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Wu-Tang
Killa Beez [N - Z] [Questions/Comments/Contact:
info@wu-international.com]
In
alphabetical order
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N-Tyce |
Real Name: Amma Brown
Other Names:
Poison
Group:
Deadly Venoms
Album:
Female MC from the Deadly Venoms, Has
worked with the RZA, and Method Man in the
past before and after joining the venoms.
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Napoleon |
Real Name: Corey Harts
Other Names: Kingpin Wit Da
Inkpen
Group: Wu-Syndicate / Illuminati
Network
Album:
Kingpin Wit Da Inkpen [2007];
Mark Of The Beast [2011]
One time member of Wu-Syndicate along side Joe
Mafia & Myalansky. Name and picture was
concealed on their first album as he was
locked up during the release.
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NorthStar |
Other Names:
Groups: WestCoast Killa Beez / Yellow
Jackets
Status: Active
Album:
Bobby Digital
Presents Northstar [2003];
Underground Sh*t
/Westcoastkillabeez
[2004];
For Every Will There Is A Way [2008]
- Christ Bearer
- Meko The
Pharao
West coast duo
consisting of Christbearer [aka Ice], and Meko
[aka Meko The Pharoah, Minky]. When Northstar were first signed to "Wu-Tang
Records" they were known collectively with
the Black Knights, as Black Knights of the
Northern Star. The two have since split into
separate groups
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Orphanage [The Ophanage] |
Other Names: Orphans
Groups: Killarmy
Status: Inactive Album: N/A
- 4th Disciple
- Berreta 9 aka Kinetic
- Lord Superb
- Shogun Assason
- Tash Mahogany
Group consisting of
Killarmy members
Beretta 9, 4th Disciple, and Shogun Assasson
in addition to Superb. Rumoured to have
completed an album or EP entitled "The
Orphans" that may or may not be released
depending on the situation of Superb who is
currently serving time. Tash Mahogany was
featured heavily on the project
but it has not been confirmed yet if she was
just a guest or part of the group. |
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Outlines |
Other Names:
Groups:
Status: Album:
Our Lives Are Too Short [2007]
- Irfane
- Jerome
- Jay 1
RZA's new group from
France, who are between pop punk, hip-hop
and club music, signed to Wu Music Group
around 2009. Group members have gone on to
collaborate with Shabazz The Disciple, RZA
as well the likes of GZA prior to their
signing. The group is mainly made up of
producers Irfane (Vocals as well) and Jerome
Hadey (DJ as well) as well as grafitti
artist Jay 1 who takes care of the groups
artwork. Outline according to the group
stands for "Inner necessity to depict images
and sounds proposal to grasping
significance". |
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P.Dot C.Period |
Real Name:
Other Names: P Dot
Groups: Killa Bee Gang (Westcoast
Killa Beez)
Album:
N/a
Westcoast Killa Bee MC. A close
associate of the Black Knights. He has
appeared on a number of their tracks, and is
featured on a couple of RZA related
Soundtracks.
A member of the larger Westcost Kill Beez.
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Polite |
Real Name:
Other Names:
Groups: American Cream Team / Ice
Water Inc
Albums:
Polite, who was
incarcerated during the original nine-man
formation of Wu-Tang, is a childhood friend
of Raekwon. In the mid-nineties, Rae
enlisted Polite in his short-lived group,
The American Cream Team. Signed to Loud
Records, the group would appear on Raekwon’s
gold-selling Immobilarity album, along with
many soundtracks and compilations. However,
after member Banky Bank’s murder, the hopes
for the group dissolved.
The self-proclaimed
captain within Ice Water, Polite was a
member of the original Theodore Unit with
Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and Trife Da God.
In 1998, while working on his own album,
Polite was impressed by neighboring rappers
Stomach and P.C. The trio, representing
Stapleton, Park Hill, and West Brighton
sections of Staten Island would come to form
Ice Age - shortly before adding the youngest
member (and P.C.’s younger brother), D.C.,
in 2000. |
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Popa Wu |
Real Name:
Other Names: The Executioner,
Poppa Wu
Groups: United Kingdom aka
Population Click
Albums:
Visions of the 10th Chamber: The Harmonic
Reality of Sound [2000];
Visions of the 10th Chamber [2000];
Visions of the
10th Chamber: Part II (Future Chamber)
[2008]
Family
member, Popa Wu is said to be related to Ol'
Dirty Bastard, 12 O'clock, GZA/Genius and The RZA. C.C.F
Division members ShaCronz and Free Murder
are his children and he is Timbo King's
uncle.
Popa can be
heard on various Wu albums giving preaches
on the teachings of the "Nations of Gods and
Earths". Popa Wu teamed up with a myriad of
United Kingdom [of "old" and "new"] and
Wu-Tang MC's to release two "solo" albums
[one in MP3 CD format and one retail CD].
Both album were different.
Probably the main head of the new United
Kingdom. He is the Wu-Tang clan's mentor,
mediator and father figure.
2007 Popa Wu is said to have teamed up with
D.L.A.H & DJ Nino Carta to form Popa Wu
recordz/FutureChamber which was responsible
for the 10th Chamber Part 2
in 2008. Hellkeydoe
(D.L.A.H and Consciouz Fear) is the first
act on Popa Wu Recordz. There are plans for
a third instalment produced entirely by Iron
Shiek and Popa Wu is working on releasing
numerous DVDs as well as books.
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Prodigal Sunn |
Real Name:
Vergil Ramal Ruff
Other Names:
SunZini,
Prodical Sonn, P-Sunn, The Sun Of Man
Groups: Sunz Of Man / 2 On The Road /
United Kingdom aka Population Click
Albums:
The Return Of The Prodigal Sunn [2005]
Sunz Of Man MC
and also a member of Two On Da Road (with 12
O'Clock). Brother of
Makeba Mooncycle. Prodigal Sunn played a
major role within the then United
Kingdom/Population click posse. The name
prodigal Sunn was given to him by Killah
Priest.
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Raison "The Zoo
Keeper" |
Real Name:
Other Names:
Zoo Keeper
Groups: Brooklyn Zu
Albums:
Raison the Zoo Keeper is brothers with Ol'
Dirty Bastard, 12 O'Clock and Merdoc. He was
previously signed to Dirty Records as a solo
artist. He has appeared on various Ol' Dirty
Bastard albums. Raison is also the President
of Zu Films and recently Co-Executive
Produced a documentary film with the RZA
about the life and death of the Ol' Dirty
Bastard.
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Remedy |
Real Name:
Ross Filler
Other Names:
Rem-D, Jew
Tang
Groups: United Kingdom aka
Population Click
Albums:
Remedy EP [2000];
The Genuine Article [2001];
Code: Red [2003]
Solo MC and
Producer of American-Jewish descent. Remedy
is the first white artist to be signed by
Wu-Tang. Has his own label "Code Red
Entertainment" which host Cappadonna,
Sweatleaf & other members of O.T.F.
Remedy first came to light with the release
of his single "Seen It All" b/w "Everything
Is Real". Neither of these tracks made it
onto his long awaited debut album. Remedy is
the son of RZA's lawyer.
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Reverend William Burks |
Real Name:
Other Names:
Reverend, Lil' Chuuuch,
Burk
Groups:
Achozen
Albums:
Insurrection [2001]
Introduced to the world
by The RZA on their collaboration of the
exclusive song "Chamber Of Fear", the
Reverend has gone on to collab on numerous
RZA projects such as soundtracks and as part
of the group Achozen with Beretta 9, RZA and
Shavo.
Born in Detroit in 1982, he started off as a
poet and simply known as Burk, and moved to
Chicago at a very young age and started
making music as an emcee, quickly becoming a
regular performer at many of the premier
clubs in Chicago including Metro, Doubledoor
and Hot House. All of this visibility led to
success and radio airplay as well as
performing on The Source Unsigned Hype
Live Tour making it to the final round. Burk
went on to study Business Management in
University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida
and eventually signed to Cane records to
release his first album. He has since gone
on to collaborate with Killarmy, R. Kelly,
M-1 of Dead Prez and so on.
With close ties to
Killarmy, Burk eventually got intiiated into
the Wu family tree via the RZA and has since
gone on to feature on numberous project as
well as adding on "Reverend William" to his
name.
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RhymeRecka |
Real Name:
Other Names:
Groups:
American Cream Team / Nexx Level Click
Albums:
T.A.R.X. [The Autobiography Of Rapper X]
[2008]
Member of the defunct group American Cream
Team. RhymeRecka is an emcee,
Producer, Actor, Graphic designer and
Journalist. Played a heavy role on Black &
White Soundtrack and featured extensively on
Reakwon's Immobilarity and Lex Diamond Story
before going on hiatus and returning in 2008
with album T.A.R.X.
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Royal Fam |
Other Names: Royal Famous /
Royal Family
Status: Active
Album:
Yesterday, Today, Iz Tomorrow [2000];
Timbo
King Presents: Black Castle [2006]- Timbo King [a.k.a. King Tymel,
Timbuktu, Bo King]
- Dark Ages [a.k.a. Dark Denim, Dark Knight]
- Mighty Jarret [a.k.a. Malachi, Mighty
Jarrad]
- Y-Kim The Ill Figure
- Dreddy Kruger [a.k.a Dutch Master]
- Benny Boom
- Q-Base [a.k.a. The Royal Visar]
- Stoneface [a.k.a Sharekka]
A lot of
confusion has existed over the exact members
of this group. It was even suggested that
Popa Wu was once a member. Early radio
freestyles featuring Royal Fam featured some
unknown artists. Two of which were Roc and
Jahrule [not of the Murderers Inc.] - both
were present on the track "Army Brickaid"
from Royal Fam's unofficial debut release.
Timbo King has made mention that the Royal
Fam consists of mainly 3 members, himself,
Dark Ages & Malachi and Y-kim as
the producer with featuring or introducing
others, which have not been mentioned, certainly
the presence of Roc and Ja Rule would
support this statement.
Timbo King is undoubtedly the group's main
MC handling the majority of rhyming duties.
Dreddy has also made a number of Wu album
appearances. Dark Denim released a solo
track early in his career called "Doin' Our
Thang" featuring Lord Smooth, under the name
Dark Ages.
Early in their inception, a project called
"Black Castle" was rumoured to
have been recorded, and was to be jointly
distributed by "Capitol Records" and
"Wu-Tang Records". "Black Castle" even had a
"catalogue number" [a right which is
reserved only for completed albums, EP's or
singles]. This would suggest some truth to
this mystery, but as yet, only a handful of
tracks from this supposed album has been
released.
In early 2000, copies of a Royal Fam
album was released in Europe and was
subsequently made available worldwide,
without the knowledge and consent of the group itself.
Y-kim has promised to release the album
officially. Around 2006 Nature Sound records
geared up to release the long lost Black
Castle as presented by Timbo King but album
got shelved due to unknown reasons
with only promos released to DJs, promoters
and so on.
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Ruthless Bastards
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Other
Names:
Albums:-
Apocalipps
[aka Lipps]
- Beno
- Blizzard
- Iron Mic
[aka Infrared]
- Sha Gotti (aka
Valentino, Last Don)
- Truck
- Bless
- P. Live
Ruthless
Bastards were already an established group
before they signed on with "Wu-Tang"
via Blaquesmiths.
Although largely unknown at the time,
Ruthless Bastards came to attention on RZA's
"The Swarm" compilation with an offering
called "Bastards". Sha Gotti and
Truck are currently incarcerated. Bless and
P.Live became new members of the group at a
later date.
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Shabazz The Disciple
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Real Name:
David Collins
Other
Names: The Fifth Arch Angel, Scientific
Shabazz
Groups: T.H.U.G. Angelz / Known
Associates / Celestial Souljahz /
Gravediggaz / Sunz Of Man / Disciples Of
Armageddon
Albums:
Book of Shabazz
(Hidden Scrollz) [2003];
The Passion Of The Hood Christ [2006];
Hood Hopera (Theatrical Biblica) [2011]EPs:
Take Your Time EP [1998];
Group Album / Duets:
Welcome To Red Hook Houses
{T.H.U.G. Angelz} [2008];
Hood Scripturez
{Shabazz The Disciple & DJ Extremidiz} [2010];
Former "Last
Future" MC, and also once a part of the
Disciples of Armageddon (with Killah
Priest). Shabazz was "discovered" by The RZA
- and has roots leading into many Wu groups
[Sunz Of Man, Gravediggaz, United Kingdom,
Celestial Souljaz (with Freestyle), Known
Associates (with Brand Nubians Lord Jamar)
]. Shabazz has stated in interviews that he
has amassed enough material for over 7
albums, but has maintained that he will wait
for the right label deal before releasing
his long awaited debut.
Recently, Shabazz has become
an official member of the Sunz Of Man and
possible slated to be on the roster of a new
Gravediggaz formation.
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Sha Buttaz
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Real Name: Shakuan Smith
Other
Names: Young Mef
Groups:
Albums:
Method's Man son, who is an MC as well as a promising football player. Cousins with Intell (U-God's son). Sons of Wu-Tang, a generic term the Wu fans have made up for the likes of Sha Buttaz, Intell, Young Justice, Boy Jones and other sons of Wu who are making music.
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Shamel Irief
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Real Name:
Shameil Irief
Other
Names: Young Masta, Eternal
Groups:
Albums:
Wu-Tang's next
generation, Was first introduced to the
world on his father's (Masta Killa) first
album "No Said Date" along side Young
Justice (GZA's son).
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Shogun Assassin
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Real Name:
Jamol Alexander
Other Names:
Ali Bastard, Warlord,
ShoGun
Groups: Killarmy / The Orphanage
Album:
N/A
Killarmy MC
and Ohio native. ShoGun Assason has recently
delved into production, making his debut as
Producer on Shyheim's "Manchild" album with
the track "Cease Fire".
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Short Axe
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Real Name:
Other Names:
Yukon Black
Groups: The Beggaz [Hidden
Aspects]
Album:
Addictions [2006] |
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Shorty Shit Stain
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Real Name:
Other Names:
Groups: Brooklyn Zu / The Hunger
Twins
Album:
N/A
Shorty Shitstain is the cousin of Ol'
Dirty Bastard, 12 O'Clock, Merdoc and Raison
the Zoo Keeper. In addition to being a
member if the Brooklyn Zu, he is also one
half of the Hunger Twins duo with Merdoc.
Shorty has appeared on various Ol' Dirty
Bastard albums as well as been signed
previously as a solo artist to Dirty
Records. Rap fans all know Shorty as one of
the most memorable artist names in the
history of rap music.
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Solomon Childs
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Real Name:
Other Names:
Killa Bamz,
S-Childs, Heroine
Groups: Ex - Theodore Unit
Albums:
The Wake [2005];
Learn The Name [2006];
The Art Of Making Love And War [2007];
You Don't Want War [2008];
Castleton Ave [2009];
Wu-Tang 4 Life [2011]EPs:
King of New York EP
[2001]
Solo MC and
close associate of Cappadonna and Remedy. He
has made numerous appearances on both of
these artists' albums. he is currently a
member of Ghostface's Theodore unit.
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Stone Mecca
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Other Names:
N/A
Groups:
Status: Active
Album:
First Contact [2008]
- Trú James [Trae' Rabb]
- Corey "Sir Joseph"
- Prince Darryl [aka Danger D]
- Prince Jevon aka Squire [Jevon McGlory]
- Prince Michael [aka Branches]
- Prince Super Day [Super Day]
- Princess Adrienne aka A Dizzle [Adrienne King]
- Princess Azure [Tre Azure]
- Princess Dionna [Dionna Nichelle] aka
Storm
Meccanisms [Contributors / Extended Fam]
- Allen Anthony
- Maezelle
- Salakida
- Wendy Marie
2006 addition to the Wu
fam, Initially a Soul, R&B, Funk duo from
L.A consisting of just Salakida and Tru
James, the group has expanded into a larger
unit.
Stone Mecca is now a unit
consisting of different elements under the
production and leadership of Trú James.
Group has been featured on Afro Samurai, 8
Diagrams and Bobby Digital projects.
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StreetLife
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Real Name:
Other Names: Life, Street Thug,
Street,
Groups: DMD Posse
Album:
Method
Man Presents: Street Life - Street Education [2005]
MC and close
associate of the Wu-Tang Clan, most notably
Method Man and Inspectah Deck. There's still
a debate amongst fans on who the 10th member of Wu should
be, Cappadonna, Killah Priest or Streetlife.
Apparently Streetlife was around during the
formation of Wu-Tang and even recorded on
some of the unreleased songs but was locked
up when the group starting recording towards
an album.
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Suga Bang Bang |
Real Name:
Other Names:
Groups: D.W. Soldierz
Album:
Fire [2004]
Reggae artist, similar to Mighty
Jarret and member of D.W. Solderz. His first single
can be heard on the US release of the "Ghost
Dog" soundtrack, on a track called "Don't
Test/Wu Stallion". Released an
exclusive EP entitled "Fire" which
was only sold on shows, Very few people
actually own this CD.
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Sun God |
Real Name:
Other Names:
Groups:
Album:
Son of Ghostface Killah
as introduced to the world on the album "Put
It On The Line" by Ghostface and Trife Da
God.
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Sunz Of Man |
Other Names: Da Last Future, The
Disciples, The Art Of War
Groups: United Kingdom (Population
Click)
Sub
Groups: Thug Vatican, Art of War, The
Disciples
Status: Active
Album:
The Last Shall Be First
[1998];
The First Testament/Elements
[1999/2004];
Saviorz Day
[2002];
The Old Testament [2006];
EP:
No Love Without Hate [1995]- Prodigal Sunn [a.k.a Prodical Son]
- Hell Razah [a.k.a Heaven Razah]
- 60 Second Assasson
- Killah Priest [a.k.a Massada] - Shabazz The Disciple
- 7th Ambassador [a.k.a
Zodiac Killa]
The Sun is one
light, and the man stands for intelligence.
The Sunz Of
Man have seen a few roster changes since
their interception [before Wu-Tang]. Back then
the Sunz were without 60 Second Assassin,
but had 7th Ambassador (aka Holy Ghost,
Zodiac Killa) and Shabazz The Disciple in
their ranks. It was this outfit that worked
with the then Wu producer Supreme Kourt and
recorded a number of tracks. Right after
Wu-tang dropped 36 Chambers, Priest and
Shabazz became The Disciples, another
off-shot from the group was The Art Of War
which was just Priest and 60 Sec,
and then there was just Razah and
Prodigal Sunn as Sunz Of Man. Word also had
it 4th disciple was supposed to be in the
group as well but had he's own group then
which was Killarmy coming out, and didnt
have much time to unite with the Sunz of man
at that level. Their style at
that time was quite similar to that of Gravediggaz, who called their "horror-core"
and Sunz of man type music was called
"holy-core". Shabazz, Priest, Razah, Sunzini
and Kevin (RIP) had a demo deal over at
Atlantic records which RZA managed to listen
to around the same time he was recording
albums with the Gravediggaz and quickly
signed them into Wu-Tang records before
Atlantic records had the chance to and
the rest was history.
Shortly after, Shabazz left the group to
pursue a solo career and 7th Ambassador
retired from the rap game altogether (only
to appear later on Hell Razah's solo debut
album).
The Sunz Of Man played a pioneering role in
the formation of the (now changed) United
Kingdom group, and have many close Wu
affiliates including Ol' Dirty Bastard,
Timbo King and Dreddy Kruger.
Due to his deals and travels, Killah
Priest was absent from the group's third
album "Saviorz Day". future recordings may
see his return, but only time will tell. In
Early 2003, Shabazz announced that he is now
officially part of the Sunz Of Man. Rumours
of the group recording together again has
been floating around the net for a while
now. |
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Super Day
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Real Name:
Other Names: Prince Super
Day
Groups: Stone Mecca
Album:
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Tash Mahogany
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Real Name:
Natasha Austin
Other Names:
Groups: The Orphanage
Album:
Model, actress and
musician (sings and raps) who was discovered
by Berretta 9 aka Kinetic Of Killarmy and
featured heavily on the Orphanage project,
later introduced to The RZA around the
recording of "Iron flag" album. The RZA used
her on the "Birth Of A Prince" album and the
rest was history, Signed a production deal
with the Wu and currently working on an
album "Barely Legal". |
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Tekitha
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Real Name:
Tekitha Washington
Other Names: Truth Equal King
Islam Truth Her Allah (T.E.K.I.T.H.A.)
Groups: Sahara
Album:
EP:
The Prelude EP [2010]
Duets / Group:
Earth Rising EP {With Armand Van
Helden}
[2003]
Female
vocalist [songwriter, singer, emcee and more] who can be
heard on many Wu tracks. Her first
appearances were on "Wu-Tang Forever", where
she had her own solo single. Tekitha was
signed to RZA's "Razor Sharp" label, and
later to "Starks Enterprise. Seems to
have completed her solo album Wisdom Body
bag but yet to be released due the album
being leaked very early during the recording
process.
She is also
involved in a group called Sahara with
Techno/House/Dance producer Armand Van
Helen
and have
released a number of 12" singles as well as
EP in 2003, the full album to teh EP "Earth
Rising" is still unreleased to date for
unknown reasons, She confirmed in an
interview with Wu-International that over 20
songs were recorded within 2 weeks for the
Sahara project.
Tekitha was also supposed to be involved in
a project RZA was putting together for the
Wu-tang like all female group of MC's and
singers that never manifested. The group was
called "Black Shampoo" and would have
involved Blue Raspberry, Makeba Mooncycle,
some members of Deadly Venoms and more.
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Thea Van Seijen |
Other Name:
Thea
Groups:
Album:
Dutch singer from
Amsterdam discovered by a friend of RZA who
was trying to get her number when she was
walking by RZA's studio. Went on to feature on a number of RZA produced
soundtracks such as Baby boy, Afro Samurai,
and Bobby Digital 3.
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The Hunger Twins |
Other Name:
Groups: Brooklyn Zu
Status: Active
Album:
- Merdoc
- Shorty Shitstain
Sub group from Brooklyn
Zu members. currently working on album.
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The Strength |
Other Name:
Dom Pachino & Shyheim
Status: Active
Album:
- Dom Pachino
- Shyheim
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Theodore Unit |
Other Name:
Status: Active
Album:
718 [2004]- Cappadonna
- Du-Lilz [Due-Lilz]
- Kline
- Kryme Life
- Pretty Toney [Ghosface
Killah]
- Shawn Wigs
- Sun God
- Trife Da God
- Solomon Childs
New group under the lead of Ghostface, all
members have been down with Wu-tang somehow
or someway right from the beginning.
Initially Raekwon and Polite were also meant
to be members of this group. Trife
and Krymelife were known as T.M.F with
No Smiles aka Tommy Whispers who was not
included in this project as he was locked up
during the formation.
Late 2006 Solomon Childs departed from the
group for unknown reasons adn Ghostface
introduced a new member, his son Sun God as
a member of the group.
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T.H.U.G. Angelz |
Other Name:
Status: Active
Album:
Welcome To Red Hook Houses [2008]- Hell Razah
As El Raziel
- Shabazz The Disciple As Seraphim
New group formation
from Sunz Of Man's veterans. T.H.U.G stands
for Those Humbled Under God as well as Those
Who Understood God.
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Thug Vatican |
Other Name:
Status: Active
Album:
- Hell Razah
- Killah Priest
Updated by Hell Razah, a new group with Priest with an album complete called Nation of Isreal.
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Timbo King
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Real Name: Timothy
Drayton
Other Names:
Bo King, King
Tymel, Timbuktu
Groups: Royal Fam / Maccabeez / Black
Market Militia / United Kingdom aka
Population Click
Album:
From Babylon To Timbuk2 [2011];Group Album / Duets:
United We Slam
EP
[1994];
Lead rapper
for Royal Fam and a prominent representative
of the United
Kingdom. Worked with producer Spark 950 to
release the EP "United We Slam" in 1994 and
a number of singles.
Numerous Royal Fam singles are purely Timbo
King solos. Timbo has made many Wu-Tang
album appearances including "Beneath The
Surface", "RZA As Bobby Digital" and "The
Yin And The Yang", Swarm & Sting and so on.
Recently teamed up with Killah Priest &
Hell Razah as Maccabeez, and has introduced
he's new group
56 Platoon in 2005, and features some old members
from Royal Fam.
He is currently working on a number of solo
albums and looking for the right deal to
released them via he's own label Fortknox.
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Tommy Whispers
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Real Name:
Other Names: No Smiles, Tom
Hawkes
Groups: T.M.F. / Theodore Unit
/ H.K. /
Loudmoufs
Album:
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Too Poetic [R.I.P] |
Real Name:
Anthony Berkeley
Other Names: Poetic, Grym Reaper,
Tony Titanium
Groups: Gravediggaz / *The Love
Brothers / *Almighty Force / Brothers
Grym
Album:
Droppin' Signal [1989]
Poetic formed his
first hip-hop group, Brothers Grym with
younger siblings Brainstorm and E Sharp in
1989. Sharp handled some of the production
duties, while Poetic and Brainstorm provided
vocals. They created a buzz for themselves
on the underground with their first official
demo, which included notable cuts like
“Circle-Circle-Dot-Dot” and “GRYMnastics.”
Just when the group was close to landing a
record deal, Brainstorm surprisingly decided
to quit rap altogether and forced Poetic to
pursue a solo career.
Poetic pursued his
solo career with 2 DJs, DJ Kaos and Woody
Wood to become known as Too poetic as in two
DJs, and Poetic. He released a solo
12-inch single, Poetical Terror/God Made Me
Funky, in 1989 on Tommy Boy/Warner Bros.
However, his deal with Tommy Boy fell
through before the release of his first
album "Droppin Signal", and Poetic fell on
hard times, including a period of
homelessness.
Grym Reaper (with
Grym, an acronym for Ghetto-Repaired Young
Mind, also referring back to his first
group) was the name he adopted and used
mainly when he joined Gravediggaz with The
RZA, Prince Paul and Frukwan.
Poetic died in 2001 of colon cancer. The
Tommy Boy records completed album was later
leaked for free as a download in January
2010 by DJ Kaos.
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Trife Diesel
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Real Name:
Theodore Bailey
Other Names:
Big Tariff,
Trilogy, Trife Da God,
Trife, New York's Backbone
Groups: T.M.F. / Theodore Unit
Album:
Better Late Than Never [2009]
Album Duets:
Put It
On The Line {With Ghostface Killah} [2005]
Close friend and protégé of Ghostface.
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T.M.F. [Truth Means
Facts] |
Other Name:
The Money First, The Most Feared,
The Malicious Force, Three Mic Fighters
Status: Active
Album:-
Trife [aka Trife Da God]
- No Smiles [aka
Tommy Whispers]
- Crime Life [Kryme
Life]
TMF are signed
to Ghostface Killah's "Starks Enterprise"
label. They were heard in the background on
"Supreme Clientele", and have made cameos on
Shyheim's "Manchild" album and Pop Da Brown
Hornet's "The Undaground Emperor", plus 9th
prince's and Dom Pachino's solo albums. Crimelife and Trife are now
members of Theodore unit.
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Trigga |
Real Name: Thomas
Cassidy
Other Names:
Big Trigga,
Triggnomm
Groups: The Gunslinguz / M.M.O.
Album:
N/A
Solo MC and
lead member of the group M.M.O. Trigga's
first single was "New York Carjack" b/w "No
Tomorrow". One time member of the Gunslinguz.
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United Kingdom [Population Click] |
Other Name:
Population Click, U.K.
Status: Inactive
Album:
- Black Rose Kartel - Brooklyn Body
Snatchas
- Brooklyn Zoo
- C.O.I.N.S [aka Ancient Coin] - Killarmy
- Makeba Mooncycle
- Royal Fam
- Sunz Of Man
Should be called
Wu-tang killa bees to make it all simple.
Originally
known as Population Click (with a very large
contingent of MC's) Perhaps the
most mysterious aspect of this group are its
members. Strangely a number of Wu groups all
claim UK, and their are not exactly same
Click, there is the first known group which
is also known as Population Click and
claimed by the Sunz Of Man, Royal fam and so
on and there's the other UK as claimed by
Popa Wu, Division and so on. They may or may
not be the same group, but both groups have
worked within themselves respectively and
the former claims Population click while the
others only Claim UK. Brooklyn Zoo seems to
be the only tie or connection to both groups
They was a group from Africa
and was cited as being part of United
Kingdom by Makeba Mooncycle during an
interview. Rumours once suggested that the
group were working on an album called "The
Collision". UK's first single was "Wake Up"
b/w "Soldiers of Darkness" (these later
became Killarmy and Sunz Of Man singles).
Based off research and interviews, the most common summery of this collective and its history is that Sunz of Man, Royal Fam and Killarmy were initially collaborating between each other and started calling themselves U.K, the single Wake up is a testament to this. The collective grew larger with time and the likes of Ancient Coins, Brooklyn Zu and Black Rose Kartel all entered the fold, all reppin it and collaborating with each other especially on projects like the Undapendant compilation singe "United Kings" as well as other projects in Europe. The collective never really released anything together to date and as time have gone on each member hardly talk about this collective anymore. |
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United Kingdom |
Other Name:
U.K.
Status: Inactive
Album:
-
Ace Council
- Allah Real
- C.C. F Division
- Brooklyn Zu
- Don Chulo
- Dungeon Master
- I-Born
- Kendra aka Johnnie Mae
- Lady Raw
- Laquan
- Laza-Life
- Popa Wu
- Pee Frois
- Suga Bang
Bang
- Ty-Jigs
- The
Manchuz
- Zu NinjazThe second formation
of United Kingdom, slightly different from
from Population click in terms of
affiliation and claim. Popa Wu's is
responsible for the formation
of this new UK group.
A lot of speculation has taken
place as to who exactly is part of this
group. , but their present
roster is still unclear. The most conclusive
one to date lists these groups (in capitals)
and solo members in small letters: Ace
Council, Allah Real, BROOKLYN ZU, CUFFIE CRIME
FAMILY [now DIVISION], Don Chulo, Duck Low,
Dungeon Masta, I Born, Kendra, Laquan, Lady
Raw, Laza-Life, THE MANCHUZ, Nikki, Popa Wu, PEE FROIS, Pyzone,
ROYAL FAM, Suga Bang Bang, SUNZ OF MAN, Ty-Jigs,
and ZU NINJAZ.
The group have released only a handful of
tracks under the name United Kingdom, and
their only Wu album appearance was on Popa
Wu's solo offerings. Not all the UK members
may be Wu affiliates. PEE FROIS may be just
one example.
The retail release of Popa Wu's "10th
Chamber" listed the United Kingdom as only
3 members: I Born, Laza-Life and Dungeon
Masta. This is likely to be the new outfit
for this group.
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Warcloud |
Real Name:
Anthony Creston Brown
Other Names:
Holocaust,
Architect, Dr. Killgrave, Mr. Appleby,
Alcatraz, Dr. Warcloud, Trembling Eagle, Frank Holocaustal,
Da Holocaust, Robot Tank,
Tank The Drugstore Cowboy
Groups:
Black Knights / Westcoast Killa Beez /
American Poets / Da Monsta Mob
Albums:
As Alcatraz: The Jigsaw Puzzle [2001];
Nightmares That Surface From The Shallow
Sleep
[2002];
Smuggling Booze In The Graveyard
[2002];
EPs:
Nightmares Resurface
EP [2008]
Group Album / Duets:
Pro's Laboratory {The Professional &
Warcloud} [2004];
The Holocaust
{Blue Sky Black Death & Holocaust} [2006];
The Professional &
Warcloud Collabo Archives Vol.
1
{The Professional & Warcloud}
[2008];
The Professional &
Warcloud Collabo Archives Vol.
2
{The Professional & Warcloud}
[2008];
Theatre Of Pain {American Poets 2099}
[2010];
American Poets 2099 {American Poets
2099} [2010];
Warghost {Bomshot & Holocaust} [2010]
Former Black
Knights MC, popular for his ultra-detailed
multi-layered poetry, and correct english
pronounciations. Has a limp in his walk due
to truck accident many years ago during a
lone visit to Japan.
Warcloud has become the subject of much
recent debate due to the sudden change in
his rhyme style. Although his lyrics are
still largely "multi-layered and
ultra-detailed", his execution is far more
off-beat. This is often referred to as a
"free verse pattern" where rhyming is
unnecessary and mostly sporadic. In his own
words, he names this new rhyme style as
"Mixed Forest Zone", whereas his old style
was referred to as "Old Jail Pyjama Room".
RZA once described Warcloud as crazy and
constantly rapping non-stop.
Fans will also note that Warcloud's lyrics
are now littered with an increasing use of
cliches, metaphors and references to food,
nursery rhymes, fables and other classic
tales. Changed his name from Holocaust to
avoid any negative backlash from the Jewish
community.
2006 Warcloud
resurfaced and reclaimed his name as Da
Holocaust and working a number of projects.
Said to have completed "The Jigsaw Puzzle"
some years back but not looking to release
it anytime soon.
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West Coast Killa Beez |
Other Name: K.B.G [Killa Bee Gang],
Status: Active
Album:- Black
Knights [Crisis, Monk]
- Northstar [Meko, Christbearer]
- Warcloud
- Black Techs
[P-Nuts, Pimp Nasty, Sleep, Big Nut]
- City Officials [Lou-U]
- Dexter Wiggle [Gangsta
Wiggles]
- Eternal
- G-Twin
- Maddam Scheez
- P. Dot C. Period
- Pesha / Falwless [aka The first Lady
of Black Ball]
- Sandman
- The Commitee aka
Homicidal Commitee [Crisis, Monk, Arsonist,
Arsenal, Big Supa]
- The Indovizualz [Legend, Itchy Palmz,
Poison Ivy]
- 6 Mil
- Dionna Nichelle [aka Storm]
- Yellow Jackets [Armel The Great, Blaqtoven,
Christbearer, Cognac, Esun Mcgraw, General
Jihad, Iceman, Meko, Ramith, Short Dawg,
Spacemen, Young Roscoe]
Westcoast Killa Beez
are literally Black Knights and Northstar. However Black Knights have brought
their affiliates to the table, and named
themselves Westcoast Killa Beez or rather
Killa Bee Gang. A number of West coast
solo artists such as Maddam Scheez also use
this name or affiliation even though the
name is not a group on its own, its a term
used to refer to the west coast Wu-tang
affiliates especially as they are quite few
in number compared to the east coast.
The Westcoast Killa
beez are mostely protégés of Black
Knights, and first introduced to the world on
"Every
Night Is A Black Knight"
album, The full list of the group is still
not clear, P-Nut is a member of The black
Techs, and D. Nichelle is also a member of
Stone Mecca. There are groups and solo members
within WCKB. 6 Mil seems to be responsible
for most of the production, and has worked
with the likes of U-God and so on.
Some of the groups have remained active and
others not so active.
Killa Bee Gang is a sub-group of the wider
Westcoast Killa Beez, KBG are basically
those who are affiliated or came in through
Black Knights, which rules out the likes of
Maddam Scheez, City Officials who came in
through Northstar, P. Dot and so on.
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Wu Latino |
Other Names: Wu-Tang Latino
Status: Active
Album:
La Familia [2008]- Fly &
Polzino
- Gab Gotcha
- Mangani [Ouija Da Wicked One]
- Nueva Era - Rameses
Wu Latino DJ Squad [The NeedleBreakers]
- DJ Director
- DJ Tito
2005 addition to the
wu-tang family by The RZA. It is a fusion of
hip-hop and reggaeton. Rameses is a
producer as well as an artist. Group
of emcees solo and groups as well as a DJ
roster. DJTito is Mangani's brother. Gab
Gotcha was added to the collective in 2010.
See
Wu-Tang Latino Page
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Wu-Syndicate |
Other Names: The Syndicate,
Crime Syndicate
Groups:
Status: Active
Album:
Myalansky
& Joe Mafia: Wu-Syndicate [1999];
GrimLenz [2009]-
Joe Mafia
- Myalansky
- Napolean
Originally
named Crime Syndicate, the group briefly
became Wu-Syndicate and comprised of Joe
Mafia, Myalansky, and Napolean. Their debut
album came out jointly on "Wu-Tang Records"
and their own "Slot Time Records". But not
long after this, there were reports of a
fallout between the group (and one of the
main producers, E The Dred) with "Wu-Tang
Records" which forced them into another
label contract.
The group changed its name to The Syndicate
after falling out with the management but
reclaimed it again around 2008 and there are
talks within the camp of doing more work
with The RZA and Divine again.
The current roster of
the group is just Mya and Mafia due to a
public fall our with Mya and Napoleon. Joe
Mafia still collaborates with Napoleon to
date.
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Wu-Tang Clan |
Other Name: Deep Space Nine, 9
Generals
Status: Active
Album:
Unreleased Demo Tape;
Enter The Wu-Tang [36 Chambers]
[1993];London
Freestyle Session: Live At UK Radio 1994
[1994];
Wu-Tang Forever
[1997],
The W [2000];
Iron Flag
[2001];
The
Disciples Of The 36 Chambers: Chapter 1
[2004];
Legends Of The Wu-Tang [2004];
8 Diagrams [2007]
- Genius/GZA
- Ghostface Killah
- Inspectah Deck
- Masta Killa
- Method Man
- Ol' Dirty Basta [R.I.P]
-
Raekwon
-
The RZA
-
U-God
-
Cappadonna
The core of
the entire Wu-Tang universe. Originally made
up of 8 core members, but are now 9 strong -
with members Ghostface Killah, GZA/Genius,
Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, Method Man, Ol'
Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, The RZA, and U-God.
Their history and achievements are now
infamous. The Clan's influence on hip hop is
one of the defining moments in the genre's
history and their music style is still
imitated today. The 10th official or
unofficial member is was Cappadonna,
due to him not being around when the group
was formed but in 2007 was officially
declared a member of the group before the
release of 8 diagrams.
La The Darkman has called himself the 11th
member on tracks, and fans have debated
between Killah Priest and Streetlife.
The name comes from a mythical sword of
Chinese folklore, supposedly wielded by a group of legendary
warriors and also stands for W.isdom of the U.niverse and the
T.ruth of A.llah for the N.ations of the G.ods.
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Young Justice |
Real Name:
Other Names:
Justice
/ Justice Kareem
Albums:
N/A
Son of GZA/Genius
and is probably one of the youngest member
in the Clan family tree right now, released a remix of Killa Hill
which was originally done by he's father.
Signed under GZA entertainment and hoping to
drop an album. He has gone on to feature on
Lord Jamar's (Brand Nubian) and 2 of Masta
Killa's albums alongside other young guns
such as the sons of Masta Killa, Divine and
Ol; Dirty Bastard.
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Young Prince |
Real Name:
Other Names:
Albums:
N/A
Wu-Tang's next generation, Young Prince is
the son of Power, and was introduced on
Masta Killa's Made In Brooklyn album along
side Young Justice (GZA's son) and Shamel
Irief (Masta Killa's son)
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Zoo Keeper |
| See Raison The Zoo
Keeper |
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