Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

, the Wu-Tang Clan's 1993 debut album, has been added to the archives of the US Library of Congress.

“The Wu-Tang Clan's 1993 album

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

forged the sound of hardcore rap and reaffirmed the creative capacity of the East Coast rap scene.

The artists who make up the group went on to produce affiliated projects that supported its influence on hip-hop for decades,” reads a statement from the Library of Congress relayed by Music-News.

Honoring classics

The Wu-Tang Clan album is not the only musical work to have received this honor, however.

Alicia Keys' 2001 album Songs in A Minor

, but also

Duke Ellington 's

Ellington at Newport

, The Shirelles

' Tonight's the Night , Terry Riley's

In C

and the legendary Buena Vista Social Club album received the same treatment.

This was also the case for a number of individual songs, such as

Bohemian Rhapsody

by Queen,

Reach Out I'll Be There

by the Four Tops, but also

Livin' la Vida Loca

by Ricky Martin.

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