Every Solo Wu-Tang Clan Album…Ranked!

We ranked all 50 of Wu-Tang Clan's members' solo albums.

All Hail the W - When a local groundbreaking Staten Island hip hop crew called Wu-Tang Clan made their 1993 debut with Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the grimy landmark proved to be an industry-shaking event. No one had ever seen anything remotely close to the likes of the Wu — a posse-deep, rhymes-for-days outfit that combined kung-fu flick mythology, 5 Percent Nation Muslim teachings, ‘hood-stamped bona fides, and sincere hip hop fanboy zeal. But the group’s left-field producer and musical leader, the RZA, had bigger plans for his mighty clique. The Wu would essentially corner the rap market, releasing an onslaught of exceptional solo statements by Clan members the RZA, Method Man, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon the Chef, the Genius, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the final piece to the Shaolin puzzle, Cappadonna.  Rae recently releas...
50. U-God - The Keynote Speaker (2013) - At times, U-God has been relegated to forgotten-man status amongst his Shaolin brethren. But if you are looking for the same focused, dynamic raps he exhibited on Raekwon’s “Knuckleheadz,” this sluggish attempt doesn't do the man any favors. (Photo: Soul Temple)
49. Cappadonna – Eyrth, Wynd and Fyre (2013) - Somewhere Maurice White is giving the side-eye. If you want to hear the real Cappadonna dope check out his star-making debut on Ghostface Killah's "Winter Warz." (Photo: RBC Records)
48. RZA – Digi Snacks (2008) - The lyrics are at times remarkably unintelligible even by the RZA's tongue-twisting, cottonmouth standards ("Zap! It's a booby trap/Would you like a digi or a Scooby snack?"), and the production is shockingly sterile for a risk-taking, look-ma-no-hands visionary who guided arguably hip hop's most original collection of rhyme sayers. (Photo: Wu Music Group/Koch)47. Cappadonna – Slang Prostitution (2008) - The Wu-Tang Clan's enigmatic 10th man has delivered significantly better than this meandering set. (Photo: Chambermusik)

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50. U-God - The Keynote Speaker (2013) - At times, U-God has been relegated to forgotten-man status amongst his Shaolin brethren. But if you are looking for the same focused, dynamic raps he exhibited on Raekwon’s “Knuckleheadz,” this sluggish attempt doesn't do the man any favors. (Photo: Soul Temple)

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