GQ on The Tao of Wu

“Want to know what ODB was doing eight hours before his addiction to crack dispatched him to hell? Ever wondered how the philosophies of prison Islam got into the homes of hip-hop-loving white kids in the ’90s? If you answered yes, dabble in rap music, or even just loved The Wire, you’ll want to check out The Tao of Wu, a memoir by Wu-Tang Clan producer and leader the RZA. It’s part hip-hop-history lesson and part survival course, straight from the grimiest borough (Staten Island) in the grimiest decade (the 1980s). You’ll read it in an afternoon. Don’t believe? Try this on: What ODB was doing eight hours before he died was forcing his son to watch him smoke crack.” More...