THE AVANT/GARDE DIARIES: Oliver "Power" Grant - Return to Shaolin

Entitled “Return to Shaolin,” the latest edition of THE AVANT/GARDE DIARIES spotlights Wu-Wear

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Entitled “Return to Shaolin,” the latest edition of THE AVANT/GARDE DIARIES spotlights Wu-Wear founder and Wu-Tang Clan executive producer Oliver “Power” Grant. The nearly five-minute monologue sees the hip-hop pioneer and Staten Island native share his thoughts on the group’s chemistry, discussing the ways in which creativity and competitive tension fueled their ability to come together in the name of music. Truly embodying the “Witty Unpredictable Talent And Natural Game” moniker, Wu-Tang is still widely considered to be the most influential hip-hop group of all time even 20 years after its inception.

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