Thread by @MrGabeFonseca

Season 2, Episode 7 of Wu-Tang: An American Saga was written by yours truly and directed by @nijla1

The title of the episode is AIRWAVES...
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The beat you hear Rza composing throughout the opening scene is the bones of what becomes "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" -- one of my favorite tracks off their debut album.

Divine tells Ghostface to use the Gavin Report to call all the local radio stations and push their new single. The Gavin Report was a radio-industry magazine that tracked Top 40 songs and trends across all genres of music.

The movie that Rae and Ghost watch in this episode is the english-dubbed version of John Woo's 1989 classic THE KILLER -- a movie that would heavily influence samples and tone on Raekwon's debut, "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx"

Spot any recognizable people at the URB convention? Four bald-heads? A dreaded duo? A fake nose?

DJ G has always showed Rza and Wu love and was actually one of the first to play Wu-Tang's "Protect Ya Neck" on WPRB in New Jersey.

"He looks determined without being ruthless. Something heroic in his manner. There's a courage about him, doesn't look like a killer. Comes across so calm. Acts like he has a dream. Full of passion."
These lines from THE KILLER are heard on the intro of "Incarcerated Scarfaces"

Everyone knows that Ghost has an obsession with the fly, custom Clarks Wallabees -- one of the many trends he started. "You go get the cream joints, right? Boom!"

Darius reads names off the back of the cassette single (see the names on back of original cassette below). Ghost tells him he took the name Ghostface Killah from the 1979 kung fu flick "The Mystery of Chessboxing"

Steve Rifkind, founder of LOUD Records, tries to sell some records to a one-stop distributor. You can see him standing alongside this unnamed trio -- one of the first acts he signed to his label: Tha Alkaholiks.

Violet Brown is known throughout the music industry as the Director of Urban Music for Wherehouse Music & F.Y.E. She helped break many new acts while she was a buyer and marketer for these chains.

The shootout sequence pays homage to the church shootout at the end of THE KILLER with many similar shots and moments. If you haven't watched THE KILLER, you should go do that. Right now.

The radio station that Ghost and Rae run up in is 89.9 WKCR-FM, a basement station at Columbia University and home to Stretch and Bobbito. Stretch and Bob were one of the first to play "Protect Ya Neck"

Rae and Rza hear their single being played by renown DJ Kid Capri on his WBLS (107.5 FM) radio show and they know they made it. This is the sort of major radio play they need. (Shoutout to Kid Capri who did the voiceover in this scene)

Lastly, during the end credits you'll hear a bunch of fictional call-in requests, followed by the real one that we all know featured on the intro to "Protect Ya Neck"