![]() ![]() They’re vying for grants,” Michael explained. “What came out of it is, for one – and this is even before we had the summit, while we were on the calls – is the fact that everybody on the calls was doing certain work (peace efforts, non violence, stop the guns, this and that), but a lot of people on the call didn’t know each other or didn’t interact with each other. One issue the group noticed was the lack of a cohesive effort amongst those working to curb violence in the city. Michael arrived in Chicago with Wu-Tang associate Oliver “Power” Grant and Mitchell “Divine” Diggs (brother of Wu-Tang rapper and producer Rza) and quickly made working with civic leaders a priority. We got to get on the ground and just really see the dynamics of what everybody’s up against with the violence and issues taking place in Chicago.” It just sparked me to want to see what we can do as far as utilizing the Wu-Tang brand and our resources to kind of help that situation,” Michael explained. I was sitting in my living room and I saw that a young girl had been killed in a crossfire. ![]() One month before that performance, Wu-Tang manager Tareef Michael arrived in Chicago on a mission to gain a more informed perspective on news reports of the city’s problems with gun violence. Just about one year ago, legendary New York rap collective Wu-Tang Clan performed their 1993 debut studio album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) in Chicago at Riot Fest 2017. ![]()
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