Shame On a Nigga

About this song

The track appears on Wu-Tang Clan's 1993 debut album Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers. It is not the album's most popular song, but many fans consider its smooth production the RZA's cleanest on the record. A radio edit titled "Shame On A Nuh" was also released. The bassline and horns are taken from Syl Johnson's "Different Strokes".

Fun facts

• Samples “Black and Tan Fantasy by Thelonious Monk” and “Mama Said Knock You Out by LL COOL J”.
• Sampled in 9 other songs, like “Shame by Honey Bxby”.
• Covered 2 times, including “SHAME! by A&E”.
• Written by Ghostface Killah, GZA, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Ol’ Dirty Bastard and Raekwon.
• Produced by RZA.