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 "Wu-Tang: An American Saga" is a dramatization of the early days
of the band that rose from the crime-ridden streets of New York
City to become an unlikely success story.
"This is an American story," Wu-Tang founding member RZA said on
Friday at a Television Critics Association event. "But young
people around the world I know will relate to it because
everyone is trying to grow out of the mud."
RZA is the co-creator, writer and an executive producer on the
series launching on Hulu in September. Described as a blend of
fact and fiction, RZA said the series would "open up more about
the Wu" than has been seen in previous documentaries.
The nine member Wu-Tang Clan formed in Staten Island in New York
in 1992 at the height of the crack cocaine epidemic and quickly
rose to be one of the most influential bands in early hip-hop.
Its debut album "Enter the Wu-Tang" is widely regarded as one of
the best rap albums of all time.
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Brian Grazer, the Oscar-winning producer of "A Beautiful Mind," said
he had been fascinated by the Wu-Tang Clan since its early days.
"What we're trying to do is expose people to the unique qualities of
this band," Grazer, also a producer on the Hulu TV series, said on
Friday.
"They were all sort of disparate felons and they found a way to get
together and be successful, and they never sold themselves out."
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Richard Chang)
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