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25 Reasons Why Wu-Tang Is for the Children #BlackBuzzFeed
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25 Reasons Why Wu-Tang Is for the Children #BlackBuzzFeed
1. In 1998, Ol Dirty Bastard stormed the stage of the Grammys to make a bold declaration: "Wu-Tang is for the children."
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"When it comes to the children, we teach the children. Wu Tang is for the children."
2. And he meant it. One of his many nicknames was "Big Baby Jesus."
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8. Here is Ghostface Killah with his pregnant wife:
9. Plus Ghostface has this song, "Baby."
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12. GZA cooperated with NYC schools to teach high school science through hip-hop.
13. They rap constantly about "seeds." Seeds = kids.
From "Glaciers of Ice": "My seeds, run with his seeds, marry his seeds
That's how we keep Wu-Tang money all up in the family."
Explained by Rap Genius: "Our kids grow up together and then marry each other, keeling all of wealth inside the family. A practice used among royalty."
14. Here is Shallah Raekwon with one of his seeds:
15. Here is Method Man with a seed:
16. Here is RZA talking to some seeds:
17. In this picture, U-God looks a bit like a big child.
18. Method Man (and Red Man) taught kids about the importance of higher learning in the seminal coming of age movie How High.
19. Wu-Tang loves ice cream, and so do children.
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20. If you've ever listened to Wu-Tang, you know they're like the nine awesomest boy-dorks in the world. They have a video where they all turn into super bees.
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21. ODB said that he and Mariah Carey "go back like babies and pacifiers."
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24. ODB talks about babies all the time! Like he frequently says "Oooh BABY I like it raw."
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Not sure what he means. But that's for the children all right.
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26. This kid is kind of a scrub but whatever.
27. This baaaaaaad lil lady makes up for him.
28. "H-U-F-F Huff and I puff!"
29. In fact, the whole song "Method Man" is sort of one, long, incredible nursery rhyme.
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30. And yeah, even though Method Man is constantly stoned and horny, doesn't he seem like he'd just be the tightest uncle?
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33. They call each other "son" constantly. Example: "I call my brother son 'cause he shine like one."
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