRAVO!

Great video! Thanks!

Finally, one of my favorite albums! Ever considered making a video about Nujabes?:)

I've been waiting for this video since I found this channel lol

Your historical breakdowns are just top notch. I wish you could play the music you reference, but dammit RU-vid! Keep up the good work.

“Wu-Tang is like Voltron.” Perfect. Whole video, right there.

BRAVO! HAPPY 30 YEARS TO THE GREATEST LP EVER RELEASED! ENTER THE WU-TANG 36 CHAMBERS!

In a year or two when there’s 2 million subscribers people are going to have an amazing catalog of videos to go through - this will absolutely be in the top 3

PLEASE do full breakdowns from done Wu joints in the future. Love your videos

Yeah boy!!! Our bass playing genius is finally talking Wu ❤️

Love your videos man I always learn so much

I remember having a promo copy on tape about a few months of it coming out my friend sister was a hair stylest in the music industry back in the early 90s, (I also had a promo CD 💿 of B.I.G Ready to die) She used to always give us her promo cd & tapes. What a gem of recored history. I Still play this from beginning to end. BIG Ups to tha Abbot, W

Wu Tang slang was a major part of their appeal. These dudes came through hard with NGE and ku-fung influences, but they also used slang that was hardly heard outside of Staten Island.

Wu Tang forever and a day, till i'm old and decayed

Recently bought a Wu Tang hoodie at Primark.

Dope as always! Allow me to ask once again - are you planning on covering some Gang Starr?

great vids!

it's crazy that 20 years later, i'm watching a video about wu-tang, and wearing a wu-tang t-shirt. i loved PE and bunch of acts that i still love, but no other act impacted me in such a way for so long.

Well said B !!

One of the best videos ever

We need a full RZA video. This was just getting good and it’s over ! 😊

You’re amazing !!!

RZA is my main inspiration when it comes to Production. being a producer myself. cant wait to see WU and NAS live in may! here in Australia.

the video ive been waiting for

Rza style is so unique. Another great episode

Loved this, you should do a video on Mobb Deep!

Never thought about it like they did the whole thing in reverse-that’s awesome 🤣🤣

Your channel is a goldmine, much love from India!

I was wanting to make some little beat things since I just got a vinyl player and there were a few people I thought about when thinking about making my own beats and you were one of the first I thought of I have a bit of vinyls so I came here to learn a thing or 2 and I also thought about rza and seeing that one scene from the show that I saw on youtube of him pitching stuff up and down and reversing some things and removing some things so you and rza were my go to picks when I thought about this

Watching this on thursday before I see them live this sunday in São Paulo, Brazil🔥🔥🔥

CREAM IS SUCH A LEGENDARY SONG. The production is insane.

Amazing video

This is a top ten Hip Hop album of any era. Holds up insanely well

Great video as always mate. Something you may or not be interested in is the hip hop group Jurassic 5, they were inspired by the Native tongues, particularly De La Soul if I’m right. They have lots of solid albums but their first two are classics. Their debut (self titled) really mixes the 80s and 90s styles quite well with some insane rapping from the group. Don’t know how much content you could make from it but just thought I’d mention it in case it gave you a video to make or at the least a good listen. Love your stuff dude, peace

That thought about being and MC and producer at the same time is real. I make my own beats and, and though is hard to focus and improve at two things, I rather keep it this way. I feel my songs being 100% me.

take a shot every time he sais wu tang clan aint nuthn tu f with

3:40 its what!??? 😮 Never knew this 🤣👀👀👀👀👀🔥🔥