- hip hop, boom bap, hardcore hip hop, east coast hip hop
- 58 min
- 12 tracks
- Loud Records
Enter the Wu-Tang , often referred to as simply 36 Chambers, is the debut studio album by the American hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, released on November 9, 1993, by Loud Records and RCA Records. The recording sessions took place during late 1992 to early 1993 at Firehouse Studio in New York City, and the album was produced by the group's de facto leader RZA. Its title originates from the martial arts films Enter the Dragon (1973) and The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978).
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Grave, earnest, relentless and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
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- Chicago Sun-Times3/4 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Source4.5/5 ★
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Christgau's Consumer GuideA−
- Consequence of SoundA+
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- MusicHound R&B5/5 ★
- Pitchfork10/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10
- XXL5/5
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Tracks
- 1Bring da Ruckus4:10
- 2Shame on a Nigga2:57
- 3Clan in da Front4:33
- 4Wu‐Tang: 7th Chamber6:06
- 5Can It Be All So Simple/Intermission6:53
- 6Da Mystery of Chessboxin’4:47
- 7Wu‐Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta F’ Wit3:36
- 8C.R.E.A.M.4:12
- 9Method Man5:50
- 10Protect Ya Neck4:51
- 11Tearz4:17
- 12Wu‐Tang: 7th Chamber – Part II/Conclusion6:09
12 tracks, 58 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Wu‐Tang Clan
- Label
- Loud Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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