Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Wu-Tang Clan formed in the winter of 1992 when nine men gathered in a basement in Staten Island. Robert Diggs, Gary Grice, and Russell Jones had previously started as Force of the Imperial Master before reinventing themselves as GZA, RZA, and Ol' Dirty Bastard by 1991.
Enter the Wu-Tang 36 Chambers was released in November 1993 and produced by RZA in his basement studio. The album shattered industry expectations with stark beats and samples from vintage soul records and kung fu films, leading to an unprecedented explosion of creativity between 1994 and 1996.
Ol' Dirty Bastard was the stage name of Russell Tyrone Jones, a central figure in the group's early success known for his erratic behavior and legal troubles. He collapsed at the group's recording studio in New York City on the 13th of November 2004 and was pronounced dead later that night.
The Wu-Tang Clan sold a single copy of Once Upon a Time in Shaolin for $2 million to Martin Shkreli. The double album was encased in a handcrafted silver-and-nickel box and released in 2015 without a conventional commercial release.
The Wu-Tang Clan concluded their final tour, Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber, in Philadelphia on the 18th of July 2025. This event marked the end of their journey from the basements of Staten Island to the global stage.