Wu-Tang Clan was formed in 1992 in New York City. The group currently has 9 members. Ol' Dirty Bastard, one the original members of the group, died in 2004.

The group's first album was Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) in 1993. The founders of the Wu-Tang Clan are cousins Robert Diggs, Gary Grice, and Russell Jones, (RZA, GZA, and Ol' Dirty Bastard).