Steve Inskeep spoke to Raekwon about the new book, the difficulties of his upbringing and the trappings of success. Sebastian Duncan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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A handcrafted silver box by the British-Moroccan artist Yahya holds the only known copy of the Wu-Tang Clan double album Once Upon A Time In Shaolin. Rashaad Patterson/Paddle8 hide caption
Wu-Tang Clan is set to be the first hip-hop group to headline at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Kyle Christy/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Wu-Tang Clan Set To Make History As First Hip-Hop Act To Headline Ryman Auditorium
The Wu Tang Clan performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Nov. 1, 2018 Cameron Pollack/NPR hide caption
U2's eighth studio album, Zooropa, was released on July 5, 1993 on Island Records. Courtesy of Island Records hide caption
GZA & The Soul Rebels perform a Tiny Desk Concert on March 29, 2018 (Eslah Attar/NPR). Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption
Lord Huron's Vide Noir comes out April 20 via Whispering Pines/Republic Records. Pamela Littky/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Martin Shkreli exits a Brooklyn courthouse after the jury issued a verdict in his case for securities fraud. Shkreli is selling a one-of-a-kind album from the Wu-Tang Clan he purchased in 2015. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Raekwon, seen here performing during the NBA playoffs, paid tribute to Marvin Gaye on his latest LP, The Wild. Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images hide caption
Taking inspiration from martial arts movies, the members of Wu-Tang Clan named themselves after a fictional sect of Chinese swordsmen. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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