Released: 14th October 2023. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, originally released on  November 9, 1993.  The gritty, distinctive sound of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 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 greatly influential in modern hip-hop  production, while the group members' explicit, humorous, and free-associative lyrics  have served as a template for many subsequent rap records. Serving as a landmark  release in the era of hip-hop known as the East Coast Renaissance, its influence helped  lead the way for several other East Coast rappers, including Nas, The Notorious B.I.G.,  Mobb Deep, and Jay-Z.  Despite its raw, underground sound the album received positive reviews from most  music critics, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) has since been widely regarded as one  of the most significant albums of the 1990s, as well as one of the greatest hip hop  albums of all time. In 2020, the album was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone's updated list  of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2022, the album was selected by the Library  of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally,  historically, or aesthetically significant".