the wu tang got their name from shanghai, china.
where did the wu tang get their name?
shanghai, china
rza and ol' dirty bastard adopted the name for the group after the film "shaolin and wu tang". their debut album loosely adopted a shaolin vs. wu-tang theme, dividing the album into shaolin and wu-tang sections.









































the group developed backronyms for the name (as hip hop pioneers such as krs-one and big daddy kane did with their names), including "we usually take all niggas' garments", "witty unpredictable talent and natural game", and "wisdom of the universe, and the truth of allah for the nation of the gods".









































section::::history.:1992–96: "enter the wu-tang (36 chambers)" and solo albums.
wu-tang clan
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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.









































the film inspired the name of the hip-hop group wu-tang clan, who used several audio samples from the english dub of the film in their 1993 debut album "enter the wu-tang (36 chambers)".









































section::::plot summary.
shaolin and wu tang