What album is considered one of the greatest of hip-hop history and who's title originates from a 1978 martial arts film?
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Wu-Tang Clan The Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group from Staten Island, New York City, originally composed of East Coast rappers RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God and Masta Killa. Cappadonna later became an official member of the group. The Wu-Tang Clan has released four gold and platinum studio albums. Its 1993 debut album, "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)", is considered to be one of the greatest albums in hip-hop history.
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Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released November 9, 1993, on Loud Records and distributed through RCA Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 1992 to 1993 at Firehouse Studio in New York City, and it was mastered at The Hit Factory. The album's title originates from the martial arts film "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin" (1978). The group's "de facto" leader RZA produced the album entirely, utilizing gritty, eerie beats and a sound largely based on martial-arts movie clips and soul music samples.
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Grand Finale (song) "Grand Finale" is a song by rappers DMX, Method Man, Nas & Ja Rule. It is from the soundtrack to the 1998 film, "Belly". The single made it to #63 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and #18 on the Hot Rap Singles. A remix to the song features rapper Vita.
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Shaolin and Wu Tang Shaolin and Wu Tang is a 1983 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by and starring Gordon Liu. The film is about the rivalry between the martial arts schools Shaolin and Wu Tang. It is also called Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang in the Master Killer Collection.
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Legendary Classics Volume 1 Legendary Classics Volume 1 is a compilation album by American rapper R.A. the Rugged Man, released on 27 October 2009, on Nature Sounds. The album is a collection of unreleased and rare tracks from R.A. the Rugged Man. The album features The Notorious B.I.G., Havoc, Kool G Rap, Buckwild, Ayatollah, Jedi Mind Tricks, Sadat X, Akinyele, Tragedy, J-Live, Human Beatbox Bub and others. "Uncommon Valor", featuring hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks, was originally released on their 2006 album "Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell".
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The Force (Kool &amp; the Gang album) The Force is the ninth studio by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1977. It failed to generate any major impact, and is now recognized as one of two albums between the group's two periods of success. It was after the first string of hits in the mid and early 1970s, and before the group hit it big in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Group Home Group Home is a hip hop duo, composed of members Lil' Dap (birth name James Heath) and Melachi the Nutcracker (birth name Jamal Felder). They came to prominence as members of the Gang Starr Foundation. Lil' Dap made his rhyming debut on Gang Starr's 1992 classic "Daily Operation" on the song "I'm the Man". Both members appeared on Gang Starr's critically acclaimed 1994 effort "Hard to Earn", on the tracks "Speak Ya Clout" and "Words from the Nutcracker". In 1995, the group released its debut album, "Livin' Proof". The album was very well received, mainly due to DJ Premier's advanced production work, described by "Allmusic" as "rhythmic masterpieces". A second album "A Tear for the Ghetto" was released in 1999, this time with only one track produced by DJ Premier.
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The Ecstatic The Ecstatic is the 2009 fourth studio album by American rapper Mos Def. After venturing further away from hip hop with an acting career and two poorly received albums, Mos Def signed with Downtown Records and recorded "The Ecstatic" primarily at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. He worked with producers such as Preservation, Mr. Flash, Oh No, and Madlib, the latter two of whom reused instrumentals they had produced on Stones Throw Records. Singer Georgia Anne Muldrow, formerly of the record label, was one of the album's few guest vocalists, along with rappers Slick Rick and Talib Kweli. For its front cover, a still from Charles Burnett's 1978 film "Killer of Sheep" was reproduced in red tint.
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The Very Best of Sting &amp; The Police The Very Best of... Sting & The Police is a compilation album issued by Sting, and released by A&M Records. The album originally featured one new track, a remix of the 1978 song "Roxanne" by rap artist Sean "Puffy" Combs.
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Notorious (soundtrack) Notorious: Music from and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture is the official soundtrack to the 2009 biopic film "Notorious" based on the life and death of rapper The Notorious B.I.G.. It features mostly his previously heard songs, inclusively the ones harder to find such as "Party and Bullshit" and "One More Chance (Remix)". It includes two original songs "Brooklyn Go Hard" by Jay-Z and a tribute to the rapper by Jadakiss and widow Faith Evans called "Letter to B.I.G.", as well as three unreleased demos by him and a song with Christopher "CJ" Wallace, Jr., his son. s of March 2009 , the album sold roughly 124,490 copies. "Notorious Thugs", "Notorious B.I.G.", "One More Chance (Remix)", "Brooklyn Go Hard", "Kick in the Door", "What's Beef", "The World Is Filled...", "One More Chance / The Legacy Remix" and "Love No Ho" do not feature in the movie, but are included on the album.
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Greatest Hits (Wyclef Jean album) Greatest Hits is the first and only compilation album released by Haitian singer Wyclef Jean. The album was released on October 7, 2003. The album contains material from his first four studio albums ("The Carnival", "", "Masquerade" and "The Preacher's Son"). The album also features "No Woman, No Cry", a track taken from The Fugees' second studio album, "The Score".
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Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Ludacris is the founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings. Ludacris has won Screen Actors Guild, Critic's Choice, MTV, and Grammy Awards. Along with fellow Atlanta-based rappers Big Boi and André 3000 of OutKast, Ludacris was one of the first and most influential "Dirty South" rappers to achieve mainstream success during the early 2000s. In 2014, Ludacris was featured in Forbes list titled "Hip-Hop Cash Kings", as he earned $8 million.
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Waiting to Inhale (Afroman album) Waiting to Inhale is the eighth studio album by American rapper Afroman. The title and cover is a parody of the promo pic for the film "Waiting to Exhale".
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Greatest Hits (Young Paperboyz album) Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by Nigeria hip hop R&B /Pop Musical Group Young Paperboyz, released on July 25, 2015. The album consisted of Young Paperboyz's best-selling singles since their first chart appearance in 2008 with "Lavish Life" Featuring Lil Jojo & Sutflute, up to their 2015 hit "Time Out" .
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Greatest Hits (Blazin' Squad album) Greatest Hits is the first compilation album released by British hip hop group Blazin' Squad. The album was released digitally via 7digital.com on 22 June 2009. The album failed to chart on the UK Albums Chart.
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Ali's Theme "Ali's Theme" is an instrumental tune composed, produced and recorded by musician Michael Masser in 1977. It was composed and recorded especially for the soundtrack of the film "The Greatest", a biographical film of boxer Muhammad Ali, released the same year.
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Thug Life: Volume 1 Volume 1 is the only studio album by American hip hop group Thug Life, started by rapper Tupac Shakur, and was released on September 26, 1994. The group featured Big Syke, Macadoshis, Mopreme, The Rated R and Tupac Shakur. Among the notable tracks on the album are "Bury Me a G," "Cradle to the Grave," "Pour Out a Little Liquor" (which also appears on the soundtrack to the 1994 film Above the Rim), "How Long Will They Mourn Me?" and "Str8 Ballin'." The album was originally released by Shakur's label Out Da Gutta Records. Due to heavy criticism on gangsta rap at the time, the original version of the album was scrapped and re-recorded with many of the original songs being cut. The album only contains ten tracks because Interscope Records felt many of the other recorded songs were too controversial to release. It has been said that 2Pac created two other versions of this album, with many of the songs still remaining unreleased.
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Sounds...and Stuff Like That!! Sounds...and Stuff Like That!! is a 1978 studio album by Quincy Jones.
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No More Glory No More Glory is the debut solo studio album by American rapper MJG. The album was released on November 18, 1997, by Draper Inc. Records. The album's title is a reference to the confederate flag and its nickname "Glory". MJG had already released three albums as a part of the group 8Ball & MJG, but following 1995's "On Top of the World", the two rappers decided to each release a solo album before continuing as a group. This was the first solo released from the group, 8Ball would release his solo debut, "Lost", in 1998. It would be MJG's only solo album until 2008 when he released "Pimp Tight".
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Crippled Avengers Crippled Avengers is a 1978 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh and starring four members of the Venom Mob. It has been released in North America as Mortal Combat and Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms. The film follows a group of martial artists seeking revenge after being crippled by Tu Tin-To (Chen Kuan Tai), a martial arts master, and his son (Lu Feng).
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King Tim III (Personality Jock) "King Tim III (Personality Jock)" is a 1979 song by the Fatback Band from the disco album "XII". Released on March 25, 1979, a few months before "Rapper's Delight" (which is widely regarded as the first commercially released hip hop song), this song is often cited as the beginning of recorded hip hop (although not a full-length rap song). The title refers to vocalist Tim Washington.
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By All Means Necessary By All Means Necessary is the second album from American hip hop group Boogie Down Productions, released on May 31, 1988 on Jive Records. After the 1987 murder of DJ-producer Scott La Rock, MC KRS-One moved away from the violent themes that dominated his debut, "Criminal Minded", and began writing socially conscious songs using the moniker the Teacher.