Wu-Tang Clan on Wu Slang and the ’80s | Red Bull Music Academy
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Learn from the legendary Wu-Tang Clan on Wu Slang and the ’80s.
In this interview, you'll hear the five hip-hop legends discuss “Protect Ya Neck”, the making of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, and Wu slang.
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As part of the Red Bull Music Academy World Tour in 2012, five hip-hop legends - each representing one of the five boroughs of New York, the birthplace of hip-hop - took the couch over five days, and each lecture was followed by a show in their own neighborhood.
In this session, hosted by the author Alvin Blanco (The Wu-Tang Clan And RZA), Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna, Allah Mathematics and Masta Killa sat down to discuss the making of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Wu slang, and more.
TOPICS:
0:44 - The ’80s
4:21 - “Protect Ya Neck” and Staten Island
14:00 - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
40:22 - Collaborations with other rappers
46:11 - RZA and the flood
49:56 - Knowledge of self, Wu slang, and songwriting
MUSIC:
19:57 - Raekwon - “Striving for Perfection” • Striving for Perfection
22:13 - Raekwon - “Glaciers of Ice” • Glaciers of Ice
28:07 - Raekwon - “Glaciers of Ice intro” • Glaciers of Ice
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What did you think of the Wu slang and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx?
Was thinking it over while smokin bones in the staircase. Then someone started throwin darts and I had to flip it real quick to protect my neck. Managed to smash that Gilligan boat with ice, grab my liquid sword and bust them fools with the short arms and deep pockets. It was a set up to get wet up, they got my goose. But couldn't scatter the feathers. Then the Angels came thru with the funyuns and cream joints, after that outta state-for-cakes mission. After walkin these dogs, we stopped for some ice cream. Then went back to shakin jakes n bringing da ruckus. When we finally got to the chef up north, turned out the A-rab lady in drag wombed 'em. Mad situations got me blowin them nines yo, for real. Some real motion picture shit, nahmean. Ayo, I don't care who it is. Drake, Aubrey or Wheelchair Jimmy. Them vagina bombs can't tangle with god. Life as a shorty shouldn't be so ruff.
Moral of the story: I'm really feeling like a hot coffee with a danish right now.
Ghostface Killah was the first to rock the infamous Jesus piece 1st in any rap video 🏆
whats the question?
🖤💛❤️💚
I love every question he asked so much that I subscribed to Red Bull, I mean their Energy...on God I never felt this kind of high
I swear when Ghostface is even doing a interview he sounds like he’s gonna start spittin bars 🔥🔥 Ghost is that dude 💯
Wu-Tang forever! 🔥
Still adamant that Deck is the most talented, GZA is too smart and RAGU is still like my Belichick/Brady combo. But I've realized that 90% of the shit I listen to is Ghost. He's like a fine wine, acquired taste. Once you figure it out there's no going back. And I fucking hate wine. I'm even listening to the Amy Whinehouse joint on a regular. lmfao
A YO
@@zakichoudhary507 You know your Wu. Deck, GZA, and Ghost are my favorite 3 in the group.
Or break someone’s face lol... Many guys back in the 90’s got beat up by Ghostface. He wasn’t to be played with...
I met cappadona on Canal Street in a jewelry store...using my left over college grant money to buy my chain....... back n 98.... dude was super cool.....n even more respectful when he seen me there with mom dukes......told people at counter take care of them cause they were waiting.....I was like 18..... never forget stuff like that
98 the best year
EVER!
jumbopaperz big bank no he’s not he’s a bitch my husband did security for pun and fat joe him and cap got in go in to it
Met Capadonna back in 02 or 03 in Baltimore in Owings Mills Mall, He gave Me a piece of Skunk weed than was Green as fuck... Cool Cat, & He had his Polo Rugby & Timberlands on. Think he lived out here for a few, ran into Him a couple of times
@@Flacco79 Funny. My younger brother met Cap in a barbershop in Baltimore around like '06-'07 when he was a student at Morgan State. My bro said he didn't realize who he was at first. Said he was driving a cab.
@@oRuTRa45 that was him
The Pillage was a classic!!!
Yes.
Slang editorial
bpass felder : Dope album 🔥
IS a classic
Fuck yea..such a grimey record
HEAVILY slept on!!? man my high school years were incredible i remember the day after it came out sittin 8n class lookin thruthealbum n booklet with my boy....crazy remembering exactly where i was,same with liquid swords,ready to die,doggystyle,every nas i remember exactly where i was mannn
I love how they all compliment each others skills, WU Tang has always been and forever be the greatest rap group in hip hop history!!
Yes indeed! Numero uno!
"Nine Wu Tang members and every last one if them motherfuckers can rhyme!" Ice- T
Wu niggaz changed my whole mind set at one
point wordup
Facts
THE GREATEST GROUP OF ALL TIME
A tribe called quest but Wu Tang is 1B for me
Len Walker wu tang easily
Peace to Tip/Shyheed/Phife....but WU is beyond Hip Hop; it's a cult culture! Suuuuuuuuuu
Tim Johnson I think that's why I think tribe is a little better. I feel they have a better pure discography but Wu Tang has better impact so it's really a toss up
What about bone thugs n harmony?
These are some Rare WU-JEWELZ...New Generation..Listen to these Generals!!!
The cracks & weed the faces on Ghost and Cap when Chef said that was priceless..... lol
Rae did say... 'smoking woo's at sixteen... 😅😏
Still mind blowing that Ghostface almost got killed by the Chef himself. That Hulu show was dope, but man that ending left our balls blue af....
Theatrical embellishment for the screen. The incident itself never happened.
Theatrical embellishment, I like that one. Spot on my man.
That never happened thats fictional Raekwon said
“If you living in the world today, you’ll be hearing the slang that the Wu-tang say...”
Niggas dat front we don't have em' ...so blast em' , alright.. well okay
Man that Mystery of Chessboxin video did it for me, my life as a rap fan changed as soon as I saw that Wu logo and the Kung Fu sample. Memphis didn't get the Protect your Neck wave, "Method Man" was cool I like "okay I like," but yo... it was a wrap when U God came in. Dudes in Memphis was heavy on the Texas stuff, 3-6 was selling tapes out of Stereo stores, in high school I was like the one East Coast dude and everybody knew I was the one to go to for Wu Tang talk.
Yes, so true...when that video dropped, it was over..I'm from Chicago, at that time, we mostly listened to our own music as well as the surrounding areas. We didn't jump on the proteect ya neck until afterwards. Been rocking with them hard since. Im a female so just imagine how surprised my guys were at that time🤣🤣
Trivia: when Masta Killa said the slot was open to be a member of the group and a couple brother in there writing their verses. One of them was Killah Priest. Priest said he fell asleep writing his verse for mystery of chessboxing. Imagine KP as a one of the 9 Generals.
At 31:40 Ghost says Rae would write rhymes on cereal boxes. I noticed on the hulu show he was doing that and didn't understand what he was doing lol
Incarcerated Scarface’s was the stamp on that album.....Rae’s best song ever
Wallis Bottom that’s Verbal Intercourse
Incarcerated Scarfaces is one of my least fav songs on the album. Its a great song I just never thought it was ine of the best on the album. To this day I cant believe or understand why they used it as the 1st single. Criminology, Verbal Intercourse, Wu-Gambinos and Glaciers of Ice were my favs and the one that Deck starts off with Poisonous paragraphs smash the phonograph in half...forget the name....
Everything Remains Raw Podcast guillotine
Ok, let's break down the criminology of it. First of all, can it be that it was all so simple on rainy dayz when that ice water turning to glaciers? I mean, even my verbal intercourse with ice cream is off the chain. And no one even talkin about the gambinos. Not to mention Ironman keepin the whole shit on lock with beats that break you down. Knuckleheadz.
Rae was going hard at Biggie too....”Go ahead and rhyme to it big nigga mics is getting fired.....you got guns I got guns too.”
Man I'm grateful to been a fan from day 1 and witness the greatness and growth of these brothers. Their story music, enery, originality, creativity, journey and all that shit is truly inspiring. Real legendary shit! R.i.p. to odb. Wu-tang forever!!
The gods work like appliances deal around my cypher i revolve around scientists!!!
Period.
Daily in my cipher i revolve around sciences
My 9th chamber you get trap inside the hallway tried 2 run bli-dap blasted by the doorway
No question, I send ya ass back to the essence.
Who would even THINK to rhyme appliances with scientists. Fuckin incredible!
Cappadonna made mc's wonder how deep Wu really was. Hip Hop never seen that many fire MC's out of one camp.
Started dying laughing when Ghost brings up All My Children going off air!! I could listen to Ghost talk about anything all day! Im still crackin up! Lol
Never forget the day I first saw the "ice cream" video and was introduced to Cappadonna. I was like......GAME OVER!!!
Fishscale is a solid piece of work
One for me one for you. Two for you, one two for me...why you trying to play me like i got a flowerpot for a head... Damn that was my ish tho.
That came from Looney Tunes(Bugs Bunny). A lot of the bars came from 1970's cartoons. Meth said "Shropshire Slasher"....that's another Looney Tune character. I don't know how old u are, but the rhymes are relative to a generation on one dimension but on another level the bars appeal to another generation because it's unheard of from today's lyricists.
Imagine you buy a blue...a navy blue pair...of dis..know what Im saying..WOOOOO..check it out check it out check it out..you buy a navy blue pair...but all you dye..is this..and this shit right here..but itd be like blue and cream...niggas dont even knkw..word is born im gonna rock niggas this summer...but its drippin like its marble cake...
Greatest of all time. The embodiment of Hip Hop. Legendary
Damn man!, I’m thinking 🤔 to myself - what if none of the record labels gave them a deal because of how many people are in the group?
What if Rza Gave up and told them that they have to break up into several groups or solo artist to get record deals?
This was real dicey. This could’ve been a world without a group called
Wu Tang Clan, scary thought 😳
It was something tht was just meant to be though..Rza didnt even understand exactly why he wanted to take all these chances but he just knew he was bout to cause some stuff is just written
daniel wilson Word They Were Meant To Be In Game
They Brought The East Coast Back
💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
I'm over here just mad at the thought of there not being a WU
Being a loyal fan for more than 24 years, theres alot of history of the WU that i wasnt aware of.... that DEF Squad story wow, never knew that! Great in-depth interview Red Bull!
Wu Tang will always be 4 Eva 9 MC'S In one Group with a whole bunch a talent with different Rhymes flo and Styles Big up to RZA for giving us those UNFORGETTABLE BEATS that made ya say 🅓🅐🅜🅝 RZA DID IT AGAIN
I'm still Polo down at age 47..lol..Wu Tang forever
My kids look at me rocking the Wallabees and Levi's and they say, "Dad u dress like a old head". I tell em, this is how we dressed in the 80's
Never fucked with polo. But my Timbs sittin right. over. there.
@Glock hands87 Wish I still had my Bally's man..I like New Balance as well..I fuck everyone's heads up when I rock one of my pairs that say Made In The UK
how pathetic
Sean Wright we not in the 80s you old washed up bum
Capps’s voice is Iconic!!!
Wu-Tang slang is lyrical gems 🐝
Interviewer is great . Keeps the conversation flowing and knows wtf he talking about . . 👐🏽
He wrote a book about Wu. (*The Wu-Tang Clan and RZA: A Trip through Hip Hop's 36 Chambers (Hip Hop in America)*)
Yeah he was on the SmoOthneSs
Killah Priest Was Suppose To Be On Mystery Of Chessboxin. But He Fell Asleep In The Studio While They Were Getting Ready To Wrap Up The Track
So They Had Masta Killa Fill In Priest Slot. They Were Tryna Wake Him Up But He Didnt 😂😂 You Snooze You Lose
I always saw him at the 10th member over Cappa
And masta killa had one of the greatest versus ever on mystery of chessboxin
Just a hobby that I picked up in the Lobby
Peace! I'm from HardHittin New Britain CT. When Raekwon Shouted us out "Real N..... Lick shots Peace Connecticut" We lost It! No one mentions CT. Most slept On. Wu the best to do it! R.I.Paradise ODB! Poppa Wu! Poetic from Gravediggaz
WU TANG FOREVER 👐🏽
You already
OBL VS ODB
The Gods covered everything..I wanted 2 hear a lil more about how rza was using them kung fu flicks 2 create them beats..ima wu head..hearing them skits drop b4 them tracks was nxt level 4 me..@ a 💯
There's a reason why most my beats try to sound like Preemo, but end up with cuts from movies and TV and shit in the intros and all that. lol Fucking love that shit. "He wasn't scared of the Shogun, but the Shogun was scared of him. Maybe that was the problem." hahahahahahahahahaha
The kung fu skits was ground breaking and pioneering. People would hear that shit in the club and everyone went bananas
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Ironman, Its Dark and Hell is Hot are the definitive New York rap albums of ALL TIME.
Damn no illmatic??? Liquid Swords??
@@jessymangala78 To each is own.
No Keith Murray - Enigma??? Shiiiiit!
@@jiggamortice3870 No those three albums to me are it.
@@s4mp_founder I hear ya.👌🏼👍🏻
This is one of the best wu tang interviews ever. The interviewer is on point. Different questions not that typical shit
Wu-Tang is for the children...
RIP ODB
Eduardo Prospero How?
Aaron Israel- Lol...I’m assuming you’re not a big fan on the Wu, huh Aaron? 😂😂😂
Eduardo Prospero - FOREVER 👐🏼
@@NeechOne stfu
I love the proper respect they give to RZA (as a creator) even though he's disconnected from alot of them now through all that ish
"Stapleton were the ambulance dont come"
Rae eating the BbQ lays gotta love it man....they are just so down to earth....Peace to the Gods...🙏
"Polo down"
lo life
bAKwoodZ354 them kids was gettin' paper, lookin' fly, lookin' sharp, throwin' darts!!! 🤣🤣
Fly shit!
got paper got zooted got educated
Triple threat
That cappadonna verse changed my life! My first and only tattoo.
Park Hill 10304.. if you don't have 36 chamber you got to get it.
I rep that 10303 jungle nilz
My man Muhammad from Afghanistan got it. I heard they rushed em coming through US customs. Goddamn Don Rodriguez from the Bronx. It's always your fucking friend Don singing his fucking as like a fucking bird...
Honestly, I love these BROTHERS.
23:39 is what makes ghostface so fire every time bro he just doesnt f around at all
That's like saying which kids you love!?! 😂🤣😂 Ghostface is hilarious in this interview!
When only built 4 cuban links came out those were my high school years really formative but with me knowing how far to take that was important also, Those were my best times musically,this millennial generation really don't know what they missed out on,#90's MUZIK.
Raekwon we love yall! 🖤 moving on to bigger and better things is excitingly marvelous but we are never opposed to a ghostface and Raekwon Album!! NEVER! 😁
Italy Spaghetti beat.... my new favorite dish
18:18 It's crazy, I just watched a travel blogger talk about in Barbados you can't wear "Camo," and I was like I know she don't mean you can't wear camouflage clothing- but I guess that's what it is?
Yea only army men are allowed to wear camo in the island’s. I got stopped in Piarco airport (Trinidad). Dude made me change my shorts
I loved that Purple Tape. I wore it out on my Walkman
WuTangClan Is So Universal They Had To Make An Emoji Of The Clan Dope👐Forever🗽🌎💯
Sun said outside of RAKIM it was WU-TANG that came with the 5 Percent knowledge but that's not accurate kuz BRAND NUBIAN dropped ONE FOR ALL in 90 and IN GOD WE TRUST in 92 before WU-TANG made their debut in 93.
Poor Righteous Teachers...
@@RasaanJ Them too.
Gangstarr
Rakim Allah Lakim Shabazz Just-Ice
KRS1 JUST ICE
Yo why they cut off the music part ... That's wack ...
licensing
No shit but they should have paid.
wack af dont even know what track they talkinbout
That's problem with those Red bull videos
WAIT... its hard to get all the Wu members together
yes
Yes, Method Man might have done a movie.
you need to calm your bitchass down
Marco Herrera Chico ..Ha,ha,ha..Very Hard!!! The WU EMPIRE contains Thousands of Members..just getting 5 there is a Blessing!!!
Marco Herrera Chico yea it’s 9-10 dudes. They all have individual careers and lives. The thing I appreciate the most is that even tho the other members are there. They still talk about them and always let you know they are a brotherhood and that no matter what they love each other
Peace! Finally They Posted Back This Great Interview Yo.. Word Up Son! 👐
YA'LL CHANGED THE MFKN GAME, THE WAY PPL STARTED SPITTIN AFTER THE FACT, YA'LL TOOK THE LEAD IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, RAP HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS, AT THAT TIME, ORIGINATORS, CREATORS, INNOVATORS, THAT'S THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, NOBODY THINKS THAT YOU CAN EVER DO THIS...THEY SAY, (HERE SAY) WHO THE FK ARE THEY NAHMEAN....THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST IN DEPTH INTERVIEWS I HAVE SEEN WITH SOME OF THE WU TANG CLAN...
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Mathematic look like I thought we was all being interviewed
he a bum
WU-tang did to hip-hop what the Marvel Universe did to the Cinematic Theater......
Lorenzo Grant Well and nuff said
Wow facts
Dope analogy!💯
huh?? Maybe what Marvel did for comic books..but almost all superhero movies are wack as fuck,
Worst analogy ever.
@HEAT1996 you need to separate the marketing here from the artistry.
Metallica made metal more mainstream (not something I myself admire) and Kiss was mostly about gimmicks (the face painting, the outfits, the staging etc etc and indeed marketing.
Wu was not about those things, it was about hardcore rapping, no gimmicks, no chorus even at the beginning, just bars , hard ass beats and a big ass crew that were all talented in their own way.
The wu wear and such, came later as a side effect due to their succes as artists.
But they were definitely good at marketing their clothing and other gear.
If they were to be compared to anything at the top of my head now... I would compare them to something like the ghetto x-men. But the opposite...an all villain crew. All with their own powers and one leader Rza.
The purple tape.... nuff said
Wu Tang Clan is the greatest rap group ever idgaf what anybody think about RUN DMC, NWA and all the other groups
They are right about Barbados, that’s where my families from. Tips won’t make the staff smile especially they went to a motel. They would’ve had to gone to the high-end hotel called the crane for smiles from a $200 tip. The island people still look at Americans as a different kind of slave or they’re extremely jealous of them.
Man, this some good storytelling
Yo just a heads up you cannot wear fatigues in Barbados unless you are part of their military. No civilians are allowed to wear camo. I learned this when I looked up info before I wanted to travel there...
This is the first time living in your basement isn’t so bad
Lol true
"...Italy spaghetti right there"...
All praise due to Rae
Foo over here munching out on barbecue lays haha
Starky Starky
Bro this 44:15 made me laugh. This is why I love wu they are about lyrics. Straight up. They know if you are hot or not and they wanted a dude to shine in front of them.
Gift! Magnificent. Inspiration for Life! Truth! Thank you!
LMFAO...leave it to the Chef to be munching on those Lay's while Cappa is dropping is knowledge
Joel C cause cap a butch nobody like him
@@mariechannel10 for real?? You must've never checked the pillage
@@Alive.On.Arrival thank you!!! Not to mention, he's the FLYEST nigga in the squad, and a major hitter in the streets, u must be a millennial 🙄
@@tamarastone141 im sayin....
shut your doofy joel ortiz lookin ass up nigga. He eating chips so what, why is it a big deal. He human right ? smh
Good hip hop artist right here
Wu-tang and Public-enemy no 1
I've been saying that for years big ups.
@Marvin Bennett And don't forget Terminator X, for his fantastic beats,
Wu
Mobb
Boot camp
Jo... that album was so ill. Ghost was saying shit that I suppressed in my ego so I wouldn't be a criminal. But to her an artist projecting all these ill thoughts was like letting me do that shit in my imagination without guilt. That glaciers of ice beat is the illest beat of all time. Thank yall for this! And thank the gods for the purple tape jo
RZA does Sound Symphonies with dope sword, jingle bellz and more. Then the Mic's get at it!
I think bulletproof wallets gets overlooked too much and shaolin vs. wutang too
Bulletproof Wallets is DEFINITELY slept on
BANGING NAS, MOBB DEEP, & WU!
The 54:00 with Ghost telling the story about the deer got me. Describing the deer as a grandfather and calling it a ni@@a had me rollin at the same time I feel bad for the deer...then Ghost and Rae at 56:00 mark suddenly start talking in a serious tone about soap operas being cancelled...I swear these cats funny af. Listen to Ghost and Rae "Maxine."
I grew up on the Eastside of Detroit and was 10 when crack hit hard in the mid-80s. I remember being around older cats who were gettin money and were no nonsense kinda fellas. Then we'd hear and see them around the way interacting, debating, and arguing amongst each in heated discussions and we'd hear and see some of the most effortlessly hilarious stuff from them. Rae and Ghost have always stuck me as those kinda dudes...even Cappa is laughing to himself throughout this video at some of the stuff they're saying.
I appreciate the rza love. Was like phil jackson that could sub in for scottie and drop a quick 15 and 10 in a qtr. When he felt like it
I learned a lot from these dudes!!!!
This was great, honestly
"it just was what it was" end of interview lol
The interviewer didn’t come prepared
Still miss ODB.
Its Rae eating chips in the middle of the interview for me❤ 😂. Im in love 😘❤
Wu and Da Lox. I honestly cant pick. I'll say Wu, then listen to Jada, shiek, and the phantom. I could honestly play a mix of just them 2 groups for the rest of my life
11:30.....love you Cappadonna....but nah.....Brand Nubian had the Streets lit with knowledge of self before any clan members did
Facts
Them and poor righteous teachers
Capadonna, old dirty bastard, rza and ghostface were my go to for Wu Tang clan
Just found a paper milk carton. Writing down history lessons. 🙌
Master killa rockin the bucket hat low
Real low
WU TANG CLAN FOREVER 👐👐👐👐👐👐👐👐👐👐
I'm grabbing my popcorn..right now oh shit starky starky.
Dartmasters !
Okay so who's Killer tape was it really bcuz on Drink Champs Mef says it was actually his tape and none of the other Wu bros debated it.
Damnbro 2019 and Ghostface is still ghostface.. Please lift the cap so we can see your face !! He's the best ever and people should know the face as a household name and face.
Come on, son. Even my kids know who Tony Stark is.
I will admit, they been slackin on Pretty Tony. Caught 1 of them bangin his head to a GhostDeini joint just yesterday tho. Things are definitely lookin up, nahmsayin?
It’s like Blue n Cream !
Drippin like its marble cake!!
Ya did make every song a hit !!
SWORD STYLE
Wu is Forever
Rza had a studio on the top of a college in the basement. Well damn