AlbumE · 2000
The W
by Wu-Tang Clan
The W is a 2000 hip-hop album by Wu-Tang Clan. It runs 13 tracks across 59 minutes on LOUD Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.5/5 from 4 ratings.
Hip-Hop · East Coast Hip-Hop · Hardcore Hip-Hop
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- 3.5 /5
- 4 ratings
- 81 /100
- 10 critics
- 13
- Tracks
- 59 min
- Runtime
- 103 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
- Key
Ratings
4 ratings · avg 3.5
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10 publications
- AllMusic4.5/5
- The Village VoiceA−
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4.5/5
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- Rolling Stone4/5
- NME8/10
- Spin8/10
- The Guardian4/5
- USA Today3/4
- Los Angeles Times2.5/4
- Metacriticaggregate80/100
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The W album cover
The The W cover was designed by David Bett and Jamie Story and photographed by Michael Lavine.
- Design
- David Bett, Jamie Story
- Photography
- Michael Lavine
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13 tracks · 59 min
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The W is the third studio album by the American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released November 21, 2000 on Loud/Columbia Records. It was released several years after their previous album Wu-Tang Forever, to which many group members released solo projects between the two albums. The W contains a more rugged, less polished sound than that of most Wu-Tang related albums of this era, and features guest appearances from Isaac Hayes, Redman, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, and Junior Reid. The W debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, and number one on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart with 301,000 copies sold in the first week. It produced several singles, which also charted as well. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 14, 2000. Upon its release, The W received generally positive reviews from most music critics based on an aggregate score of 80/100 from Metacritic.
In brief
- Is The W good?
- Riffiter listeners rate The W 3.5/5 from 4 ratings.
- When was The W released?
- The W was released in 2000 on LOUD Records.
- How many tracks are on The W?
- The W has 13 tracks, with a runtime of 59 minutes.
- What genre is The W?
- The W is catalogued under Hip-Hop, East Coast Hip-Hop, Hardcore Hip-Hop.
- What BPM is The W?
- The W runs at a median tempo of 103 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to The W?
- Listeners of The W also rate It Was Written by Nas, Greatest Hits by The Notorious B.I.G., The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest.
The W at a glance
- Labels
- Columbia Records, Sony Music, Loud Records
- Produced by
- RZA
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