This archived piece was originally posted on my old blog Rudomania.com on October 28, 2013 (http://rudomania.com/ufc-posters-tell-a-history-of-main-event-changes/) On the eve of the UFC’s twentieth anniversary, I decided to dig a little….
When Wu-Tang first brought the motherfucking ruckus in the early 90s, they infused the East Coast rap movement with a new sound, bringing with them flashy characters, lyrical grime and rhyme schemes laced with skits, slangs and samples inspired by old school kung fu movies. Over the years, hip hop heads coast to coast have tried to decipher the aliases of Wu-Tang members in an attempt to pinpoint the kung fu flicks that inspired each of their monikers.