Wu-Tang Clan's First Wave

Following their grimy, powerful 1993 debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the nine members of the sprawling Staten Island collective began staking their individual claims. RZA's raw, increasingly cinematic production style ties together solo albums that honor Ol' Dirty Bastard's live-wire charisma, Raekwon's influential mafioso lingo, Method Man's rugged crossover appeal and GZA's erudition.