Is Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) the most defining debut in hip-hop history? In this special One Song episode, Diallo and LUXXURY go beyond a single track to unpack how the Wu-Tang Clan built a gritty, cinematic world that unleashed rap’s most iconic supergroup.
One Song Spotify Playlist
Songs Discussed:
“Protect Ya Neck” - Wu-Tang Clan
“Funky Drummer (Parts 1 &2)” - James Brown
“Devika (Goddess)” - Lonnie Liston Smith
“Flash Light” - Parliament
“Mic Checka” - Das EFX
“True Fuschnick” - Fu-Schnickens
“Ring the Alarm” - Fu-Schnickens
“La Schmoove” - Fu-Schnickens
“Bring Da Ruckus” - Wu-Tang Clan
“Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta F’ Wit” - Wu-Tang Clan
“Maria Maria” - Santana feat. The Product G&B
“C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)” - Wu-Tang Clan
“As Long As I’ve Got You” - The Charmels
“Method Man” - Wu-Tang Clan
“Impeach the President” - The Honey Drippers
“Hard to Handle” - Otis Redding
“Rock The Bells” - L.L. Cool J
“Flick of the Switch” - AC/DC
“Brooklyn Zoo” - Ol’ Dirty Bastard
“Break Your Promise” - The Delfonics
“The Grunt” - The J.B.s
“Rebel Without A Pause” - Public Enemy
“Method of Modern Love” - Daryl Hall & John Oates
“Set It Off” - Strafe
“Get Off Of My Cloud” - The Rolling Stones
“How High” - Redman & Method Man
“Purple Haze” - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
“Ice Cream” - Raekwon feat. Ghostface Killah, Method Man & Cappadonna
“Shadowboxin’” - GZA feat. Method Man
“All I Need (Razor Sharp Remix)” - Method Man feat. Mary J. Blige
“Live At The Barbeque” - Main Source feat. Nas, Joe Fatal & Akinyele
“Bring The Pain” - Method Man
“Shimmy Shimmy Ya” - Ol’ Dirty Bastard
“Daytona 500” - Ghostface Killah feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna
“Triumph” - Wu-Tang Clan
“Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide” - Gravediggaz
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