Wu-Tang Clan released their Grammy-nominated second album 'Wu-Tang Forever' in 1997 which opened at number one in the US.īetween 19, they worked on their solo projects again. That year the group was on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, 'America Is Dying Slowly' released to raise awareness of AIDS. Ghostface Killah released his album, 'Ironman', in 1996. Ol' Dirty Bastard released his debut solo venture 'Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version' in 1995 which was soon followed by Raekwon's 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.' and GZA's 'Liquid Swords'. RZA also produced Method Man's first solo album 'Tical' that same year. The members almost immediately broke off into their own solo projects starting with RZA who created the side project Gravediggaz with Prince Paul, Frukwan and Poetic, releasing their first album, '6 Feet Deep', in 1994. Wu-Tang Clan released their debut album 'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' in 1993 and it became hugely successful. They were finally signed with Loud/RCA records. They gained underground popularity with their debut single 'Protect Ya Neck' in 1993 but struggled to get signed due to the fact that the members still wanted to pursue solo careers.

They were named after the film 'Shaolin and Wu Tang' which became a loose theme for their debut album. Wu-Tang Clan formed in Staten Island with RZA as the main leader and producer. Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group consisting of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa and Ol' Dirty Bastard.

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