RZA Explains The Origin Of The Wu-Tang To Funkmaster Flex

As RZA’s media onslaught continues in support of his first full-length film The Man with the Iron

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As RZA’s media onslaught continues in support of his first full-length film The Man with the Iron Fists, he recently sat down with Funkmaster Flex to discuss what first brought him to the forefront of the cultural zeitgeist: Wu-Tang Clan. The first part of a three-part series, RZA touches on how the film defies traditional Hollywood conventions – calling it “as creatively important as Enter the 36 Chambers” – as well as how the name “Wu-Tang” came about. For fans of both film and music, the interview is quite enlightening.

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