
Upon its original release, Wu-Tang Forever received favorable reviews from most music critics, while it also earned the group a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album at the 40th Grammy Awards in 1998.
EMBED (for hosted blogs and itemTo the Wu-Tang Clan, that migration reflects their own movement away from Staten Island in order to share their music with the world at large. (Hip-Hop) Wu-Tang Clan - Official Discography (34 Releases) (1993-2014), MP3, 192-320 kbps », - (lossy) . Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever Audio Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. It is the group’s highest-selling album to date. From the slums of Shaolin, Wu-Tang Clan strikes again GZA’s opening lines on Method Man In Shaolin and Wu-Tang, defectors from the Shaolin Temple leave to join the Wu-Tang sect. The creative and business sides of the Wu-Tang Clan were always one unit', says RZA, who also pioneered a new type of record deal they allowed the group’s members to negotiate solo deals. The album was certified 4x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 15, 1997, and has sold over 2 million copies in the United States. Turning the standard concept of a hip-hop crew inside out, the Wu-Tang Clan is assembled as a loose congregation of nine MCs.ĭespite limited radio/TV airplay and a lead single that famously clocked at nearly six minutes with no chorus, Wu-Tang Forever debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 612,000 copies sold in its first week. Emerging in 1993, the Staten Island, NY-based Wu-Tang Clan proved to be the most revolutionary rap group of the mid-’90s – and only partially because of their music.
