Classic Material: Wu-Tang Clan Live at The Fever (1993)

Wu-Tang Clan at The Fever a couple weeks after 36 Chambers dropped. Dope. Shout out to Tony Touch for the footage. Part 1 above, part 2 below.

Classic Material: Wu-Tang Clan on Bronx Public Access TV (1991)

Courtesy my 2nd favourite site on the inter web. Wu-Tang on a public access TV show from 1991! Definition of classic material. Read the labels...

"EGOTRIPLAND.COM brings you this crazy rare 1991 interview (and freestyle) featuring GZA (then doing business as the Genius), Ol' Dirty Bastard (then going by Ason Unique), and RZA (then known as Prince Rakeem) on short-lived, local Bronx public access program, Rhythm & Soul."

Rap Treats #84: Wu-Tang Clan Live @ The Source Awards (1995)

Wu-Tang is for the children. Just a reminder. Anyways, this is the audio from the 1995 Source Awards of Wu at the height of their buzz. Hip-Hop's hottest new group at Hip-Hop's most influential magazine's award show (sorry Right On). These dudes sound hungry as fuck. Ah, the good old days.

Wu-Tang Clan

Live @ The Source Awards (1995)

1. Intro

2. Wu-Tnag Clan Ain't Nuthin To Fuck Wit

3. Protect ya Neck

4. Shame On A Nigga

5. C.R.E.A.M.

6. Clan In Da Front

7. 7th Chamber

8. Method Man

9. Rosie Perez Presents Gold Record

Records: El Michels Affair - "C.R.E.A.M." 7"

This shit is pretty fresh. If you're not up on El Michels Affair, they are a Brooklyn funk band (and sometimes Wu-Tang's backing band) who put out the "C.R.E.A.M." b/w "Glaciers Of Ice" 7inch a few years back. They basically take Wu-Tang tracks and give them the live instrumental funk treatment. FatBeats just released their Enter The 37th Chamber LP where they reinterperate a grip of Wu-Tang classics. Here is the the "C.R.E.A.M." 7inch as well as a recording of Wu-Tang and El Michels Affair performing "Criminology". WU-TANG!

El Michels Affair

"C.R.E.A.M." b/w "Glaciers Of Ice" (2006)

(Truth & Soul Records)

A1 - "C.R.E.A.M."

B1 - "Glaciers Of Ice"

Records: Wu-Tang Clan - "Protect Ya Neck" 12" (Original)

Here is the original "Protect Ya Neck" 12" that Wu-Tang put out independently in 1992, back before every indie artist in Hip-Hop started doing the same thing. This is a hard record to find, so if anybody has an original copy (1st or 2nd pressing, not the bootleg!) that they want to move then get at me because I'll buy it. For real. WU-TANG!

Wu-Tang Clan

"Protect Ya Neck" b/w

"After The Laughter Comes Tears" (1992)

(Wu-Tang Records)

A1 "Protect Ya Neck" (Radio Edit)

A2 "Protect Ya Neck" (Bloody Version)

A3 "Protect Ya Neck" (Instrumental)

B1 "After The Laughter Comes Tears" (Vocal)

B2 "After The Laughter Comes Tears" (Instrumental)

Produced by Prince Rakeem (aka RZA)

Rap Treats #51: Method Man "All I Need" (Original)

Wu-Tang on the Rap Treat tip. This is the original version of Meth's "All I Need" complete with a couple of chicks talking about what they will do to a dude and for a dude to get that money. Unintentionally funny shit. WU-TANG!

Method Man

"All I Need" (Original Version)

Demos: Wu-Tang Clan Demo Tape (1992)

This is the Demo Tape that Wu-Tang shopped to record labels back in '92 and ultimately got them their deal with Loud Records. Wu-Tang!

Wu-Tang Clan

Demo Tape (1992)

1. Enter The Wu-Tang
2. Wu-Tang Master
3. Cuttin' Headz
4. Problemz
5. It's All About Me
6. After The Laughter
7. Bring Da Ruckus
8. The Wu Is Comin' Thru

Records: Wu-Tang Clan - "Protect Ya Neck" 12"

Another classic 12inch for the archives... times 2. When Wu-Tang came with "Protect Ya Neck" they shitted on the whole rap world. This is (in my opinion) the greatest posse cut ever from one of THE GREATEST 12 INCHES OF ALL TIME. I realize it wasn't looked at as a posse cut, but looking back 15 years later that's exactly what it was. "Scenario" and "The Symphony" also get top spot consideration, but this one wins in my world (or maybe it's a tie).

Wu-Tang Clan

"Protect Ya Neck" b/w "Method Man" 12"

(Loud Records)

A1 "Protect Ya Neck" (Radio Edit)

A2 "Protect Ya Neck" (Shao Lin Version)

A3 "Protect Ya Neck" (Bloody Version)

B1 "Method Man" (Radio Edit)

B2 "Method Man (Smoked Out Version)

B3 "Method Man" (Home Grown Version)]

B4 "Method Man" (Bonus Beats)

Produced by RZA

Rap Treats #30: Wu-Tang Clan "Mystagogue Vol. II"

I never knew about this tape before, but apparently it was only given out at skateboard shops with the purchase of some magazine I'd never even heard of called Slap. And to make it even more obscure it was only available on cassette tape back in 1996. Right around the time Wu-Tang was at their peak. I'm not sure who the DJ who mixed this is but he definitely gets busy. Anybody have Volume 1? WU-TANG!

Wu-Tang Clan

Mystagogue Vol. II (SIDE A)

Mystagogue Vol. II (SIDE B)

Rap Treats #23: St. Ides Commercials

St. Ides had the freshest commercials back in the day, and they worked too because it made me drink St. Ides at one point in my life. And St. Ides tastes like shit. There weren't a whole lot of rappers endorsing products in the early 90's like today (except for Hammer) so these were always the dopest commercials on TV. This isn't the hardest comp to find (I think it's available in stores), but the commercials are classic so it had to go up.

St. Ides

Greatest Malt Liquor Hits

1. King Tee "St. Ides"

2. King Tee & DJ Pooh "Forty Ounce Fit For A King"

3. King Tee & DJ Pooh "Tha Bomb Malt Liquor"

4. King Tee & E-Swift "Do Ya Like St. Ides?"

5. King Tee "Do You Wanna Go To The Liquor Store?"

6. E-Swift & King Tee "Let's Have Some St. Ides"

7. Ice Cube & King Tee

8. Ice Cube, DJ Pooh & E-Swift "S.T. Crooked I.D.E"

9. Yo Yo & Cube "Femalt Liquor"

10. Ice Cube & Pooh "All I Want For Christmas"

11. Ice Cube "Jackin For Malt Liquor"

12. Ice Cube "We Don't Want No 8-ball"

13. Ice Cube "Wish They'd Come Up With A 12-Pak"

14. Cube & Pooh "Blind Fold Test"

15. Eric B & Rakim "Real Men's Drink"

16. Rakim "Get Some....."

17. Yo Yo & King Tee "You Need A Six-Pack"

18. EPMD & Ice Cube "East Meets West Malt Liquor"

19. Erick Sermon "40 Oz Or A Can"

20. Kool G Rap, DJ Pooh & Sir Jinx "Getta Grip, Take A Sip"

21. Geto Boys & Ice Cube "5th Ward/South Central Malt"

22. Geto Boys "My Malt's Playin' Tricks On Me"

23. Snoop Doggy Dogg "St. Ides In The LBC"

24. Warren G "When We Sippin' On Tha Brew"

25. Nate Dogg "Drank Anthem"

26. MC Eiht "The Brew Took Me Under"

27. Scarface "Drankin Toon"

28. Wu-Tang Clan "Shaolin Brew"

29. Snoop Doggy Dogg "Dogg Food N Drank"

30. Ice Cube "Crooked I For All Ages"

Rap Treats #19: Wu-Tang Clan Demo Cuts

This is not Wu-Tang's actual demo. It is, however, a crazy collection of pre 36 Chambers Wu-Tang songs. Original versions and rarities galore.

Wu Tang Clan

"Demo Cuts Deluxe Edition"

1. Crane Bill Style (Ghostface Killah)

2. Wu-Tang Master (Prince Rakeem)

3. Bring Da Ruckus (Raekwon, Prince Rakeem & Inspectah Deck)

4. Enter The Wu-Tang (Prince Rakeem)

5. Problems (Prince Rakeem)

6. Take It Back To Brooklyn (Ason Unique)

7. Wu-Tang (Ason Unique)

8. Cuttin' Headz [Original] (Prince Rakeem & Ason Unique)

9. The Wu Is Comin Thru (Prince Rakeem & Ason Unique)

10. Taking Heads Off (Prince Rakeem)

11. What Do You Say (The Genius & Ason Unique)

12. Which Way Is Up (Prince Rakeem)

13. Your On (Shaquan, Baby-U & Prince Rakeem)

14. Stop The Breaks (Raekwon, Killa Sin, KRS-ONE & BIGGIE)

15. Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle (Prince Rakeem & Ason Unique)

16. It's Murdah (Prince Rakeem)

17. I Gets Down For My Crown (Shaquan, Baby-U, Prince Rakeem)

18. Words From The Genius [Prince Rakeem Remix] (Genius)

19. Ice Cream Man (Method Man)

20. Freestyle At Talent Show (Prince Rakeem & Ason Unique)

21. After The Laughter (Prince Rakeem & Ghostface Killah)

22. Ohh We Love You Rakeem [Original] (Prince Rakeem)

23. It's All About Me (Prince Rakeem)

24. O.D.B. Forever [Tribute] (Osirus)

Rap Treats #15: Wu-Tang Clan on Tim Westwood (1997)

This is another classic radio interview from Ol Dirty Bastard, RZA and Method Man from back in 1997 when they were on Tim Westwood's show on Radio 1 Wu-Tang 1. This clip is close to 20 minutes long and nobody raps, but it's pretty funny shit to hear ODB go off like only ODB can.

Tim Westwood Radio 1 Rap Show

Wu-Tang Clan Interview (1997)

WU-TANG OFFICE