{"id":1373,"date":"2023-10-30T04:16:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T08:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/?p=1373"},"modified":"2023-10-30T04:16:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T08:16:43","slug":"wu-tang-clan-and-kung-fu-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/?p=1373","title":{"rendered":"Wu-Tang Clan and Kung Fu Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wu-Tang Clan\u2019s 1993 album <em>Enter the Wu-Tang<\/em> is well known for its use of samples in the album\u2019s beats, intros and melodies. I\u2019ll be talking about two specific songs off the album in this post, \u201cWu-Tang Clan Ain\u2019t Nuthing Ta F\u2019 Wit\u201d and \u201cProtect Ya Neck\u201d.&nbsp; In both these songs, and throughout the album, Wu-Tang Clan samples from a 1977 Kung Fu movie called <em>Executioners from Shaolin<\/em> from the Shaw Brothers Studio.&nbsp; The movie follows the main character learning a combination of tiger and crane fighting styles. We hear this \u201ctiger style&#8221; appear in the intro of the track \u201cWu-Tang Clan Ain&#8217;t Nuthing Ta F&#8217; Wit\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wu-Tang Clan Ain&#039;t Nuthing ta F&#039; Wit\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G1GdDt5mrqo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First appearing&nbsp; in the song at 0:02, we hear the clip from <em>Executioners from Shaolin<\/em> of a character saying \u201ctiger style\u201d (4:51 in the clip below).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wu-Tang Clan Kung Fu Movie Samples - Part 1\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3zXxKyTTxl8?start=291&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This \u201ctiger style\u201d sample is repeated throughout the song, especially being repeated towards the end of the track in the outro.&nbsp; In the intro of the song, the beat is very stripped down, also featuring a sample from the movie theme \u201cUnderdog\u201d, which begins at 0:07 in the clip below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Allen Toussaint Orchestra \u200e- Underdog (Soundtrack) (1989)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/22dH9KZjEHA?start=7&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the other few pieces of the intro is a sampled drum track from Joe Tex, in the song \u201cPapa Was Too\u201d, with the sample coming from the very start of the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Papa Was Too\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gzj_C9Zjc64?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The intro to \u201cWu-Tang Clan Ain&#8217;t Nuthing Ta F&#8217; Wit\u201d is essentially all sampled, mixing the Joe Tex drum sample, along with the \u201ctiger style\u201d sample, the \u201cUnderdog\u201d Sample and RZA\u2019s vocal to create a hollow sound that the bass track fills when it enters into the song at 0:23.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another sample for <em>Executioners from Shaolin<\/em> comes at 0:15 into the track \u201cProtect Ya Neck\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Protect Ya Neck\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xvbb7F2CCOU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We can hear the sample found in the movie at 50:45.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Executioners From Shaolin (Full Movie)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/99a3G7Avnl0?start=3045&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The sample is just fighting sounds, and serves as part of the intro to \u201cProtect Ya Neck\u201d after the radio call section. A direct sample of the score from another Kung Fu movie titled <em>Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin <\/em>(starring Jackie Chan) plays at the beginning of the fighting sound sample. The sample can be heard at 5:09 in the following video.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wu-Tang Clan Kung Fu Movie Samples - Part 1\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3zXxKyTTxl8?start=309&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another sample from <em>Executioners from Shaolin<\/em> is featured in the intro and end of \u201cProtect Ya Neck\u201d and it\u2019s a mixed sample of both spoken dialogue from the film and part of the score, and can be heard at 3:25 in this clip from the movie.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Scene from Executioners of Shaolin\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0f1dWVzO7H8?start=205&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When these three samples are combined, it helps to create a sense of chaos in the intro of the song, and leads the track from the radio call section into the main lyrics. Wu-Tang Clan also samples a sound effect from rapper LL Cool J\u2019s \u201cRock the Bells\u201d (0:02), which they tune down and feature throughout \u201cProtect Ya Neck\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LL Cool J-Rock The Bells\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZyswjkZJugI?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In \u201cRock the Bells\u201d, the sound is a rhythmic part of the hook, while in \u201cProtect Ya Neck\u201d it\u2019s featured sporadically and used to censor certain words throughout the song. Overall, Wu-Tang Clan uses samples, often from Kung Fu movies, to create a specific style of their own for the album <em>Enter the Wu-Tang<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/92853\">https:\/\/genius.com\/92853<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0076168\/?ref_=ttpl_ov\">https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0076168\/?ref_=ttpl_ov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0078251\/\">https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0078251\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whosampled.com\/Wu-Tang-Clan\/Protect-Ya-Neck\/\">https:\/\/www.whosampled.com\/Wu-Tang-Clan\/Protect-Ya-Neck\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whosampled.com\/Wu-Tang-Clan\/Wu-Tang-Clan-Ain%27t-Nuthing-Ta-F%27-Wit\/\">https:\/\/www.whosampled.com\/Wu-Tang-Clan\/Wu-Tang-Clan-Ain%27t-Nuthing-Ta-F%27-Wit\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wu-Tang Clan\u2019s 1993 album Enter the Wu-Tang is well known for its use of samples in the album\u2019s beats, intros and melodies. I\u2019ll be talking about two specific songs off the album in this post, \u201cWu-Tang Clan Ain\u2019t Nuthing Ta F\u2019 Wit\u201d and \u201cProtect Ya Neck\u201d.&nbsp; In both these songs, and throughout the album, Wu-Tang&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/?p=1373\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Wu-Tang Clan and Kung Fu Movies<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1373"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1375,"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373\/revisions\/1375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}