In an interview with In Studio, the actor also discussed the unlikely success of the rap group and his intricate preparation process for a role.
The 10-episode series from RZA and fellow creator Alex Tse tells the origin story of Wu-Tang Clan and its members in early ‘90s Staten Island, their rise to the top and how they changed the world of hip-hop.that Wu-Tang member and creator of the Hulu series RZA brought him onto the project to play Raekwon, but he felt the pressure to perfect his portrayal of the rapper and make it feel different from his other roles.
“I felt pressured, I can speak for myself,” he explained. “I was focused on what I needed to be doing so, the pressure on me was that I didn’t have to audition like everybody else but I never wanted it to be. You know, that was my concern on paper for me and my team. It was like, how does this differ? But it is a totally different story, it’s a different time, the approach is different, it’s gritty all the way through.
“This person that exists, how he walks, how he talks, how he laughs, how he looks when he gets mad, how he sounds when he raps, how he eats food, that’s what I’m doing. And the decision that he made in the actual story,” he continued. “So the pressure is there for me, for sure. That was the biggest thing. That is my audition to myself, to the world. Because this ain’t Shameik, this is somebody else.
Moore also discussed the success of Wu-Tang Clan and why they’re a group that can’t be duplicated in music, saying, “They just stuck to the script, they never sold out. They were unique especially for the time. Entertaining and inspiring people, that’s what Wu-Tang became.” He continued: “They were the most unlikely situation to become a success story out of America, which is why they call it
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