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Wu-Tang Clan pay tribute to late mentor Popa Wu

17 December 2019, 14:31 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

Members of Wu-Tang Clan have posted tribute messages for their late mentor and collaborator Popa Wu.

According to Rolling Stone, Popa Wu died aged 63 and his cause of death is still unknown.

Popa Wu was also known as Freedum Allah, and featured on a number of Wu-Tang Clan group and solo tracks over the years, including "Wu-Revolution" (from Wu-Tang Forever), Ghostface Killah’s "All That I Got Is You", and Raekwon’s "North Star (Jewels)".

He was a key part in the formation of Wu-Tang Clan, and the older cousin of RZA, and a relative to GZA and Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Check out the tributes from the Wu-Tang Clan members below.

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REST IN PARADISE MY BROTHER @popawu7 FOREVER TELL DIRT WE LOVE AND MISS HIM .. ALL PRAISES DO TO THE MOST HIGH #poppawuforever #wutangforever #ghostfacemusic #ghostfacekillahs #theodoreunit #wutang #wutangclan

A post shared by Tony Starks - Wu Tang - (@realghostfacekillah) on Dec 16, 2019 at 9:26am PST

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R.I.P. Popa Wu.

A post shared by GZA (@therealgza) on Dec 16, 2019 at 7:02am PST

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Can’t believe your gone !!!!!! this hurts. #PAPAWU #restinpeacegreatone

A post shared by Raekwon The Chef (@raekwon) on Dec 16, 2019 at 10:03am PST

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My Teacher Popa Wu #popawu #leadership #homeschool #Knowledgeofself #god #motivation #Truth #babies #Wutang Photo by @rhythmloverevolution

A post shared by youngdirtybastardofficial (@youngdirtybastardofficial) on Dec 16, 2019 at 2:55pm PST

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