Today at 1: Lyceum Event “Clan In the Front: How Wu-Tang Transcended the Rap Game to Become Cultural Icons”

S. H. Fernando will be giving an engaging presentation on his recent book From The Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga (2021, Hachette Books), the definitive biography of legendary hip-hop group, Wu-Tang Clan. This amazing work features “decades of unpublished interviews and unparalleled access to members of the group and their associates” (from the book jacket). This engaging talk will chronicle Fernando’s research, the writing of this groundbreaking text and his interactions with the Wu members. This event will be held today Friday April 15  from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. on the Annandale Campus in the CE Forum.  Refreshments will be served. This event is open to the public and there is free parking during available in the B13 lot.

A man of many titles and much distinction, S. H. Fernando is a music journalist, club and radio deejay, music producer, film director and an overall Hip Hop contributor and aficionado. A graduate of Harvard University and the Columbia School of Journalism, Skiz Fernando began his career as a journalist on Hip Hop music and culture for The Source magazine. In addition to writing for The Source, Fernando has written for the New York Times, Rolling Stone and Vibe. His in-depth research on Hip Hop led him to write and publish the groundbreaking and highly acclaimed book The New Beats: Exploring the Music, Culture and Attitudes of Hip-Hop (1994), which chronicled and preserved Hip Hop culture in an innovative way for readers.

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Submitted by:
Steven Lessner, AN-English, SLessner@nvcc.edu