8 Albums You Didn't Know Are Based On Movies
4. Wu-Tang Clan Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
When it comes to hip hop records, few are deemed more influential and essential than Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), released in 1993. The album's clear, distinct sound helped pave the way for hip hop in the nineties and thrust the genre into the national spotlight. Everything from the song-writing to the production of the record was extremely influential to artists like Nas, Jay Z and The Notorious B.I.G (among countless others).
While the record's acclaim can't be understated (nor can its commercial success the album has sold millions of copies in the United States alone) it's surprising how many people don't know too much about its creation, specifically what inspired it.
The bracketed (36 Chambers) of the title is actually a reference to The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin, a 1978 kung fu film that the group were known to love. According to the clan, they had knowledge of 36 chambers of hip hop music when everyone else in hip hop was striving to attain the knowledge of 35 lessons. Basically, they were one stop ahead of everyone else. Not only that, but the group wanted the record's message to be a blend of the kind of philosophy found in the movie as well as Eastern kung fu films in general.