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The most interesting passages, imo, are the ones in which he discusses his life and the life of wu tang clan. The back cover page features a colorful photo that resembles the one used on the album cover of wu tangs 2001 album iron flag. Behind the allure of their esoteric lyricism and imagery, theres vast depth behind the wutang clans interest in kung fu films, chess and comic books, as well as their ties to the five. A unique book of wisdom and experience that reaches from the most vi. The tao of wu by the rza meet your next favorite book. Like truth out of season bears no fruit to me, that means two things. In the book he uses hiphop lyrics, autobiographical anecdotes, and parables, to explain how he was simultaneously inspired by hinduism. The street philosophy book behind the wutang television. Delivered in rza s unmistakable style, at once surprising, profound, and provocative, the tao of wu is a spiritual memoir the world has never seen before, and will never see again.
The spiritual aspect of the book is lovely to read about, as its obviously the mainline of rzas being. Rza gives us a little bit of the wu history, much of his own personal history, and plenty of deep, religious, life lessons that reveal even more about who he is. Oct, 2009 loaded with the terminology and precepts of the universal language, the tao of wu is definitely intended for wutang fans and folks familiar with the concepts of the fivepercenters. I salute his courageous vision and compassionate witnessas manifest in this book and his life. The rza is most famous as the founder and leader of the wutang clan, theplatinumselling hiphop group that is widely considered one of the mostimportant of all time, and has also spanned multiplatinum solo careers formany of its members, including rza.
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