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It’s been an eventful day for the Wu-Tang Clan. Within a few hours of the announcement that the group was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, news broke that founding member Oliver “Power” Grant had passed away. An executive producer who also launched the apparel brand Wu Wear, Grant backed Wu-Tang Clan financially during its early days, enabling its artists to change the hip-hop genre as we know it.

It’s difficult to overstate the Wu-Tang Clan’s impact. Founded in 1992 in Staten Island, New York, the collective’s artists included GZA, RZA, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Ol’ Dirty Bastard (who passed away in 2004), Masta Killa, U-God, and, later, Cappadonna. Their debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) was deeply experimental in its incorporation of martial arts, Eastern philosophy, kung-fu movies, comic books, and comedic dialogue. As trailblazers who expanded the possibilities of what hip hop could sound like, the Wu-Tang Clan’s artists are among the most deserving inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame of all time.

The Wu-Tang Clan Put the Spotlight Back on New York Hip Hop in the 1990s

Hip hop, particularly the New York variety, has been a fixture in popular music since the early 1970s, when artists like DJ Kool Herc and MC Debbie D hosted block parties that featured freestyling, acrobatic dancing, and original music. But as the genre spread through the United States, prolific hip-hop enclaves developed in Chicago, Detroit, and Los Angeles. By the end of the 1980s, West Coast hip-hop had more or less eclipsed the New York scene in national popularity. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, in particular, lent hip-hop a new, radio-ready sound that penetrated mainstream music and moved the epicenter of the genre to Southern California.

Enter the Wu-Tang Clan. With the release of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) in 1992, the group revitalized New York City’s hip-hop scene and ushered in the East Coast Renaissance. In The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hip, Jonathan Abrams writes that the group “talk[ed] listeners into their tumultuous environment and introduce[ed] them to a new vocabulary.” In addition to popularizing New York slang and immersing fans in the fraught racial and socioeconomic politics of the city, the Wu-Tang Clan also brought together disparate cultural elements that had not previously been included in the hip hop world.

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The Wu-Tang Clan Revitalized the New York Hip Hop Scene and Paved the Way for New Artists

According to New York hip hop producer Easy Mo Bee, record executives were initially dubious about the Wu-Tang Clan. In The Come Up, Abrams captures Easy’s initial reaction to the then-experimental group, comprised of nine artists looking to “fuse the hip-hop with the martial arts.” Easy recalled, “This is 1990. It’s a little too early to be talking snazzy concepts like that. So I wasn’t really getting it.”

Indeed, the Wu-Tang Clan’s work is filled with snippets from kung-fu movies, lyrics about martial arts, and allusions to comic books. Amid these cultural references are more traditional gangster rap elements, including descriptions of poverty, violence, and resilience in the inner city. Furthermore, the Wu-Tang Clan made great use of dialogue. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is filled with lengthy interludes, most of which are humorous and capture each member’s distinct personality.

“They were rebels,” said Steve Rifkind, founder of Loud Records. “I mean, all hip-hop artists [are], but it was just nine guys and the energy, it’s just hard, energized, raw music that’s not going to go away.” And it never did go away. Once the Wu-Tang Clan began releasing singles like “Protect Ya Neck,” they saw almost immediate success among rap fans.

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Along with artists like Notorious B.I.G. (with whom Ghostface Killah and Raekwon unfortunately had beef), the Wu-Tang Clan popularized the practice of storytelling across an entire hip-hop album. In that regard, they paved the way for contemporary hip-hop stars like Kanye West, whose tracks are crafted to follow one another sequentially in order to tell a larger story. Furthermore, the Wu-Tang Clan took East Coast hip hop beyond freestyling and traditional gangster rap with their inclusion of disparate, multicultural influences. Without Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), it’s hard to imagine an artist like Tyler the Creator or even Bad Bunny. Finally, the Wu-Tang Clan, along with Nas, pivoted hip hop away from the melodic, G-funk music coming out of the West Coast.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors trailblazers, all of whom have changed the face of music. One can draw a direct line from the Wu-Tang Clan to the hip-hop of today, from the drill scene dominating New York City to the storytelling that pervades the music of Kendrick Lamar. Considering their influence, fans can only wait with bated breath to see who will perform in their honor and how they will honor the group’s late members.

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After a near-perfect first season, the highly anticipated Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 is right around the corner. Marvel Television has already started the year strong with Destin Daniel Cretton‘s Wonder Man, and based on the Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 trailer, it looks like they’re not slowing down any time soon. From Daredevil’s (Charlie Cox) new suit to the return of Krysten Ritter‘s Jessica Jones, there’s a lot to be excited about.

With Mayor Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) embracing an even darker side of his Kingpin persona, Matt Murdock will need as much help as he can get to save his city. Besides Jessica Jones, the Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 trailer shows that Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) will be a key ally for Daredevil. Since Karen and Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson) weren’t initially part of the series before showrunner Dario Scardapane came on, their roles were very limited in Season 1. Although Foggy isn’t around in the present-day MCU after his shocking death, Scardapane promises that Karen Page fans have a lot to look forward to in Daredevil: Born Again Season 2.

Karen Page Will Be Matt Murdock’s Equal in ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2

Ever since the series premiere of Netflix’s Daredevil, Karen has been a vital part of Matt’s world. The character evolved from being a client of Nelson and Murdock to their secretary/legal assistant. Eventually, her efforts earned her a name on the door, and the firm became Nelson, Murdock, and Page in Daredevil: Born Again. Life imitates art as Woll herself has also played a major role in developing her character for the show’s upcoming second season. In an interview with SFX Magazine, Scardapane highlighted how much Woll collaborated with Karen’s development in Daredevil: Born Again:

“This version of Karen Page is a blast. It’s a curveball that you haven’t seen before. The great thing is we got to talk to her about it in season one, before we started getting into the real nitty-gritty of season two. Her input adds to what we do in the writers’ room and by the time you come out at the end you’re like, ‘Whoa, this actually makes sense!’ I think fans are really going to dig this Karen Page.”

Woll and Scardapane agree that Karen was never and will never be seen as just Matt’s sidekick. As Scardapane added, “In my mind — and in Deb’s mind — she’s never been a sidekick; she’s never been a girlfriend. She’s always been somebody who both mirrors and pushes Murdock — not always in the best way.” While some fans argue about the relationship between Karen and Daredevil, aka Karedevil, or Karen and Frank Castle/The Punisher (Jon Bernthal), it’s good to hear that the character isn’t being reduced to just a romantic partner.

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Scardapane’s interview also mentions that Karen has become a lawyer in the time between Daredevil and Daredevil: Born Again. Even without any formal legal background, Karen has more than proven herself capable of successfully handling legal matters. Without her, Foggy and Matt wouldn’t have been as involved as they were in taking down Fisk through the justice system in Daredevil Season 1. When she was face-to-face with Fisk in Daredevil Season 3, she was confident in the eyes of the man who almost ruined her life, and didn’t hesitate to try to scare him by revealing she had killed his loyal friend and employee, James Wesley (Toby Leonard Moore). This version of Karen is exactly who Matt will need in his fight against Fisk’s corruption.

Deborah Ann Woll’s Karen Page Is Nothing Like the Marvel Comics Version

Karen has always been a staple in Daredevil’s world, from comics to screen. Although the character went down a dark path and ultimately met a tragic fate in the comics, thankfully, Woll’s version of Karen is given much more agency. Along with proving herself Foggy and Nelson’s equal in legal affairs, she also became a great journalist and a hero who isn’t afraid to speak up for the voiceless. Karen may not be one of the most powerful Marvel characters, but she’s definitely one of the healthiest from a mental standpoint.

Whenever Matt enters his typical self-destructive phase, Karen knows how to balance being a good friend and walking away from that toxicity when it becomes too much for her mental health. She stops Matt from going up against an army of Fisk’s officers in the Daredevil: Born Again Season 1 finale and inspires him to build his own army against Fisk. At the end of the day, Karen is Matt’s voice of reason, and it’ll be exciting to see Karen play a more definitive role in Season 2 thanks to Woll’s increased contributions.

Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 premieres March 24 on Disney+.

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Following his last feature-length horror effort as a director, 2009’s Drag Me to Hell, Sam Raimi took 17 years to return to the big screen with another from the devil’s favorite genre. Since its debut at the end of January, the pulsating Send Help has continued to impress, becoming the biggest horror release at the box office this year so far. Currently, the movie boasts a global box office haul of $83.9 million against a reported budget of $40 million, with Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien‘s violent and often hilarious survival thriller impressing theatergoers.

If Send Help is your first introduction to the horror icon Raimi, consider the arrival of one of his best modern projects on a new streamer as a sign to continue your education. Debuting on Halloween night 2015, the brilliant Ash vs Evil Dead picks up decades after the events of the iconic films, with Bruce Campbell returning as the iconic Ash Williams. “Constantly peering over his shoulder, Ash somehow knew that the Evil Dead would return for him,” a synopsis for the series reads. “That day arrives when Ash commits an act of carelessness, unleashing a Deadite plague that threatens to destroy mankind.”

Co-starring Lucy Lawless as Ruby, Ray Santiago as Ash’s sidekick, Pablo Simon Bolivar, and Dana DeLorenzo as Kelly Maxwell, the series ran for three successful seasons and thirty episodes, culminating in a kick-ass finale on April 29, 2018. Eight years later, you can watch Ash vs Evil Dead on Plex starting this March. Over-the-top and brilliantly gory, you won’t want to miss the gem of a horror series some consider one of the best of the last decade.

Critics Adored ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’

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It wasn’t just audiences who took to this horror revival when it debuted in 2015; critics also gushed over Raimi’s return to the franchise that put his name on the map. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Ash vs the Evil Dead boasts a near-perfect score of 99%, as an average across all three seasons. The consensus on the site for Season 1 reads, “True to the movies that spawned it, Ash vs Evil Dead is a gory, hilarious, and audacious resurrection of Sam Raimi’s beloved horror franchise.”

Ash vs Evil Dead is streaming on Plex this March. Make sure to stay tuned to Collider for all the latest streaming stories.

Former Ellen DeGeneres Show child star Sophia Grace Brownlee has no regrets about becoming a young mother.

“I was quite young when I had River. I was 19, which I do feel like is quite young,” Brownlee, 22, said on the Wednesday, February 25, episode of the “Private Story” podcast, referring to her son. “I don’t regret, like, doing anything because I’m quite happy with where I am now.”

Brownlee announced in October 2022 that she was expecting her first baby before giving birth to River in March 2023. The social media star revealed the next year that she was pregnant again. Brownlee gave birth to daughter Athena in January 2025. (Brownlee has not publicly revealed the father of her children.)

“When I had Athena, I was 21, which is a bit more older,” she explained on Wednesday’s episode. “It’s obviously young to have kids, but I don’t really think there’s a right age to have kids as long as you’re ready and you’re mature enough, that’s all that matters.”

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Brownlee further acknowledged that, because of her experience on Ellen DeGeneres Show, she was “financially stable” enough to provide for a family without struggling.

“If I wasn’t, like, I would have been struggling a lot,” she said. “So, yeah, I’m blessed to have been in that situation.”

While Brownlee has found a sweet rhythm as a mom of two, she didn’t have the easiest pregnancy and childbirth journey.

“It actually went quite bad with River. It wasn’t a nice experience,” she recalled. “I went into labor naturally, and I was just a week early, which is common. That’s not a problem, and everything was fine. It just, kind of, got bad when you’re actually trying to push the baby out. He was getting really stressed out, and he just wouldn’t come down properly like how [babies] are supposed to.”

Brownlee continued, “Loads of different doctors and surgeons [came into my room], which is so scary. I was, like, ‘What’s happening?’ They were, like, ‘We think we’re going to have to do a C-section because the baby’s getting distressed.’ I was just so scared that they were going to put me to sleep ‘cause that is one of my biggest fears because I think I’m not going to wake up.”

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According to Brownlee, her emergency caesarean was “one of the scariest times” in her life.

“I’ve never even been in hospital properly for anything in my life, so I’m laying there in a room full of so many people,” the YouTube star explained. “I’ve got this curtain up in front of me because they don’t want you to see it, and I was numb anyway. I’d had an epidural, which numbs you from the waist down, because I couldn’t handle the pain.”

River was eventually delivered safely, which was a completely different experience from Brownlee’s birth with Athena.

“Because I had a C-section, they were like, ‘We’re going to book you in for another one,’” she said of delivering her second child. “That’s what they like to do, but the midwives were, like, ‘No, we think you can have her naturally, so at least try.’ I did, and it went so quickly. … I was so proud of myself, and I was glad I got to experience a natural birth, which I would choose every time over a C-section.”