US EditionWu Tang Clan Co-Founder And Cultural Architect Oliver "Power" Grant Passes Away At 52
Oliver 'Power' Grant was key to Wu-Tang Clan's rise, founding Wu-Wear and executive producing classic albums, shaping hip-hop culture and business.
- 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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Wu Tang Clan Co-Founder And Cultural Architect Oliver "Power" Grant Passes Away At 52
The Hip Hop world has lost one of its foundational architects. Oliver “Power” Grant, the visionary executive, entrepreneur, filmmaker and co-founder of the Wu-Tang Clan brand, has passed away at… The post Wu Tang Clan Co-Founder And Cultural Architect Oliver “Power” Grant Passes Away At 52 appeared first on .
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