Song · Wu-Tang Clan
“Protect Ya Neck” by Wu-Tang Clan
From the album Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
“Protect Ya Neck” by Wu-Tang Clan appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2018 and 2023. It was first released in 1993 on the album Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers). Its best result is #568 on The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,416 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Protect Ya Neck" is how the Wu-Tang Clan introduced themselves: a 12-inch the group put out on its own Wu-Tang Records on December 14, 1992, with "After the Laughter Comes Tears" on the B-side. It and "Tearz" were the first tracks they ever cut, and it later turned up on their debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
RZA produced, arranged and mixed it, then handed the mic around the whole crew: Ghostface Killah, GZA/Genius, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, U-God and RZA himself, eight members on one track (Masta Killa hadn't joined yet), tossing off a free-associating, chest-thumping battle rap. Once the underground started buzzing, Loud Records signed them and reissued it on May 3, 1993, with "Method Man" on the flip.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 618 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2022 | 568 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2023 | 585 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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