I started working on this playlist after hearing N.O.R.E. dismiss some of Wu-Tang’s associated acts like LA the Darkman and Shyheim. It’s sad that people disparage these talented acts because they fell under the Wu umbrella and did not have the commercial appeal of the more headline acts like Method Man. It was very difficult to cop music back in the day and I was always hustling 9 to 5s and getting my education so I slept on a lot of these artists. When I found out about Spotify, my range of music taste and access widened immeasurably. The collection of work by these Hip Hop officianados is to prolific to contain in one volume. The following is the first volume: