You Aughta Know: Beatdown was the first rap mag to give Wu-Tang Clan a cover, when it did so in the spring of '93 strictly off the buzz of the "Protect Ya Neck" b/w "Method Man" 12".
Beatdown was the first rap mag to give Wu-Tang Clan a cover, when it did so in the spring of '93 strictly off the buzz of the "Protect Ya Neck" b/w "Method Man" 12".
Beatdown was the first rap mag to give Wu-Tang Clan a cover, when it did so in the spring of '93 strictly off the buzz of the "Protect Ya Neck" b/w "Method Man" 12".

LEGACYBeatdown was in many ways the dry run for the ego trip crew, and provided early opportunity for freelance contributors like the then-teenaged DJ Max Glazer, Lynne D. Johnson, and the late artist Matt Doo.

RATINGS When the launch team split, it was like Harold Melvin without the Blue Notes. Haji, you're never going platinum!