10 Facts About Masta Killa

Masta Killa released his debut album No Said Date in 2004 to positive reviews, and has since released three additional albums.

Masta Killa was the only member who was not a rapper at the time of the group's formation.

Masta Killa was extensively mentored by the GZA during his early days with the group, evident in the similar flow they both employ.

Masta Killa derived his rap name from the 1978 kung fu film Shaolin Master Killer,.

Masta Killa only appeared on one track on the Wu-Tang Clan's first album, Enter the Wu-Tang, in the closing verse to "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'".

Since the other members of Wu-Tang were far more experienced, his verse from "Da Mystery of Chessboxin", was the only thing Masta Killa had written, that was fine tuned to the point that it fit with the verses from the rest of the members.

Masta Killa is Wu-Tang's member fondest of Chinese martial arts imagery.

In 1997, the Wu-Tang Clan's second album Wu-Tang Forever saw Masta become a mainstay in the group's line-up with regular appearances throughout the double album.

Masta Killa was the last member to release a solo project, after it was delayed for several years and finally released in June 2004 with the title No Said Date; critically acclaimed, it became independent label Nature Sounds' best-selling album, notable for featuring every core member of the Wu-Tang Clan on the album after a period in the group's history that lacked unity.

Masta Killa gets his name from the 1978 kung fu movie Shaolin Master Killer, known as the 36th Chamber of Shaolin.