Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

not really my cup of tea, but could get into it in time

classic

No es mucho mi estilo la vd.

damn lost my listening notes. it's a good vibe, i think 90s hip hop is more my speed than 90s grunge, but still not like my favorite. the beat is good, easy to groove to. probably wouldn't listen to the album thru again, but wouldn't mind hearing their songs now & then. upper 3s/5 rounded to 4/5.

Bloated, self-important, rubbish. I really, really, hated this record (admittedly based on the first 20 seconds of the first four tracks, which was way, way more than I could actually tolerate.)

Guns and knives and boredom?

Could never really get into the Wu-Tang Clan, sorry.

Songs are great, not into the skits

Yeah, this is high school for me. I don't listen to much rap anymore being a white dude in my mid 40s but if I want to, this is what I'm putting on. It's a classic. All these rappers are on the same level...like, the other day, The College Dropout was generated, Kanye's album. And Kanye's parts are great. But there were too many features and the dropoff between Kanye to whoever the features were was noticeable. That's not this. They're all strong throughout...it's a cohesive unit. There's no dropoff anywhere. Da Mystery of Chessboxin is an amazing deep cut, for me that's the best song on the album. What a great album.

I really have a lot of respect for the Wu-Tang as a group. Without them, all the rap groups I enjoy today wouldn't be what they are or potentially even exist at all. That being said, I listened to this album through a few times and just didn't find myself connecting with it. I know this has a lot of the group's greatest songs on it, and I by no means thought the beats or verses were bad. Some of the songs were great. Maybe it's the whole kung fu schtick I'm not that into? Oh well. It was still a perfectly fine, respectable album. Just not something I think I'll personally be revisiting.

lol

3.5

A bit too much of all the stuff I don't like in old school rap albums for me. It is somewhat too vague, too angry and the music isn't really standing out at all. 2/5

the wu-tang clan are staples of rap for a reason so i was excited to listen to this album i think getting the LL Cool J album the day before elevates this one. their use of sampling things outside of music is so awesome im enamoured. honestly i think the album is well constructed i like that method man is introduced in one song and continues on a few more I think the length of this album (being short) really helps it. its short and sweet and leaves you wanting more a little. i plan on listening to the extended version after this. Honestly, this is a 5/5 album it feels wrong to give it anything less

Back to back to back 5 star songs with no skips. The feeling of walking through town with your boys absolutely schwasted condensed into an album.

lyrics were better than the previous one but i didnt hugely enjoy it

Timeless album. The three track run of Aint Nuthin, C.R.E.A.M and Method Man alone makes this a 5 Can bump this anytime, even 17:21.

Best of the genre so far. Ol' Dirty Bastard is hilarious and I can't tell if that's intentional or not, so +1 to you, sir. I would actually listen to this album for enjoyment ... except for all the racial slurs. I don't want that kind of language just casually taking up residence in my vocabulary. Over exposure tends to normalize things and slurs should not be normalized. So, sadly, this can't stay on my iPod. Made for an enjoyable listen for a few days though.

classic always a mood

I actually quite enjoyed this. I loved the beats that were laid down. I suspect it is one of those pieces where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. I get why it was so influential and can hear the debt that other artists owe the Clan.

amazing hip hop that can lift ur mood up, ur working time sound more focus :-)

Liked it

The sense I'm getting is that these guys were the Beatles of rap/hip-hop. Interesting to read how influential they were for artists I'm more familiar with. I wish I enjoyed it more, but I'd put it in the high 3 category.

Hot diggidy, this was swell to the nth degree. Never actually listened to Wu Tang, just new about their hijinks with that crazy album auction thing. I must admit, I feel a bit like Michael Bolton in Office Space right now...

Could have been a 5 with a little less filler

Tunes Simpsons: Yes

ILL FUCKING, ILL FUCKING, PUT A KNIFE ON THE STOVE TOP LET IT GET REAL HOT, THEN ILL FUCKING, SLOWLY POKE YOUR BALLS TO WE HERE THE TSSSSSS

Esta bueno, pero no es mi estilo

I love the gritty, raw and hardcore feel. Its unapologetic with incredible samples. Wu tang 7th chamber: part II Conclusion/Method man

I'm far from a hip hop enthusiast. I've listened to the record many times before, was big with my friends in college. I like this album pretty well, enjoying more than anything else the interesting samples and the sound of the beats. Can see these aspects as a template for many "alt rap" artists that followed. Overall however I didn't resonate much with the "tough guy" lyrics and personas often present here. The interstitials I found especially dumb. "I'm gonna fuck your ass up" "fuck you, ni**a" and all this stuff. I find it kinda silly and basically unpleasant. I like the sounds of ODB's voice but he seems like a real dipshit. Too often I didn't like long stretches of rapping in about half of the individual songs, where the song itself then becomes a throwaway for me. Good but far from essential, and I'd go elsewhere if I'm in the mood for hip hop (which is almost never). "Method Man" was my favorite track.

It's good, good lyrics, very fast-paced. It's not my favorite genre and I couldn't finish it for that reason.

Me gustó, aunque siento que es demasiado repetitivo por mas que sea rap. Me gustó "shame on a nug".

Demasiadas puteadas poco originales. No me gusta el rap tan marcado. Era todo lo mismo. No lo pude terminar. Le pondría 1,5 ⭐️

First listen here. the album was ok, the mezcla was decent/normal I guess, and the lyric to be honest my english is not that good to understand by listening to it once. so I guess I'll listen to it for the rest of the day. But in conclusion to normal not is a big thing.

Classic album with a string of great songs. Great balance of hardcore hip hop and humour.

Excellent rap feel the anger

Me costó mucho terminarlo, no sé si lo amo o lo odio. Lo escuché en el gym y me motivó a levantar más peso, jajaj. Entrene súper bien en el gym con este disco, pero fuera de eso no podría escucharlo.

No favorite

This is the famous Wu-Tang album. I definitely need to listen again and listen more closely. Maybe everything innovative about it was taken and reused by other artists and it's hard for me to discern. What is unique? Well I have to admit, while a nice album, I didn't get it (yet)

Brut, froid, authentique, sonorité film kung-fu kiffante, variété des flows c'est un chef d'oeuvre

Ehh, I don't love this sort of hip-hop. I get that it was influential for its time, but it just doesn't grab me in any way. The musical side is fairly pedestrian, and the rapping is a lot of guy barking lyrics at you without a lot of variation or interest for me. C.R.E.A.M. is one track I can listen to, but even that overstays its welcome by the end of it.

most songs were just average rap and some i really didnt likr

CREAM

Good, not my thing.

Wu Tang is for the children

Love forever

Hard as hell

An easy 5 star album for me, spent a lot of time listening to this when I was younger, although, I never really explored many more of their albums in the same way. I clicked the Apple link from the 1001 site and it brought me to the censored version which I initially was unhappy about until I realised we had a family outing and I could play it on the car journey, so I’ll have another listen today to experience it in its full explicit, original glory. There are some great rappers in the group but it’s RZA that transforms this into greatness.

Not for me. I can appreciate what these guys are doing, how they moved music along. I just don't like listening to music like this.

dolla dolla bill y'all

good rap album

Like Led Zeppelin, this is the result of getting some of the greatest minds in the genre together and making a masterpiece. Top tier production and too many iconic songs. This was an important album in my own listening experience of 90s hip hop and the genre in general.

Their lyrics are a little strange at times. Rhyming diarrhea with gonorrhea is crazy work. Also "bouncing on old MEN" is crazy too. I think I heard "butt plugs" and "busting a clit" which are also very interesting. I like the back tracks for all the songs though they're very unique and nice. I liked the first song the best or "protect ya neck"

I listened to only 2 tracks😓. The lyrics of the 2 I listened to were bad so I gave it up. Groovy though. 3.5/10

This is a 5/5. Every track is a banger. Nothing I can say about it that hasn't already been said.

dolla dolla bills y'all

Is this the uncensored version of the musical Hamilton?

Have heard big things about WTC in the past, this wasn't for me. would give a 2.5 / 5.

Canciones que conocia: variass, un album clave de infancia CREAM, method man, wtc ain none to fuck wit, protect ya neck. Canciones para playlist: 4/9 Cancion que me gusto: Shame on a nuh DISCAZO

A classic.

I wouldn't listen to this outside of the generator, I get the acclaim but it's just not for me

Gritones

WU! TANG! WU! TANG! WU! TANG! maybe I'm biased but ODB is my hero

Not my thang but it is good.

Crazy to know they were some of the pioneers of what rap is today. A little diff from my preference, the songs sound too together and mushed if that makes any sense. Iconic tho

I enjoyed this debut album listen from the Wu-Tang Clan! I believe this was my first time listening to an album by them all the way through. I liked the hip hop vibes of this album and the large use of sampling of various audio snippets, which made the songs more intriguing. Overall, I had a good time listening to this album! It made for a great album to listen to while I was working out and it would be one that I would return to in the future!

It was cool, angry, and in-your-face as raps of this era often is.

Lightning in a bottle this one.

Esta bueno, bien OG, mucha charla al principio de las canciones pero dentro de todo esta bueno

ONe of the first albums I ever bought on vinyl. havnt listened is forever but had the line "I smoke on the mic' like "Smokin' Joe" Frazier The hellraiser, raisin' Hell with the flavor Terrorize the jam like troops in Pakistan Swingin' through your town like your neighborhood Spider-Man" stuck in head yesterday for some reason

Buen ritmo me gustaron 3 canciones

The rhymes are pleasing to the ear. Even though it is released in the 90s, that sounds quite new to me

It’s amazing to come back to this. I haven’t played this start to finish in way too long. Every track is an anger except maybe Da Mystery of Chessboxin, which to my ears isn th only just alright track. And then there’s CREAM. Idk, maybe the most classic rap track ever. No other track is as chill and smooth yet catchy and aggressive. You can’t not feel cool listening to it. It imbues your aura with a little extra swagger. Few records more deserve th moniker groundbreaking. 6/5.

Just monumental. Every MC at the very top of their game. The samples and beats are legendary. The skits are just as dumb as they were in 1993.

Oh, f*ck yeah! This is an intelligent, menacing and grimy album. It's a flash pan of musical genius forged out of some of the worst conditions our society can muster. These eight (!) guys recorded their frustrations and lived life on to this. They mixed it with some innovative sampling, a raw sound, and sparse arrangements and crafted a new sound, which has been repeated and imitated ad nauseum since. Old martial arts Shaw Brothers film samples with a slice of hard street life? Yes, please! There's a complaint to be made that the violence on this album is unappealing, glorified, and/or unnecessary, but I strongly disagree with that, here. With the Wu, that violence was their lived reality. Their raps throw the curtains back to show us all where they've been. Whether that's uncomfortable or not is on the listener, and isn't the Wu's responsibility. Any society that spawns something like this needs to listen and look it directly in the face. It's both thrilling and terrible, but the story has to be heard. You can feel their anger throughout and it's potent. (5/5) Instant classic and unconditionally required listening. Wu Tang Clan ain't nuthin' ta f*ck wit.

Wu-Tang Clan (and their affiliated solo projects) are the reason why every gangster rap artist since them has sounded like watered down repetitive copycats to me. Creative, gritty, laugh out loud funny, and downright groovy, this album came at me at a time when I had just about moved on from rap/hip hop and pulled me back in. I think it's the crews for me. Following in the footsteps of NWA, Geto Boys, and Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang brought together a collection of distinct voices and personalities and blended (or rather, forged) them something greater than their parts. This shit right here is the reason why 50 Cent got a 2 from me, and why so many contemporary rap artists will most likely follow suit. Easy 5/5 and the bar by which everyone else in the genre will be measured.

Variety: 5 Adequacy: 5 Listenability: 5 Uniqueness: 5 Emotionality: 3 = 4.6 rounded up to a 5 "A game of chess is like a swordfight: You must think first before you move. Toad style is immensely strong And immune to nearly any weapon." INTRO When this album came out it was not on my radar. I doubt I heard much at all unless it was by accident on MTV. I was aware of the Wu-Tang as an entity, and as the individual members went on to do other stuff I would catch bits and pieces. I never listened all the way through this until maybe late in high school. I remember thinking, yeah ok... and? I'm wondering if hearing it 5 or so years after it came out left me unimpressed with some of its innovations. It has grown on me though with every listen though. It has been several years, so let's see how it holds up. THE TRACKS "Bring da Ruckus" We get our first old school Kung-Fu movie sample, and right before a damn solid message of intent. Here we are, this is what we do. Very basic message. The deceptively spartan soundscape here must have sounded so fresh given production at the time. Not quite low-fi, but close enough. "Shame on a Nigga" - Awesome groove on this one and our introduction to ODB and Method Man. ODB's "Drunken Master" flow is on display here, and if the first track was a map, this one was a blueprint for the virtuosity we'll see form everyone on here. "Clan in da Front" - The off kilter piano is the hook for me here, but RZA and GZA both deliver the goods. This one feels like it's going to stumble all over itself the whole time, but never does. "Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber" I am not as enamored of the skits on this as a lot of people, but they do provide some elbow room in between tracks and the flavor is appropriate to the atmosphere. Four tracks in and we get our showcase track. Most everyone gets the spotlight here, and it's pretty great. With a catchy as hell beat underneath to booth. "Can It Be All So Simple" "Intermission" - We get a welcome slow down dip in the energy here. Focus on Ghostface Killah and Raekwon doesn't feel slight, but more like a reset. And As opposed to two guy over off doing their own completely separate thing, this just feels like a small aside at the same party that we've been at. Two or three more guys are bound to wonder in and start a new conversational tangent anytime now... "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" - And the energy shoots WAY back up. ODB verse on this ends with the best intro on the album to Ghostface. This just feels like the group surrounded an enemy and passing the mic around at a breakneck pace as they close in for the kill. "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit" - Sickest beat we've heard so far. That and the fizzed out melodic line under the vocals carry this one along. Not much going on lyrically however. This must be the audience participation song in love shows, right? "C.R.E.A.M." - Here's the one you've heard if you haven't heard anything else on here. All-time classic and deserves a place in even the most casual rap fan's 5 star playlist. Everyone shines on this, though I think Reakwon delivers the best verse. That piano line will be stuck in my head for a week. "Method Man" - Some real Human Centipede stuff going on here at the beginning. Method Man is the star here, and he doesn't disappoint. Some of the sillier rhymes, but it never comes across as lough out loud funny so much as a bit winking. "Protect Ya Neck" - Another showcase track, and in my opinion, the better one. But only just as it gets to the point faster, and stays in longer. "Tearz" - Of I had to pick an album MVP, I guess I could do worse than Ghostface Killah. His fingerprints are everywhere on this, moreso than anyone else besides RZA, at least in the tracks themselves. Dig that weird organ. "Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber - Part II" "Conclusion" - And they don't drop the ball on the closer either. That bass rumble over the beat and the skeezy sax add a textured grimy layer to an already grimy feeling production. And ODB delivers my favorite verse on the album. All-star stuff. HIGHLIGHTS - The HUGE amount of variety amongst the voices here, but sounds almost impossibly cohesive - "Bring da Ruckus" - "Shame on a Nigga" - "Clan in da Front" - "Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber" - "Can It Be All So Simple" - "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" - "C.R.E.A.M." - "Method Man" - "Protect Ya Neck" - "Tearz" - "Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber - Part II" MIDLIGHTS - "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit" - Some of the skits were meh... LOWLIGHTS - Not really much to complain about here FINAL THOUGHTS Glad I relistened to this one, but not exactly surprised my opinion has not changed much. Having listened to much more rap and hip-hop in the subsequent years, I can much better appreciate how different this must have sounded when it came out. I think I've seen this album called the Nevermind of rap, for how imitated and influential it was. I'd go so far and maybe even compare it more the the whole Seattle Grunge scene rather than one album though, give the size of the group, and how they split off and morphed into smaller groups and solo efforts. No matter how much I like it when I'm in it though, this will never be a go-to album to grab for me, so it's got to remain just out of reach of that S-tier spot. 5 stars, with reservations. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Probably an unpopular opinion, but I think this would work just as well without the skits and movie clips FURTHER LISTENING - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… — Raekwon - Liquid Swords — GZA - Supreme Clientele — Ghostface Killah - Tical — Method Man - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version - ODB - Ready to Die - The Notorious B.I.G. - Illmatic - Nas

“Everything is either too tame or there's too much anger I didn't like the beat, so I hated, Might Delete Later" You nerdy pricks would find somethin' wrong with 36 Chambers.” Eminem, “Renaissance” from The Death of Slim Shady Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is a muthafuckin’ masterpiece! Don’t think about it too hard. Just bring the muthafuckin' ruckus. Oh yeah, this entry might have some strong language. Give it a five and start nodding your head. You've got eight guys here letting loose with the flows inspired by a love of kung-fu movies and a gritty urban existence. What witty criticism can you provide that is going to make any difference. You're bringing a pen to a sword fight. Here's my counterargument: A guy named Ol' Dirty Bastard rapping about slicing shit like a samurai. I guess if you had to get intellectual you could talk about how influential this album was and became even more so over time. How it reestablished the East Coast hip-hop scene even as the G-Funk West Coast sound was becoming ascendant. One might be tempted to examine the cross-culture aspects more in depth. Why bother? Spin "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" one more time. Or "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing to F'With." Or "Protect Your Neck." Or any track from "Bring Da Ruckus" to the Conclusion. Then spin it again. Listen to Inspectah Deck pass the mic to Raekwon to Method Man to U-God to the Ol' Dirty Bastard to Ghost Face Killer to The RZA to The GZA. The rotation may be long, but its damn cool company. Tiger Style!

Just cannot get into this at all. The dialogue is irritating, songs very repetitive.

This would be a 5 for overall impact on music, but a 4 for me in terms of enjoyment. Some great moments but also some songs that are tedious, and skits aren’t for me.

Not being a massive hip hop fan, I have not listened to the album before. Can appreciate its importance in the history of the genre and enjoyed some of the tracks. Not one I'll rush back to.

Наиболее качовый хип-хоп альбом из тех, которые попадались здесь. Но больше про него сказать не могу. Классные панчи, но всё равно старый хип хоп меня не так уж цепляет(

A great, great listen. Every song is a banger and the whole album is such a classic. I've heard some of their songs before but I never got around listening to the entire album... I'm happy I did now! The entire album sounds so raw... I mean like the microphone and the vocals are so spontaneous, it's not some overproduced industry bulshittttt. Tearz is really my favourite song in the album: it gives me summer vibes. Living in a small town in italy, a song is fine with me only if it sounds like summer days, and Tearz really does! I can see myself put it on in the car, hanging out and chilling with a joint. 7th chamber pt. 2 is also amazing. I'm not an expert but it makes me feel something and that's what matters lol

pretty chill what I would call oldschool hiphop as a hiphop noob Flow parts are nice, all the talking is pretty annoying. also kinda funny "all kinds of fucking blood coming out of him" Song at 26:00 is insane

Really not my taste. No traditional instruments, versatile musicians. Just couldn’t make it thru…

I forgot that albums I know front to back and come in liking could appear in this cursed book. It is a rare occurrence, and a day like this is to be thoroughly savoured. This record is incredible. Firstly, it's terrifying. The lyrics aren't what sells the fear, rather it's the performances that give this record a grimy edge that feels like it might cut you and spread some extinct, bloodborne infection. Just listen to the Ghostface Killah verse on "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" A lot of hyperbole and personification is used during music review but that delivery incites violence. The emphasis on each syllable is an attack that seems to rumble from the very soul of the artist and you are forced to feel it at the same depth. It's not just the Ghostface show either. There is a magic on this album where each rapper delivers at a higher level than any of their solo work. Every Inspectah Deck verse on this thing goes so incredibly hard, that when I first heard it, I sought him out. I have yet to hear one moment in his catalogue within miles of this record. You talk about a record where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, "36 Chambers" is the definition. Big shout out to world's creepiest game show host, Richard Dawson who gets an extremely memorable mention on this record. Survey says! You're dead. RIP Dickie, you would've loved hitting on moms in HD on today's Family Feud. This thing is perfect. The kung-fu movie samples are so cool, the beats are evil, and the rapping is so violent and urgent, I don't believe there was a regime in human history that could've contained it. This record is an unstoppable haunted freight train barrelling through hell which has taken the shape of Staten Island in 1995 for some reason. All aboard! 5 HIGHLIGHTS: What's that smouldering crater where the Statue of Liberty usually is?

It's a classic for a reason.

what can I even say. The greatest group to ever exist, not just in hip-hop—period. GZA, RZA, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon the Chef, U-God, Ghostface Killah, and M.E.T.H.O.D. — maaaan, this isn’t even a group, this is like nine war generals marching into battle, each one delivering something deadly. Every verse hits, every voice is unforgettable. This album isn’t just raw—it’s filthy, grimy, alive in a way music rarely is. The beats sound like they were forged in some underground dungeon, and the energy feels almost dangerous, like it could break out of your speakers at any moment. Honestly, this isn’t even an album, it’s a statement, a takeover, a whole world of its own. ABSOLUTE PERFECT. NOTHING ABOVE THIS.

I get it, but I'm not getting all the way through it.

Good album.

It's a good album, with interesting and innovative rhythmic foundations that accompany Wu Tang's lyrics. It also addresses several highly relevant themes, such as the economy and violence, which, through social criticism, give us a rather raw portrait of urban life in New York in the 1990s. Overall, it's quite decent.

Since I was a teenager in the 90s, I've never understood the greatness of Wu-Tang Clan and listening to this in my 40s, perhaps expectedly, didn't change that.

Really good album. Couple more listens and could easily turn into a 5

Very interesting album. The rap is good. Good flow, nice beats. However, the language is very vulgar. The whole wu-tang vibe taken from old Chinese kung fu movies is a bit gimmicky. There isn’t much diversity. It feels like listening to the same song. The beat is always very similar.

OG

reminds me of beasties

Influential and iconic, but only a few tracks have standout backing tracks. 6/10

You know what, I think I'm starting to get the appeal of rap music. The delivery of the lyrics and the bits of ear candy started to fill in those blanks for me. There's not a whole lot of processing on the vocals, so for them to be exciting on their own is a testament to the artist's ability. Honestly, I had a good time listening, except for one section where two guys were going back and forth talking about extreme acts of violence. Other than that, great album!

100% essential hip-hop that has aged like a fine wine. It's raw, it's grimy, and it's delivered with confident swagger.

Old school stuff. Clan In Da Front was cool, some nice vocals on Can It Be All So Simple. Gotta go with CREAM, but a cool album. 3.75/5

Pinnacle of east coast hip hop

Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthin ta F’ wit So fucking good, da mystery of chessboxin’ up there with my favourite rap songs of all time

Awesome album that gets better the further you go into it. Not sure there’s a single bad song on here, and a pretty accessible rap album too

M E T H O D MAN!

this was pretty good but not particularly interesting

nope

Really repetitive beats and seemed to drag on way too long.

Wuuuuu Tang!!

I recently had another 1993 hip-hop album (Doggystyle) which I thought had aged really well (in terms of production, not lyrically!) 36 Chambers is, of course, even more solidified as a classic, and it also stands up pretty well, even if the rhythm of many of the flows sound very much of their era. It's interesting that the production and beats in hip-hop seemed to evolve far more quickly than the rapping. That's not to say this has the same trademark "dinosaur flow" which makes much of late 80s hip-hop unlistenable to me - clearly there was significant evolution around the turn of the 90s - even if it is still sounds somewhat primitive in many ways to modern ears. Rhyming "diarrhea" with "gonnorhea" for example, is something that I wouldn't necessarily expect to hear in contemporary hip-hop. Although maybe a bar like that is more compatible with the brainrot music of 2026 than I'd like to acknowledge. Everything comes full circle huh. Anyway, despite showing it's age, it's easy enough to see why 36 Chambers is revered as a classic. The sheer number of different characters who get on the mic keeps the flows from sounding too stagnant, the kung-fu movie samples make the beats sound unique (even if I expected more of these samples tbh, they largely disappear after the first track). But at the end of the day, this is rap from a time before the technical evolution of the late 90s, with the trademark tedious skits and some questionable bars spat over dusty, boombap beats. I can see why it's so revered, and it's a good time, but this sort of thing is just not something I have any real affection for or desire to return to. Ok I was gonna give this 3 stars and then in 'Method Man' they start talking about how they're gonna apply torture techniques to a guy's balls, dick AND asshole. Like, that's weird AF, why was this scene so simultaneously homophobic and obsessed with penises? Odd behaviour honestly. So there you have it, I prefer Doggystyle to 36 Chambers I guess? Mad.

1/3. Maybe I need to give it a listen in headphones rather than speakers (ironic for a rap album), but holy shit this is muddy. Couldn't understand most of the lyrics (not good news for rap) and the production just sounds so lo-fi. As a fan of 3 6 Mafia I don't think that's a bad thing, but their music has the low-end thump to make up for the muddiness, where these guys don't. I know it's legendary and iconic, but I was not a fan.

Overall: 10/10 If this isn't the greatest rap album ever made, the it's at least MY personal favourite. Every member of the group is so full of personality and I always feel like I'm being taken on a journey to the slums of Shaolin whenever I listen to this. Fav Song: Shame on a N***a

muy bueeeeeeeeeeeno

I know people love this band and I appreciate rap and hip hop but I’m also at the point in my life where I need more expressive lyrics that “mother fuckin’ n****r.” And to be fair there are some really clever lyrics and creative samples and references, but way too much “ mother fuckin’ n****r” for my taste.

Not really my taste.

Ok

Another classic pull on a Monday! Of all the 90s hip hop albums I've heard so far, this might be my favorite. It might be because of the different members taking turns on the tracks creates variety compared to an album with one person. It might be the contrast between the aggressive deliveries and the laid back beats. Whatever it is, I dig it. Not all of the tracks hit in the same way as some of the bigger hits and I think that is the reason I am not giving it a 5. But it doesn't take away from the fact that this is a classic if there ever was one. 4/5

Music was good but was painful to listen to!

Instant 5 star for me, this was the first vinyl i ever owned and wu-tang, specically C.R.E.A.M. was one of the early memories i have of getting into Hip-hop. This album was unlike anything of its time, the samples, the sound effects, the rhymes, the whole clan completly changed the game, this album is iconic, fact! It still has that great variety of song mood, which i believe all great albums have, you have more punchy energetic songs and those slower more mellow songs. Each member has their unique style and to bring it all together is incredible, i think seeing such a successful large group is something of its own. It has its connection to a hard lifestyle but it is much more that, its clever and smart, the wordsmithing from some of the members is genius, the beat production an art form. Its gritty, fun and authentic there just is so much to it, C.R.E.A.M. is one of the best hip-hop songs top 10 for sure. I could bang on about this album and Wu-Tang for a while but i will cut it here, this album just has a special feeling to it, from a personal view but also a wider musical perspective. Wu-Tang forever!

Already have heard this album and its one of the greatesst rap albums ever. LIstened to it again and it is amazing. A trip worth taking.

Yes this album needs to be on here. The samples are completely insane next to the rapping, but they make it work. I dig it. Not something I'd listen to but I 100% understand why they are loved

Class

This is awesome! Protect ya neck!

A 90’s hip hop classic, re listening as a middle aged man I wish they would remove the skits and intros and just get on with the music and the glamorisation of the gangsta life comes off a little childish but you can’t argue with the tracks. Would have been a 5 in my teens now it’s 4

Some cool bass lines and an overall good sound. Rap isn't really my genre though and I get a little bored after a while with this.

Great 1st album on the generator. Certainly a top 10 90s hip hop album of the 90s I've heard

I've always preferred east coast rap to west. All of my favorite 90s rap is west coast, and a lot of modern rap I love came up out of the east. But I think, of the big 3 east coast albums that came out around this time, this is probably my least favorite. It's not a bad album by any means, it just doesn't hold a candle to Illmatic or Ready to Die. Still great though. Favorites: C.R.E.A.M., Protect Ya Neck, Tearz

Its a classic for a reason.

Enjoyed most of this, even though I think Wu Tang Clan are the most overrated rap group ever.

Favorite songs Tearz/Protect Ya Neck

Not my genre at all. Modern rap owes a lot to this album. Modern rap is nowhere near as good as this album. But much of it is more potty-mouthed than my puny brain can handle.

System of a down covered this

Amazing album, the vibes and beats are so good. Whole thing is a vibe, would recommend. 5 stars

Wu tang has been a constant in my life since I started forming my own taste in music. This record is as close to a super hero movie as music gets for me.

A rap classic with some bangers and simple but catchy samples. Favorite Songs: Bring da Ruckus ; Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber ; C.R.E.A.M. ; Method Man

The generally rough quality of these songs provides them with an aura of authenticity that you don't see that much today. A generational and in many ways foundational album for Rap from coast to coast. The lyrics are simultaneously humerus and witty, adding even more to the flair. For me it is only the interludes that take a bit too much time but that does little to blemish the entirety of this brilliant piece of art. Best songs are Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit and Protect Ya Neck (Shao Lin Version). 9/10, the progenitor of modern Gangsta Rap.

Dope album, had never listened to it in full before. Had only ever heard the main singles/big tracks

Very good, glad to have seen them live, but not so amazing to be a 5

Still not my genre.

Veel moeite mee, maar iconisch

This is a review for the expanded version because I couldn't find an uncensored version of the original. Pretty fun hip hop album. This feels like a step above most of the other rap albums from this era.

I don't have much to say other than that I like the Wu-Tang Clan, and all of the members are pretty good and have generally made good solo albums.

Not my thing

Little overrated but still great

Not my fave genre, but enjoyable enough! Good back beats.

Hey these guys are good rappers

non mi è piaciuto

yooo

0.5/5 I couldn't even finish this album. It was cancer to my ears. I know this is touted as one of the best rap albums in history but to me, it's one of the worst. I really don't like rap or hip hop and even this albun couldn't get me to like it.

I never listened to a hip hop album. I understand why people like it. I think it was made in a phenomenal way. It still isn’t my kind of music.

Just the greatest. Raw, hard, poignant, funny, insightful, explosive, uncompromising. 5 stars, no further questions, m'lud.

Wu-Tang Clan was essentially the East Coast's answer to N.W.A.: a fearsome, hardcore hip-hop collective not afraid to dial up the aggression and controversy to get their messages across to their audience. 'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' is a landmark album of the East Coast hip-hop scene, which sees some of New York's finest emerging rappers (RZA, GZA, Ghostface Killa, Method Man, Raekwon, Inspecta Deck, Ol Dirty Bastard, Masta Killa and U-God) come together for an hour of intense raps covering the tough streets of New York, their appreciation for martial arts movies and comic books and drug use. Each rapper involved brings their own distinctive flavour to the record, and with most songs featuring multiple rappers, the differing views of urban life are rather interesting to digest, and their delivery never fails to hold your attention. Unlike N.W.A., who utilized more in-your-face personas and tried to be as offensive as possible, Wu-Tang Clan adopts a more subtle and restrained approach to raps, allowing the Eastern themes in the music and a greater focus on storytelling to take greater precedence. 'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' is quite a relaxing album to listen to despite its harsh subject matter, and it would become an aspect of East Coast hip-hop that would stand out from their contemporaries in the West: chill beats over provocative statements. That's not to say Wu-Tang Clan aren't afraid to offend, they just have a more relaxed, even humourous way of doing it. With creative lyrical passages, multiple rappers on board and some clever productions, the songs on this record serve as fragments painting an interesting picture on urban life, interspersed with some of their favourite martial arts movies. 'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' is a highly influential hip-hop record, and would ensure Wu-Tang Clan would become just as recognisable as a brand as they were a collective. Best songs: Bring Da Ruckus, Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber, Can It All Be So Simple, C.R.E.A.M., Protect Ya Neck

Big fan!

They hit flow state with Da Mystery of Chessboxin’ and it kept climbing to Method Man. I couldn’t really stomach all the in between bits, but they’re not for me so 🤷‍♀️

This was definitely a welcome change but also still a bit much for me. Lots of interesting samples and I understand that this was quite a visionary release even if not really in my wheelhouse. Tearz was a nice closer

everyone go listen to my spock 🖖🏻playlist on spotify

There are a TON of Wu-Tang and Wu-Tang adjacent albums, it can be hard to get a grip on everything going on with the group and it's members. But, if you are going to listen to one Wu-Tang record, this is the one. I love the lo-fi production; the beats and samples are simple on purpose, allowing the rapping to take center stage. The flow is outstanding. There are skits (which I generally don't approve of), but they are few, brief and not too intrusive. And, rare for a 90s rap album, it doesn't overstay its welcome. It's a bit janky at times, but if you have any interest in hip hop whatsoever, you need to be aware of the Wu Tang Clan, and this is the most important album they produced. A solid 4/5

This music is so targeted to a certain group of people in our society and is not even good.

It’s iconic, what else needs to be said. Would drop it to 4.5 for that one interlude track if I could but I gotta give SOMETHING a 5 eventually.

Im ngl i didnt like it that much. Lots of chatting in between songs about not very nice things.

Of course! It’s wu tang

Pretty cool stuff

🥷

Bababa

03/03/2026 1. bring da ruckus - like the spoken word intro.... love the samples. alright, but doesn't have that oomph to push it into something i really like. like the kindof glitching sound near the end. 2. shame on a xxxxx - liking this one more immediately. love the horns and the scratching. love the piano. got a bit bored towards the end... 3. clan in da front - love the bass in this one. alright. 4. wu-tang: 7th chamber - liked this one more than the other songs, but still not massive on it :/ maybe it's not my thing? or i'm not in the right mood? *5. can it all be so simple/intermission - love the sampling and the bass(?)... reeaaaally nice. 6. da mystery of chessboxin - like the scratching. gets a bit boring after a while... 7. wu-tang clan ain't nuthing ta f'wit - same as the others really... *8. cream - love the samples!! liking the lyrics more as well. really liked this one!! 9. method man - not massive on this one either. 10. protect ya neck - like the squealing sound in the back. too long for me. 11. tearz - liking this one more... probably wouldn't choose to listen to it again though. 12. wu-tang: 7th chamber part ii - liking the beat... wasn't massive on the gangster rap lyrics (eg. the start of method man....) or the beats which just sounded the same after a while... really liked the more political and emotional lyrics of cream or tearz though.

Amazing

A classic and finally something different from this list! About damn time.

Väldigt bra! Rakt igenom. Galet egentligen att så många bra (och kända) låtar kommit från ett och samma album? Hip Hop känns inte så här nyskapande längre och glädjefyllt heller. Men det kanske ändrar sig i framtiden, den här gruppen har ju ändå stakat väg.

Method Man and ‘Ol Dirty Bastard are legendary. C.R.E.A.M. absolute favorite.

Niet echt voor mij

Classic banger. Al een tijd niet meer van begin tot eind gehoord

Facking banger hahaha nog nooit gehoord. I know echt erg wel.

*Dad from Get Out* “I woulda given this album six stars if I could!”

not my vibe but cool

Classic!

90s rap is not usually my style but this slapped.

4/5 Some insane shit going on in this album, and like, good shit. Method Man's flow is fucking insane. Enjoyed this album thoroughly.

Not a hip hop fan but I can see the landmark quality

Hip Hop. Clássico e pai de todos.

not my apple

Really not my vibe

Good!

Without a doubt, the illest hip-hop record of all time. I think I got Low End Theory above it, but what 36 Chambers has is more of an edge. You don't want to mess with Q Tip and Phife, but you REALLY don't want to mess with the RZA, the GZA, ODB, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, Raekwon Tha Chef, Ghostface Killah and the M.E.T.H.O.D. Man. Everybody absolutely brings their A-Game to every song here. Wu Tang is a family, Wu Tang is a life-style and you can hear this proclamation on every bar, every beat, every flow. It's what brought the east-coast some hard flavor during the times of G-Funk, months before Nasty Nas formally debuted on his record. What more can I say? It's the Wu 🙌 (10/10, 5/5 on this scale)

Just some of the best music. Classic, timeless, hard af.

Have already heard it, iconic hip hop album, there are definitely better rap albums out there, but its still a classic 8,5/10

Barrrbarela

Very meh rap the whole way. Not my kind of music

Might just not be my genre or decade for that genre but I think this is just fine.

Another interesting listen. I still like the concept feel. Of the 2 WuTangs we’ve listened to, this one feels like the more important to the bands history

As far as rap goes, I think this is close to the top of how much I can like it. I appreciate they had a mix of 80s and 90s rap sound and it wasn't as filled with hate and slurs as others

5.5 - Legendary

Not my typical hip hop but it’s hard to deny how good this is.

Not a huge fan of hiphop but this is solid

Genios totales. Cambiaron la historia del hip hop. Álbum top. 8/10

I don't know how I never listened to this album before. I loved it. Banger after banger on this album. I enjoyed hearing each rapper's individual flow. Wu-Tang Clan ain't nuthing ta f'wit!

Classic hipnhop

Gotta be one of the best and most influential hip hop albums of all time. Bars.

Wu tang forever

It's not my thing.

Je sais à quel point cet album est un monument. Bien évidemment sans cet album, une partie immense de la musique n'aurait pas existé, mais l'écouter aujourd'hui est difficile. Je trouve que l'album a bien trop vieilli. Tout est monotone, la prod est vraiment basique. D'autres qui ont suivi ont fait mieux et ont même repris des samples du Wu Tang Klan. Mais voilà, aujourd'hui, c'est devenu compliqué de voir cet album isolé de son contexte comme un moment plaisant à passer. Note : 2 À réécouter : Non

These guy ain't nothing to mess with

Nope, not for me

Hmmmm. Not really my thing

It was pretty good for its time. Probably got an extra start just because of nostalgia.

Classic

4.8

I've been informed that they are nothing to fuck with

Absolute banger of an album, the Wu-Tang clan come out of the gate dropping nothing but fire beats and verses, leaving no doubt to their greatness that unfolded from this group

Muy entretenido, muchísimo flow e instrumentales simples pero funcionales

Oof, I had this playing in the background whilst working. Stopped for a moment to check it out properly and heard the diarrhoea/gonorrheah rhyme. Eeeeeewwww! Otherwise, I took little notice of it. Just washed over me. The general feel though... preferred to the over-produced Lauryn Hill; not as hardcore as Public Enemy. Kind of middling hip hop.

Interesting. I think it was influenced by Paul's Boutique. It's a good album. Funny harsh in spots.

Pretty cool, I liked Da Mystery of Chessboxin' most. I'm liking all these pop culture references often packed into rap lyrics, got laughs from Cousteau and Family Feud references

Dope!

So I feel like you needed to be alive to appreciate this album for it's cultural impact. Looking at it from the outside though, it is not something I'd just put on to listen to on a random weekend day. This might be blasphemy, but it just doesn't do as much for me as it perhaps should? Could not get through it, did absolutely very little for me.

On the shortlist for my favorite rap albums of all time. Incredibly funny, catchy, varied and deep. The unique flow of each member stands out and keeps the album from ever getting boring. You can still feel the influence of it today — not just in hip hop but in how musicians craft soundscapes and tell stories. Also a near literary portrait of New York.

Wasn't really in the right vibe for this yesterday and feel like I've heard most of it — may have to revisit

This is probably one of my favourite albums of all time, let alone hip-hop albums. I'm a big fan of hip-hop collectives, the collage of personalities and styles. The aggression, themes and love of king fu all make for an great blend. The production created a template that endures and the styling is iconic.

Great listen. I love the cheesy samplings of martial arts films and I can't think of a single song with a weak beat behind it. Even my lily white ass, only having barely dipped my toes into the world of hip-hop, can see how influential this record likely is to the couple artists I have listened to before. 9/10.

Required listening. The movie and track samples absolutely kick and the flow variety is very appreciated. Favourite track: Protect Ya Neck

8/10 While most mainstream Hip-Hop isn't my thing, I really enjoyed this album. The production across these songs is so diverse and feels calm in a way that nicely contrasts with the rapping.

Du rap sans vraiment de morceau qui sort du lot

Grosse référence dans le hip-hop US Bien cool

Énorme banger, j'étais trop content de le voir dans la liste. Comme ce projet me fait découvrir l'univers hip hop j'ai cherché des albums dans cette veine là et j'étais tombé sur celui-ci, donc déjà écouté et j'avais déjà kiffé.

It was interesting to listen to this and hear a lot of rhythms and beats similar to the hip hop I listened to growing up in the 2000's and 2010s.

A classic - gifted on a copied tape in Grade 9 and will always remember Bring Da Ruckus' strong start. Still listen to at least 3 or 4 of these songs on the regular.

Is ok, some nice songs but im am not a hip hop listener every day

- Bring the Ruckus (4/5) - Shame on a Ni**a (4/5) - Clan in da front (3/5) - Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber (5/5) - Can it be all so simple (5/5) - Da Mystery of Cheeseboxin' (3/5) - Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' wit (3/5) - CREAM (4.5/5) - Method Man (3/5) - Protect ya neck (3/5) - Tearz (2/5) - Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber, Pt. 2 (3.5/5) Is this something I would listen to when I run? Yes. Would I consider getting a physical copy of this album? undecided.

No sería justo que le pusiera menos de 3 porque no entendí nada de lo que dicen. Pero estuvo bien escucharlos.

Pretty crap

3.5 the beats don't always do it for me, but it's so solid

de los mejores discos de la historia de la música

I like jazz, rock, techno, classical, salsa, and in between

Wordplay and storytelling giving that grime punk feeling of rapping.

One of the greatest rap albums of all time.

Top 10 rap album of all time.

Pure garbage.

Classic album but has always been uneven for me. 90s hip hop skits never age well and while it's nice to hear the group members riff off each other, the novelty fades. I think Ghostface, ODB, etc showed their talents better in solo work.

I have only heard the name Wu Tang Clan but have never heard any songs by them. Thoughts while listening... Kick-Kick-Snare - that's the exact same drum beat across 90% of this listening experience. Sounds cool and fun at first, but gets tedious and boring after endless use. "Can It All Be So Simple" - was good because it was different - but the very long talking parts ruined it for me. "Wu Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin To F' Wit" - braggadocious rap song - but at least it has some sense of humor such as "I'm causing more family feuds than Richard Dawson" "C.R.E.A.M." and "Tearz" - like these ones, the music and lyrics are more interesting than most of what's on here. This is my 4th hip hop album where I didn't really get into it that much - but this one was definitely better than the other 3. I'm not sure if they make this for me. Liked songs on Spotify: 3/12 Rating: 2/5 (being generous, because I did like some songs that got ruined by all the skits)

I'm a suburban white kid from Canada. I first heard this album because literally everyone was playing it all the time in high school. At the time I was more into rock and metal, but my buddies kept playing it in their cars, and it was hard for me to deny the quality of tracks like Shame on a *** and Wutang Clan Ain't Nothing to *** with. Along with Snoop's first album and early Busta Rhymes, this album spawned a love for hiphop that has now lasted three decades. Back then, I loved the roughness of the sound, and the way the rappers bounce off each other and their distinct flows. And the beats only grew and grew on me. In the beginning I loved ODB and Meth, now I gear more towards Deck, Rae and Ghost's lyricism. One of my all time favourite hiphop tracks is Can it Be So Simple. Rae comes in with these amazing verses reminiscing about when he came up in a life of crime, then Ghost glorifies the money and materialism of it all before getting into the faded glory of it all. The song both glorifies drug dealing life and cautions against it at the same time--kind of everything the whole gangster rap genre talks about in several decades in one song, with an amazing nostalgic beat. Still love Meth's bounce on his freestyle track. U-God's hard ass verse coming in on Mystery of Chessboxin'. Cream, Tearz, the competitive rapping on Protect ya Neck--their first released track. Amazing rap album, a clear 5/5.

Initially thought this might get 2 stars thanks to the relative lack of squeegee sounds and the hypnotic rhythm, but after 40 minutes of it I want to claw my ears out. 1.5

All but 3 things in this life are uncertain: those being, death, taxes, and the mothafucking Wu-Tang.

First listen and love the vibe and definitely an album I have added to my library. Can defo see where Lauryn Hill took inspo from Something id listen to on a daily

It wasnt really me

214/1089 the beginning of Method Man was… something. loved the sample in Tearz. This was a pretty good east coast hip hop project, not a style i often listen to or am super clued in on but the significance of this record is abundently clear and deserved. faves: Can It Be So Simple, Tearz, Method Man, Bring Da Ruckus, 7th Chamber Part 2 62/100

It's classic

Some slamming beats and mad rhymes, but I personally hate gangsta rap. Glorifying misogyny, greed, and killing each other isn't really my thang, dog.

There is not one option for this. Wu-Tang is for the children.

Meh

This is my first exposure to Wu-Tang Clan and idc this is the best hip hop album of all time There’s so much to love in this one. Having each verse done by a different member makes each song feel so fresh and keeps it moving. The beats themselves are almost hypnotic, letting you really focus on the lyrics while still bringing the necessary energy. The lyrics, of course, that have so much personality and creativity that you have to go back and listen again right after. Some of those lyrics are so damn funny and others are just so satisfying in the way they flow and play with words/grammar. The low budget/underground sound actually works in its favor. It really feels like a bunch of friends sitting in a room rap battling each other (which according to Wikipedia is exactly what happened, where the room they recorded in wasn’t even big enough to hold all the members). All the barely masked laughter, the constant insistence on one upping each other, but still more than enough support for their fellow members in there so it’s not just a bloody free for all. I will 100% listen to more Wu-Tang in the future, probably with a lyric sheet in hand so I can get to know the personas the members put on, there’s going to be a lot to analyze there

I've always knocked a lot of the albums for being repetitive, not having unique instrumentation, songs being too samey, etc etc But waow. It works here

Good beats, good rhymes, and good cuts in between tracks. Apparently a landmark in East Coast rap. Love the pieces taken from the kung fu movies!

Rap or hiphop or whatever genre it is, is really not for me. Each song sounds basically the same and that caused me to take and embarrassingly long time to realize that the songs were repeating. The song on this album didn’t really sound like they had any meaning to them either, it’s just really not for me.

I'll start the review by saying I'm not the biggest fan of Hip Hop so you'll have to take everything with a grain of salt. A few positive things I could find on this album include the lyrics. They can be funny at times although I felt like it lacked actual themes because most of the album's themes can be summarized with "I'm better than you and I'm gonna hurt you", which I totally get it can be someone's vibe, just not mine. Now I'll go with what I didn't like. The skits. The beats. I don't get how people are saying they are beautifully produced and all of that when it's always the generic 4/4 drum beat accompanied by a bass line and a minimalistic piano. In every song. Like, who are we kidding? It's not even a "it was good for its time" thing. As I already said, I'm not much into hip hop, there's nothing else really I'd be able to say. Perhaps I'm just too white to fully get this. Either way, this is just my opinion. So try not to pay too much attention to it. Did I need to hear this before I die? No

Absolute fuckin banger

Perfect hip hop

Didn’t really enjoy

Traen energía y los sampleos brillan especialmente en la segunda mitad, pero no me impactó. Realmente no soy muy fanático de los grupos de rap por turnos y no ayuda que estoy muy retirado del barrio neoyorquino de los 90s como para seguirles a las referencias. Tearz es la única que va por las tres T que hacen una historia fuera de los arquetipos del género, y aunque no puedo evitar sentir que le falta un tercer verso para completar la narración, es esta con C.R.E.A.M. y la segunda parte de 7h Chamber las direcciones que hubiera preferido para el álbum. Momento favorito: El efecto de sonido de lucha de arcade y los skits graciosos.

When this was released I wasn’t quite sure about all the the hype. It seemed to me to get unnecessary praise - I liked it, but it wasn’t as good as some folks made it out to be. Over time though it grew on me more and more. And of course it’s a classic. Massive beats and lyrics, and just innovative - bringing a new level (from my perspective, at least) to the game. Solid 5, and no chore at all to listen to again.

Lekker album. Old school rap en daardoor niet super interessant, maar de flow is wel vet.

I enjoyed the production, understanding the pop culture references, and the bits I'd Ku g Fu movie snippets through out the album.

Definitely one of the most quintessential rap albums of all time, and unlike so much rap from the 90s, it stands the test of time. My only complaint is that even though I totally get that skits are just a part of rap albums, they annoy the crap out of me, and the fact that this one has skits embedded into the songs so that they're not skippable makes this one take a hit for me.

Great

Better than expected

One of the greates hip-hop albums of all time. Though there are MCs that are better than the others and some are more prominent on the album than others, every single one has at least a moment where they shine the brightest. There isn't much more to be said about RZA's beats on this, it cemented him as one of the greatest producers and beatmakers. The songs stand the test of time and almost every single one is a Wu-Tang signature. 5/5

Decent old-school rap, has the problem this genre usually does - every song sounds so alike, even if they vary lyrically. There's basically no musicianship here.

CREAM is an all time classic - look, i like this time period of hip-hop, hell i gave Ice-T OG a 5...but this album just feels like a random mix tape, with little real thought? Idk, maybe im missing something.

Easily the best album I’ve listened to so far

Hell yeah brother. This was great , work was made fun

Wu-Tang Forever. I listened to this one twice back to back.

Good

-better of the hip hop so far -still felt weird to listen to at work but less so -lots of variety in this album which was cool -overall pretty good listen

Absurd flow and nice beats for an hour. Most songs are highlights Highlights: "Shame on a N-a", "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'", "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit", "C.R.E.A.M.", "Method Man"

👏 FIVE 👏 STARS 👏 FIVE 👏 STARS 👏 FIVE 👏 STARS 👏 FIVE 👏 STARS 👏 FIVE 👏 STARS 👏 FIVE 👏 STARS 👏 This is delightful. I saw them perform in 2013. That was fun. The crowd was so happy.

Essential listening, need to score this one on vinyl.

Pretty good! Some very high highs. Some stuff don’t quite stick with me.

I dalje nemam sposobnost da nađem bilo šta zanimljivo na hip hop albumu.

While maybe not my personal favorite rap album, it is hard to deny the totemic influence this has on music, and yeah, it genuinely rocks. Just a fun album with hit after hit after hit and amazing lyricism. One of the best!

I might burst into flames if I didn’t give this a 5 star rating.

The flow is the type of hip hop I like. And I didn’t have any problems with any songs. This is the ideal rap album i would listen to. Reminds me of mf doom and joey badass type of rapping.

Really fucking good never actually listened to the album fully and only knew of the most popular songs but I loved the beats! Never really listened to early rap but man I dig it!

enjoyed it

I liked the music and the beats, but I am to ”weak” or sensitive for some of the lyrics.

Never been my favourite, but also one of those groups that if you're in this kind of mood then there's nothing better. The album is technically flawless and has a vibe that just can't be replicated.

- I love me some rap but I just can never get the Wu .... maybe someday but not today. -

sss

Obv

Not my taste

Wu-Tang is iconic. If I knew more about hip-hop culture, I would probably have a lot of positive things to say about it. I don't know hip-hop culture and this LP wasn't for me, but again I recognize the talent and craft that went into it. I am sure this LP informed a lot of modern hip-hop in ways I am unfamiliar with. It sounded fun, but I don't think I could listen to it more than a few times. 3 stars out of respect.

Wu-Tang is not for me.

Timeless beats and great chemistry

makes me wanna learn how to box

Listened to this for the first time back in college, and the quality has held up after all these years. Protect Ya Neck and C.R.E.A.M. are still my favorites in this album.

I was prepared to hate the album. Though they were overly pretentious. But then the beats were nice, and Ol' Dirty Bastards singing rapping was very original

A decent album to listen to, obviously very influential for rap but a lot of the songs were just okay, only a few standouts. Would listen again but not for a while. But was also very apparent the style and fun that was put into it as well

pass

3/5. Koko albumin rakenne oli hyvä, fiilis tasainen ja mukaantempaava ja albumin kesto oli just sopivan pitkä. Pääasiassa kuitenkin biisit oli tosi samantyyppisiä, ja pääosassa oli just sanoitukset ja beatti, joten en saanut tästäkään albumista kauheesti irti. Tajuun kyllä kuitenkin, miks tää on ollut ja on vieläkin todella merkittävä albumi.

Bien entendu, je connaissais le groupe de nom et je me suis déjà essayé à écouter cet album. Il ne me parle pas plus que ça, même si je dois admettre qu'il est plutôt cool. Malheureusement, c'est pas un style avec lequel je suis super à l'aise pour me prononcer vraiment. Et autant il y a plein d'albums de hip-hop que j'apprécie énormément, Wu-Tang Clan fait partie des classiques qui ne me parlent absolument pas, bien que j'ai conscience de leur impact important.

I only knew two songs from this album: 1. Nuthing to F With, 2. CREAM. The latter track I didn't even realize was a Wu Tang song. That's the only track that has a catchy backing track, and it also leads off with Raekwon, who I think has the best delivery. The rest of the album is OK. I can do without the "how I'll torture you" type of stuff.

There are moments where the skits on this threaten to derail an otherwise amazing album, but I'm inclined to look the other way because -as they say themselves- Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuttin' ta Fuck Wit.

It's 1993. The biggest hip hop hits are Rump Shaker, Whoomp There It Is, and Nuthin' But a G Thang. This album takes such an utter swerve from where mainstream hip hop was at, and it's SO good - which I have a new appreciation for, seeing how often trail blazers are either esoteric or so raw as to be inaccessible. This happens to be raw and stripped down AND catchy; so many listen-able hits: CREAM, Shame on a N!gga, Method Man, Bring Da Ruckus, Wu Tang Clas Ain't Nothin' to Fuck With. I mean, no wonder 7th graders even now are either wearing Nirvana tees or Wu Tang tees. Classic front to back - even if it was groundbreaking at the time.

★★★½