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Now playing: Season 1, Episode 2 — The Wu Dynasty Come Up
Transcending the music documentary genre by creating a new lane that merges music, socio-cultural commentary and and intimate family portrait of the Wu-Tang Clan.
1. The Essence Of Wu
2019-05-10
The RZA, The GZA, 'Ol Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon The Chef, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna, Masta Killa and Method Man cut a song, Protect Ya Neck, and the world hasn't been the same since.
2. The Wu Dynasty Come Up
2019-05-17
Wu-Tang Clan's underground rap single blows up and business moved fast. Despite their success, things were going on back home in the projects that affected their friends and family - the Wu weren't immune to it. Nor were they bulletproof.
3. After the Laughter Comes Tearz
2019-05-24
The sweet smell of success was intoxicating but the death of a friend changed the way each member saw the world and the Wu. The members would all go on to have successful solo careers, and Wu-Tang's global footprint was massive.
4. Can It Be that it was all so simple then?
2019-05-31
Twenty-five years in, a family looks to cement a legacy. 'Ol Dirty is dead. Everybody has gone solo. The 'W' is fading. Yet Wu-Tang Clan, their logo, music and their message remain indelible fixtures in the history of music and America.
U-God
Self
Inspectah Deck
Self
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Self (archive footage)
Method Man
Self
GZA
Self
Raekwon
Self
Ghostface Killah
Self
Masta Killa
Self
Cappadonna
Self
RZA
Self
