Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men (2019)
- Directed by
- Sacha Jenkins
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 1 season, 4 episodes
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary series traces the rise of the Wu-Tang Clan from their early days in New York. It features interviews with all nine living members and archival footage, showing how the group formed and evolved over 25 years.
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What happens
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men is a four-episode American documentary television series that premiered on Showtime on May 10, 2019. The documentary was created by Sacha Jenkins and tells a story of the New York–based hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan from their earliest times to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the group. The four sixty-minute episodes, all nine living members of the group are interviewed, as well as footage from 2004 featuring the late Ol' Dirty Bastard are shown. Numerous people affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan also contributed to it providing their own stories and describing their relations with the members. The title is a wordplay based on John Steinbeck's literary classic, Of Mice and Men. On May 17, 2019, an EP, which also is the soundtrack of the documentary, Wu-Tang: Of Mics and Men was released on Spotify. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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