The Shaolin Temple is over 1500 years old and is said to be the birthplace of kung fu. In 1995, members of the Wu-Tang Clan met a real monk from the original Shaolin in China. We are Wu-Tang and we come from Shaolin' ( The Wu-Tang Manual, 63). That's why I named Staten Island Shaolin. You could be Wu-Tang, and Shaolin is where you come from. Shaolin is your mind and Wu-Tang is your body. For the RZA, the mind behind much of Wu-Tang's lore, 'Shaolin was the foundation of Wu-Tang. Wu-Tang (1981), the film that inspired the Clan's name, the Shaolin are a group of martial arts disciples who battle the Wu-Tang. 'Shaolin Land' is a peaceful, spiritual place in several of the Wu-Tang crew's favorite films, and in Shaolin vs.

Their broad lexicon also includes the numerology of a Nation of Islam offshoot called the Five Percent Nation, street language from the projects of Staten Island and Brooklyn, and inside jokes among Wu-Tang Clan members, most of whom have known each other since high school or before. The Wu-Tang Clan were inspired by a slew of interesting influences: martial arts movies, superhero comics, the game of chess, and mobster films are just the tip of the iceberg.

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