Wu Tang Clan The W

Loud/Sony

After already having “infil- trated every major label, The Wu Tang Clan can be attrib- uted with bringing some of the hardest of the hardcore

R&B to the scene.

Wu Tang actually had diffi-

culties trying to find a signing seven years when they “burst

ut of the forgotten borough

of Staten Island (Shaolin).” Hit single Protect Your Neck brought the Wu success but shopping for a deal they found that labels thought they were either too hardcore or

they wanted to keep the entire group locked down. It was Loud which allowed the Wu to record as a group but also left them the freedom to do deals outside of the label. Since then it has been the “distinct-and charismatic” per- sonalities which have made~ the Clan such a success. The family of ten consists of The RZA, The GZA, Raekwon the Chef, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Method Man,

finally

individual

Ghostface __ Killah,

Masta Killa, and Along with their musical Cappadonna’. Individually career, the Wu has also been and as a group, they have _ involved in their own fashion blazed “an indelible trail brand name, Wu Wear, and

through the industry with a slew of gold and platinum

has been the first hip-hop group to create their own

records.” video game “Shaolin Style.” With the heavy competition-- --Now thatthe Wu Tang Clan” in the R&B scene, the Wu's has dropped their third

success can be attributed to their base of consistency, originality, and innovation.

release, the industry is shak- ing again as an “all killa, no filla” program is brought out

Few would dispute the fact with The W. that the Wu pushes the proverbial R&B envelope to -Kevin Milos

new limits on a regular basis.

The Hip @ Work in P.G.

Well the Tragically Hip - those ministers of Canadiana themselves - blessed us with their presence once again on November 19th. And bless us indeed they did. The Hip were in rare form, brooding and complicated yet obviously having a good time. The addi- tion of keyboardist Chris Brown and backup singer Kate Fenner, both formally of the Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, rounded out the band nicely, giving many of the songs a richer, deeper quality.

Starting off with “My Music @ Work,” and following with “Grace Too,” Gordon Downie and company teased the crowd, using their elongated set time to build up the mood and then bring it back down again. The first set was high- lighted by a terrifically pensive version of “Yawning or Snarling,” Gordon trading verses with back-up singer Kate. Her wonderfully rich, Grace Slick-like vocals were sung with all she had and it was enough to send chills up your spine. “Gift Shop” and “Tiger the Lion” were also fan-

tastic and were accented by wicked lighting, working in great time with the music and adding a lot to the perfor- mance.

After a half-hour intermission

at 9:30 PM, the Hip were back, this time starting out with a slightly funked-up version of “Wheat Kings.” Gordon began to warm up to the crowd a little more, pontificating to his fol- lowers with his characteristic rants and crazy gyrations. As “Greasy Jungle” was begin- ning, he said to the crowd, “This one requires audience participation,” (pauses a

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minute), “I don’t think I’ve ever said that in my 39 year career,” (pauses a few more minutes), “as a hairdresser of course.” Nothing in the entire

show could touch the perfor-

mance of “At the Hundredth Meridian.” The Hip hit pure magic - something clicked and everything sounded like gold. In mid-song frenzy the whole noise stopped and Gordon was left chanting in a single white spotlight until suddenly the cacophony resumed in a fever pitch. After the song was over the decibel level hit

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