On today in Hip Hop historical past, Wu Tang Clan releases their third studio LP The W. Because the observe as much as the immensely profitable Wu Tang Perpetually, this album fell somewhat wanting its predecessors success however continued in rising the Wu’s legacy as an entire.

On the time of the album’s manufacturing and launch, Wu Tang member ODB was going through a legal-saga with seemingly no finish. Though that will have stopped Filth Canine’s capability to grace the album greater than as soon as, it didn’t nevertheless derail the Clan’s artistic course of and talent to execute. A lot to the tone of their previous work, The W as soon as once more proved that Wu-Tang is lyrically the strongest rap collective of all time. So far as manufacturing nevertheless, RZA toned down the intricate instrumentation used on Perpetually and went again to the 36 Chambers type of soulful samples coupled with melancholic  drum patterns. This again to fundamental mannequin allowed the Clan to face out lyrically as they as soon as did.

Commercially, the album was a global success. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 in addition to #1 within the UK and Eire. The album received quite a few Album of the Yr awards from esteemed publications and is herald as considered one of Hip Hop’s better albums.