The Wu-Tang Manual

Touching A glimpse inside the brain of the RZA, the producer/spiritual leader of Staten Island s revolutionary hip-hop collective, the Wu-Tang Clan .Inspirational. The New York Times Book Review

Is there a Pulitzer Prize in the Wu s future? XXL Magazine

At once edifying and wildly entertaining, [The Wu-Tang Manual] occupies a fertile emotional crossroads of nostalgia, juvenile wish-fulfillment, and adult appreciation it could augur a rebirth for one of the most influential rap groups of the 1990s. Pitchfork

A rabbit hole into the Clan s history and obsessions with kung-fu films, numerology, chess, and Eastern spirituality. Entertainment Weekly

Equal parts travelogue, manifesto, dictionary and cultural decoder ring for one of hip-hop s most influential and unorthodox rap groups It s quite obvious that the nine-member crew is as adept in analyzing Eastern philosophies, chess strategies and numerological systems as they are in smoking ells and dodging bullets.
--Columbus Alive (alternative weekly)

A unique megamix of Buddhism, comics, kung fu, and Islam.