Which Wu-Tang Clan album was released in 1993 as the group’s debut studio album?

Wu-Tang Clan’s 1993 debut studio album was Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).

The album was released on November 9, 1993, through Loud Records and RCA Records. Its title combines the martial-arts imagery central to the group’s identity with a reference to the 36 chambers of the Shaolin Temple, a recurring element in kung-fu films and Wu-Tang mythology.

RZA produced most of the record, using stark drums, chopped samples, and dialogue from martial-arts movies. The album introduced a large cast of distinctive voices, including GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, and Inspectah Deck.

Listeners sometimes confuse the debut with Wu-Tang Forever, the group’s second studio album from 1997. Enter the Wu-Tang became a major influence on underground and mainstream rap, while also helping establish Loud Records as an important independent hip hop label.