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'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' is the debut album of American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released November 9, 1993 on Loud Records and distributed through RCA Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 1992 to 1993 at Firehouse Studio in New York City, and it was mastered at The Hit Factory. The album's title originates from the martial arts film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978). The group's de facto leader RZA, also known as Prince Rakeem, produced the album entirely with heavy, eerie beats and a sound largely based on martial-arts movie clips and soul music samples.
The distinctive sound of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) created a blueprint for hardcore hip hop during the 1990s and helped return New York City hip hop to national prominence. Its sound also became hugely influential in modern hip hop production, while the group members' explicit, humorous, and free-associative lyrics have served as a template for many subsequent hip hop records. Serving as a landmark record in the era of hip hop known as the East Coast Renaissance, its influence helped lead the way for several other East Coast hip hop artists, including Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep, and Jay-Z.
Despite its raw, underground sound, the album had surprising chart success, peaking at number 41 on the US Billboard 200 chart. By 1995, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of one million copies in the United States. Initially receiving positive reviews from most music critics, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) has been regarded by music writers as one of the most significant albums of the 1990s, as well as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all-time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 386 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Video
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![wu-tang clan - cream album version Intro: Raekwon the Chef, Method Man What that nigga want God? Word up, look out for the cops [Wu-Tang five finger shit] (Cash Rules) Word up, two for fives over here baby Word up, two for fives them niggaz got garbage down the way, word up KnowhatI'msayin? (Cash Rules Everything Around Me CREAM get...) Yeah, check this ol fly shit out Word up (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) Take you on a natural joint (CREAM get the money) Here we here we go (dolla dolla bill y'all) Check this shit, yo! Verse One: Raekwon the Chef I grew up on the crime side, the New York Times side Staying alive was no jive At second hands, moms bounced on old men So then we moved to Shaolin land A young youth, yo rockin the gold tooth, 'Lo goose Only way, I begin to gee off was drug loot And let's start it like this son, rollin with this one And that one, pullin out gats for fun But it was just a dream for the teen, who was a fiend Started smokin woolies at sixteen And running up in gates, and doing hits for high stakes Making my way on fire escapes No question I would speed, for cracks and weed The combination made my eyes bleed No question I would flow off, and try to get the dough all Sticking up white boys in ball courts My life got no better, same damn 'Lo sweater Times is ruff and tuff like leather Figured out I went the wrong route So I got with a sick ass click and went all out Catchin keys from across seas Rollin in MPV's, every week we made forty G's Yo <b>...</b>](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WrsfJHLx5YA/0.jpg)
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![Wu-Tang Clan "Ain't Nuthin' ta Fuck Wit" 1993 Enter the 36 Chambers [Lyrics] [Intro: RZA] Tiger style Yo, huh, huh Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuttin Ta Fuck Wit Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuttin Ta Fuck Wit Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuttin Ta Fuck Wit There's noplace to hide once I step inside the room Dr. Doom, prepare for the boom BAM! Aw, MAN! I SLAM JAM, now scream like Tarzan [Verse One: RZA] I be tossin, enforcin, my style is awesome I'm causin more Family Feud's than Richard Dawson And the survey said -- ya dead Fatal Flying Guillotine chops off your fuckin head MZA who was that? Aiyyo, the Wu is back Makin niggaz go BO BO!, like on Super Cat Me fear no-one, oh no, here come The Wu-Tang shogun, killer to the eardrum! [Verse Two: Inspectah Deck] I puts the needle to the groove, I gets rude And I'm forced to fuck it up My style carries like a pickup truck Across the clear blue yonder Seek the China Sea, I slam tracks like quarterbacks sacks from LT Now why try and test, the Rebel INS? Blessed since the birth, I earth-slam your best Cause I bake the cake, then take the cake and eat it, too, with my crew while we head state to state! [Chorus: RZA] And if you want beef, then bring the ruckus Wu-Tang Clan ain't nuttin ta fuck with Straight from the motherfucking slums that's busted Wu-Tang Clan ain't nuttin ta fuck with [Interlude: RZA] Hyah! Step up, boy! Represent! Chop his head off, kid! [Verse Three: Method Man] The Meth will come out tomorrow, Styles, is wild, berserk, bizarro Flow, with <b>...</b>](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IEOC9El3q70/0.jpg)
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![Wu-Tang Clan "METHOD MAN" 1993 Enter the 36 Chambers [Lyrics] [Intro Part Two: Genius (all versions)] Yo, roll the dice, yo roll the dice Yo, so it's going down like that, huh? Yeah? Niggaz is whylin, check it out kid From the slums of Shaolin, Wu-Tang Clan strikes again The RZA, the GZA, Ol Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon the Chef U-God, Ghost Face Killer and the Method Man MET, HOD, MAN MET, HOD, MAN MET, HOD, MAN MET, HOD, MAN [Verse One:] Hey, you, get off my cloud You don't know me and you don't know my style Who be gettin flam when they come to a jam? Here I am here I am, the Method Man Patty cake patty cake hey the method man Don't eat Skippy, Jif or Peter Pan Peanut butter, cuz I'm not butter In fact I snap back like a rubber band, I be Sam Sam I am And I dont eat green eggs and ham Style will hit ya, wham!, then goddamn You be like oh shit that's the jam Turn it up now hear me get buckwu-wu-wild I'm about to blow light me up Upside downside inside and outside Hittin you from every angle there's no doubt I am, the one and only Method Man The master of the plan wrappin shit like Saran Wrap, with some of this and some of that Hold up (what?) I tawt I tat I putty tat Over there, but I think he best to beware Of the diggy dog shit right here Yippy yippy yay yippy yah yippy yo Like Deck said this aint your average flow Comin like rah ooh ah achie kah Tell me how ya like it so far baby paw The poetry's in motion coast to coast and Rub it on your skin like lotion <b>...</b>](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/X4oJLn9u9UE/0.jpg)
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![Intro: RZA [Tiger style] [Tiger style] Tiger style Yo, huh, huh Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuttin Ta Fuck Wit Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuttin Ta Fuck Wit Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuttin Ta Fuck Wit There's noplace to hide once I step inside the room Dr. Doom, prepare for the boom BAM! Aw, MAN! I SLAM JAM, now scream like Tarzan Verse One: RZA I be tossin, enforcin, my style is awesome I'm causin more Family Feud's than Richard Dawson And the survey said -- ya dead Fatal Flying Guillotine chops off your fuckin head MZA who was that? Aiyyo, the Wu is back Makin niggaz go BO BO!, like on Super Cat Me fear no-one, oh no, here come The Wu-Tang shogun, killer to the eardrum! Verse Two: Inspectah Deck I puts the needle to the groove, I gets rude And I'm forced to fuck it up My style carries like a pickup truck Across the clear blue yonder Seek the China Sea, I slam tracks like quarterbacks sacks from LT Now why try and test, the Rebel INS? Blessed since the birth, I earth-slam your best Cause I bake the cake, then take the cake and eat it, too, with my crew while we head state to state! Chorus: RZA And if you want beef, then bring the ruckus Wu-Tang Clan ain't nuttin ta fuck with Straight from the motherfucking slums that's busted Wu-Tang Clan ain't nuttin ta fuck with Interlude: RZA Hyah! Step up, boy! Represent! Chop his head off, kid! Verse Three: Method Man The Meth will come out tomorrow, Styles, is wild, berserk, bizarro Flow, with more afro than Rollo Comin to a fork in the road which way to <b>...</b>](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8keTv_vpwLc/0.jpg)
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![Wu-Tang Clan feat. Cappadonna - Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off) Album: The W Lyrics: [Intro: Inspectah Deck] Ladies and gentlemen, we'd like to welcome to you All the way from the slums of Shaolin Special uninvited guests, came in thru the back door Ladies and gentlemen, it's them [Inspectah Deck] Dance with the Mantis, note the slim chances Chant this, anthem, swing like Pete Sampras Takin it straight, to big man on campus Brandish your weapon or get dropped to the canvas Scandalous, made the Metro panic Cause static, with or without the automatic And while I'm at, yo, you got cash, pass it It's drastic, got to send half to Dirty Bastard [Raekwon] Waves are spinnin, blades are spinnin Slay 'em in the eighth innin Stay truck, God stay playin linen Kill rap, observe the Uptown, hoe feel that Mink jeans on, seen with a real hat Two thousand zealots, movin with an ill ego For real, for real, ill lines, ill people Yo bring it back, nine more civilians Pollyin deals, monopoly in bills, y'all niggas lyin Caught three hundred, lab look royal, wit a mean stomach Gold broke, all seen, done it, words from the heavy set If I don't eat then we already met Fly ass work liver than coke [Method Man] Now what Clan you know with lines this ill? Bust shots at Big Ben like we got Time to Kill Niggas can't deal long, I'm just too high to tell Put on my gasoline boots and walk thru Hell With nine generals, nine niggas in your video Nine milli blow, semi-auto' with no serial Clan metaphysical <b>...</b>](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/s6YxhbQn-ZA/0.jpg)
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| About.com |
USA |
100 greatest Hip-Hop albums |
2008 |
4 |
| Best Rap Albums of 1993 |
2008 |
1 |
| 10 Essential Hip-Hop Albums |
2008 |
4 |
| Blender |
500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die |
2003 |
* |
| The 100 Greatest American Albums of All Time |
2002 |
59 |
| CDNOW |
Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980 � 98 |
1999 |
1 |
| Dance de Lux |
Spain |
The 25 Best Hip-Hop Records |
2001 |
5 |
| DJMag |
UK |
The Top 50 Most Influential Dance Albums Since 1991 |
2006 |
38 |
| Ego Trip |
USA |
Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980 � 98 |
1999 |
1 |
| GQ |
UK |
The 100 Coolest Albums in the World Right Now |
2005 |
35 |
| Helsingin Sanomat |
Finland |
50th Anniversary of Rock |
2004 |
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| Juice |
Australia |
100 Greatest Albums of the '90s |
1999 |
40 |
| Les Inrockuptibles |
France |
50 Years of Rock'n'Roll |
2004 |
* |
| The 100 Best Albums 1986 � 1996 |
1996 |
59 |
| Mojo |
UK |
The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime 1993 � 2006 |
2006 |
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| Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide |
2001 |
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| The Mojo Collection, Third Edition |
2003 |
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| Mucchio Selvaggio |
Italy |
100 Best Albums by Decade |
2002 |
Top 20 |
| New Musical Express |
UK |
Top 100 Albums of All Time |
2003 |
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| Nude as the News |
USA |
The 100 Most Compelling Albums of the 90s |
1999 |
61 |
| Paul Morley |
UK |
Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time |
2003 |
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| Pitchfork Media |
USA |
Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s |
36 |
| Q |
UK |
90 Best Albums of the 1990s |
1999 |
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| Record Collector |
10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century |
2000 |
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| Robert Dimery |
USA |
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die |
2005 |
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| Rock & Folk Magazine |
France |
The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 |
1999 |
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| Rock de Lux |
Spain |
The 150 Best Albums from the 90s |
2000 |
25 |
| The 200 Best Albums of All Time |
2002 |
178 |
| Rolling Stone |
USA |
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |
2003 |
386 |
| The Essential Recordings of the 90s |
1999 |
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| Germany |
The 500 Best Albums of All Time |
2004 |
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| Select |
UK |
The 100 Best Albums of the 90s |
1996 |
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| Spin |
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Top 90 Albums of the 90's |
2005 |
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| Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years |
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| Technikart |
France |
50 Albums from the Last 10 Years |
1997 |
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| Tom Moon |
USA |
1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die |
2008 |
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| The Source |
The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums |
1998 |
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| The Sun |
Canada |
The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 |
2001 |
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| Vibe |
USA |
100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century |
1999 |
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| 51 Albums Representing a Generation, a Sound and a Movement |
2004 |
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| Visions Magazine |
Germany |
The Most Important Albums of the 90s |
1999 |
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