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12 Things Every Wu-Tang Fan Should Own

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 4:23 p.m.

Photo by Derek Brooks. The Wu-Tattoo. Every fan needs one. But if you don't feel like permanently ink staining your rib cage with the Killer Bees ... 1/13

... try temporarily stamping your wall with this Wu poster, which for some (no doubt awesome) reason features Larry Bird and Dr. J. Available on eBay. 2/13

You can admire the poster while slipping into your Fila Cream Classics. Unless it's snowing, in which case ... 3/13

You'll also need this classic ODB image in some form, be it T-shirt, poster, or wallet-sized ID. Which, by the way, you can keep in your ... 5/13

Obviously every Wu fan should sport a Wu Tang tee. Preferably one with a giant Wu medallion, which pairs nicely with ... 7/13

Because one chain is never enough, compliment your massive medallion with these slightly less massive dog tags. 9/13

No hip-hop ensemble is complete without a baseball hat, worn slight eschew, or backwards, or however the hell cool people wear their hats these days (inside out?). 10/13

Your pants should be held up by this gorgeous Wu-Tang belt buckle, which can be removed and used as a nunchuck. (What? It can't? What a waste ...) 12/13

And there you have it. Your Wu-Tang Clan ensemble is complete. We assure you that if you and your Wu boots stomp into Wednesday's concert in a Wu-Tang T-shirt, earrings, belt buckle, medallion, dog tags, and hat, flash a fake ODB ID out of your Wu-llet, and show off a very detailed Wu tattoo on your rib cage, you will not get your ass kicked. Nope. Not at all. 13/13

12 Things Every Wu-Tang Fan Should Own

The Wu-Tang Clan plays the Ogden on Wednesday, December 10, 2008. You should go -- but you should also know that Wu fans are pretty rabid, and would like to know that you are as rabid as they are. So, here, a handy guide to making yourself look like you deserve entrance into the 36 chambers.

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