Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
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 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/November 8, 2013 by BencherliteTalk 21:27, 21 October 2013‎ (UTC)



Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is the debut album of American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released November 9, 1993, on Loud Records and distributed through RCA Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 1992 to 1993 at Firehouse Studio in New York City, and it was mastered at The Hit Factory. The album's title originates from the martial arts film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978). The group's de facto leader RZA(pictured), produced the album entirely, utilizing heavy, eerie beats and a sound largely based on martial-arts movie clips and soul music samples. The album's distinctive sound created a blueprint for hardcore hip hop during the 1990s and helped return New York City hip hop to national prominence. Its sound also became hugely influential in modern hip hop production, while the group members' explicit, humorous, and free-associative lyrics have served as a template for many subsequent hip hop records. Initially receiving positive reviews from most music critics, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) has been regarded by music writers as one of the most significant albums of the 1990s, as well as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.

3 points: 20th anniversary of album debut; FA since 2006. Last hip-hop TFA was December 2012 with Notorious B.I.G.--Chimino (talk) 15:46, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

No feedback at all? It was a landmark album in the genre, and one of the most highly-regarded albums of the 1990s. There is also a reunion album & tour for the anniversary, which has gotten a fair amount of press. Perhaps I wasn't quick enough with the nomination...--Chimino (talk) 02:17, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry that no-one's commented but it might just be that TFAR's been a bit slow recently and / or that you've had the misfortune to nominate a music article for a day when another music article is also nominated. Mind you, there's a bit of difference between the Wu-Tang Clan and Michael Tippett... What sometimes happens in these situations of clashing dates is that one article shifts a day before or a day later - what do people think about running 36 Chambers on the 8th or the 10th? BencherliteTalk 22:44, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Support, so there must be some 20-year-old babies out there that were named after various inspirations from Wu-Tang Clan, that's pretty nifty. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 01:05, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Support: interesting and well written. Praemonitus (talk) 14:06, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * ,, are these "supports" in favour of it running instead of A Child of Our Time on 9th November, or in favour of it running as close as possible to 9th November if ACOOT is picked for that date, or both? BencherliteTalk 17:05, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I have no preference as to which one bumps the date for other, so I'm in favor of letting the coordinators resolve the scheduling conflict. Thank you. Praemonitus (talk) 19:49, 21 October 2013 (UTC)