The Sting (Wu-Tang Clan album)

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The Sting
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ReleasedMarch 12, 2002
Genre Hip hop
Length69:57
Label Koch Records
Wu-Tang Clan & Wu-Tang Killa Beez chronology
The Swarm
(1998)
The Sting
(2002)
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The Sting is a 2002 album by various artists affiliated with or part of the Wu-Tang Clan.

Track listing

Track listing information is taken from the official liner notes and AllMusic. [3] [4]

The Sting
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"2:01
2."Killa Beez (song)" (Feat. Bobby Digital, U-God, Inspectah Deck, Suga Bang Bang)
  • The RZA
3:58
3."Out Think Me Now" (Introducing Solomon Childs)
  • The RZA
3:31
4."Bar Mitzvah" (Introducing Black Knights)
  • Six Mill
4:32
5."Doe Rae Wu" (Feat. Bobby Digital, ODB, Kinetic)2:34
6."Bluntz, Martinez, Girlz, & Gunz" (Introducing War Cloud)
  • The RZA
4:01
7."Dancing With Wolves" (Feat. Killarmy)4:38
8."Spend Money" (Introducing Lord Superb Feat. Intrigue)
  • The RZA
4:49
9."Take Up Space" (Introducing Lord Superb, Solomon Childs)
  • R. Diggs
  • W. Dale
  • J. Cummings
  • The RZA
3:47
10."Rollin" (Feat. Bobby Digital, Black Knights)
  • R. Diggs
  • D. Cunningham
  • D. Rose
3:48
11."Get At Me" (Feat. Black Knights, Shyheim, Two On The Road)
  • F1
3:59
12."Spit That G" (Feat. Cappadonna, Solomon Childs, Prodical, Timbo King, Suga Bang Bang)
  • The RZA
4:24
13."Woodchuck" (Feat. North Star, Royal Fam, Cilvaringz, War Cloud, Black Knights)
  • The RZA
4:23
14."G.A.T." (Feat. Black Knights, North Star, Solomon Childs, 12' Clock, Shyheim, RZA)
  • R. Diggs
  • D. Cunningham
  • D. Rose
  • R. Grier
  • A. Johnson
  • W. Dale
  • O. Turner
  • S. Franklin
  • The RZA
4:51
15."Hatin' Don't Pay" (Introducing Free Murder, PC, Shacronz)
  • PC
4:02
16."When You Come Home" (Feat. Shyheim)
  • R. Diggs
  • S. Franklin
  • The RZA
4:13
17."KB Ridin'" (Feat. Wu-Tang Clan, Shacronz, Suga Bang Bang)
  • The RZA
5:54
Total length:69:57
The Sting – Bonus CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Odyssey" (Feat. Isaac Hayes Band)
  • R. Diggs
  • The RZA
5:29
2."Thirsty (Skit)"
  • The RZA
1:39
3."Digi-Electronics" (Feat. Bobby Digital, Timbo King, Shyheim, Doc Doom, Madam Scheez)
  • R. Diggs
  • T. Drayton
  • S. Franklin
  • F. Drayton
  • D. Cunningham
  • The RZA
5:08
4."Billy"
  • R. Diggs
  • The RZA
2:29
5."RZA Beat"
  • R. Diggs
  • The RZA
1:30
6."La Rhumba (Re-Mix)" (Feat. Fat Joe, Bobby Digital, Method Man)
3:11
Total length:19:26

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References

  1. The Sting at AllMusic
  2. RapReviews review
  3. The Sting (booklet). Wu-Tang Killa Beez. Koch Records. 2002. KOC-CD-8362.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. "The Sting - The Killa Beez, Wu-Tang Killa Bees". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2020.