In the early 90's as hip-hop began to reach its prime there was one crew that definitely secured the genres dominance. In present day hip-hop, the trends of succesful groups has continued; you've got the militant G-Unit, the trendsetting movement by the Harlem Diplomats along with others, but to keep it real no crew could have done it without the
Wu-Tang Clan. Real hip-hop heads respected the whole crew as they brought a style to the game like no other. With the RZA as the top clansmen, the off the wall personality of Ol Dirty Bastard, the knowledgeable lyrics from the GZA, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Mastah Killa, and the flaming raw bars from Ghostface Killah and Raekwon, the Wu was on some different shit. HHNLive.com is back again bringing you another look at a Hip-Hop classic with "Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers".

The Wu-Tang Clan was a squad of originality and that's why so many cats fucked with them. "36 Chambers" was raw from the gate with all the karate movie skits and foolishness that just had you fallin' out your seat. Just think about the classic bangers on this album starting with "Da Mystery of Chessboxin". This was a track that featured Method Man, U-God, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Ghostface Killah, and Masta Killa. RZA on some real talk was at his sharpest on the production tip. The follow up to that which every Wu-Tang fan remembers faithfully is "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin Ta F' Wit". Just think back to those first few seconds on the track going "Tiger Style", now you remember don't you [laughs]. Once again it was the crew just wilding on this track having fun. My man RZA was spitting flames when he came on with "I be tossin, enforcin, my style is awesome, I'm causin more Family Feud's than Richard Dawson And the survey said ya dead, Fatal flying guillotine chops off your fuckin head"...that's hip-hop at it's best.

The boys from Shaolin were fire and the deeper you entered "36 Chambers" the better it was. What about that classic single "C.R.E.A.M." (cash rules everything around me)? It was an instant classic and I remember being only seven or eight years old when this song used to blast out my older cousins radio speakers. True story. "C.R.E.A.M." is one of those classic singles that definitely had an influence in my involvement and love for hip-hop. "C.R.E.A.M." was about getting that cake and the Wu-Tang delivered it best. Next was the solo classic track by Method Man with the self-titled "Method Man". This track showed Meth to the fullest as it brought out his personality and distinguished him from the other members of the crew. "Method Man" was classic Wu-Tang Clan. The way "Can It Be All So Simple" used the Gladys Knight sampled "The Way We Were" was just genius skill by RZA. "Can It Be All So Simple" was about the hard life and why it couldn't be so simple. One track that brings this classic album back to memory is "Protect Ya Neck". For you upcoming hip-hop heads that don't know this was pure heat. The production, the lyrics, intro, and everything else was on point. Raw verses came easy from my man Inspectah Deck and Ol' Dirty Bastard with no father to his game.

"Enter the Wu-Tang Clan: 36 Chambers" was definitely the birth of one of the greatest groups to ever come since the existence of hip-hop. The Wu killed the game hard with classic solo efforts in the 90's with Ghostface Killah's "Iron Man", Raekwon's "Only Built For Cuban Linx" and GZA's "Legend of Liquid Swords". My respects goes to the whole crew - RZA, GZA, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, Ol'Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Method Man. Everybody who knows true hip-hop knows the Wu-Tang was that team. And one thing to remember...the Wu-Tang Clan wasn't nothing to fuck with.