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Staten Island

One of New York City's five boroughs

By M-easy

1. Branch of Kung-Fu martial arts. 2. (nickname) Staten Island, one of New York City's five boroughs. Slang made popular by the Wu-Tang hip-hop group.

1. I have trained in a ~ Kung-Fu temple, and am now nearly invincible. 2. "Wow, the ~ style is all in me Child, the whole damn island's callin' me" - Method Man, from "M.E.T.H.O.D Man"

By Ian Nelson-Roehl

Staten Island, New York. Proclaimed Shaolin by the rap group, "The Wu-Tang Clan".

"I grew up on the crime side, the New York Times side Staying alive was no jive At second hands, moms bounced on old man So then we moved to Shaolin land" C.R.E.A.M The Wu-Tang Clan

By Robert F. Diggs

Nickname for Staten Island one of the five boroughs of New York City. Wu Tang Clan a famous rap group is said to have come up with this nickname.

Shaolin = staten island

By Jersey kid

'Shaolin' is the nickname given to Staten Island, New York by the members of the Wu Tang Clan, 4 of their members hailing from 'Shaolin'.

'I come from the Shaolin slum, and the isle I'm from, is comin' through wit nuff n****s and nuff guns' Quote of Inspectah Deck in the song 'Da Mystery of Chessboxin' by the Wu Tang Clan 'Nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide It's them kids from the otherside "Shaolin" Worldwide' Quote of Method Man in the song 'Shaolin Worldwide' by the Wu Tang Clan

By bruno226