Relatively minor stars in the
Wu-Tang constellation,
GP Wu released their debut,
Don't Go Against the Grain, in 1998. That album was produced by
Daddy O from
Stetsasonic and
Hank Shocklee of
Bomb Squad and
Public Enemy fame, making the
Wu-Tang connection even more tenuous. However, as
Wu-Tang Clan historians will undoubtedly know, the four
GP Wu members --
Rubberbands,
June Luva,
Pop da Brown Hornet, and Down Low Recka -- all made appearances on
Shyheim's first two albums,
Shyheim a/k/a the Rugged Child (1994) and
Lost Generation (1996). The connection was made indelible on
Shyheim's
Manchild album cover from 1999, featuring the shirtless MC with a
GP Wu tattoo on his bicep.
–
Wade Kergan, Rovi