US EditionWu Tang Clan Co-Founder And Cultural Architect Oliver "Power" Grant Passes Away At 52
- This week, Oliver 'Power' Grant, executive producer and early backer, has died, an instrumental figure in Wu-Tang Clan's rise from Staten Island; no cause of death has been shared.
- Rooted in group mythology, he was childhood friends with RZA's older brother Divine and listed as an executive producer on classic Wu-Tang albums.
- Grant also worked as an actor with roles in Black and White and Belly, and he founded Wu-Wear, which had four U.S. stores and was sold in Macy's.
- With his role now gone, Grant's death removes a key organizer as he served as an early financial backer when RZA gathered Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, and his behind-the-scenes hustle was paramount.
- Peers responded with tributes including Method Man's Instagram message, and Wu-Wear's 2017 relaunch with Live Nation frames the brand's future after Grant's death.
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Oliver "Power" Grant is dead. The hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan confirmed the death of their former member.
Oliver 'Power' Grant, Founding Member of Wu-Tang Clan, Dies at 52
"Paradise my Brother safe Travels," Method Man wrote in a tribute Oliver 'Power' Grant in September 1999Credit: Cinematic / AlamyNEED TO KNOWOliver "Power" Grant, a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, has died at 52"Paradise my Brother safe Travels," Method Man wrote in a tributeGrant produced several Wu-Tang Clan projects and was the creator of the Wu Wear clothing lineOliver "Power" Grant, a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, has died. Gran…
Wu-Tang Clan mourns death of producer Oliver ‘Power’ Grant at age 52
The Wu-Tang Clan is mourning the death of producer Oliver “Power” Grant, a part of the Staten Island hip-hop and fashion collective from the very beginning. “Paradise my Brother save travels,” Method Man posted on Instagram Wednesday. “Bruh I am not OK.” The 52-year-old died on Monday, according to radio station Hot 97, though a cause of death has not been reported. News of his death came the same week the Wu-Tang Clan was nominated for inductio…
The American producer Oliver "Power" Grant, a close collaborator of the iconic hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, died at the age of 52.
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