AlbumE · 2007
8 Diagrams
by Wu-Tang Clan
8 Diagrams is a 2007 hip-hop album by Wu-Tang Clan. It runs 16 tracks across 71 minutes on SRC Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.3/5 from 6 ratings.
Hip-Hop · East Coast Hip-Hop · Hardcore Hip-Hop
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- 6 ratings
- 76 /100
- 10 critics
- 16
- Tracks
- 71 min
- Runtime
- 95 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
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- Robert ChristgauA−
- USA Today3.5/4
- AllMusic4/5
- PopMatters8/10
- Pitchfork8/10
- Blender4/5
- Mojo4/5
- Rolling Stone3.5/5
- Spin6/10
- Entertainment WeeklyC−
- Metacriticaggregate73/100
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8 Diagrams album cover

The 8 Diagrams cover was designed by Maurice Clayton and Olivia Smith, photographed by Ivo Kljuce, Vladimir 'Dutch' Labissiere, Alexx Henry, Ray Bangs & Sophia Chang, illustrated by Brad Digital, and art-directed by Maurice "Moeroc" Clayton and Sandy Brummels.
- Design
- Maurice Clayton, Olivia Smith
- Photography
- Ivo Kljuce, Vladimir 'Dutch' Labissiere, Alexx Henry, Ray Bangs & Sophia Chang
- Illustration
- Brad Digital
- Art direction
- Maurice "Moeroc" Clayton, Sandy Brummels
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16 tracks · 71 min
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8 Diagrams is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released December 11, 2007 on SRC/Universal Motown Records. The album was released three years after the death of Ol' Dirty Bastard, and six years after the group's previous LP Iron Flag, for which many group members further embarked on solo recording, and acting careers between the two albums. Upon its release, 8 Diagrams debuted at number 25 on the Billboard 200, and number 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with 68,000 copies sold in the first week The album received generally favorable reviews from most music critics, and earned greater acclaim than the group's previous album Iron Flag, based on an aggregate score of 73/100 from Metacritic.
In brief
- Is 8 Diagrams good?
- Riffiter listeners rate 8 Diagrams 4.3/5 from 6 ratings.
- When was 8 Diagrams released?
- 8 Diagrams was released in 2007 on SRC Records.
- How many tracks are on 8 Diagrams?
- 8 Diagrams has 16 tracks, with a runtime of 71 minutes.
- What genre is 8 Diagrams?
- 8 Diagrams is catalogued under Hip-Hop, East Coast Hip-Hop, Hardcore Hip-Hop.
- What BPM is 8 Diagrams?
- 8 Diagrams runs at a median tempo of 95 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to 8 Diagrams?
- Listeners of 8 Diagrams also rate Greatest Hits by The Notorious B.I.G., Fishscale by Ghostface Killah, It Was Written by Nas.
- Who produced 8 Diagrams?
- 8 Diagrams was produced by RZA and Easy Mo Bee. RZA produced 15 of them.
- Who wrote the songs on 8 Diagrams?
- 8 Diagrams was written by Cappadonna, Curtis Mayfield, Ghostface Killah and Method Man.
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