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

"Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" is the first album by the Wu-Tang Clan, a hip hop group from America. It was released on November 9, 1993, by Loud Records, and was recorded at Firehouse Studio in New York City from late 1992 to early 1993. The album was produced by RZA, who was the leader of the group. The album's name comes from two martial arts films, "Enter the Dragon" (1973) and "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin" (1978).

"Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" has a unique and raw sound that influenced the hardcore hip hop scene of the 1990s. It helped to bring New York City hip hop back into the spotlight and has influenced modern hip hop production. The explicit, humorous, and free-associative lyrics of the group members have also served as a template for many subsequent rap records. The album was a landmark release in the East Coast Renaissance era of hip hop and influenced several other East Coast rappers like Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep, and Jay-Z.

Despite its underground sound, "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" had chart success, peaking at number 41 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and selling 30,000 copies in its first week on sale. The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1995 and triple platinum in October 2018. It received positive reviews from most music critics and has been widely regarded as one of the most significant albums of the 1990s and one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it 27th on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2022, the Library of Congress selected the album for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.