{"product_id":"wu-tang-wheels-wu-160-prototype-alloy-wheel-signed-by-the-wu-tang-clan","title":"Wu-Tang Wheels \"WU-160\" Alloy Prototype Rim","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 20” alloy wheel prototype, signed by the eleven members of the Wu-Tang Clan was one in a set of four produced in 2000 for a “lost” joint venture between the Wu-Tang Clan and Raceline Wheels. Built around a \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWu-Tang Clan “W” insignia rim, It was fabricated specifically for Raekwon's BMW X5 for a rim launch that never reached the market. The wheel instead went unseen, used only in promotional photography that was never released, and as a prop during the Clan's 2000 U.S. tour supporting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe W.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe early-2000s \"bling era\" saw hip-hop artists increasingly stake claims in the custom car and rims world, and Wu-Tang Wheels would have marked the Clan's own entry into that space. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This is the original rim prototype that we did when we started the partnership,\" says Duane Grant (Wu Wear, Queen Ruby Holdings), who oversaw the venture. \"This is the actual prototype that we put on Rae's X5 for the rollout... it was set for the BMW X5, because that was the hot truck back then in 2000.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwenty-five years later, on July 17, 2025, the wheel was signed backstage at Wu-Tang Clan's concert at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, in smudge-proof water-based paint marker,  by seven of the eight surviving members of the Clan's \"core nine\" (all but GZA), plus longtime affiliates Cappadonna and Mathematics, Wu-Tang manager Mitchell \"Divine\" Diggs, and Loud Records founder Steve Rifkind. The signing closes a 25-year loop on an object that otherwise never left prototype form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details \u0026amp; Collectability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of four prototypes produced in 2000 for the unreleased Wu-Tang Wheels venture (Wu-Tang Clan x Raceline Wheels\/Allied Wheel Components)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFabricated specifically for Raekwon's 2000 BMW X5; used as a tour prop and in unreleased promotional photography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11 signatures: Raekwon, RZA, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, Cappadonna, Mathematics, Mitchell \"Divine\" Diggs, and Steve Rifkind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSigned backstage at Wu-Tang Clan's July 17, 2025 concert at Prudential Center, Newark, NJ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAccompanied by a 1-of-1 promotional poster of Raekwon and U-God with the X5, never distributed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSole surviving example of a shelved hip-hop\/auto-parts crossover venture; never available at retail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Duane Grant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55104105939273,"sku":"NYC_WUDG_001","price":100000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/NYC_WUDG_001.0_efa0c639-547c-4fef-abce-1e4e106d4d1c.jpg?v=1787144101","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/wu-tang-wheels-wu-160-prototype-alloy-wheel-signed-by-the-wu-tang-clan","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}