Wu-Tang Clan popped off with their first single “Protect Ya Neck” in the summer of 1993. 10 young men who had grown up in the Park Hill/Stapleton projects of Staten Island had found themselves enjoying overnight fame from their unique New York foundation but Asian culture influenced sound.
The young men consisted in this group created a paradise for their families by refining their mind and keeping away from the dumb, deaf, and blind(figurative descriptions regarding mental states of complacency and ignorance). Their sound is a reflection of their experiences in life, in their neighborhoods, and just inner mental challenges that they went through. A lot of hip hop artists in this day focused on the same topics, but Wu-Tang stood out because of their incorporation of Asian culture, particularly elements of Kung Fu.