Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan

Album Details

Artist

Wu-Tang Clan

Release Date

November 9, 1993

Label

Loud Records
RCA Records

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is the debut studio album by the American Hip-Hop group Wu-Tang Clan. The recording sessions took place from late 1992 to early 1993 at Firehouse Studio in New York City. 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).

The distinctive, gritty sound of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) created a blueprint for hardcore hip-hop during the 1990s and helped return New York City hip-hop to national prominence. Its sound also became greatly influential in modern hip-hop production, while the group members’ explicit, humorous, and free-associative lyrics have served as a template for many subsequent rap records.

Initially receiving positive reviews from most music critics, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) has since been widely regarded as one of the most significant albums of the 1990s, as well as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. In 2022, the album was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.

Track Listing

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Original Release
  1. Bring da Ruckus
  2. Shame on a Nigga
  3. Clan in da Front
  4. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
  5. Can It Be All So Simple / Intermission
  6. Da Mystery of Chessboxin’
  7. Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta F’ Wit
  8. C.R.E.A.M.
  9. Method Man
  10. Protect Ya Neck
  11. Tearz
  12. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber – Part II / Conclusion

Total length: 58 min 24 sec

International Release
  1. Bring da Ruckus
  2. Shame on a Nigga
  3. Clan in da Front
  4. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
  5. Can It Be All So Simple / Intermission
  6. Da Mystery of Chessboxin’
  7. Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta F’ Wit
  8. C.R.E.A.M.
  9. Method Man
  10. Protect Ya Neck
  11. Tearz
  12. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber – Part II
  13. Method Man (Remix) (Skunk Mix) / Conclusion

Total length: 1 hr 1 min

Expanded Edition
  1. Bring da Ruckus
  2. Shame on a Nigga
  3. Clan in da Front
  4. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
  5. Can It Be All So Simple / Intermission
  6. Da Mystery of Chessboxin’
  7. Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta F’ Wit
  8. C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)
  9. Method Man
  10. Protect Ya Neck
  11. Tearz
  12. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber – Part II / Conclusion
  13. Protect Ya Neck (Shao Linux Version)
  14. Method Man (Home Grown Version)
  15. C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) (A Cappella)

Total length: 1 hr 10 min

Certifications

Certified Platinum 3x (RIAA)

Certified Platinum 3x (RIAA)

Certified Platinum (RIAA)

Certified Platinum (RIAA)

Certified Gold (RIAA)

Certified Gold (RIAA)

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