Wu-Tang Clan FAQ...v.2
WU-TANG CLAN Frequently Asked
Questions
by John Book
1) WHEN
DID THE WU-TANG
CLAN GET TOGETHER?
2) WHAT DOES WU-TANG MEAN?
3) WHO IS IN THE WU-TANG CLAN?
4) WHERE IS SHAOLIN?
5) IS KING JUST A PART OF THE WU-TANG CLAN?
6) DID THE RZA DO ANYTHING BEFORE THE WU-TANG
CLAN?
7) DID THE GENIUS RELEASE AN ALBUM IN 1991?
8) IN THE PHOTO INSIDE "ENTER THE WU-TANG
(36 CHAMBERS)", WHO IS IN THE PHOTO?
9) WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER NAMES EACH MEMBER
OF THE WU USES?
10) WHAT ARE THE WU-GAMBINOS?
11) IS MASTER KILLER A MEMBER OF THE WU?
12) ARE THERE ANY OTHER WU-GAMBINOS?
13) WHAT ARE THE REAL NAMES OF THE WU-TANG CLAN?
14) WHO RAPS WHAT IN EACH SONG ON "ENTER THE
WU-TANG"?
15) WHAT IS THE MEANING OF "TICAL"?
16) IN METHOD MAN's SONG "BISCUIT"...
WHAT EXACTLY IS A BISCUIT?
17) WHO ARE THE GRAVEDIGGAZ?
18) WHAT IS "NIGGAMORTIS"?
19) OL' DIRTY BASTARD CALLED HIS DEBUT ALBUM "RETURN
TO THE 36 CHAMBERS: THE DIRTY VERSION". IS THERE
A CLEAN VERSION?
20) IS THERE A CLEAN VERSION OF "ENTER THE
WU-TANG"?
21) RAEKWON AND GHOST FACE KILLER APPEARED IN A
REMIX OF JODECI'S "FREEK'N YOU". WILL THIS BE
RELEASED?
22) WILL EACH MEMBER OF THE WU RELEASE THEIR OWN
SOLO ALBUMS?
23) ARE METHOD MAN & MARY J. BLIGE AN ITEM?
24) WILL THERE BE A HOME VIDEO FROM THE WU-TANG
CLAN?
25) WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO VERSIONS
OF THE "WORDS FROM THE GENIUS" ALBUM?
26) ARE THERE ANY WOMEN IN THE WU-TANG CLAN?
27) HOW MANY MEMBERS ARE IN THE WU?
28) WHAT IS "MONTH OF THE MAN"?
29) WHAT ARE THE "CHAMBERS"?
30) HOW MANY ALBUMS HAVE THE WU MADE (AS A GROUP
AND SOLO)?
31) WHY AREN'T THE TRACKS ON THE GENIUS' ALBUM
IN ORDER?
32) IS THERE ACTUALLY A WU-TANG MANUAL?
33) WHAT IS THE SONG HEARD DURING THE INTRO OF
RAEKWON's "SPOT RUSHERZ"?
34) WHAT IS THE SONG HEARD DURING THE INTRO OF
RAEKWON'S "GLACIERS OF ICE" ON HIS ALBUM?
35) WHO IS WHO IN THE GROUP PHOTO FOUND INSIDE
"ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX"?
36) WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MOVIES THE WU-TANG CLAN
HAVE SAMPLED ON THEIR ALBUMS?
16) IN METHOD MAN's SONG "BISCUIT"...
WHAT EXACTLY IS A BISCUIT?
Biscuit is a slang for a gun.
22) WILL EACH MEMBER OF THE WU RELEASE THEIR
OWN SOLO ALBUMS?
Yes.
30) HOW MANY ALBUMS HAVE THE WU MADE
(AS A GROUP AND SOLO)?
As a group, they have made only one: "ENTER THE WU-TANG (36 CHAMBERS)".
Solo wise, Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, and Ghostface Killer
have all released their debut albums. The Genius and Shyheim have released
two. Gravediggaz has released one LP.
31) WHY AREN'T THE TRACKS ON THE GENIUS' ALBUM IN ORDER?
They are in order on the vinyl and cassette versions. The listing on
the back was simply done to arrange the songs in a storytelling-like manner.
The inside, however, is another story.
There are others. If anyone can help me with this list,
it would be appreciated.