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By: Lamont "U-God" Hawkins

Narrated by: Lamont "U-God" Hawkins

Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's Summary

The explosive, never-before-told story behind the historic rise of the Wu-Tang Clan, as told by one of its founding members, Lamont "U-God" Hawkins. 

“It’s time to write down not only my legacy, but the story of nine dirt-bomb street thugs who took our everyday life - scrappin’ and hustlin’ and tryin’ to survive in the urban jungle of New York City - and turned that into something bigger than we could possibly imagine, something that took us out of the projects for good, which was the only thing we all wanted in the first place.” (Lamont "U-God" Hawkins)

The Wu-Tang Clan are considered hip-hop royalty. Remarkably, none of the founding members have told their story - until now. Here, for the first time, the quiet one speaks. 

Lamont “U-God” Hawkins was born in Brownsville, New York, in 1970. Raised by a single mother and forced to reckon with the hostile conditions of project life, U-God learned from an early age how to survive. And surviving in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s was no easy task - especially as a young black boy living in some of the city’s most ignored and destitute districts. But, along the way, he met and befriended those who would eventually form the Clan’s core: RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, and Masta Killa. Brought up by the streets, and bonding over their love of hip-hop, they sought to pursue the impossible: music as their ticket out of the ghetto. 

U-God’s unforgettable first-person account of his journey, from the streets of Brooklyn to some of the biggest stages around the world, is not only thoroughly affecting, unfiltered, and explosive but also captures, in vivid detail, the making of one of the greatest acts in American music history. 

This program includes the song "Fire" (featuring Method Man & Jackpot Scotty Wotty) (DJ Green Lantern Remix) from U-God's Bring Back God II mixtape, under nonexclusive license from Babygrande Records, Inc.

©2018 Lamont "U-God" Hawkins (P)2018 Macmillan Audio

Clan N Da Front

This was a very insightful book on my favorite group of all times, I was 14 when I first heard the protect yo neck single with m e t h o d man on the b side and it changed reshaped hip hop for me forever. I always wanted to know what went down behind the scenes and U-Gods life I can’t damn near relate to 90% of it. Every fan of the Wu-Tang need to read this book. It’s great.

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Ugod did a great job. it was great to hear these stories in his own words and voice. great book

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Good Knowledge

I liked hearing about what it took to get him where he is in life

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Dope Listen. U God killed Wu 4 Ever Album 🔥🔥🔥

The Book takes you into journalism of 1 of the elite groups! Suuuuu. Wu ✌🏿

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Wu Tang Forever

A good read overall. If you want to hear some stories in the original tones of an founding member of the greatest hip hop group of all time then this is a must have.

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A gifted story teller

U God is a gifted story teller and has a great relaxed voice and excellent use of inflection

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from one black author, to another.

listened to the whole audio in one day. sad funny. great. wu tang forever

U-God is the realest

I became interested in this book after watching U-God in some interviews and the Wut-Tang show and documentary that is out. Just from watching the documentary I had came up with the same conclusion as U-God on the rise and fall of the group. Actually, it seems to be the same story as all really successfully groups. Would love to hear all of the Wu members stories like this. Enjoyed U-God telling of his story in his own words and voice.

great book even the second time around!!!!!!

great book even the second time around!!!!!! I will listen to it again one day for sure!

Truth Teller U-God

He has always had a place in my music collection of the Wu. Reading the book is one thing, but to hear it from U-God’s mouth is really a great experience because you get a better understanding and direction of how he feels. “Keynote Speaker” is what he is, telling it like it is, saying what needs to be said. I have invested lots of money over the year on Wu-Tang Clan albums and none can top the stories told in this book RAW. Thank you so much U-God, and if you keep making albums I will continue to buy’em.