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Wu-Tang
Fam [N-Z] [Questions/Comments/Contact:
info@wu-international.com]
In
alphabetical order
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OPN |
Other Names:
Status: Pending Album:-
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Recently
established group with Buddah Monk &
Brooklyn Zu, Featured all over Brooklyn
Chronicles album.
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Othorized
Fam |
Other Names: Authorised Fam,
Othorized, OTF
Status:
Pending
Album:
1st Amendment
[2001];
Hot Like Sahara
Sands [2008] - Loung Mode [aka
Lounger, Loungin' Lo]
- Crunch Lo [aka
Crunch]
- Wigs [aka C-Wiggs,
Wigganomic, White Wigger, Shawn Wiggz]
- Q Mollycoff
[aka Kwue Molly]
Staten
Island quartet, Authorized F.A.M. have been
affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan since the
very beginning and are very close associates
of Cappadonna. Crunch Lo made a guest
appearance on Cappadonna's "The Yin And The
Yang", whilst Lounge Mode lent his vocals on
Remedy's "The Genuine Article".
Their main producer is 1.4.0. Productions,
and are occasionally backed by fellow MC's
Boy Blue and Clocka. The group members are
now doing their own thing as Wigs has joined
Theodore Unit.
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Poetic |
Real Name:
Anthony Ian Berkeley
Other Names:
Too Poetic,
Grym Reaper
Groups: Gravediggaz
Album:
Began his
career in a group called The Brothers Grym
but left to find solo success prior to the
release of "Blood, Sweat & Tears". Poetic
has recorded the solo tracks "God Made Me
Funky" and the Baby J-produced "Savior".
Passed away in July 2001 from Colon Cancer
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Popa Chief |
Real Name:
Other Names: Courageous Chief,
Cherokee Chief
Groups: D.R.U.G.S / Zu Ninjaz
Album:
Warpath [1991];
Worldwide V.2.0 [2006];
Brain Food [2006];
Ghetto Poetry [2008];
Hood Hymz [2011]
Released an EP under the name Courageous
Chief in 1991 and later went on to join Zu
Ninjaz as part of the Brooklyn Zu click.
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Pop Da Brown Hornet |
Real Name:
Arby Tyrone Quinn Other Names:
Poppy Da,
Brown Bomber
Groups: GP Wu
Album:
The Undaground Emperor [2000]
First MC from
GP Wu to release a solo LP. Pop Da Brown
Hornet is the cousin of Wu-Tang Clan's
Ghostface Killah. Grew up alongside RZA (as
did his GP counterparts), but chose not to
work specifically with the RZA for
some unknown reason.
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RawzChyld |
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Other
Names:
Status:
Albums:
- Killah Priest
- *Naphtali [Michael ArkAngelo] -
*Sphinx
Not sure if it is a group or project
featuring all 3 Mc's. Advertised as a group.
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Rubbabandz |
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Real Name:
Other Names: Bandz
Groups: GP Wu
Albums:
GP Wu member who broke into the industry
as a young buck at the age of 13. Shortly
thereafter he signed his first deal with
Erick Sermon and Elektra records. Bandz
later voided that deal which allowed him the
freedom to sign with MCA under the legendry
Hank Shocklee as a member of GP WU that same
year. Currently known mainly as Bandz.
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Sahara |
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Other Names:
Status: Pending
Albums:
Earth Rising EP [2003]
- Tekitha
- *Armand Van Helden
Sahara is Tekitha on
vocals and Armand Van Helden on production,
and unlikely group which
sees the pairing of Wu vocalist/rapper Tekitha with European house-master Armand
van Helden. Their debut album is said to have
taken a mere two and a half weeks to
record. The album "Earth Rising" is said to
be complete with 16 tracks, but remains
unreleased to date, The EP to the album came
out as a promo in 2004. Armand Van Helen has also produced
tracks for the likes of Northstar, Ghostface
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Shaolin's Finest
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Other Names:
Status:
Active Album: N/A-
CHieFF
- DruGunn$
- iNTEll
SHaOLiN’s FiNeST, consists of U-God's son
INTell, and his childhood friends, DruGunn$
and CHieFF
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Shaolin Soldiers
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Other Names:
Status: Inactive Album: N/A- Star
- Profes [Fes Taylor]
- Letha-Face
- Baby Pa
- Daddy-O
- King Just
- Papa Ron
Lethaface
was featured heavily on U-God's debut album
and has also recorded with Shyheim. Star
made a surprise cameo on Method Man's "Tical
2000: Judgement Day" album; and the entire
group lent their vocals to King Just's
"Mystics of the God" album.
The Shaolin Soldiers are no longer in
existence. Baby Pa has retired from rap
altogether, leaving Lethaface, Profes, and
Star to pursue their careers as separate
solo artists and are currently under the
wings of U-God surfacing with King Just on
HillSide Scramblers. King Just recently
confirmed in a recent interview that the
group is no more together.
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Shawn Wigs
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Real Name:
Other Names: Cyrus, C-Wiggah,
C-Wigs, Wigs
Groups: Othorized Fam / Theodore
Unit
Albums:
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Sound Mechanix
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Other Names:
Status: Inacitve Album:-
Carlos Bess
- Jose "Choco" Reynoso
- *Larry LaBirt
- *Mike LaBirt
Group established in early 90s, probably
pre Wu-Tang affiliation, consisting of
Wu-tang producers and engineer Carlos Bees
and DJ Choco along side two other producers
and released a string of 12" singles and an
EP before disbanding. Choco and Carlos Bess
later teamed up with The RZA and continued
collaborating with the Clan and Wu fam
members with Carlos forming a group with his
wife as Majestic 12 and Choco producing for
his wife Michelle Weeks and forming 1200
Warriors, a house production team with a
friend.
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Sweet Leaf
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Real Name: Other Names:
Album:
Protégé and wife of Remedy signed to Code Red
records. Sweet Leaf is a female vocalist and
have only been heard on tracks that are
affiliated or released via code red.
Remedy has confirmed that she does not wish
to follow a music career seriously.
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Team Napalm |
Other Names: Napalm World
Status: Inacitve Album:
Dom Pachinon Presents Napalm World
[2005];
The Invasion [2005]- Dom Pachino [aka
P.R. Terrorist]
- Crunch Lo
Dom Pachino's new group. Roster is
constantly changing, initially consisted of Infinite,
and then Chapel, NLZ
and C-4. In 2006
Dom P confirmed the team was currently only
him and Crunch Lo but might possibly include
new members in future.
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The Almighty |
Other Names:
Status: Active
Albums:
Original S.I.N. [2008]- *5-Star
- Bronze Nazareth
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*C-Rayz Walz
- *M-80
- *Son One
Contributors
- Killah Priest
Group put together by M-Eighty.
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The Committee
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Other Names: Homicidal
Committee
Status: Active
Groups: Killa Bee Gang (Westcoast
Killa Beez)
Albums:
- Arsenal [Rah Arsenal akk The Pimp Nastee]
- Crisis The Sharpshooter
- Tha Arsinest [aka Leathafase]
- Rugged Monk
- Big Supa
- Whytemike
Under the wings of Black Knights and part of
the Westcoast killa bee gang. group
initially started off with Crisis and Tha
Arsinest but got to include Monk and
Arsenal. Big Supa seems to be partially part
of the group as he is currently solo.e Whytemike serving as the main producer
of the squad. In
2010, the current and most active main 4
members have been Crisis, Monk, Arsenal and
Arsonist.
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The FourtySeven |
Other Names:
Status:
Pending Albums:
The Day The Sun Bled [2010]-
*DJ Ill-Naughty
- *DJ Remode
- *Hochi
- Master Fuol
- *Monk The Liverfish
- *Swiss Precise
Album "The Day The Sun Bled" was recorded in
2 weeks (17 Songs) and once in a lifetime
collective as there are no intentions of a
follow-up.
Composed of 6 members, (2 dj's & 4 mc's), DJ
Illnaughty, DJ Remode, Master Fuol, Hochii,
Monk the Liverfish & Swiss Precise.
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The Four Horsemen |
Other Names:
Status: Active Albums:
The Four Horsemen Project [2003]-
*Canibus [Codename:
War]
- Killah Priest [Codename: Death]
- *Kurupt [Codename: Pestilence]
- *Rass Kass [Codename: Femine]
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The Glass Suitcase |
Other Names:
Status: Active Albums:
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*Jeff Jones
- *Mikeflo
- Tekitha
Group and project consisting of Mikeflo
(Dead Prez's Dj and RBG / People's Army
affiliate), Jeff Jones and Tekitha.
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The Henchmen |
Other Names:
Status: Inactive Album:
Henchmen EP
[1997]
Fourmation [2000]- Barrakjudah
- Cilvaringz
- Moongod Allah
- Psiklops
- DJ Sueside
Pre Lin Brotherz group, Cilvaringz first
group, before he got signed to Wu-tang clan
killa bee fam. EP was never official
released, served more as a demo. A completed
album "formation" exists but Ringz has
refused to release it to date.
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The Unknown |
Other Names:
Status: Pending Album:
Death's Birth: The Grip Of Behemoths
[2002]- Bronze Nazareth
- Kevlaar 7
The Unknown consists of
brothers, Kevlaar 7 and Bronze Nazareth.
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The Warriors |
Other Names:
Status: Album:
M.A.S.H [2006]- Fes Taylor
- L.I.S.
- Lon Dini
- Pa Bazil
The Unknown consists of
brothers, Kevlaar 7 and Bronze Nazareth.
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Trebag |
Real Name:
Other Names: Traybars, Imperial Grand
Emperor
Groups:
G.G.O Album:
G.G.O member and Close Sunz Of Man
associate, especially with Hell Razah from
Red Hook, New York and featured on
the first Sunz album "The first shall be
last" on songs such as "Natural High" and "Israely
News". Released a single "A Jam" around 89
independently and wrote songs for Kid Flash
"Hot Like Fire" on Colombia records.
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Truck |
Real
Name:
Other Names:
Album:
Hurt, Hunger And Pain [2005]
Member of The Ruthless
Bastards, formed he's own label in 2005 and
released he's first solo EP along side he's
own clothing line.
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Uncle Pete |
Real Name: Other Names:
Groups:
United Kingdom
Album:
Neither an MC nor a producer. Uncle
Pete's role within the Wu-Fam seems to be
only that of a preacher or mentor. He can be
heard on the track "Wu-Revolution" on
"Wu-Tang Forever", and "Yolanda" from Master
Fool's "Brownsville Kid", also on
Ghostface's "All That I Got" More of a
spoken words type of MC.
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Wisemen |
Other Names: The 7 Wisemen
Status: Active
Album:
Wisemen Approaching [2007];
Children Of A Lesser God [2010]
- Bronze
Nazareth
- Kevlaar 7
- Phillie
- Salute
- Illa Dayz
- Break Bread
- Wild Child
Bronze's group, consisting of himself,
Kevlaar 7, Phillie from West
Detroit, Salute from Detroit, Illa Dayz from
Detroit, Break Bread from Detroit, and Wild
Child from Grand Rapids. The group is
growing and might later include a new cast
but the main core members are the initial 4
listed above.
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Yellow Jackets
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Other Name:
Status: Active
Album:
- 1Man [aka Koleon]
- 2Real
- Armel The
Great
- Christ Bearer
- J Justice
- Meko
- Ram
- Shaddow
- Skratch
- Spaceman [aka Universal Space]
- Vodou
- General Jihad
- Supreme
Surfaced on the Wu-Tang
Killa Beez The Swarm part 3 compilation,
headlined by Armel and Christbearer, with
the exception of Meko, the other members are
pretty much new to the fans before then. On
an interview Wu-International conducted with
Christbearer before the compilation was
released, he said the group consisted of 13
members, mcs, producers and artists with
female members known as Pink Jackets. 11
main or core members adn 2 additional
extensions. |
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Zu Ninjaz |
Other Names:
Status: Active Album:
Now Justice [2005]-
K-Blunt
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Cherokee Chief [aka Poppa
Chief]
- 5 Ft. Hyper
Snyper -
Rambo
- Raw
- Hook Ninja
- Ninja Scroll -
Shadeed
- Black Lantern - Celo
- D.L.
Extended
members of Brooklyn Zoo-Fam, Has close
connections with Buddha Monk, and were once
a part of the United Kingdom group. The group also shares some members with Brooklyn
Zoo members and were first heard
commercially on Buddha Monk's & Popa Wu
albums. |
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