The RZA, founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, imparts the lessons hes learned on his journey from the Staten Island projects to international superstardom. A devout student of knowledge in every form in which hes found it, he distills here the wisdom hes acquired into seven pillars, each based on a formative event in his life-from the moment he first heard the call of hip-hop to the death of his cousin and Clan- mate, Russell Jones, aka ODB. Delivered in RZAs unmistakable style, at once surprising, profound, and provocative, The Tao of Wu is a spiritual memoir the world has never seen before, and will never see again. A nonfiction Siddhartha for the hip-hop generation from the author of The Wu-Tang Manual, it will enlighten, entertain, and inspire.