Staten Island’s Wu-Tang Clan may feature enough members to field a
baseball team, but it’s amazing how all of them offer a unique
personality to distinguish themselves within a group that was already so
uniquely aggressive and visceral, and a group who undoubtedly changed
the hip-hop game. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Cambers), the group’s mission
statement, exhibited the grit and aggression of heavy metal (which the
Inspectah Deck claimed they made more noise than on “Protect Ya Neck”)
and displayed the realness and integrity that defines true street
hip-hop. Out of what seems like 137 members and affiliates of the
Wu-Tang Clan, one would think that it would be hard to stand out from
the crowd, and it would be easy to become overshadowed by members who’ve
garnered more hype like the very popular movie star in the group Method
Man, and sometimes it is (see the Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck), but if
there's one member of the Clan that shines based on skill alone - with
little help from movie and television popularity - it's The GZA, aka The
Genius, arguably the sharpest lyrical swordsman in the Clan and someone
who truly earns his name.
