On at the present time in Hip Hop historical past Wu Tang Clan releases their third studio LP The W. Because the comply with as much as the immensely profitable Wu Tang Endlessly, this album fell just a little wanting its predecessors success however continued in rising the Wu’s legacy as a complete.
On the time of the album’s manufacturing and launch, Wu Tang member ODB was dealing with a legal-saga with seemingly no finish. Though that will have stopped Dust Canine’s means to grace the album greater than as soon as, it didn’t nonetheless derail the Clan’s inventive course of and skill to execute. A lot to the tone of their previous work, The W as soon as once more proved that Wu-Tang is lyrically the strongest rap collective of all time. So far as manufacturing nonetheless, RZA toned down the intricate instrumentation used on Endlessly and went again to the 36 Chambers model of soulful samples coupled with melancholic drum patterns. This again to fundamental mannequin allowed the Clan to face out lyrically as they as soon as did.
Commercially, the album was a global success. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 in addition to #1 within the UK and Eire. The album received quite a few Album of the 12 months awards from esteemed publications and is herald as one in all Hip Hop’s higher albums.
