Description
Since the release of the revolutionary Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the Wu-Tang Clan have been hip-hop's leading creative force. Now, after a decade of dark beats and mysterious lyrics hinting at a larger whole, the legendary Staten Island hip-hop collective fully reveals, for the first time, the complex, multi-layered Wu-Tang Universe. This manual unravels the intricate web of personalities (and alter egos), warrior codes, numerological systems and the key to Shaolin among much more. It also contains their first official lyrical encyclopaedia and analysis by the Clan.
Publication
Riverhead Books (2005), Edition: Illustrated, 256 pages
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LibraryThing member keegopatrick
This is a must read for any Wu Tang fan and even any hip hop fan. So many artist benefited so much by being The Wus contemporaries. Rza really breaks down almost every little thing that makes the clan the clan. From lyrics of songs with explanation to the ultimate Wu slang dictionary. This is
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simply a must have. I also love how The Rza breaks down the science of numbers and how important that has been to the clan over the years. The book also includes interesting biographies on all members of the clan and Capadonna. Interesting behind the scene stories and Rza explaining how the clan was formed made this book impossible to put down. I have read at least three times from cover to cover and plan on doing it again very shortly. We all can learn so much from the Rza and I for one plan on learning it all. This book will also help you to understand that their is nothing more important than learning and education. Knowledge is one of the most important aspect to all Wu Tang. I hear that The Rza is working on a second version of The Wu Tang Manual and I am waiting very anxiously to get my hands on it. WU TANG FOR EVER MOTHER F**KERS!!!!!!! Show Less
ISBN
1594480184 / 9781594480188
UPC
710261022009