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Wu-Tang
Fam [N-Z] [Questions/Comments/Contact:
info@wu-international.com]
In
alphabetical order
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OPN |
Other Names:
Status: Pending Album:-
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Recently
established group with Buddah Monk &
Brooklyn Zu, Featured all over Brooklyn
Chronicles album.
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Othorized
Fam |
Other Names: Authorised Fam,
Othorized, OTF
Status:
Pending
Album:
1st Amendment
[2001];
Hot Like Sahara
Sands [2008] - Loung Mode [aka
Lounger, Loungin' Lo]
- Crunch Lo [aka
Crunch]
- Wigs [aka C-Wiggs,
Wigganomic, White Wigger, Shawn Wiggz]
- Q Mollycoff
[aka Kwue Molly]
Staten
Island quartet, Authorized F.A.M. have been
affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan since the
very beginning and are very close associates
of Cappadonna. Crunch Lo made a guest
appearance on Cappadonna's "The Yin And The
Yang", whilst Lounge Mode lent his vocals on
Remedy's "The Genuine Article".
Their main producer is 1.4.0. Productions,
and are occasionally backed by fellow MC's
Boy Blue and Clocka. The group members are
now doing their own thing as Wigs has joined
Theodore Unit.
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Poetic |
Real Name:
Anthony Ian Berkeley
Other Names:
Too Poetic,
Grym Reaper
Groups: Gravediggaz
Album:
Began his
career in a group called The Brothers Grym
but left to find solo success prior to the
release of "Blood, Sweat & Tears". Poetic
has recorded the solo tracks "God Made Me
Funky" and the Baby J-produced "Savior".
Passed away in July 2001 from Colon Cancer
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Pop Da Brown Hornet |
Real Name:
Arby Tyrone Quinn Other Names:
Poppy Da,
Brown Bomber
Groups: GP Wu
Album:
The Undaground Emperor [2000]
First MC from
GP Wu to release a solo LP. Pop Da Brown
Hornet is the cousin of Wu-Tang Clan's
Ghostface Killah. Grew up alongside RZA (as
did his GP counterparts), but chose not to
work specifically with the RZA for
some unknown reason.
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Power |
Real Name:
Oliver Grant Other Names:
Album:
Wu-Fam member primarily in charge of
management duties. Together with RZA, Power
released the clothing line "Wu-Wear" and is
now the executive producer for the American
Cream Team.
Power had an acting role in the movie "Black
& White" (alongside Raekwon and Method Man).
Also the brother of Killa Sin.
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Rubbabandz |
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Real Name:
Other Names: Bandz
Groups: GP Wu
Albums:
GP Wu member who broke into the industry
as a young buck at the age of 13. Shortly
thereafter he signed his first deal with
Erick Sermon and Elektra records. Bandz
later voided that deal which allowed him the
freedom to sign with MCA under the legendry
Hank Shocklee as a member of GP WU that same
year. Currently known mainly as Bandz.
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Sahara |
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Other Names:
Status: Pending
Albums:
Earth Rising EP [2003]
- Tekitha
- *Armand Van Helden
Sahara is Tekitha on
vocals and Armand Van Helden on production,
and unlikely group which
sees the pairing of Wu vocalist/rapper Tekitha with European house-master Armand
van Helden. Their debut album is said to have
taken a mere two and a half weeks to
record. The album "Earth Rising" is said to
be complete with 16 tracks, but remains
unreleased to date, The EP to the album came
out as a promo in 2004. Armand Van Helen has also produced
tracks for the likes of Northstar, Ghostface
and so on
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Salakida
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Real Name: A.
Barry
Other
Names:
Groups: Stone Mecca
Albums:
Salakida [2005]
Song writer/Singer formally
the group Stone Mecca. Pronounced Sah-lah-kee-dah, salikda was born and raised
in Oakland, CA
but currently living in Atlanta. Hybrid
of R&B, hip hop, soul, funk, alternative and
pop that she calls "Blippie Funk" or Black
Hippie Funk.
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Shaolin Soldiers
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Other Names:
Status: Inactive Album: N/A- Star
- Profes [Fes Taylor]
- Letha-Face
- Baby Pa
- Daddy-O
- King Just
- Papa Ron
Lethaface
was featured heavily on U-God's debut album
and has also recorded with Shyheim. Star
made a surprise cameo on Method Man's "Tical
2000: Judgement Day" album; and the entire
group lent their vocals to King Just's
"Mystics of the God" album.
The Shaolin Soldiers are no longer in
existence. Baby Pa has retired from rap
altogether, leaving Lethaface, Profes, and
Star to pursue their careers as separate
solo artists and are currently under the
wings of U-God surfacing with King Just on
HillSide Scramblers. King Just recently
confirmed in a recent interview that the
group is no more together.
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Shawn Wigs
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Real Name:
Other Names: Cyrus, C-Wiggah,
C-Wigs, Wigs
Groups: Othorized Fam / Theodore
Unit
Albums:
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Sound Mechanix
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Other Names:
Status: Inacitve Album:-
Carlos Bess
- Jose "Choco" Reynoso
- *Larry LaBirt
- *Mike LaBirt
Group established in early 90s, probably
pre Wu-Tang affiliation, consisting of
Wu-tang producers and engineer Carlos Bees
and DJ Choco along side two other producers
and released a string of 12" singles and an
EP before disbanding. Choco and Carlos Bess
later teamed up with The RZA and continued
collaborating with the Clan and Wu fam
members with Carlos forming a group with his
wife as Majestic 12 and Choco producing for
his wife Michelle Weeks and forming 1200
Warriors, a house production team with a
friend.
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Sweet Leaf
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Real Name: Other Names:
Album:
Protégé and wife of Remedy signed to Code Red
records. Sweet Leaf is a female vocalist and
have only been heard on tracks that are
affiliated or released via code red.
Remedy has confirmed that she does not wish
to follow a music career seriously.
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Team Napalm |
Other Names: Napalm World
Status: Inacitve Album:
Dom Pachinon Presents Napalm World
[2005];
The Invasion [2005]- Dom Pachino [aka
P.R. Terrorist]
- Crunch Lo
Dom Pachino's new group. Roster is
constantly changing, initially consisted of Infinite,
and then Chapel, NLZ
and C-4. In 2006
Dom P confirmed the team was currently only
him and Crunch Lo but might possibly include
new members in future.
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The Almighty |
Other Names:
Status: Active
Albums:
Original S.I.N. [2008]- *5-Star
- Bronze Nazareth
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*C-Rayz Walz
- *M-80
- *Son One
Contributors
- Killah Priest
Group put together by M-Eighty.
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The Four Horsemen |
Other Names:
Status: Active Albums:
The Four Horsemen Project [2003]-
*Canibus [Codename:
War]
- Killah Priest [Codename: Death]
- *Kurupt [Codename: Pestilence]
- *Rass Kass [Codename: Femine]
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The FourtySeven |
Other Names:
Status: Active Albums:
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*DJ Ill-Naughty
- *DJ Remode
- *Hochi
- Master Fuol
- *Monk lverfish
- *Swiss Precise
Album "The Day The Sun Bled" was recorded in
2 weeks (17 Songs) and once in a lifetime
collective as there are no intentions of a
follow-up.
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The Four Horsemen |
Other Names:
Status: Active Albums:
The Four Horsemen Project [2003]-
*Canibus [Codename:
War]
- Killah Priest [Codename: Death]
- *Kurupt [Codename: Pestilence]
- *Rass Kass [Codename: Femine]
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The Henchmen |
Other Names:
Status: Inactive Album:
Henchmen EP
[1997]
Fourmation [2000]- Barrakjudah
- Cilvaringz
- Moongod Allah
- Psiklops
- DJ Sueside
Pre Lin Brotherz group, Cilvaringz first
group, before he got signed to Wu-tang clan
killa bee fam. EP was never official
released, served more as a demo. A completed
album "formation" exists but Ringz has
refused to release it to date.
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The Unknown |
Other Names:
Status: Pending Album:
Death's Birth: The Grip Of Behemoths
[2002]- Bronze Nazareth
- Kevlaar 7
The Unknown consists of
brothers, Kevlaar 7 and Bronze Nazareth.
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The Warriors |
Other Names:
Status: Album:
M.A.S.H [2006]- Fes Taylor
- L.I.S.
- Lon Dini
- Pa Bazil
The Unknown consists of
brothers, Kevlaar 7 and Bronze Nazareth.
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Trebag |
Real Name:
Other Names: Traybars, Imperial Grand
Emperor
Groups:
G.G.O Album:
G.G.O member and Close Sunz Of Man
associate, especially with Hell Razah from
Red Hook, New York and featured on
the first Sunz album "The first shall be
last" on songs such as "Natural High" and "Israely
News". Released a single "A Jam" around 89
independently and wrote songs for Kid Flash
"Hot Like Fire" on Colombia records.
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Uncle Pete |
Real Name: Other Names:
Groups:
United Kingdom
Album:
Neither an MC nor a producer. Uncle
Pete's role within the Wu-Fam seems to be
only that of a preacher or mentor. He can be
heard on the track "Wu-Revolution" on
"Wu-Tang Forever", and "Yolanda" from Master
Fool's "Brownsville Kid", also on
Ghostface's "All That I Got" More of a
spoken words type of MC.
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Wisemen |
Other Names: The 7 Wisemen
Status: Active Album:
Wisemen Approaching [2007]- Bronze
Nazareth
- Kevlaar 7
- Phillie
- Salute
- Illa Dayz
- Break Bread
- Wild Child
Bronze's group, consisting of himself,
Kevlaar 7, Phillie from West
Detroit, Salute from Detroit, Illa Dayz from
Detroit, Break Bread from Detroit, and Wild
Child from Grand Rapids. The group is
growing and might later include a new cast
but the main core members are the initial 4
listed above.
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Zu Ninjaz |
Other Names:
Status: Active Album:
Now Justice [2005]-
K-Blunt
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Cherokee Chief [aka Poppa
Chief]
- 5 Ft. Hyper
Snyper -
Rambo
- Raw
- Hook Ninja
- Ninja Scroll -
Shadeed
- Black Lantern - Celo
- D.L.
Extended
members of Brooklyn Zoo-Fam, Has close
connections with Buddha Monk, and were once
a part of the United Kingdom group. The group also shares some members with Brooklyn
Zoo members and were first heard
commercially on Buddha Monk's & Popa Wu
albums. |
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