Studio Album · No. 2
Wu-Tang Forever Songwriting Credits by Wu-Tang Clan
Holds writing credit on 27 of 27 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 27 / 27 documented
Scored across the 27 tracks with documented writers, by whether Wu-Tang Clan carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 27 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Awards & Recognition 1
On this double album the nine members again wrote and delivered their own verses, with Cappadonna featured heavily as an extended member. RZA led production but shared the boards for the first time on a Clan album with 4th Disciple, True Master, and Inspectah Deck, expanding the kung-fu-sampling sound into denser, more orchestral territory. Carlos Bess, Scott Harding, Michael Reaves, and Troy Staton engineered the sessions, and Tom Coyne mastered it. Streetlife and singer Tekitha appear as guests.
The second Wu-Tang Clan album, a 27-track double set released June 3, 1997 on Wu-Tang Records and Loud after four years in which every member put out a solo record. RZA produced most of it but handed six tracks to 4th Disciple, two to True Master and one to Inspectah Deck, the first time outside producers worked on a Clan album. Writing is credited to the group, with Cappadonna, Streetlife and Tekitha added as affiliates on individual tracks. It entered the Billboard 200 at number one on 612,000 first-week copies, went on to sell over 4 million in the United States, and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 1998 Grammys.