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Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Producer Method Man
Performing artist Wu-Tang Clan
Producer Prince Rakeem
Record company Loud Records/RCA
Producer Ol' Dirty Bastard
Date1993
Mediumpolyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
DimensionsOverall (HWD): 12 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (31.433 × 31.433 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1999.168.9.A,.B
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Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is the debut studio album by the Staten Island-based Hip-Hop group Wu-Tang Clan. Released on November 9, 1993, by Loud Records, the album was produced by the group's leader RZA. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is widely considered as one of the most significant albums of the 1990s, as well as one of the greatest Hip-Hop albums of all time. The album went certified triple Platinum, ranked 27th on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
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