TV series
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men
Overview
Transcending the music documentary genre by creating a new lane that merges music, socio-cultural commentary and and intimate family portrait of the Wu-Tang Clan.
Details
- First air date
- 2019-05-10
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 4 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary
- Network
- Showtime
- Production
- Mass Appeal
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- U-God as Self
- Inspectah Deck as Self
- Ol' Dirty Bastard as Self (archive footage)
- Method Man as Self
- GZA as Self
- Raekwon as Self
- Ghostface Killah as Self
- Masta Killa as Self
- Cappadonna as Self
- RZA as Self
Creators and crew
- Sacha Jenkins - Creator
- Peter J. Scalettar - Executive Producer
- Vinnie Malhotra - Executive Producer
- Sacha Jenkins - Executive Producer
- Sacha Jenkins - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: The Essence Of Wu
The RZA, The GZA, 'Ol Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon The Chef, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna, Masta Killa and Method Man cut a song, Protect Ya Neck, and the world hasn't been the same since.
Episode 2: The Wu Dynasty Come Up
Wu-Tang Clan's underground rap single blows up and business moved fast. Despite their success, things were going on back home in the projects that affected their friends and family - the Wu weren't immune to it. Nor were they bulletproof.
Episode 3: After the Laughter Comes Tearz
The sweet smell of success was intoxicating but the death of a friend changed the way each member saw the world and the Wu. The members would all go on to have successful solo careers, and Wu-Tang's global footprint was massive.
Episode 4: Can It Be that it was all so simple then?
Twenty-five years in, a family looks to cement a legacy. 'Ol Dirty is dead. Everybody has gone solo. The 'W' is fading. Yet Wu-Tang Clan, their logo, music and their message remain indelible fixtures in the history of music and America.
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