March 22, 2012 - Hip-hop pioneer and activist Murs, in conjunction with Guerilla Union, have set up a collaboration between old-school and new-school for their upcoming festival featuring headlining acts the Wu-Tang Clan and Odd Future.
November 10, 2011 - Hip-hop outfit Wu-Tang Clan will hit both coasts in the coming months, bookending the holidays with theater shows ahead of a still-untitled studio set.
December 6, 2010 - Wu-Tang Clan kicked off the U.S. leg of their winter tour, dubbed "Rebirth," last week at the Mezzanine in San Francisco courtesy of Never Dying Productions. According to the band's website, the itinerary will hit no less than 25 major cities from coast to coast.
August 25, 2010 - The West Coast leg of Guerilla Union's 7th Annual Rock the Bells Festival wrapped Sunday (8/22) in Mountain View, CA. Next stop: Governor's Island in New York City this Saturday (8/28), followed by the Washington, DC-area's Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sunday (8/29).
May 12, 2009 - Norwegian electropop/hip-hop duo Madcon are not exactly a household name in this neck of the woods. However, the World Music Award winners seem poised to impress US audiences, armed with the popularity of their smash hit "Beggin," which reached No. 2 on the European Billboard Hot 100 chart.
December 10, 2008 - There are few hardcore rap groups with more street cred than Wu-Tang Clan. So notorious is the crew that legend has it an FBI informant was once planted in the circle of group members RZA, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, GZA, Masta Killa, U-God, Inspectah Deck, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. In contrast, the name "Wu-Tang" was inspired by the enlightend spirituality of the Taoist culture--specifically the Hubei Province in China, home of the Wu Dang Mountain.
December 10, 2008 - Wu-Tang Clan, who recently launched their 2008/2009 winter tour, have penciled in a few more dates for the run, and are gearing up for the release on their Wu Music Group label of a new RZA-produced soundtrack album.
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